Good Mail Day A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art

by Wheeler, Carolee Gilligan; Hinchcliff, Jennie

• ISBN13: 9781592535378
• ISBN10: 1592535372
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Quarry Books

Summary

"What is a good mail day?" A good mail eday is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners. The term "mail art" refers to pieces of art sent through the mail rather than displayed or sold in traditional venues. Mail artists often use inexpensive and recycled materials including postcards, collage, rubber stamps, and photocopied images. Mail art is a truly international activity and a fun way to connect with people in every corner of the globe. Readers will learn to create decorated and illustrated envelopes, faux postage and artistamps, find penpals, make a mail art kit, and much more!

Author Biography

Jennie Hinchcliff  has been an active part of international mail art circles and communities for over a decade, has curated San Francisco mail art shows, and produces the quarterly mail art zine Red Letter Day. She teaches book arts and bookbinding at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

 

Carolee Gilligan Wheeler teaches popular classes on bookbinding at the San Francisco Center for the Book.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Make Every Day a Good Mail Day	p. 9
From Dadaists to Dilettantes: Mail Art Is for Everyone	p. 15
Make the Mail Carrier Your New Best Friend: Guidelines for Getting Started with Mail Art	p. 23
You Can Take It with You: The Traveling Mail Art Kit	p. 31
From Ordinary - Extraordinary: Gleaning Inspiration and Materials from a Walk around the Block	p. 39
Judging the Post by Its Cover: Decorated and Illustrated Envelopes	p. 47
From a Single Sheet: Paper Folding, Texturing, and Pattern Ideas	p. 61
Outside the Box: When It's Too Big, Too Strange, or Too Wonderful to Fit in an Envelope	p. 71
Beyond the Flag: Faux Postage and Artistamps	p. 79
Correspondence Charm School: Refining Your Handwriting, Finding Pen Pals, and Developing Your Postal Personality	p. 89
DIY and CFEs: How to Start a Mail Art Project and Become a Seasoned Networker	p. 97
Mail Art Maibox: Artwork from around the Globe	p. 106
Contributors	p. 122
Resources	p. 124
About the Authors	p. 127
Acknowledgments	p. 128
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