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Showing posts with label library. Show all posts

Saturday, November 26, 2016

You Can Do It (Almost) Anywhere

Making mail art in my studio is always fun. I have everything I need there (and more). But, sometimes it is nice to take it on the road...

Writing at the Library

I love to hang out at the library for a while when I have time. They have big, beautiful wooden tables and comfortable chairs and and wifi and you are surrounded by books.
And they often have flyers around that are good for using to write letters.....
All you really need is a pen!
Huntington Gardens, Pasadena CA
It is always fun to sit outside and write some postcards and the beautiful Huntington gardens  is one place that's fun to set up a writing station outdoors at a table.

Sitting out in the sun, watching the world go by and writing some postcards....
Anytime I go anywhere a part of the fun is packing up a mail art kits, either large or small....
I love a road trip when i can bring A LOT of stuff, including my small portable typewriter, but I am good with going small on a plane too....

MOTEL ROOM MAIL
Nothing better than mail art in a motel room. My favorite. I always tear up every tourist brochure/menu/map I can get my hands on and I make stuff....
What does the maid think?

Breakfast and Mail Art
Home or traveling, I like to start each day with a little art of some kind. Gets the day started off right.

What I did and what I didn't do ----
I don't really enjoy "holidays" so Thanksgiving isn't a big day around here. But I am thankful.
Thankful for my wonderful blog readers, Instagram followers, FB blog readers and real life mail art pals who are so generous with good mail.
It is a truly wonderful community we are in.
I've found my tribe!
So, thank you ALL.
I certainly didn't get involved in the so-called Black Friday marathon of excess and shopping.
Not my thing.
I am making things for friends though. I can't show you you till after Xmas but I'm taking photos for you.
I'm packing up a little travel bag for a very few days away now and you know I will be making some mail art.
And, then, back to the studio for some more art-making.



Hope you all are having a good time these days......don't let the crazy "holiday season" make you crazy. Just make things and have some fun with friends and take care of yourselves.
Have a cappuccino.....

SEND GOOD MAIL -- GET GOOD MAIL



Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Busy! Busy!

OUTGOING MAIL   - handmade envelope for Shelita
You may wonder if I actually use all the stuff I seem to pick up in my travels around San Francisco...
I assure you -- I do....I like putting everything to use.

OUTGOING (to Jon)
Handmade envelope from the book of Essential Architectual Plans --
a $1 find at the library book sale...

OUTGOING
Envelopes with the book that inspired them... some added ephemera and washi tape and

stamps and they are in the mail.

OUTGOING MAIL
These map envelopes were made using the $1 Atlas also from the Library Book Sale...
trying to match the green and blue theme of the maps using green and blue stamps and washi tape.

OUTGOING MAIL
Handmade envelopes for The Elevated Envelope swap -- had to be in the mail
by May 1st -- nailed it!
Hope the recipients like the typewriter theme.

OUTGOING
The typewriter I love and the typing manual were the inspiration for these..
too bad I didn't have enough of the typewriter postage stamps to go on all of them.

OUTGOING CARDS
Made a bunch of cards using the ever-inspiring joss paper and lunar calendar pages.
Love the red and gold.

OUTGOING POSTCARDS
Here are the backs of some postcards using washing tape rubber stamps and vintage stamps.

I just love playing with various tools and ideas and seeing what happens.....

I decided to make a design grid on a postcard ..... Casey's rubber stamps coming into play...
Kind of fun....don't you think?

Here's the back -- who wants to get this one in the mail?

Playing with art supplies and stuff picked up cheap or free makes me feel like a kid again.
So much fun -- the more I play the more ideas I have..

See you in the mail!
                                                                                 

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Local Color



The sun has come out and I am seeing color everywhere. Who wouldn't love a purple and orange Victorian building?


Brightly colored wishes for good fortune in Japan Center

Colorful Wishes in Japan Center


Yellow Watermelon
Green peppers in green baskets

 There is always something going on at the Main. And I am loving those yellow and orange books.
SF Main Library



Does purple cauliflower taste any different?




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