Mail Art News #25: The Water Seems Inviting

outgoing mail by Steph Dodson, as seen on IUOMA


"Recently, we've waded a little way out ... and the water seems inviting."  -Carl Sagan

Mail Art News reaches the milestone of twenty-five posts and we're still in the first month of blogging about all things mail art. Readership is pretty good so far, with over one thousand views according to the stats page. Maybe a hundred of those views are from me (haha!) as I make corrections and formatting changes, or to re-visit the posts. They're not bad! Not bad at all, if I do say so myself. 

Overall, the strategy of promoting Mail Art News on Facebook, Instagram, and IUOMA is working, though it will be good to get the project energized to the point where others are sharing links to Mail Art News on a regular basis. It's an ongoing project. I should have the time and energy to keep doing it for many years to come. Even with any future employment changes or family demands, there will be room in my life for keeping this project up and running. Enough about me. Let's get back to the mail art. 


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Inspired by Embroidery, a series of 50 postcards inspired by Ukrainian folk art by Tofu, seen on Tofu's Art Blog, are heading out in April 2023.




What is Mail Art?

Stu Copans (aka Shmuel) and Chuck Welch (CrackerJack Kid) discuss "What is Mail Art?" in connection with the exhibit "Postcards to Brattleboro: 40 Years of Mail Art," which was on view March 14 - October 12, 2020. 



Carl T. Chew's on sale US $129.95




West Coast Mail Art Ex Postal Facto

A brief history of West Coast mail art, as told by the people who made it. John Held Jr. leads a panel featuring Anna Banana, Leslie "Creative Thing" Caldera, Carl Chew, and performance artist Lowell Darling. Sponsored by the Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center.





Mark Bloch remembers David Zack



MICA, The Maryland Institute College of Art's Decker Library is open to the public and they have a number of books and articles on mail art. Planning to visit there in the near future to have a look. 



And one more find from April: 

The Brain Behind Japanese Mail Art by Emily Zuber





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