Tigers, the Explorer and an Extractor Fan

If you were Ponce de Leon where would you look for the fountain of youth?  Perhaps David thinks the moon holds the secret to eternal life or maybe that's a syrup of agar, waiting to produce the next variant? Beware, and eat your fruit and vegetables.  

As I write I have a cold. I know where I got it. Our son, who is a doctor, gave it to me. My husband got it at exactly the same time and our son visited some days before and was sneezing. It's a beast of a cold. 

The Tiger is known as the king of all beasts in China. The zodiac sign Tiger is a symbol of strength, exorcising evils, and braveness. Do tigers get Covid (or the common cold)? Something else tigers are known for is the fear they inspire in us. 'Tiger, Tiger burning bright…' Don't forget to set the timer when you are making pancakes or porridge. Fires are scary, hot and orange.   

Thank you Patti for your fearsome tiger and David for your inspiring shenanighans. May the Year of Tiger be a good one.

 

Elixers, Ox and Mazola

In this lucky dip from David Stafford, I am provided with all that is needed for a happy year of the ox (thank you Patti). the bottle of Professor Edmund's Elixir of Life is a haptic wonder and relates to the Mazola bottle. I love a ridged bottle!

I also love a salad and a saute and the colour yellow!

Another key ingredient to a smorgasbord mailart, for me, is political commentary. 

Finally, celebratory mail art is always great.  Delighted to receive this (annual) hand-silkscreened Chinese New Year from David's partner, Patti! Fabulous!

Thanks David!

Fantastic Un-usable Love pig and Starlet

 David Stafford sent me two pieces of mail art. The Love Pig, a commemorative Chinese New Year talisman screenprinted by the amazing Patti and the Fantastic Color Wheel.  Both are the epitome of art, aesthetic concept pieces that are meant to be viewed. They are not craft pieces that can be used and lived with in a practical way - although I could frame them...  These pieces adorn my studio until I need to put them away and then they get filed.  I have five file boxes… great big things full  of mail art and with the wonderful mail art that generous David Stafford sends me… soon I will need another one!

This is a card with a window onto the starlet.  David and Patti wish me well and use the word, 'fettle' - a fine English word to check on my health. I'm am in fine fettle D & P!

 The Fantastic color wheel which Dave recommends I should avoid using could be useful: as a poetry generator, a painting mapper, a story board…I wish I could get into that room, sit on the chair and hold the color wheel.  I'm sure it would help calm me down after the chaos of Brexit and Barr.