I was happy to receive mail art from Winged Heart in response to some I had sent him. Thank you for your delightful piece.
Tag: Mail art
Mail Art from Nancy
This week I received beautiful mail art from Nancy Bell Scott in response to some work I sent her. A lovely surprise. The envelope is from old sheet music and the work inside is one of her wonderful collages. Thank you, Nancy! P.S.: If anyone wants to send me mail art, my address has changed!… Continue reading Mail Art from Nancy
Woodcut Origami
In an earlier post, I showed two origami models I made from old prints. Here's another related model, though more complex than the previous ones. I love this puzzle purse design which you can open and close with a twist. I used part of an old woodcut to fold the model. When closed, it measures 3 inches… Continue reading Woodcut Origami
Paper Quilt from “Flower Elephants” Linocut
I’m continuing to refashion my old linocuts and woodcuts. I’ve been thinking of quilting some of my prints for a few years and decided to begin the process with this small 5 x 7 inch linocut. Once again, my aim was to do the work with a sense of freedom. That’s why I used large… Continue reading Paper Quilt from “Flower Elephants” Linocut
Mail Art from Portugal
2013: This week I received a wonderfully colourful envelope from Ana Isabel Morais in Portugal. Thank you Ana Isabel! Inside were many paper cutouts that will be great for collage work. On the envelope itself, the blue plastic tape with Portugal embossed on it took me back to embossing machines we had when I was a youngster… Continue reading Mail Art from Portugal
Roots and Ruins
As I’ve continued looking through my old prints and refashioning them, I came upon another linocut I made in the 1970s that I called Roots and Ruins. This is a scene from my visits to the Virgin Islands years ago. A favourite site of mine was a place, now wooded, which had once held a… Continue reading Roots and Ruins
Mail Art Origami & Waxed Paper
Here are the origami models I mentioned in the last post. I made them from parts of an abstract linocut, Introspection, which I printed in the 1970s and recently coloured with pigment markers. I then thought of making a larger pinwheel envelope out of waxed paper. I put the others inside where they could be… Continue reading Mail Art Origami & Waxed Paper
Small Collages Out of Old Prints
I often find that during the process of making art work, I experience physical pain from repetitive movements. Oil painting at an easel was the only pain free work that I’ve done. And so, a few weeks ago, I took a break from making booklets out of old prints and rose from sitting to standing. … Continue reading Small Collages Out of Old Prints
Surprise Folds
Surprise fold booklet by Lily S. May, 2013I did indeed use the fold out booklet I wrote about on Feb. 2 as a model. Again, I was happily surprised at the variation that I discovered. Booklet with surprise folds by Lily S. May, 2013This mail art booklet is 5” from point to bottom and 2 ½”… Continue reading Surprise Folds
First Mail Art Received
I’ve received my first mail art, in response to work I sent out in early February. Hélène Lacelle of Goop Gallery in Ottawa sent me three terrific pages of an altered book in a floral plastic sleeve. These were enclosed in a brightly printed envelope. In my eagerness to see the work, I peeled off… Continue reading First Mail Art Received
Arts of May 