It's Been Too Long

Quite a long time ago I received this mail art from Ted Trager.  I had it in my head that I would get all caught up before I went to Maine and send out the stuff I planned to send out.  I even had some labels all ready to go and then my scanner went on a go slow.  I'm not sure if it's a memory problem on my computer.  It persists but I was dogged today, finally. I hoped to scan in Maine so transported my M/A to America.  I failed that too.  I was just gardening too much.

And then it was Open Studios, a trip to Normandy, two commissions and countless deadlines as well as THE GARDEN. 

Enough preamble.

I love this mailing. Chris Clother's illustrations are beautiful and poignant. Ted's bookbinding is glorious.  i love a perforated stamp! The photos are random and interesting and in a funny way familiar.  They put piles of road grading material on a loading bay at the bottom of a hill where I run with Lyra.  I made a monoprint called 'Battisford Mounds', they intrigue me.  I don't have any tattoos. Asemic overtyping is gorgeous.

Thank you.

 

Vexilogical items

Cornelius 11.7.57

Delighted to receive these beautiful letter size stamps! 

I opened this wonderful mailing from Ted a few weeks ago. It has been a very busy time for me. So I hope you forgive me. the toher things I need to apologize for is that I am not exactly sure what went were when ted sent them to me.  In other words… what was in the black envelope?  Everything is vexing, in a good way.

for someone like me, who would probably be considered colorful in mailings, Ted's pared down colour choices and preponderance of black and white causes me to pause.  It's great too.

Revel in the shapes, ghosts and overprints and then see which words you can pick out.  Fabulous.

another yhing about Ted's mail art lexicon is that it is surprising and I always learn something.

Great drawings.  Great mailing!

 

Lockdown at the Flicks and Doodle Mania

I always associate airmail with birds, so I begin here with Ted Trager's envelope of curiosities. I am struck by how much I learn about mail art correspondences by what they send, even if what they send comes from a world that I am not party to. I hardly ever watch films, I'm sorry to say.  It's a time thing… if I did I would never be able to blog or make artistamps or...

Another thing is how much I like Ted's drawings / doodles. I've embarked on another big art project but if I can fit it in, I would like to resurrect DKULT Doodle Therapy to put out a lockdown doodle edition. I will try. Send me your doodles!

The mark making in and on and through this mailing is wonderful! I wonder if Ted's film watching has impacted on what he chooses to represent? Am I missing something by not watching? Eeek!

By the way, I have had a message from Blogger that Feedburner will stop sending out emails as of July.  Does anyone have a solution to this and how many of you will still want to get emails from me?

Thanks Ted.