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Recently over at IUOMA-ning, Mary Anne (United Kingdom) has renewed the Yoko Ono Artistamp project. The project commenced a couple of years ago, but got put aside when Mary Anne had to take some time away from mail art.  "Yoko Ono: All Grown up" artistamps set by Jayne B. Lyons (Lakeville, MN). I decided to throw my hat into the ring, and I made a two-by-two artistamp set. My stamp set features younger Yoko and older Yoko, and is titled "Yoko Ono: All Grown Up."
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I'm always game for trying something new, so I recently made a sheet of artistamps. Artistamps are faux postage stamps - artist created stamps, which are often made for decorating mail art or for trading with other artists.  "Vintage Badass" Artistamps. See a close-up of the image below. I used a vintage photo from my personal collection for the stamp image. The photo features a woman outdoors; wearing a newsboy cap and sitting with her stocking legs exposed. A cigarette hangs from her mouth. I decided that VINTAGE BADASS was an appropriate title for the stamp - 56 cents denomination, Issued by Barkie Post. (Why Barkie? My maiden name, which became my official middle name after marriage is BARKET. Close friends call me Bark or Barkie).   A total of 15 stamp sheets were made for this limited series.
Mail Art from September 16, 2019:  While out for a morning coffee or at your favorite haunt, chances are you've come across a free single sheet, double-sided publication known as Coffee News. You know the one - it's on tan paper, and it features a cute and goofy image at top. I pick it up every chance I can, and I look forward to reading the fun little tidbits. If I'm with my family, I like to see how well they do at answering the trivia questions.  Cascadia Coffee Clutch, Vol. 1, No. 1, September 2019, by Cascadia Artpost (Olympia WA) So when I received the latest mail art from Jack at Cascadia Artpost, I was quite amused. You see, Jack has published CASCADIA COFFEE CLUTCH, Olympia Edition - a parody of the ubiquitous restaurant publication.  Cascadia Coffee Clutch by Cascadia Artpost. A few differences in the layout set Jack's spoofy paper apart from the real publication. Cascadia Coffee Clutch is 8 1/2" x 11" in size, which is smaller than the real paper. It also sports a white border, which is not typical of Coffee News. Beyond that, it looks pretty darn close:
 Great mail art from Jack at Cascadia Artpost!
Thanks so much! Large envelope from Ed Giecek received March 26, 2019. Lots of stuff inside the envelope:
       Collaborative "Add To & Pass On" book made of recycled envelopes, by Ed Giecek (Concrete, WA)  Bag of goodies, "Artists Share" was included in the large envelope Thanks so much for the mail, Ed!
August 19, 2019: Great mail art day, with the arrival of Steph Dodson's beautifully decorated envelope (chockful of awesome stuff)...  Envelope art by Steph Dodson (Tallahassee FL). Elizabeth Taylor, Bozo the Clown, an orange cat, a blue dog, and much more! This is the first mail I received from Steph Dodson, who has been involved with mail art since 2011. I believe my first encounter with Steph is via the IUOMA-ning group, "A TOUCH OF VINTAGE."  Mixed media / vintage themed post card from Steph Dodson (FL, U.S.A.) The layout is fantastic, and the thread stitching gives it even more texture. |
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