I have been in mailart since 1987 and will continue to do it even though I am 72 years old. I have a project in which I exchange watercolor envelopes with people. I like correspondence. LaVona Sherarts
--- selenemicaela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that if the person hosting a mail art call > is upfront about > what the charity is, or what the fee is for, and > it's a low fee to > cover costs... I don't mind. > I look for the basic spirit of inclusiveness, and > sharing, and > honesty. If someone asks for $1 to cover costs, > sure, no problem. > > if it's a $30 fee and it's juried, then it's no > different than the > mainstream art scene/ > > - selene > > --- In [email protected], 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 > <dragonfly@> 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! 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