Funnily enough when I was fledgling mail artist in 1980 the "old timers" then told me the halycon days of mail art were the 70's and I'd just missed it all! But for me it was an exciting new world I had discovered and the 8o and 90's were great for me and I met lots of wonderful mail artist freinds back then- indeed I met my partner and soul mate Hazel in the mail so it completely changed my life! But after 25 years one does get tired of the same old "add and pass" and zeroxed sheet and tired looking envelopes. The internet comes along and that looks fresh and exciting (the grass is always greener?) so I spend more time blogging now than I do licking stamps. Times change and people change. Thats what life is all about. Have fun while you can. Enjoy each day as it comes. Thats what i do now.
Michael at A.1.Waste Paper http://a1mailart.blogspot.com/ http://curiosthings.blogspot.com/ http://scrapiteria.blogspot.com http://fantasyrooms.blogspot.com/ http://bootsalesounds.blogspot.com/ --- JJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --------------------------------- I have to agree that the mail art network I participate in now is very different from the one I started with in the early 90's--but I'm also a very different person from the one who started participating. So I think that the changes we perceive over time are at least partially so different because the personal filter of experience is changed. But the ebb and flow of the network certainly has something to do with it all. I remember some old timer mail artists telling me way back then that the best time for mail art was over, but for me that wasn't true at all! It was all new and exciting and even the less exciting pieces were interesting to me because it was the first time I had seen them. Now, over 13 or 14 years later, I've seen some things MANY times...some I sort of like, some have me yawning. But, to me, the network is still an exciting, inspiring group of generous people. Each individual has her/his own individual experience, right? 1994-2004 10 Years of Fluxus Bucks! Surprising the Network one Fluxus Buck at a time... Mail me art---or a request for Fluxus Bucks! Dr. Victoria Fluxbuxenstein p.o. box 495522 Garland, TX 75049-5522 USA __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailinglist from Sztuka Fabryka http://www.sztuka-fabryka.be/ --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "ma-network" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- It's another blog! http://flobberlob.blogspot.com/ ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/fuDrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailinglist from Sztuka Fabryka http://www.sztuka-fabryka.be/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ma-network/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
