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About Artistamps
Since I have a long-standing love/hate relationship with my local post office anyway, I’d like to talk about an art form that is near and dear to my heart: artistamps. Artistamps go by many different...
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Metal Flashing Mail Art
Artist Lynn Dewart turned me on to using metal flashing from the hardware store as an art material. I had always struggled with sharp edges, but Lynn cut hers using dull scissors, creating a safe for...
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What To Do With Artistamps
Now that I’m selling faux postage stamps, and have also taught everyone how to make their own, I’m getting emails asking me what to do with them—so here’s my illustrated answer: The first thing you can...
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Plastic Bottle Mailgrams
Originally posted on March 10, 2004. Revised on August 20, 2008. In many online groups, mailings to test the post office are quite popular. People will mail all manner of unwrapped items to each other,...
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What is Mail Art?
The Art is in the Mail The simplest definition of mail art is that it is any art that’s created with the intention of sending it through the mail. Mail art can include postcards, faux postage,...
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Postcard Basics
I love creating my own handmade postcards. They go together quickly, and are inexpensive to send. What’s not to like? In the US, the Post Office has a few basic rules for postcards, if you want them...
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Easy Holiday Postcards
Here’s a lesson on how to choose your postcard base, how to do magazine strip backgrounds, and how to turn magazine faces into Christmas ornaments with eyes.
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