Thursday, August 28, 2008

Where are we going?

Antonia Pascoal sent in this charming drawing from Toronto Canada. My scan doesn't quite capture the metallic inks.

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I modified this mid-century linen postcard and sent it to her, answering her question with a question.

warbled something at me then flew off

Barry Edgar Pilcher is a Poet, Musician and Mail-Artist from Ireland. He sent us this poem:

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This is the piece I made for him:


It's a linen tourist postcard I modified.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

An interesting question

Leng Shan sent us this cool collaged postcard from Singapore, shown front and back.


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I sent her a modified "Eye in the Sky" postcard of the Palomar, California 200 inch telescope.

How soon is now?

Imelda Wubben from the Netherlands sent us this colorful question in a matching purple envelope. She answers it too: My Now is Your Soon and then mutual PAST.

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I modified a vintage chrome tourist postcard in reply:

Sunday, August 24, 2008

War or Peace?

Dórian Ribas Marinho sent us these three prints from Brazil. His organization is hosting a War or Peace mail-art call along with another called 60 Years of Declaration of Human Rights.


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This is the card I made in response to his question:

It is a modified vintage postcard from Russia.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Did Einstein have answers?

Josh Ronsen of Texas send us this deep question
on a postcard with a cool illustration.

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I modified this chrome postcard
(of Corky the Cypress Gardens clown)
with a question of my own for Josh.

Aliens in Albuquerque?

We received this question
from Anne B in New Mexico
on the the back of a generic tourist postcard:


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Here is the card I modified as a reply:

It's hard to be perfect

Kat from the Netherlands
sent us this plastic wrapped card.

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Since I have already sent her
two of my modified pieces, I thought
I'd send this vintage found postcard:

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Finally a question I can answer

It's kinda small but Dewi from Toronto asks:
Why do I have to stay late at work all the time?


You gotta work to pay for that commute!

a question of Jello

We received an interesting package from Nancy Scali of Claremont CA. She found her refreshingly absurd question on the cover of a 1925 Jello booklet.

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Since she seems curious about the past,
I picked out this modified card for her:

Why oh why?

Fellow Canadian Marian Sinn sent us this striking collage postcard with a Hemingway question on the back.



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This is the piece I am sending in return.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Stylish questions

These Artist trading cards arrived from Spike of Arizona,
getting down to some real basic questions.

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This is the piece I made for her:

It incorporates an ATC.

Are you bugged?


Kat from the Netherlands sent
us this modified postcard

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So I am sending her back a modified postcard too: