Having a Good Mail Art Day

Michelle Casey, Frida Kahlo-inspired collage mail art, 2014

Earlier this year artist Tina Morris (UK) sent me a fabulous package of mail art. It contained several postcard prints of her awesome abstract paintings as well as a Frida Kahlo-inspired collage she’d recently made: a provocative piece in which she skilfully adorned an image […]

September 23rd, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art and Books, Art History, Artist Communities, Artist Trading Cards, Book Review, Books, Collage, Collage Gift Ideas, Collage Postcard, Collage Tips, Mixed Media, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Collage Tip #15: How to Make a Collaged Envelope

My sea-themed collaged envelope (front)

This spring Collage Your World member Jeanne-Sylvie Bellet (France) sent me a beautiful mixed media piece in exchange for a copy of my collage zine. When she mailed it to me, I noticed that it was enclosed in an unusually colourful envelope. Upon further inspection and enquiry, I […]

June 16th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Collage, Collage Gift Ideas, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Uncategorized | 2 comments