Miche-Art-Universalis -- Merkplas -- BELGIUM

Collage. 4"x 6"

Miche-Art-Universalis is also hosting a very interesting Mail Art Call:

"1001 Nights / Sheherazade"or, "My Favorite Fairy Tale."

Send to Miche-Art-Universalis, Steenweg op Beerse, 9 2330 Merksplas, BELGIUM

Free size/medium, response to all, deadline is end of 2011.

RosaGravino -- ARGENTINA

Untitled.
Multimedia pen, ink, chiffon fabric collage, embroidery, and thread. 4"x 6" 

Helder Coelho Dias -- Coruche -- PORTUGAL

 

The Dress

Acrylic, permanent ink, collage and fabric 

on old advertising  poster; 17.3x13cm; 2011.

Fabric envelope shown below:

Death Workers: 3 children, 1 woman, 1 man

See more of Helder's mail art work: www.artinthemail.blogspot.com

AnaPrvanov -- Pancevo -- SERBIA

Untitled

Ray Man -- California -- USA

Raymond Furlott -- Quebec -- CANADA

Silvano Pertone -- Genova -- ITALY

 5.5"x 5.5"of undulating excitement from Psyche Out Fanzine.

30"x 40" thanks, Silvano! and the gallery received another submission from you today! 

Silvano is an active mail artist and you can see another bit of his work here: 

Silvano's entry for "Unity in Diversity" Mail Art Call

I'm a Superhero -- Iowa -- USA

Mark sent this tribute to his son to the Gallery. 

Multimedia crib pad, mailed rolled and stamped.

Simon Warren -- Tring -- UNITED KINGDOM

This additional textile arrived from Simon this morning. 

Yes... just like this. No envelope, just this hand addressed textile.

Simply amazing!

Simon Warren -- Tring -- UNITED KINGDOM

TILE TEXT

 

Jayne-Maya Chandler -- Oregon -- USA

One of the Crowd

Vintage book, magazine papers and vintage upholstery material collage.

Simon Warren -- Tring -- UNITED KINGDOM

There's always that moment when you pull a packet like this from your mailbox...

wondering what the extent of the damage might be.

A Ripping Mail Art Adventure from Simon Warren

Surprise! ... other than being a little rumpled from the journey there was no apparent damage (except to the bag it arrived in... it looked as if a cat had tried to gnaw into it).

Congratulations, kudos, and well done, Simon. This welcome and bare naked postal made quite a journey to arrive at the TMA Gallery.

Apologies for the photos, which do not do the piece justice.  Will try to add another photo here after it's relaxed for a few days.

Elena Gjorgjievska -- MACEDONIA

 Above: "Rhythm" and below "Movement."

 Above: "Summer" and below "Soft & Fragile."

Snappy -- British Columbia -- CANADA

It's All About Me

Collage with ribbon and vintage cotton doily tied to post card. 

Mailed in a transparent envelope!

Thanks, Snappy!

Marguerite E. Keen -- Pennsylvania -- USA

"To Insure Timely Mail Delivery

Always include complete ad-dress label,

complete return ad-dress label, and
the proper measure of postage"
- Postal Guidelines

Textile Mail Art Project Submission sent 7 April 2011
Silkscreened dress form background paper, die cut paper labels, stamps and dresses, fabric care tags, machine stitching, rubber stamping, mounted on cardstock, postcard size, mailed naked

P.S. -- Marguerite's Picadilly Post website never makes you feel hemmed in. Be sure to visit! Keep them coming, Marguerite, a smile is one size that fits all. Thanks!

Erin Fae -- Auckland -- NEW ZEALAND

Untitled

Mixed Media. Fabric, sewing kit, pattern and fabric swatches sewn to post card and mailed naked.

 Thanks, Erin!

Nula Horo -- Hispanio -- SPAIN

Mixed Media Collage. 12-3/4"x 17"

Sharul Sahee -- Kuala Lumpur -- MALAYSIA

Music in Textile

Collage, Ink, and Watercolor. 8-3/8"x 5-3/8".

Domenico Severino -- Pompei -- ITALY

Mixed Media: Fabric, Fiber, and Paint on Canvas. 10-3/4"x 8-1/2"

Corinne Marie -- Vermont -- USA

Mixed Media 11"H x 9"W

Maria Damon -- Minnesota -- USA

Flax Flux

Color photocopy of linen, cotton, paper. Thanks, Maria!

Fleur Helsongor -- California -- USA

Dots and Stripes

Mixed Media: 25% cotton office paper, recycled cotton knit fabric, recycled stretch nylon lace, colored pencil, and silk thread.

And. Pobo Costoner -- Teruel -- SPAIN

Marguerite E Keen -- Pennsylvania -- USA

SECURITY BLANKET

Nine security paper patterns were cut into 3/4" patchwork squares,  machine stitched with vintage cotton thread,  then bound with a tenth security pattern paper envelope. Mounted on 4" x 6" cardstock (postcard size), and mailed naked. Arrived in beautifully franked / pristine condition with wonderful vintage Folk Art USA Quilt themed postage.

See Marguerite's blog (link for Piccadilly Post in the right column on this page.)

Elaine M. Rounds -- Manitoba -- Canada

...crocheted in pineapple pattern

those cold winter evenings; endless and exquisite

fragments of stories in a woman's cramped hands. 

                Héléne Dyck / Winnipeg Artist

Helen Amyes -- York -- Western Australia

Helen gave me "?" for a name, 

but here the weather is just now becoming warm, we're waiting out the last freeze of the year but have already been selecting seeds and turning the soil for planting flowers and herbs. This piece made me aware of how much I am looking forward to the

summer sun.

Anke van den Berg -- Belgium

Old Bedsheet Art by Anke

 Folding the Sheets
by Rosemary Dobson

  You and I will fold the sheets
Advancing towards each other
From Burma, from Lapland,

From India where the sheets have been washed in the river
And pounded upon stones:
Together we will match the corners.

From China where women on either side of the river
Have washed their pale cloth in the White Stone Shallows
“Under the shining moon”.

We meet as though in the formal steps of a dance
To fold the sheets together, put them to air
In wind, in sun over bushes, or by the fire.

We stretch and pull from one side and then the other –
Your turn. Now mine.
We fold them and put them away until they are needed.

A wish for all people when they lie down to sleep –
Smooth linen, cool cotton, the fragrance and stir of herbs
And the faint but perceptible scent of sweet clear water.


from the sequence ‘Daily Living’, published in Collected Poems
(Angus & Robertson, 1991)

Camel O'Rama -- Seattle -- USA

International Skull Designers Competition Entry - 6th place

Created using a mouth powered airbrush on recycled painters cloth. Backed with blackout cloth.  Even more amazing in person. 

This great stenciled piece was created for Mail Art 365 Project.
Mouth powered airbrush on recycled painter's fabric, backed with blackout cloth.
Even more amazing in person.
Don't forget that you can enlarge the artworks to get a closer look at these!

Thanks for submitting these, Camel.

Franca Carugati -- Milano -- Italia

1920 Ricordi di Nonna Maria

by Franca Carugati

Lovely card with hand and machine lace embellished with glass beads and thread.

Grazie, Franca.

Peter Backes -- Eiweiler -- GERMANY

Peter sent this vintage clever die cut fabric sample card for the show. The twill fabrics presented are as conservative in color as the die cut dress example is stylish! Thanks for the note and haben sie eine wonderul wochenende, Peter.

Lubomr Trymkiv -- Lviv -- UKRAINA

Textile postcard has many elements in addition to the textile ribbon feature. I love the contrast and the strong directional flow the ribbon brings to the work. Thank you Lubomyr for this haptic postal journey.

Tina Festa -- Matera -- ITALIA

 

Tina sent this lovely textual textile triptych. Her work arrived in the mailbox on my midwest front porch in absolutely pristine condition, despite having been posted bare naked. As if the Kwan Yin of Mail Art protected them on their voyage. Exhibiting definite elements of visual poetry, these works are meticulously crafted. Her technique is outstanding:  It takes steady hand-eye coordination to select, compose, and sew pieces like this -- pieces that include a hefty amount of antique and vintage papers.  Not to mention fierce composure to allow them to wing their way unprotected by an envelope! 

Molte grazie, Tina!