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Good mail day : a primer for making eye-popping postal art / Jennie Hinchcliff, Carolee Gilligan Wheeler ; photographs by Von Span.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Beverly, Mass. : Quarry Books, [2009]Copyright date: �2009Description: 128 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781592535378
  • 1592535372
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.04/084 22
LOC classification:
  • N6494.M35 H56 2009
Online resources: Summary: 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 pen pals, make a mail art kit, and much more!--From publisher description.
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Includes special mailing seals and postcards.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125).

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 pen pals, make a mail art kit, and much more!--From publisher description.

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