A duo of mail art from Mikel, lost in the summer madness

 I received two white envelopes from Mikel over the summer. I opened them both today to discover two beautiful postcards, complete with artistamps.  The other white envelope came with an add and pass.  Luckily 'strawmarket' must read as Stowmarket (my correct address). 

 I love the energy and joy in this scultural card with its stamped design that although actual lettering, read as asemics to me.

 This is also sculptural but reads as a person. Love them both!

 and I will try to add to below… Thank you Mikel!

A trio of postcards from Cascadia

You will remember that the Vorticist Triangle has a reunion at Cascadia's house, earlier in the year.  Cascadia has memorialised the visit here.  Fabulous!

 As ever, Cascadia is our bellweather for American trends… Purchasing Greenland, America - everything for sale, no reason not to refuel in Scotland, etc...

 My Trumph Motors souvenir postcard - the best kind of trucks for protection.

Truck Education - 'the automobile = the sculpture of the 20th century'

This bumper edition of Dad Trumph Motors gives you all the knowledge you need to engage fully with Truck Month.  Cascadia helps us to understand that the posturing of the trucking world and the slogans and logos run in parallel to our current leader's philosophy. 

 There is no need to worry about fragile egos in Dada Trumph World.  There are plenty of armoured protections.  We can all rest easy that no one will be underwhelmed by the gladiator in chief in his Ford F series… "built tough". 

As an aside, I would love to see Cascadia moving the 1:87 diorama figures and vehicles around for his photo shoot. What noises does he make? 

It's great to see that there is plenty of art in Trumph world. Who could live without a plastic marble bust of the great leader (ruler)? Or a poster of our heroes - Ivanka, Jared, Betsy, Melania and the Ruler.

 As I type I am listening with one ear about Bolton's firing/ resignation. I see Jared looking down with disdain at the 'Cold War Warrior' and get a little chill. 

In the previous newsletter, I mentioned that Cascadia showed us how dystopian the world might be… These days, here and in the US I think we are seeing it in the flesh!

I think I'll hunker down and ride out the most recent storm. I haven't got a truck  Does a Landrover defender count? 

 Look carefully at the stamps.  We've got some hawks, a statue of the ruler and some scary warships as well as TRUCKS to enchant us.  Thank you Cascadia!

Mail art lost in summer madness II Amy Irwen

So my enevelope from Amy went with me to Maine and then back again to Suffolk. Luckily I managed to keep my luggage under the overweight rating anyway… I only opened it today.  Now THAT IS WHAT I CALL delaying gratification. Amy did not let me down. What a beautiful stash of mail art wonders! And it all seems relevant what with the shadowy, greedy world we seem to be living in. Brexit and that other tweeter.  (although you'd think that the news would move on after my six week delay after receiving this!)

 I love the inchies!  They are absolute treasure.

Mail art lost in summer madness I Bruno Chiarlone

Looking at the scrawl of messages to myself in the Postal ledger, I guess I received this at the end of June from Bruno. I scanned it early July and meant to blog it before I went to Maine.  I took some pieces I hadn't even had to time to scan with me to Maine but HA no time there either. So here I am in September with a little stack of mail art and this scanned envelope full from Bruno and full of apologies. I have a few little things on the horizon but can honestly say I haven't over-programmed myself as much as usual so I really believe I will be able to make mail art slowly and steadily again. Bruno will be right there on the list. 

As far as dreams and dreaming and maps of them… I have been so tired as I've laid my head on the pillow night after night that I doubt I have even dreamt. I will try to remember and if not make something up!

And I LOVE these doodle collage characters! Summer, mail … too bad it's already autumn, almost.