Snail Mail Art Stamps and Margaritas
May 29, 2009 by Janice
We have a small group of really cool people who are doing a snail mail art postcard project with me. Today’s the deadline to confirm by emailing me the physical address you want the group to use for you. You can see some of the crazy brave players in the comments here. They are my new favorite people in the world. And it’s actually easy and fun. The post office is going to do half your work.
See. Look in the photo. These are stamped postcards I’ve gotten from all over the world. Finland is pretty cool. Subtle . And Russian is very bold. Tokyo likes lots of variety and little extra non postal stamps too. It’s a thing they do. The starfish is from Grand Isle, the only inhabited barrier Island off of the coast of Louisiana. They don’t take up that much space, but it is really beautiful space.
Anyway, if you’re going to do this project here’s step one:
Confirm by sending me the where we are going to send you our art. Privacy will be respected. This is a closed group of friendly respectful people with the same concerns that you have so not to worry.
And you could start picking out your stamps. What will you choose? What will your stamps look like. You can see them online you know. We’ll need international ones to get our art across an ocean, or several regular ones will do.
What else could I do?
You could also get your refrigerator door ready for the show you’re going to have there as these start coming to you in July. Or plan just which shelf to display them on. Dust off your mail box, make sure the hinges work, or the slot is not nailed shut on your door. Or probably just get your head around the concept that people are going to send you a little bit of fun in the mail in exchange for you sending them some.
Easy.
Not too much.
And no pressure.
Now here’s where the margaritas come in. It’s Friday. I’ve had a full week and I have to go round up all of these addresses. And we have new margarita glasses for the patio…so I am slicing up some limes. Naughty is scheduled around five this afternoon.. hm… maybe sooner.
One more thing.
What if you aren’t in this group? How did you miss it? Well it’s limited to about a dozen. We may have a couple of slots. If you want in and I don’t know it yet, ask me. Either in the comments or through the contact page. Easy peasy.
Now … I must go herd some kittens… the artist smiles and wiggles… she is very very excited about this. How about you? Did you have a good week? Do you like getting snail mail?
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I am excited too, and getting ready to liberate my inner artist!
Have a great weekend, my e-mail is on its way
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