A.1.Mail Art Archive

Susanna Lakner = Assembling Book/Postcard/Artists Book

2012-02-01T07:32:00.000-08:00

Susanna's assembling book/zine is the 22nd of one called "22" so a fine number to reach and we hope for many more! Also included in this bumper package - a limited edition book by Susanna by Tonerworks and a postcard. You can reach Susanna at www.susannia.de and planetsusannia.blogspot.com

20 Years In The Mail

2012-01-28T05:27:00.000-08:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More collage

Small 20 page publication from 2000. Originally from Weirdorama show that Hazel Jones and I did at walsall Art Gallery in 1995 and amended for Postcard Exchange project and 2000 mail art distribution ( with new cover ).

Peace In The World Or The World In Pieces 1984

2012-01-26T00:42:00.001-08:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More 1984

I have been having fun trying to figure out how to transfer old 'zines and catalogues to Issuu - a site for publishing online documents of all kinds. The pdf files give me a lot of trouble - also working with Word which refuses to do anything I want it to! How do I get rid of those big borders round the edges of pages for a start? Ill figure it out eventually I expect after tearing my hair out and ranting at the PC screen for hours!

I proposed the idea of a mini mail art show on an 8 foot long pinboard for the Whitechapel Open back in 1984 and to my amazement I was accepted and the board with help from my old chum Dick Turpin was duly installed in the warehouse the Whitechapel was using that year to show the work as the main gallery was closed for some reason. I didn't have a grant of any kind to had to bare the expense of materials and postage myself which wasn't easy on the dole!
The invites sent out I waited for all the mail on the theme of war and peace (or 1984 ) to come rolling in - which it did and during the exhibition , which was about a month long, I religiously took the daily mail along to the exhibition space to pin the participants work up onto the board. You can read inside the catalogue just how many and from which countries etc.

Dick's cousin or Uncle , I forget which, kindly donated the catalogue, which was litho printed in the East End of London or Barking? Anyway, totally over ambitious and a big headache at the time but I look back with fond memories of putting it all together and as I leaf through this slim volume I wonder what happened to all these people I used to correspond with?

Art Nahpro - Envelope/Enclosures

2012-01-14T02:32:00.000-08:00

Art (Paul Jackson ) sent this in 1985. His daughter Sara sent a small scribbled letter too.

Jose Vd Broucke - Photocopies

2012-01-14T02:29:00.000-08:00

Jose sent these from Belgium in 1996.

Phil Mead - Postcard

2012-01-14T02:28:00.000-08:00

Phil sent this collaged card from Hassocks in 2004.

Tetsuo Hayashi - Envelope

2012-01-14T02:26:00.000-08:00

Tetsuo sent this in 1988. Contains piece of cloth and small etching of child's head.

Allan Revich - Stickers

2012-01-14T01:49:00.000-08:00

Allan sent these stickers in 2008 for my Wheelie Bin Gallery.

D.C. Spaulding - Postcard

2011-12-26T03:49:00.000-08:00

D.C. in Lomita CA. U.S.A. who has been "moving art for 34 years" sent this the other day. The reverse reads " The accumulation of mail art is a problem encountered by all correspondence artists. While many archive the mail art they receive, others pass it on, and some throw it away. I hate to throw anything away and my mail art fills my studio until it is moved into the garage."

A.1./Greenfield - Collaborative Postcard

2011-11-26T06:07:00.000-08:00

Collaborative postcard I sent to mark and he sent back as the stamp was unfranked. Likewise I repeated the process hence the writing added to over 4 postings.

Raymond Furlotte - Envelope

2011-11-20T07:00:00.001-08:00

Sent to Aunty "A" recently, who isn't on the internet so asked me to display this envelope stitched around the edge so you can't open it easily. Not sure one is supposed to. Envelope as a postcard. Raymond is from Montreal, Canada.

M. Greenfield - Envelope/flyer

2011-11-08T00:57:00.000-08:00

latest from Mark in Staffordshire UK. Envelope contains colour photo copies, postcards , note and flyer.

Kobb Laboratories

2011-11-08T00:55:00.000-08:00

Latest Kobb Laboratores news sheet/'zine - reviews of mail art and DVD's etc.

PLG - Postcards

2011-11-08T00:54:00.000-08:00

From Peter L. Grosse in Germany.

PLG - Envelope/Enclosures

2011-10-25T01:11:00.000-07:00

PLG in Germany sent many clippings, ephemera and a box of metal oddments.

Grigori Antonin - Envelope/Enclosures

2011-10-25T01:08:00.000-07:00

Sent by Grigori from Minneapolis - many photos and ephemera with his address on.

Phil Mead - Envelope/ Ephemera

2011-10-21T07:14:00.000-07:00

Phil from Hassocks in UK sent this recently.

Kobb Laboratories

2011-10-20T12:55:00.000-07:00

Packet of goodies from Kobb in Florida including DVD of avi files, pass alongs, stickers, match book etc.

Dylan Hunt

2011-10-12T08:06:00.000-07:00

Dylan sent these collages from Hutto Texas last week. Dylan AKA onehuman is also a contributor to Kollage Kit blog and his own blog can be found here- http://collagecabaret.blogspot.com/

IM98 Doc.

2011-09-12T01:00:00.000-07:00

A tape compiled by Vittore Baroni for the 1998 Incongruous Meetings Mail Art project. Side Two features such people as Roger Radio, Birger Jesch and Charles Francois.

The official IM 98 website says -

"Yes, ANOTHER WORLD-WIDE DECENTRALIZED COMMUNICATION PROJECT has been
unlashed on an unsuspecting planet. You waited enough for it, now here it
is:

1998: A YEAR OF INCONGRUOUS MEETINGS
in-con-gru-ous adj. (L. incongruus) not congruous
a - lacking harmony or agreement; incompatible.
b - having inconsistent or inharmonious parts, elements, etc.
c - not corresponding to what is right, proper or reasonable; unsuitable;
inappropriate.

You have done the hard work already, congressing and lecturing in 1986,
re-congressing and networking in 1992, so relax: NOW YOU CAN HAVE FUN.

Participation in the IM98 is open and free to all: mailartists, netsurfers,
musicians, shopkeepers, shoplifters, aliens, subgenii, rabbits, rabbis,
you-name-it.
There is not a single sound reason to meet again but there are all the
incongruous reasons in the world, IF YOU CAN JUST THINK UP ONE: so keep
working-sleeping-consuming or FIND A THEME, ORGANIZE AN IM IN 1998 and take
part in as many IM proposed by others as you wish/can."

IM 98 DOC. - Side Two

Mail Art Martha - Envelope/Enclosures

2011-08-18T03:06:00.000-07:00

Envelope of goodies from Martha at the Shopping Trolley Gallery UK. Including a medal and ribbon, badge, flyers, postcard and certificate.

Museum Of Temporary Art

2011-08-13T06:15:00.000-07:00

To celebrate 10 years of the Museum Of Temporary Art in Germany. Boxed catalogue from Debby and Ben Bohm in Tubingen.

www.museum-of-tempoary-art.com

Reed Altemus

2011-07-12T08:02:00.001-07:00

Pass along sheet for Robin Crozier , flyers, rubber stamp of bulldog and note from Reed in Portland Maine USA.

Terry Reid - Invite/ colour photo copy

2011-07-12T08:00:00.001-07:00

Ed Varney - Envelope/Catalogue

2011-07-12T03:37:00.000-07:00

Just arrived from Ed in Canada - catalogue and artistamps for the mail Art Olympix travelling exhibition he curated. See his dedicated website on top of the links list to the left.

D.C. Spaulding - Artistamps

2011-07-09T06:18:00.000-07:00

D.C. Sent this from Lomita CA. USA. "What Is This Artist Doing?"

Mark Bloch - Postcard

2011-07-03T11:03:00.001-07:00

Mark sent this recently - a postcard to commemorate one of the first mail art shows on the web at The Synagogue Space for the Visual and Performing Arts in New York back in June/July 1996. See it HERE.

M. Greenfield - Envelope/enclosures

2011-06-30T02:03:00.000-07:00

From Mark in Newcastle in Staffs. UK. Includes the Node Pajomo ( see previous post ) colour photo copies, ephemera, flyers etc.

Node Pajomo

2011-06-30T01:59:00.000-07:00

Mail art 'zine from POB 2632 Bellingham WA 98227-2632 USA. Photo copied and collaged. 24 pages . Info on mail art projects, exchanges and music swaps.

Creative Thing - Artistamps

2011-06-21T22:33:00.000-07:00

Creative Thing AKA Leslie Caldera sent these as part of birthday gift. Celebrating the graffiti work of Buz Blurr who uses box cars to transport his images along the American railroads. Buz is also known as the Colossus of Roads.

Mary Anne - Artistamps/Envelope

2011-06-12T10:52:00.001-07:00

Mary Anne sent this from York. Enclosed in collaged envelope (sent back and forth ) are artistamps , postcard, letter and ephemera.

ORDEOPTRAIPSE - New audio blog

2011-05-26T13:18:00.000-07:00

New audio blog with tapes from the 80's and 90's mostly picked by blindfolded crazy tongs. First three gems from The Church Of Subgenius, Fake Stone Age and Crackerjack Kid.

Find it HERE.

Art Nahpro/A1 - Collab. Postcard

2011-05-18T06:40:00.000-07:00

Collaged pastcard from me to Art Nahpro ( Paul Jackson ) and back again ,from the late 90's

Ruud Janssen - Envelope/ Flyer

2011-05-18T06:37:00.000-07:00

Ruud from TAM and the IUOMA sent some flyers, business cards and Add To stamp sheets.

Sticker Dude - Envelope/Stickers

2011-05-18T06:35:00.000-07:00

The Sticker Dude ( Joel Cohen ) sent a bunch of stickers, labels and printed ephemera from new York.

Phil Mead - Postcard

2011-05-15T07:27:00.000-07:00

Phil sent this collaged postcard in response to one I sent him after I received the ISSUE 21 assembling book.

Mark Greenfield - Envelope/ Collab. Collage

2011-05-15T07:24:00.001-07:00

Recent envelope collaged by Mark plus Fluxus Buck to add to and pass along.

I sent Mark this collage a while back and he has returned it with the American flags added. I will probably send it back to him with additions.
Also in the envleope were flyers, colour copies of collages and two postcards with messages.

Issue 21 - Assembling Bookwork

2011-05-05T12:08:00.001-07:00

This is a invitation only limited edition assembling project started back in 2001 by Richard Cox. This issue is compiled by Philip J. Mead. Other contributors are Zac Mead, Becky Adams, Richard Cox, Andrew Morton, Heather Parnell, Hilary Wagstaff, Maggie Colwell, Chris Lloyd, Debbie Smyth, Ken Butler, Michael Leigh, Imelda Hughes and Michael Organ. Pictured - front and back cover art.

D.C.Spaulding - Postcard

2011-05-05T12:02:00.000-07:00

What Is This Artist Doing? Another postcard from D.C. Spaulding in Lomita CA. On the reverse two faux stamps of Waldo Whittlenose "The Grandfather Of Mail Art" and brief history of Waldo.

Grigori Antonin - Envelope/Add & Pass Sheets etc.

2011-04-06T01:54:00.000-07:00

Grigori sent this recently from Minneapolis USA.

Ko De Jonge - Flyer/Envelope

2011-03-28T07:49:00.001-07:00

Ko De Jonge sent this invitation to a mail art project and exhibition in Zierikzee in The Netherlands which I am participating in.

Yvette Jansen - Collage/Envelope

2011-03-28T07:43:00.000-07:00

Yvette sent this from Holland the other day. See her website at www.yvettejansen-collages.com.

Michael Hartford - Postcard

2011-03-12T01:43:00.000-08:00

Michael sent this recently in response to the collage I sent him for his World Is A Town project.

Rorica & Do Kamperelic - Envelope/Zine/etc.

2011-02-28T12:27:00.000-08:00

The Kamerelics sent me this today - their long running OPEN WORLD mail art 'zine and other flyers and postcard to pass on from Serbia.

Mim - Postcard

2011-02-25T03:01:00.000-08:00

Mim from Richmond VA sent this card the other day. It fell in half so able to scan both sides.

mim4art.blogspot.com

Mary Anne - Artistamps

2011-02-05T13:49:00.000-08:00

New faux postage stamps from Mary Anne in York celebrating Joseph Cornell and W. Reginald Bray.

Various Participants - Pass Along Photo Copies

2011-01-20T05:59:00.000-08:00

Two recent pass alongs from M. Greenfield. Typical of it's genre.

PLG - Postcards

2011-01-14T06:01:00.000-08:00

Two collaged postcards from Peter L. Grosse in Germany.

Ruud Janssen

2011-01-13T09:46:00.000-08:00

Painted envelope and IOUMA Membership card. From Rudd Jannsen in the Netherlands.

Creative Thing - Photo Copies

2011-01-07T06:32:00.000-08:00

Creative Thing AKA Leslie Caldera sent these from California today , or rather they arrived today. Also included a nice CD comp. of songs by Syd Barrett by various folk including Robyn Hitchcock and Hawkwind.

Anon/A1 - Postcard

2011-01-07T06:28:00.000-08:00

A collaged postcard I received today- one I initiated back in the 90's or early 2000 for a recycling project. Strange it should appear just now. No idea who it is from - though the postmark says "South East Anglia" so it narrows it down a bit. If you are responsible and would like a name check please get in touch.

John Evans - Envelope/Enclosures

2011-01-06T02:19:00.000-08:00

Envelope with letter, artistamps made by Anna Banana, ephemera, postage stamps, photo etc. from John in New York.

Adanaland - Envelope

2011-01-06T02:16:00.000-08:00

Envelope packed with clippings, ephemera, old mail art from Adanaland (Alan Brignull) in Essex.

Celia Cordwangler Post 1974

2010-12-13T01:09:00.001-08:00

Envelopes from a pen pal back in the 1970's.

PLG - Envelope/Pass Along

2010-12-02T23:54:00.000-08:00

PLG send an assortment of ephehmera and a pass along booklet to add to. Also enclosed was an old map of the UK, two Xmas greetings cards, fake stamps and a list of breweries.

Jackie Charmouan - Postcard

2010-11-29T05:46:00.000-08:00

Aunty "A" ( Hazel's sister ) gave me this card to translate as she does not have a computer. I tried my best with Google Translator but obviously the writing is a bit wonky and so some words didn't make much sense. Basically it says thank you for your mail art and I will put it on my blog. Something something qualite de chacune des oeuvres realisees? C'est pour nous tous, mail artistes encore une liberte!! Mail art forever? Something like that.

Jacky lives in Paris. His blog I have just found is HERE.

Ennio Pauluzzi 1948 - 2010

2010-11-21T05:22:00.000-08:00

Very sad news today of the death of Ennio Pauluzzi who was known as Elefantus on Flickr. We exchanged mail many times during the 90's mostly on the theme of elephants - his passion since his Elefanzine days of the 90's. Only just recently I sent him some elephant badges in September whilst he was on holiday in the Isle Of Man.
Above is from 1993 when Ennio and his girlfriend Poppy came to visit us and looked through our book of mail art portraits. Our condolences go out to his family and friends.

PLG - Postcard

2010-11-12T09:04:00.000-08:00

Peter sends this from Germany. On the reverse he wrote - " Luckily she's not - but why naked?....\"

Allen Bukoff - Fluxus Symbol Play Kit

2010-11-05T02:23:00.000-07:00

Allen sent this from Canada the other day. See the related website HERE.

PLG - Postcard

2010-11-02T08:02:00.000-07:00

Peter sent this card today from Germany. On the reverse he has written - "Vera - from Bohemia - asked that once she was not so content with my estimations, what do you say? & is it in pounds, pfund or kilotons?.... - so many questions. greetings from Freezeland."

Ennio Pauluzzi - Envelope/Ephemera

2010-10-22T09:00:00.000-07:00

Ennio sent this from ARTegna in Italy today. See his photostream at Flickr HERE.

Ron Bookless - 'Zine

2010-10-22T08:43:00.000-07:00

Ron sometimes known as Monocassette at Flickr sent me this 20 page 'zine today. Mostly Ron's work but with pages my me, Big Al Davies and Andy Foley.

Dylan Hunt - Collages

2010-10-22T08:31:00.001-07:00

"A Submersible Daydream"

Dylan sent this collaged box of collages yesterday from Austin Texas. See his collages HERE.

Valentine Mark Herman - Envelope

2010-10-08T08:27:00.000-07:00

A collaged envelope from Valentine who is Engliah but lives in France. "British Essay Stamps" - a new collection he has made in an edition of 25.

Eberhard Janke - Booklet

2010-09-30T07:38:00.001-07:00

A small A5 xeroxed booklet of 14 pages "Dodgson's Dream Book" and project flyer today from Eberhard in Germany.

Peter Netmail - Postcard

2010-09-30T07:34:00.000-07:00

A card borrowed from the Aunty A Archive ( she sometimes sends them over with some cakes ) that came the other day. Peter Kusterman (Netmail) lives in Germany.

Lightworks - Fall 1978

2010-09-22T08:02:00.000-07:00

The Magazine Network

2010-09-22T07:57:00.000-07:00

Soft Geometry 1993. Edited by Geza Perneczsky - Koln Germany.

Kurt Schwitters - 100 Years of Merz

2010-09-22T07:52:00.000-07:00

Palm Press 1987. Limited Ed. 200 copies. Collaged and rubber stamped cover and some interior pages. Made by Creative Thing (Leslie Caldera) California USA,

Eternal Network 1995

2010-09-22T07:44:00.000-07:00

"A Mail Art Anthology" Edited by Chuck Welch (Crackerjack Kid)for the University Of Calgary Press.304 pages B&W.

3rd Annual Artist Book Exhibition - Budapest 2000

2010-09-22T07:38:00.000-07:00

Catalogue of exhibition organised by Geza Perneczsky. 56 pages many in full colour. King Stephen Museum- Budapest.

Robin Crozier - Postcard

2010-08-09T04:16:00.000-07:00

Pass along postcard project initiated by Robin Crozier - this card added to by Mark Pawson. Rubber stamps on card. 90's

PLG - Postcard 1998

2010-08-09T04:12:00.000-07:00

Recycled postcard made from corrogated carton from Germany in 1998. On the reverse is a rubber stamp impression " NO MORE WRONG MAIL ART FROM PLG" and he has written " Its a correct spot dance school postcard.....n joy PLG"

Peter Netmail - Postcard

2010-08-09T04:06:00.000-07:00

Collaborative postcard signed by severla mail artists including Rafique Sulayman in India, Jamal Abdul Rahim in Bahrein and Juri Gik in Russia. Initiated and designed by Peter Netmail one assumes as it has his website address www.netmailart.de printed on the reverse.

Mark Pawson - Postcard

2010-08-09T04:03:00.000-07:00

Gocco printed card by Mark Pawson who lives in London. Sent in 2003. On the reverse he writes "....The Letraset badges are a brand new set I just completed this week - maybe bit of a niche market item - now that lots of youngsters won't know what it is!"

Ennio Pauluzzi - Postcard

2010-08-09T03:59:00.000-07:00

Ennio sent this home made printed card from the Isle Of Man in 2008. He lives in Italy.

D.C.Spaulding - Postcard

2010-08-09T03:56:00.000-07:00

Card from Spaulding in Lomita CA. part of his "What are these artist's doing?" series.

Arto Posto - Postcard

2010-08-09T03:52:00.000-07:00

Arto sent this rubber stamped card from Atlanta USA in 1992. On the reverse it reads " ...by the time you get this , we will have moved to the above address (Atlanta). Have given my mail art archives to the School of The Art Institute Of Chicago; they have an artists books and mail art archive...."

Alan Brignull - Postcard

2010-08-09T03:49:00.000-07:00

Recycled postcard made from old carton - collaged. Alan from Wivenhoe in Essex sent this in 2008.

Ennio Pauluzzi - Postcard

2010-07-15T07:23:00.000-07:00

Ennio sends word he is in the IOM until the end of August. His Flickr stream is www.flickr.com/elefantus.

D.C.Spaulding - Postcard

2010-07-15T07:20:00.000-07:00

D.C. send s a card from Lomita CA. U.S.A. What Is This Artist Doing?

Lutz Wohlrab - Book/Flyers

2010-07-08T12:17:00.000-07:00

Book and flyers about the life and work of pioneering German mail artist Robert Rehfeldt that arrived today. See more HERE.

D.C. Spaulding - Artistamps

2010-07-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

Stamp sheet from D.C. in Lomita CA. U.S.A. today.

Ryosuke Cohen - Brain Cell 761

2010-07-01T08:41:00.000-07:00

Gocco print by Japanese mail artist Ryosuke Cohen from Osaka. See his website at www.ryosukecohen.com

PLG - Objects

2010-05-25T07:50:00.001-07:00

PLG in Germany sent this today - two "stamps" made from handles and the end of an old walking stick. Also included in envelope - an A1 magnet for the fridge.

PLG - Envelope / Ephemera/etc.

2010-05-05T02:59:00.000-07:00

PLG in Germany sent this evelope full of clippings yesterday. He explains - "The stamps on the envelope are "wild ones" and the rest are found except for Autopropoganda".

Okadascat - Postcard

2010-04-29T07:18:00.001-07:00

Postcard from Okadascat in UK. Find news of her latest mail art projects at I Like Purple and Okadascat.

Sean Woodward - Envelope/Enclosures

2010-04-27T06:34:00.001-07:00

Sean sent this today from Derby in UK. His My Space address is HERE and YouTube is HERE.

Vittore Baroni - Envelope/'Zine

2010-04-21T06:43:00.000-07:00

Vittore of Via Reggio in Italy sent this issue of his mail art 'zine "Arte Postale!" in 1998.

The Sticker Dude - Envelope/Stickers

2010-04-21T06:41:00.000-07:00

Joel Cohen of Sticker Dude fame sent this in 1998 from New York.

Rudi Rubberoid - Envelope/Stickers/Ephemera

2010-04-21T06:38:00.000-07:00

Rudi sent this envelope and assorted contents in 1998 from Bellingham in WA. USA.

Roger Radio - 'Zine/ ATC's

2010-04-21T06:35:00.000-07:00

Roger sent this from Nottingham in 1998. A project he did as part of the Renegade Library in Canada. Pass along book copy. Also Alphabet ATC's.

PLG - Postcard 1997

2010-04-21T06:33:00.000-07:00

PLG from Germany send this postcard with real coins.

Joe Decie /A1 - Envelope/Postcard

2010-04-21T06:27:00.000-07:00

Joe recycled one of my envelopes back in 1998, Inside was a postcard he had made. Joe now draws comic strips and lives in Brighton UK.

Red Fox Press - Documentation

2010-03-26T06:59:00.000-07:00

16 page A3 booklet documenting a mail art project by Red Fox Press on the theme of Post-It Notes/Lists. This is the cover bearing the stamp and address. 118 participants from 27 countries. Keith Bates has somehow been attributed as the artist of a very fine foot shaped collage which is in fact by the A.1 Waste Paper Company. Doh!

D.C.Spaulding - Postcard

2010-03-26T06:55:00.000-07:00

D.C. sends another enigmatic "What is this artist doing?" recycled postcard which incorporates part of the A.1. from some carton. Sent all the way from Lomita CA. and bearing the infamous Mail Art Tax artistamp from Jackalopeland.

Treena Markland - Envelope/Collage/Flyer

2010-03-18T04:31:00.000-07:00

Treena sent some birds for my project - also a postcard, flyers for her new "Dolls" project and envelope.

Vittore Baroni - Alice Doc.

2010-03-18T04:24:00.000-07:00

Vittore's bumper doc. for his "Alice" project - stamps and pages by various mail art practitioners including myself and about 30 others. Includes artsitamps, folder, collages, flyers, news of latest Alice In Wonderland film - articles about Lewis Carroll etc.

Ennio Pauluzzi - Postcard

2010-03-16T07:10:00.000-07:00

Ennio sent this from Italy. Reverse is an Airco D.H. 2 1916.

Red Fox Press - Fluxus Box (assembling)

2010-03-11T06:16:00.000-08:00

A collaborative assembling box curated by Francis Van Maele of the Red Fox Press in Ireland. Work by 23 participants. No 16 in an edition of 40.
Red Fox Press