A trip to the other side of existentialism

The way I understand existentialism is it’s a philosophy sees individuals as interacting freely with a confused and confusing world and their actions and feelings make them authentic.  But I'm a beginner.  It seems Dave the Rave has dedicated himslef to study of the slippery topic. 

Picasso, La Lecture, 1932 Seated Woman with Book

Great stuff and thank you Dave!  It's appauling that it has taken me SO long to share this with the Mail Art Community!

VIP Real Estate

 It was nearly a week ago that I took on the Tate Modern with David (Stafford) and Patti.  This mailing arrived a few weeks before. On the eve of our visit I was blogging mail art from Carina and scanned a few pages of David's but simply ran out of time.  Luckily when I met up with David he absolved me from the task of scanning it all. 'Don't scan that stuff,' David said. 

The thing is it's interesting to me… and it puts our lovely little thatched refuge in the heart of Suffolk in context.  Granted the Suffolk images come from forty + years ago and the Bay area images are recent, but still.  Why is a mansion in the Silicon Valley (an earthquake zone) so much more valuable than a 15c thatched cottage in mid Suffolk? This is fodder for mail art and when I get a chance I will use them. 

My visit with David and Patti was fab.  Although we walked through plenty of art, we talked more than we looked and we didn't make a single piece of mail art... but I think a good time was had by all and Figgy met them too!

My magical mail artist friend

 Tomorrow I am meeting David Stafford and his wife in London!  I ncelebration of this, I opened my mail art from Carina that has been sitting by my computer for weeks. This is because time is elastic and last year when I learned to fit a little more in every day (because it was the only way I could do what was needed),  now that I should have more time, I find that I am so used to packing  my day that I never have any time to do the things I used to be able to do that were enjoyable.  On the one hand it means i get lots of my work done but on the other hand, things that I really want to do pile up. And Breathe.

I am following Carina on Instagram and I am in awe at her imagination.  This envelope is adorable.  Her doodles make me carzy with delight.

Inside the envelope is a little nod to David Stafford, Dkult asemics and the fashion.  The tonal feel of the mail art is delicious. This is a little Boekie.

And the inside of the boekie is iconic Carina,  the gesture of the characters, making things happen in a spooky sort of way.  Halloween is near and I need to send Carina a reply.  Maybe I should bring a little mail art making stuff to London so David and I can send out some stuff.

Thanks so much Carina!  I will reply.

Performance and passing from Bruno Chiarlone

 Very happy to receive this mail from Bruno with images to consider and explore as well as to add to. Bruno's intersction with nature changes it with colour and shape. It is human vispo!  Thank you!

The Shy Doodle and More - Tic Tac

Beneath 2018, Tic Tac 28/30

 Tic Tac's graphic fingerprint is all over this mailing that I received a little while ago. I love the way she bridges cultures and creates strong, recogniseable imagery where each piece is different to but as strong as the next. 

For SALE series UNFINISHED, 2018, Tic Tac

 Unfortunately, this scan doesn't show how tactile and subtle this piece is… I feel as if I am in a car passing two people adhereing paper to a billboard. 

Love the way these letters create characters!

Evolution

Paper doll cows!  What a concept. 

And delighted to receive this DKULT Doodle Therapy page, mailed some time ago. With contributions from David Stafford, Figgy Guyver, me and Tic Tac.

Gorgeous stamps of all sorts! Thanks so much Tic Tac. One thing I realise as I get to the bottom of this blog is that Tic Tac's work needs no explanation. and whenever I type a comment it falls flat.  I guess that shows that the visual is speaking!