FeMail stamps

Delicious stamps from Diana Hale arrived recently.  Great to be part of the FeMail mail art movement. I will print out a set and save these perforated beauties for the archives!

French Hair and a Hat in Embroidery Thread - Diana Hale

I am the delighted recipient of something quite special from Diana Hale! Not only has Diana HAND SEWN my name and her name onto a piece of muslin, she has also stitched it around the sides to make an envelope and embroidered the bust of a vintage woman wearing the sort of hat that I'd like to own on the back. I believe that I am not meant to unstitch the envelope so am blogging as is.  If I am wrong and there is more between the stitches, I trust Diana will tell me.

My mother is visiting and her comment that you can't really appreciate the feel of the piece online, is spot on.  This is something to hold, to run your fingers over and to appreciate first hand.  Thank you Diana.  It is a gem and I am touched that you sent it to me!

To see more from Diana, visit her Philpott Lake project blog: 

http://philpottlakeproject.tumblr.com

Tree love from Diana Hale

This beautiful cascading tree tryptic arrived from Diana Hale.  It fills me full of hope for 2017.  Thanks, Diana!

Exhibit of The Philpott Lake Project, Diana Hale

Great to see that Diana took her postcard project to a gallery.  So sorry I didn't post in time for some of you to find it!
I really enjoyed sending into this project.
My contribution:

http://philpottlakeproject.tumblr.com/archive

Valentines view -Yosemite Diana

Diana Hale has been to  Yosemite where she fell in love with the view and shared it with me.  I got one other valentine, apparently from Lyra, the dog. It was raining, so happy to muse on these colours as I walked.

Matisse from Diana Hale

Diana Hale found a bunch of postcards and used them to invent the Philpott Lake Project http://philpottlakeproject.tumblr.com

The way that worked was that she sent all the people who agreed to alter postcards each a postcard.  Mine arrived just before I went to Maine and I lost it… I had taken a photo of it so I used the photo to make a print and began from that.  I was thinking about a lake that spawned life, somewhere off the map.

Diana sent me back the above card.  It was folded and closed with two stickers. I presume there was nothing more inside. Nothing beats Matisse!

the blank canvas of The Philpott Lake Project - Diana Hale

Hopefully not too long ago I enthusiastically replied to an invitation to participate in The Philpott Lake Project. My mail art has been in a pile by my computer waiting to be responded to and blogged for a few weeks…  I hope to reply soon and sorry if I am holding things up!  Diana has made a fab  envelope.  You can see her  Philpott Lake Project at: philpottlakeproject.tumblr.com