outgoing collARTage and artistsheet No. 10 to Ben Vautier (France)

outgoing collARTage and artistsheet No. 10 to Ben Vautier (France) - with this letter I will ask Ben to take part in my project artistbook with the themes: fluxus, mail art, socks, Andreas Hofer. I sent him as well a part of my second postcard edition with the illustration of Ben Vautier's Work he sent to me some weeks ago for my mail art call about Andreas Hofer. I hope he will like this special surprise and will participate as well in my artistbook project - we will see what will happen.
see his fluxus page: http://www.ben-vautier.com/

outgoing collARTage and artistsheet No. 9 to Pàl Csaba (Hungary)

outgoing collARTage to Pàl Csaba (Hungary) - inside the artistsheet No. 9 (sorry I forgot to photograph it before I closed the envelope).

see his blog: http://palmailart.blogspot.com/
or his page: http://www.palcsaba.hu/

outgoing collARTaged booklet to Silvano Pertone (Italy)

outgoing collARTaged booklet to Silvano Pertone (Italy) - I used several stuff he has sent to me some days ago and made this little hand bound booklet together with some other stuff from me and others. Here you can see some of the pages.

outgoing collARTage "Andreas Hofer packed together like sardines in a can" to Litsa Spathi (Netherlands)

outgoing collARTage "Andreas Hofer packed together like sardines in a can" to Litsa Spathi (Netherlands) - I used the Fluxus Andreas Hofer Litsa Spathi did for me fro my mail art call and collaged it together in this sardines can.

see her blog: http://nobodypress.blogspot.com/

http://fufus-nobody.blogspot.com

arriving mail art from Erich Sündermann (Austria)

arriving mail art from Erich Sündermann (Austria) -Erich has sent a colour copy of two of his works as well as an add&pass sheet he got from Rod Weston. Inside as well a coproduction postcard made by Treena and him - the card I sent to Treena once with collages of the killing of Andreas Hofer, but she missunderstood it and collaged just a comic doll into the center and passed it on. Erich has drawn a scenery around. Thank you very much.

outgoing collARTage "Andreas Hofer is baking books and bread" to Netmail (Germany)

outgoing collARTage "Andreas Hofer is baking books and bread" to Netmail (Germany) for his mail art call about bake a book a day. I used once more the illustration Litsa Spathi made for my Andreas Hofer mail art call.

see their page: http://www.netmailart.de/

outgoing collARTage "Vive la Mort" to E (France)

outgoing collARTage "Vive la Mort" to E (France) for his mail art call about "is there life before death"; together I have sent out as well one of the artistsheet, the No. 8, for my planed artistbook, to ask him whether he want to participate as well and modify these sheet with the themes: fluxus / mail art / socks / Andreas Hofer. My four themes in 2007.

see his blogs:

http://insomniesetartpostal.blogspot.com

http://ambassadeutopia.blogspot.com

http://galeriedesmona.blogspot.com

outgoing collARTage "cut snails" to Corentine (France)

outgoing collARTage "cut snails" to Corentine (France) for her mail art call about snails - I used my cut postcard together with cut-out colourful snails.
see her blog: http://snailartmailart.blogspot.com

outgoing collARTage "Dart" to Balu d'Art (Germany)

outgoing collARTage "Dart" to Balu d'Art (Germany) - I found this nice art noveau image in an old magazin from 1900.
see the blog: http://baludart.blogspot.com

outgoing mail art "Andreas Hofer Bleu" to Guy Bleus (Belgium)

outgoing mail art "Andreas Hofer Bleu" to Guy Bleus (Belgium) - a last try to get in contact with him.
see his page: www.mailart.be

outgoing mail art "Ultimatum" to Vittore Baroni (Italy)

outgoing mail art "Ultimatum" to Vittore Baroni (Italy) - the original carved stamp (linocut, postcard size) is going out now to Vittore just to see what he will do with it. Using the letters to write the word Ultimatum.

outgoing collARTage "thumb print" to Joan Desmond (USA)

outgoing collARTage "thumb print" to Joan Desmond (USA) for the mail art call about thumbs - original prints from thumb.
see the Joan's page: http://www.joandesmond.com/

arriving mail art from Thomas Troy (USA)

arriving mail art from Thomas Troy (USA) - an oil painted card board has been arriving today. backsides with some artistamp decoration. Thomas announcing as well his new adress. Thank you.
see his blog: http://snailmailart.blogspot.com/

arriving mail art (socks-post) from Alexandre Gomes Vilas Boas (Brazil)

arriving mail art (socks-post) from Alexandre Gomes Vilas Boas (Brazil) - long time this letter was on its way, finally it arrived today. decorated envelope and inside a painting with stockings. Thank you very much.

see his blog: http://blackbirdproject.blogspot.com/

arriving mail art from Silvano Pertone (Italy)

arriving mail art from Silvano Pertone (Italy) - Silvano has used once more an envelope with an postage stamp which was not valid from his country - in this case it is one from Canada. Inside he put two xerox sheets for GAC centenary which derives probably from Emilio Morandi, one of it is signed by him. Well another stuff for booklets. Thanks.

outgoing collARTage "Scott Portrait" to Scott Blake (USA)

outgoing collARTage "Scott Portrait" to Scott Blake (USA) - I used the flyer with his portrait, he has sent to me and made this kind of distorted barcode portrait of his image.

see his page: www.barcodeart.com

outgoing collARTage "travelling letter" to Jim Hayes (USA)

outgoing collARTage "travelling letter" to Jim Hayes (USA) - sending the travelling letter back to Jim which I got from Ruud Janssen - it has already travelled several times to and go, now I joined the letter by writing as well on the backside of the letter. I put a Hofer Jacket to the photo from Jim, hope he will like this. Inside I put as well a TAM ruberstamp sheet to pass along to Ruud afterwards.

arriving mail artistbook "Tourists & Travellers" from Susanna Lakner (Germany)

arriving mail artistbook "Tourists & Travellers" from Susanna Lakner (Germany) with 21 participants.

see her page: http://www.susannia.de/

outgoing collARTage "Venus" to Wilhelm Schramm (Austria)

outgoing collARTage "Venus" to Wilhelm Schramm (Austria) for his mail art project Venus - I collaged 25 individual sliced portraits - here you can see some of them. Made out of old stuff from the 1920ies-1950ies. If you like to have one of it, participate in Wilhelm Schramm's project and you will get a book of it.

see: http://www.wilhelmschramm.com/

outgoing collARTage "rich poor No. 2" to Bernhard Zilling (Germany)

outgoing collARTage "rich poor No. 2" to Bernhard Zilling (Germany) for his mail art call about rich and poor - the second of the postcards in a modified way illustrates that the rich will be always at the trigger and the poor have to bleed.
see his page: http://www.bernhard-zilling.de/

arriving mail art from Scott Blake (USA)

arriving mail art from Scott Blake (USA) - Scott has sent several stickers with barcode art, as well as two of his barcode portraits on postcards and a flyer with his commercial products.

see: http://www.barcodeart.com/

arriving mail art "brain cell No. 685" from Ryosuke Cohen (Japan)

arriving mail art "brain cell No. 685" from Ryosuke Cohen (Japan) - Thank you.

arriving email from Michael Leigh (UK)

arriving email from Michael Leigh (UK) - another transformation of the already transformed image arrived me today, The postcard were sent via Benjamin Böhm to him - no idea where it will go now - if you like to see the other go f.e. to: http://socks-stockings.blogspot.com/2008/01/arriving-mail-art-enten-from-benjamin.html

or: http://socks-stockings.blogspot.com/2008/01/outgoing-collartage-to-benjamin-bhm.html

or how it arrived to me: http://socks-stockings.blogspot.com/2007/12/arriving-mail-art-none-socks-post-from_3156.html

outgoing collARTage "watching Federico" to Monica Michelotti (Italy)

outgoing collARTage "watching Federico" to Monica Michelotti (Italy) for her mail art call about Federico Fellini - collaged, artistamped and painted szenerie. Hope she will like my way of interpretation.

outgoing collARTage "Clown" to Corentine (France)

outgoing collARTage "Clown" to Corentine (France) for her mail art call about Clowns - it is an old picture deriving from the 1920ies, which I coloured and collaged a bit. I found an old postage stamp with a Clown as well.

see Corentine's blog: http://snailartmailart.blogspot.com

outgoing collARTage "Saltner" to Weinmuseum Kaltern (Italy)

outgoing collARTage "Saltner" to Weinmuseum Kaltern (Italy) - I used the postcard with the illustration Litsa Spathi did for me for my Andreas Hofer call and arrange it new with collage and paintings; it turned into a typical wineyard keeper of this region, called Saltner.