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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Jan 8, 2012
They were inspired, he says, by mail art: “I found out that if you drew something on a postcard and sent it to, say, Robert Indiana, he'd send you something back in the mail, and I thought that was great.” Done first to amuse fellow band members when ...

Celebrate Art's birthday with creativity and cupcakes at Winnipeg's aceart

CBC.ca - Jan 17, 2012
Back in the 1960s that often meant mail art - little art works sent on postcards or in letters. These days it means the Internet. The Winnipeg event is part of a global network, so Lite Nite will be offering a live video stream from Kunstradio in ...

PostSecret Closes Its App Due to Malicious Content

ShortNews.com - Jan 2, 2012
Community mail art project PostSecret which enables people to anonymously mail their secrets has been removed from the App Store because of abusive submissions. The project was launched in September and became a big success. Its founder Frank Warren is ...

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Mail Art books

The Art Journal Workshop: Break Through, Explore, and Make it Your Own

by: Traci Bunkers

"Step by step, the reader is brought to art journaling in a method that makes even a novice want to pick up a paint brush and begin making art that expresses your soul."—Diana Gonzalez, Brooklyn Crafting Examiner

"Back when I was the managing editor of Art Journaling, I remember when Traci Bunkers' journals arrived on my desk. I spent hours pouring through them, wondering to myself, 'How does she do this?' With Traci’s new book, The Art Journal Workshop, you get to see exactly how.
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Mixed Media Workshop: A multifaceted approach to creating unique works of art-step by step

by: Isaac Anderson, Joe Martino, Mark Mendez, Bette McIntire, Suzette Rosenthal, Patricia Swartout
This 128-page book is filled with inspiring step-by-step mixed-media projects from seven talented artists, each one sharing his or her own unique style and techniques. From collage and artist trading cards to portraits and still lifes, this book encompasses both abstract and fine art approaches to mixed media. First the reader is introduced to traditional painting and drawing tools and materials, and then each artist describes his or her own unconventional ingredients and personal approach to mixed media.
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Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art

by: Jennie Hinchcliff, Carolee Gilligan Wheeler

“What is a good mail day?” A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners. The term “mail art” refers to pieces of art sent through the mail rather than displayed or sold in traditional venues.
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Visual Chronicles: The No-Fear Guide to Creating Art Journals, Creative Manifestos and Altered Books

by: Linda Woods, Karen Dinino
The real news of our lives is not in newspapers. We must chronicle our own adventures and achievements, our brilliant observations and our comic relief, our best friends and our greatest embarrassments.

Visual Chronicles is all about YOU: your dreams, your memories, your daily routines, your greatest loves and your secret pet peeves. It's all about getting to know yourself better, savoring the wonderful ebb and flow of your everydays, and celebrating it all in visual mementos of your life journey.
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Altered Mail Art

How to make altered art envelopes with file folders. Higher quality video can be seen here: www.vimeo.com Royalty Free Music at FreePlayMusic: freeplaymusic.com

 

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Mail Art Projects

Time lapse video showing some stamped Mail Art Projects

 

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Scrappy Mail Art

Quick and easy idea for making mail art with scrapping papers, ribbon and your sewing machine. View high quality video here: robenmariesmith.com

 

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Stuck in Vermont 22: Mail Art

4/20/07, Mail Art, SPA, Barre VT: Studio Place Arts is having three art openings on each of its floors Friday, April 27th. One of the floors will be devoted to items that have been shipped through the post. Gabrielle Dietzel and Delia Robinson have been sending mail art for decades. When they were neighbors, they sent each other strange things in the mail which they never spoke of: half eaten muffins, dog toys, children's shoes, a french press lid. The trick is to mail the object WITHOUT an envelope or box. It only becomes "art" if it makes it through the post without protective covering. The Mail Art Show opening this Friday at SPA will include many objects that Delia and Gabrielle have sent to each other as well as many items mailed from all over the world. Featured: www.studioplacearts.com Music: Colin Clary and the Magogs, The Shape of this Town, Hearts with Little Strings, "Her Life of Crime" www.myspace.com Location: SPA in Barre Vermont

 

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a post pub conversation initiative. art reacting to music reacting to art etc. see www.wupadupa.com for full details