Tag Archives: mail

IONTW – January 7, 2018

Posted on January 7, 2018 by nutMeg

Places to sleep with books! In the UK, and Japan. And also in Japan – going on a year already, the polka dot lady has a museum. Send and receive postcards from random people around the world! Mail your secret … Continue reading →

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The Most Dada Thing: Neo-Dada in San Francisco & Dadamatic Mail Art from Irene Dogmatic’s collection

Posted on December 27, 2016 by nutMeg

I’m not sure I understand or know enough about Dada to fully explain it to someone else, but I feel like I have a general sense of it to usually be able to recognize whether something is Dada or Dada-influenced. … Continue reading →

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Write_Off

Posted on October 25, 2016 by nutMeg

I didn’t do so well with the letter a day thing, but, by odd coincidence, I received a packet of letters from my former self. One of my uncles had gone through papers to clean out at my grandma’s, and … Continue reading →

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Castle in the Air

Posted on February 16, 2016 by nutMeg

OH. MY. <insert expletive and/or deity of your choice here>  Where do I begin?! I heard about Castle in the Air from Jennie, that evil temptress of Postality, and so OK it only took me a year to get there. … Continue reading →

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another thing I don’t understand, #152

Posted on November 29, 2014 by nutMeg

These labels. In the Sebastopol Post Office.

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Faux Postage 202 : Lick ‘Em and Stick ‘Em!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by nutMeg

More fun with Jennie Hinchcliff, the mistress of postal hi-jinks and shenanigans! The course description said: Students will further their correspondence art and postal savvy by learning the ins-and-outs of faux postage! Starting with a show-and-tell of contemporary artistamp makers, … Continue reading →

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Carving Personal Seals and Stamps

Posted on March 6, 2014 by nutMeg

Another irresistible class from the maven of mail art, Jennie Hinchcliff. There was a nice class description that I was going to <insert here> from the SFCB website, but it’s not up any longer since the class is over. So … Continue reading →

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MAIL / ART / BOOK

Posted on March 4, 2014 by nutMeg

I wasn’t able to make it to the show opening or the Ex Postal Facto extravaganza, but the MAIL / ART / BOOK exhibit was on my list of things to check out. It should go on yours too, if … Continue reading →

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eX Postal Facto

Posted on February 14, 2014 by nutMeg

A mail art and artistamp extravaganza in the City (San Francisco, CA that would be), this weekend, February 14, 15, 16. The brainchild of the fabulous Jennie Hinchcliff, it sounds like it will be an awesome event. Alas I will … Continue reading →

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