Incoming from Washington

From Muna of Bellevue, Washington
Awesome Zentangle doodles on a Kraft envie.
Love the design and the contrast of color.

Also in for Muna
This cool bumper sticker that I'll definitely
include in the Artsy Mail Exhibit. Thanks friend!

This weeks INCOMING MAIL!

From Buzzy of Temecula, California
I'm calling this "Toddler Artsy Mail"
A sweet little girl wanted to get in on the fun!
 

From Barbara of Peoria, Illinois
A fun flower sketch doodle
These remind me of zinnias!

From Beatriz of Barcelona, Spain.
I yelled Ole` when I got this one!
Fun mail art envie embellished with washi tape and feathers.

From Laylage of Brooklyn, New York
You can ponder on this one for a while.
Interesting collage entitled "something else is not happening"
Diggin the Jimi Hendrix stamp too!

From Ellen of Williamsburg, Virginia
Okay..I counted 7 layers on this cool mixed media postcard.
Loads of textures and patterns!

From Eric Bruth of Montrouge, France!
Pretty sketched flowers. Perfect for Spring
A fellow Mail Art Collector and Blogger
MyMailArtWorld.blogspot.com

Here's 2 more for the Glitter Glam Queen
Babyface of Temecula, California
Love the jewel toned colors on these!

From Kathie of Pine, Colorado
wish you could see this beauty in person!
Postcard entitled "Sunset"
Acrylic paint, shimmer and glitter.
Beautiful color combination.

From Barbara of Peoria, Illinois
I think this is our first zentangle inspired piece!
Beautiful and vibrant in my favorite jewel tones.

Enjoying the ARTSY MAIL EXHIBIT

A couple of gals enjoying the ARTSY MAIL EXHIBIT.
All are welcome to participate.
Checkout the submission guidelines.

Incoming for ARTSY MAIL EXHIBIT

From Babyface of Temecula, California
Our first super glittery artsy mail!
The background is embellished with scratchy crayon.
SO GLAM!



 

From Sarah of Penn Yan
 Collaged 3x5 ATC front / back
 The detail of the gold penwork is so precise.
Beautiful work Sarah!

 

 

 

 

 

 

From William of Tainan, Taiwan
Had to share both the front and the back of this one.
It's so cool!
4x6 Collaged Postcard
Lots of paper textures, washi tape and amazing stamps!
Wonder what is says???

Incoming for Artsy Mail Exhibit

From Nancy S. of Jacksonville, Florida
Entitled "It Was Her Again"
Vintage ephemera and beautifully framed with a plaster texture.
It doesn't show up in the photo but the paint color shimmers beautifully.
Thanks Nancy! 

From Catherine W. of  England
This is impressive!
A collection of postage stamps collaged onto a postcard.
Thanks so much Catherine.



 

Incoming Mail for ARTSY MAIL EXHIBIT

From Kim L. of  Washington State
Paint, ephemera, gel pen, wahi tape and machine stitched heart!
Gotta love the clown stamp!

From Steph D. of  Florida
Amazing combination of texture and intricate collage!

Contents of  Steph  D's Artsy Mail
Awesome ephemera and check out the amazing Mona Lisa ATC!

 

A close up of Laurie M's generous collection of ATC's and Tag

From Mixed Media Artist, Betty Franks Krause / Mystic Tulip Art in Washington
Mixed Media Postcard that's generating quite a buzz.


 

From Luus of The Netherlands
Artsy Mail Art  and collage from a magazine page and embellished with basket weave style
paper on the front. Also included a collaged piece of a boy with embellished headdress.
Love the stamps!


 

From Laurie M. of Florida
Postcard background layered with crayon. An overlay of black crayon
 and scraped with a found tool to reveal color. Wink of Stella pen added glimmer.

2nd Submission from Laurie M. of Florida
3 Beautifully created ATC's
and
Tag


 

From Mixed Media Artist, Robin Mead of Robin Mead Designs.com / Georgia
A generous 5x7 art piece entitled "ASPIRE"
Beautiful, Vivid and Bold!



MAIL ART CALL to mail art artists.

We are in the process of collecting mail art for the upcoming ARTSY MAIL EXHIBIT I will be displaying in my new art studio in the Colorado area.

Here are the guidelines

ARTSY MAIL EXHIBIT GUIDELINES

 

Please submit original work.

OPTIONS

Envelope art- no larger than 6”x9” (This is preferred)

Collaged and/or Painted Postcards - no larger than 5”x7”

Tags - no larger than 6.25” x 3.25”

ATC’s - no larger than 3”x5”

 

Most mediums are fine as long as it is flat as we will be placing your work behind glass.
 

Place your return address on the BACK of the envelope. This will ensure your privacy.

 

You will be acknowledged as the artist by an ID card that I will include next to your art. I will include your First Name, City and State .

 

I prefer real Postage stamps rather than metered postage.

 

Please understand that your mail art will NOT be returned to you as it will remain as part of the display.

 

Please understand that your mail art will NOT be sold or given away.

 

Please understand that this is NOT a mail art swap. Meaning, you won’t be receiving mail art from me.

 

Please be aware that the studio provides a family atmosphere.

We reserve the right not to display your submission if we feel that the material is deemed offensive

 

Mail to

Artsy Mail Exhibit

If you have questions...

E-Mail is

EnvelopeArt@yahoo.com

For March 19^th Exhibit, please submit no later than March 12^{th
Otherwise, submit anytime.}

 

Thank you and have fun!

Polly

ARTSY MAIL EXHIBIT DATES & TIMES

March 19-22, 2015
April 16-19, 2015
May 14-17, 2015
June 18-21, 2015
July 16-19, 2015
August 13-16, 2015

Thursday & Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm