Another little known fact about snails

Back in my heyday at IUOMA I was writing to Martha a lot more often than these days.  Receiving her mail art makes realise what I've been missing! Martha's mail art spans media, is interested in different things, is quirky and original and I am delighted to have some of it in my collection.  

I love the vision of Martha exiling the snail to the outskirts of her garden and carrying out a test too.  When we lived in Singapore we had turtles. When we left we didn't know what to do with the turtles so we did what we later found out many people in Singapore do, we took them to the Botanic Gardens and released them in the pond/lake.  Like Martha we painted a nailpolish dot on each of their backs.  Hudson and Figgy were young and we waved goodbye to Sam and Sarah, but, unlike Martha, we never saw their dotty backs again.

Happy Nocember, Martha.  You should hear back from me in these months! And thank you for the mail art!

 

News from the Cascadia Diorama: they aren't closing post offices… they are opening a new Central PO in Cascadia!

A few years ago when I was doing a mail art project in a school I called up the post office to see if I could take a backstage tour of a post office. I got a lukewarm reception and ultimately the person they forwarded me on to never called back and I gave up. Cascadia Artpost's Diorama diaries answer all my questions and shows me everything I need know. 

HOW DID HE LEARN SO MUCH ABOUT THIS? 

And I have that feeling I get everytime I get a Diorama Diary that deja moment of awe and wonder, where does the energy and drive to complete such a painstaking project come from? Wherever the font of that is, it is greatly appreciated and admired. 

This part of the diorama project will have resonance for all mail artists and I notice this one doesn't pull the political strings, apart from the mask wearers. For me, I miss the popular culture nods and lampooning the president but that's about my only regret On balance, it is a more serious additon to Cascadia, but that's obvious.  Mail, mail art, is serious, right?

I loved seeing Mail Art Martha and the people in general in this diorama… I don't go out much anymore. Read throug, linger at the detail and take a behind-the scenes look at the story of our letters.  

Gorgeous envelope with artist stamps and forever stamps. Thank you Cascadia!  

                                                     

Overhanging TP - Words from Walmarth

Extremely sensible advice imagery arrived from Walmarth Cascadia while I was in Maine and I can't believe I haven't opened it until now.  In fact, I can't believe I lived so long without knowing the absolutely key instructions for the correct way to set up your TP. 

I don't know if it's a common topic, but I have been involved with discussions around this issue before… when I taught at a secondary school in Ipswich, one lunch time there was an out and out tablewide debate (amongst the teachrs, SERIOUSLY) about toilet roll positioning, so it's great to get the expert advice from Walmarth once and for all.

 My only issue is I'm going to need the diagram to remember which is right and which is wrong.  Maybe I should frame it and place it in the bathroom!  

Roll up roll up the Walmarth catalogue arrives in Suffolk (UK)!

Wildly pleased to be on the mailing list for this other kind of catalogue   Trashpo mail is certainly not junk! There are so many highlights, I encourage you to zoom in and read every word! The catalogue/zine has a breadth not usually seen in promotional material.  There is philosophy: Do you know where the time went?, news, a fiscal report, spotlight on trashion, high art (Willow Keys) and trendy, down with the kids, art (Mason Keys), adorable sets, coupons and guidance about trashpo as a lifestyle.what more could you want?

IMHO this is an issue not to be missed! Huge thanks to Cascadia Artpost, DK, and Mailart Martha!