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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Catching Up Is Hard to Do

OUTGOING
Busy playing catch-up. Various mail going out - two handmade envelopes and a postcard to Belgium and a
SHOE. Yup -- a paper shoe -- we'll see if it gets delivered.
And maybe next time I'll send a high heeled shoe.


(Update: I just got the word -- the shoe was delivered!)
OUTGOING to Vizma in Australia
Can you see the paper clothes? on the left is the collar of the shirt.

Outgoing to Susanna in Germany
She Liked It!
Click here to see what's inside the envelope. I liked
seeing those faces peeping out through the vellum.
See???

Outgoing to John Held Jr
The Gutai show -- with mail art
John was a co-curater of this show at the San Francisco
Art Institute (my alma mater)and there are shelves of mail art you can pick up and look at. If you're in the Bay Area I recommend seeing the show.

Outgoing to KC in SF -- vintage recipe cards and a
vintage kitchen collaged postcard

Outgoing Collage Postcards
You can never have too much joss paper and Asian ephemera --
at least I can't!

OUTGOING
Collaged cards edition with security envelopes, washi tape,
vintage stamps, postal ephemera -- these babies are ready to be mailed out at the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC.
Rumor has it there is a special postcard so we'll see..

Outgoing
Here's another one...these were fun to make...I knew I was hoarding my old USPS insurance forms for some reason.
Outgoing to Cuan in South Africa - I love international mail art!
                    
INCOMING
Hard to show you this fabulous pop-up booklet from Stephanie Blake (IUOMA). I brought this to our last mail art meeting for show-and-tell and everyone loved the booklet Stephanie made.

Mail-Art Meeting
This time I actually made some collages with found papers at the meeting (instead of just gabbing and eating cupcakes).
Two cards I made are on the left and two Annie Yu made are on the right.
And here they go out -- along with some other outgoing
One of our Co-Op mailart members works in the Book Arts and Special Collections (zines and mail art) Room at the Main Library -- and we are so lucky that she brought a box of mail art to our meeting for inspiration.
Cappuccino
Go have a cappuccino in your favorite cafe and make some mail art while you sit there.

Thanks to all of you who commented on my last post when I asked if I should continue the blog.
Your comments were much appreciated and gave me some incentive to keep going.
I would love to hear from you -- what you like,don't like, any questions,
ideas, special requests??

Cappuccino & Art has a Facebook page too so if you're on FB please "like" my page. I post outgoing mail photos and interesting postal links on there -- things that aren't on the blog.

March is the birthday month so I am looking for a happy mailbox.
Unlike todays where there was nothing.
Nothing!
That is pretty unusual for me and not a happy mail day.

Take care of yourselves and send mail art!





Friday, February 15, 2013

Handmade Joss Everything!


OUTGOING
Ok, here we go -- playing with (joss) paper--
sometimes I just stick some stamps on the joss paper packs and address them and
mail them off -- quick and easy!
And so much fun to open up and look for the treasures inside.

OUTGOING
Yup -- just drop them into a post office box. So far everyone has gotten the ones I've sent out.
Stationary, envelopes and collaged postcards....Top is stationery, middle is handmade envelope and bottom is postcard with rubber stamps and paper envelope.

OUTGOING
Simple one -- just label, stamp and send...

OUTGOING
Wrapped up a couple of letters inside the paper....and off they go.

Hum.....I am noticing these pomolos are the same colors as my envelopes above.
Wonder if I could get away with sticking a stamp and address label
on them? You think?


OUTGOING
Some of my Lunar New Year greetings..
these were fun to put together and send off...
Front and back


OUTGOING

PAPER CLOTHING
I have loved the paper clothes for years. Check out the white underpants.
So funny.
And this year I've put some in vellum envelopes and sent them out...sometimes I just string them up in my studio...
Collaged Postcard with joss paper...
Collaged postcard with joss paper and vintage Chinese children's book
INCOMING
From Vizma (IUOMA) in Australia -- a collaged booklet made from joss paper...
extremely cool to get this in the mail..
INCOMING
And from Harriet O in NYC -- a set of notecards with my initials in joss paper.
Why didn't I think of this?

These very large calendars have tissue thin paper -- I use it to fold up into origami booklets,
tear up for collage or write letters on.

Time marches on.
Time to get busy and make some more stuff.

Now, how about all of you tell me what YOU do with joss paper? Or what you would like to do with it if you had any? 

I made up 10 packets of joss to sell here but someone told me you can't sell things on blogspot blogs. Who knew?
I am kind of bummed though.

I'd like to hear from you.
 I am wondering if I should keep the blog up and running.





Thursday, February 14, 2013

Sweet!

Vintage Hearts
Today I bet most of you have hearts on your minds. A heart-shaped box of chocolate is good but these vintage paper hearts make my heart go pitter-patter. 

Valentine Telegram
Found for 25-cents at the Vintage Paper Fair -- now this guy Jim knew how to win a girl's heart.
Hope Marjorie liked it.
I know I would like a Valentine telegram. If we still had telegrams.

Now here is one going out to my sweetie....in a velum envelope....hearts and flowers and decorated all the way.
Boys like fancy mail too.
(Good thing he doesn't read my blog)


Here's another one for him...
because yeah...he is my husband and my sweetie so he gets two. Plus out wedding anniversary is in exactly one week. You wouldn't believe how long we've been married.
A long time.
And I'm not telling either.
I could add this one to the envelope since he is a musician who sings bass....

Now I hope all of you have made or bought and sent Valentine's to your loved ones.

And I hope you all get a lot of valentines too! And chocolate. And if no one gives you any -- just buy your own!

Vintage Valentines
AWWWwwwwww you're just my type......thanks for reading and commenting on the blog!

OUTGOING TO MY SWEETIE -- it better get delivered today.

The French always have romance on their minds, bien sur!
My 2013 Valentine edition.....
By now I hope they have all been delivered....




Happy Valentines Day to you all.
Just remember, valentines can be for anyone and everyone -- best friends, old grannies. nice people,
celebrate happiness!

Tomorrow the mail-art joss post.

I've got to go eat chocolate.....


Now, what are all of you doing to celebrate today?


Saturday, February 9, 2013

Lunar New Year/Part One

Joss Paper Men's Jewelry

Paper Daily Cleansing Kit -- toothpaste, comb, soap, toothbrush
Everything you might need in the afterworld...

Joss Paper
Eye glasses, gold watch, gold rings and my favorite, a blue fountain pen - made of paper.

Can you see what I love to go visit the joss shops in Chinatown so much?
Joss Paper Shop

All decked out for the Lunar New Year -- Year of the Snake
This time of year is a terrific time to walk around Chinatown. The shops are all stocked up and decorated for the Lunar NewYear.
There is a street fair, a flower market, a big parade and lots of delicious Chinese food.
What's not to like?

Joss Shop

By now I think you all know how much I love roaming around SF's Chinatown. I
especially love the Joss Shops -- it is all PAPER, after all. And there isn't anything I don't like about paper.
I admit -- I don't use the joss paper for the purpose it is intended
(to burn as offerings for the deceased).
I like it for collage and mail-art. I really, really like it.

A stop for a cup of tea....

Buddha Exquisite Corp is my favorite joss shop. I admit I was too chicken to take photos inside the shop though. I was afraid someone would yell at me.
But trust me, it is fabulous. They have paper everything -- iPhones, cars,
clothes, shoes, toothpaste and toothbrushes, jewelry, smokes....
Really, just about anything you can think of. So cool.

I asked my sweetie for a paper iPhone and paper shoes for my birthday.
Not too much to ask for, is it?

Year of the Snake Envelopes
These are for givings money/gifts but I like to stamp them up and mail them off....

Lantern 

Smaller gift-giving envelopes
They come in lots of sizes. I got some teeny ones. I will think of something to put inside.

Some of you have gotten my Lunar New Year postcard edition with the tiny cards
like this one
Another size is the perfect size for a gift card.

I love the colors, lanterns, lotus and bricks....

Joss Shop

Incense (the wrappers are pretty beautiful too). And you can use the paper
wrappings for collage...

Fire Crackers and pink door...
Joss Paper Man's Suit
Is this cool or what? I love the clothing and especially love the paper high heeled shoes.
I neglected to photograph them but trust me, they do exist.
Maybe not in my shoe size though...
Chinese Sweet & Sour Soup. This was delicious. Except for those things that
look like cucumber sponges.....not so much....

Part Two of this post will show some of the stuff I make with joss papers and various other Chinese/Asian papers I pick up -- calender pages, newspapers, food packaging etc. I think you are going to like them. (I may have to put a Valentine post in between)
So check back!


How about some comments about what you would like to see one the blog?
I'm up for ideas!

Tomorrow, February 10, is the big day so happy Lunar New Year to all of you
who celebrate.

Gung Hay Fat Choy

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