I sent out invites for a Mud Flap Girl Project and was happy to hear back from over a hundred people. I sent a picture , outline of the Mud Flap Girl and asked them to send it back altered. Many did and I exhibited the work at St Cloud State University. People loved it. Now I am sending documentation to all. Total bill will be about $150 dollars for all. I wouldn't think of selling any of it. It goes in a box and people are invited to look at it when they come over to my house. The works can be seen on the internet. I will send the site later.The Mud Flap Girl
--- serendipity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, mail art IS changing. > > I think as more people come to it the "rules of > engagement" change to accomodate the influx. > There's been a significant rise in the number of > people trying to better understand how the mail art > phenomenon works...let alone how to create artwork > that will realistically make it through the mail. > > Also, we are experiencing a shift in the kinds of > art that's being created...I'm into art journals, > handmade paper collage, mail book art and zine work. > That means my mail art interests push the fringe of > traditional mail art swaps. Which leads me to > postage! Postal fees have gone up...and continue to > do so, depending on the type of art you're into, the > cost of postage and supplies can be > significant...and the TIME and TECHNOLOGY associated > with hosting a call well is extensive. T > > he painful part of the whole process is making the > investment only to have participant not follow > through....and it's not just the newbies that don't > do what they say they will do...its everyone. I > mean, life happens...but that doesn't reimburse me > for printing when I send someone a 15 page, full > color zine that they never recipricate for...AND > they post pictures of it on their blog as if it were > there own...or $8 collaborative art journals that go > out and never, ever come home. I have sent out 11 > ($88 bucks!) books to a ring of artist I know and > not one book has come home. There are sightings of > a few from time to time...but the others...they are > gone. I took a chance...and keep hoping they will > find their way home, but who knows. > > So yes, things are changing. We all try to find > ways to mitigate our losses and alleviate the pain. > I don't have a problem with the shift overall...as > long as people are just trying to break even...to > not throw money out the window in the name of mail > art. As the economy shifts, maybe those losses > won't be as painful, but for now, $88 is my gas > money for 2 weeks. > > I think the Network needs all of the > options...pay-to-play, newbie swaps, Yahoo boards, > art blogs, funny money, 4x6, lumpy cards, > collaborative copier collage, mail art books, > zines...we need all of these options. Take what you > like, leave what you hate, discuss the various > points in between...but change is good, if for > nothing more than the discussion of what was vs. > what can be. > > seren > > mailart_manekineko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah there seems to be a growing number of people > involving money with > mail art in other ways too...like requiring a fee > for participation, > or outright selling. > > I saw someone the other day who sells artistamps on > her blog - not > made for any other purpose - so that the buyers can > make 'mail art'. > > It seems like there is this alternate universe of > people who are doing > something very different than what I know mail art > to be - mostly > involving cash as a requirement. Is mailart > changing, or are these > people doing something else and calling it 'mail > art'? > > --manekineko > http://www.mailart.org > > --- In [email protected], Alice Kitselman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Just popped over to the > http://www.envelopecollective.com/ (Cool site > > by the way) and noticed that these fellows seem to > be planning on > > eventually using the envelopes they have collected > to raise money for > > charity. No specific cause has been identified as > yet. > > > > Ok, so I know we have pondered about this before, > but what do you all > > think about the rising number of folks who are > "selling" mail art for > > charity??? > > > > Dragonfly Dream > > www.dragonflydream.com > > > > "It's something wonderful to get a letter. The > paper, the stamp, the > > envelope. It is not just a piece of paper. It is > something sacred. " > > > > IBRAHIM ISMAIL ZAIDEN, a postman in Baghdad, Iraq. > > > > (quoted in the New York Times) > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls > to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2ยข/min or less. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavonasherarts __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ma-network/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
