Sunday, July 2 July 2, 2006

Here’s another piece of Mail Art. Paint sample cards are one of my favorite things. I especially like the paint names that have nothing whatsoever to do with color: Stealth Bomber, Poison Pen, Windermere. Yeah, that really helps me paint my diningroom.

I’ve posted some more pictures from the June Mail Art Party on my website.

I’ve been putting together a zine for the Summer swap in the Gleaner Zine Yahoo group. This is not a DTZ (Destroy This Zine, my “other” zine), but a one-off for the swap. The topic is Mail Art, and I like the way it’s turning out. The swaps for the group always involve some fairly elaborate inclusions in the zines: ephemera, paper stuff, lots of extra goodies. It really is fun. But I think when the swap is concluded, I will make a simplified version of the zine (sans extras) for some as yet undetermined but not too big price. If you think you might be interested, watch this space for more information.

I’ve also been making Artistamps, both for the mail at and for the zine. I’ll try to get some scanned and posted here soon. I have a great little program that I bought online that lays out stamps for you and applies text and a faux-perforated border. Fun!