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Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art |  | Authors: Jennie Hinchcliff, Carolee Gilligan Wheeler
Publisher: Quarry Books
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 10786
Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 8.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 1592535372
Dewey Decimal Number: 709.04084
EAN: 9781592535378
ASIN: 1592535372
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
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Product Description
“What is a good mail day?” A good mail day 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! |
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How Clever! October 22, 2009
Latin Pod (USA)
I love this book! This is an informational, yet easy to read book that encourages fun and creativity. No matter what media you are into - ink, collage, watercolors, etc - you will find inspiration. In addition, the book is very thorough, so you will be set to create simple or out of this world art mail. Anything goes! However, please be aware that your post office may NOT be ready for your art mail. That's part of the fun!
Highly Informative Book on Mail Art October 3, 2009
Andrew Borloz (New Jersey)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
For a long time, I am aware that one general rule for getting good mail is to send your own. I used to write a lot of letters, and when the email technology came along, my letter-writing activity nearly died. One day as I was browsing through a shelf of books, the title, "Good Mail Day", caught my eyes, and I immediately pull it out. I quickly skimmed through the pages, and I knew that I had to buy it right away. This book is not a 'coffee-table' book full of professionally done art work nor is it a how-to-create-fantastic-art-in-no-time-at-all book. Instead, it contains a nice balance of tutorials, examples from mail art practitioners, historical backgrounds, mini-treatises on the correspondence art, advices & suggestions for finding penpals, and etiquette (i.e. how to be polite with postal workers). It also provides ideas and methods on how to think 'outside the box' and go beyond the confines of what constitutes a 'normal' (but boring) mail. Since I am a real pack rat, I have boxes and boxes of saved junk mails which could serve as fodder for creating new mail art and envelopes using the ideas and template from this book. The authors presented various documentation methods (logging is one of them) for keeping track of what was received and sent to help keep the whole mail art project manageable if it gets too big or overwhelming. There is a lot of visual candy in the photographs - the examples from the senders were beautifully arranged and displayed on the wall & shelves, and they did give me ideas for creating my own future "mail art gallery" on the wallspace above my desk. One chapter gave details on how to create a traveling kit ("portable toolbox") so that one can write/create on the spur of the moment anywhere and everywhere. The list of resources, books and websites provided by the authors is not necessarily exhautive but it did give me enough incentive to resurrect my nearly deceased letter-writing activity. At the back of the book are one full page of mail-related stickers, and four postcards with suggestions for writing or creating images on the back. With the help of this guide book, I am looking forward to renewing or creating new epistolary friendships. But, I must admit that I prefer to send only to the creative people (including the 'non-professional' ones) who are most likely to appreciate my artwork, and I'm sure they would like this book, too.
GREAT mail day! September 27, 2009
J. Zoellner (FL)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As I love mail art and a piece of my work is in this book... I probably cannot write an unbiased review. Still the book is beautifully illustrated and well-written. It gives enough rules to mail art without totally killing the medium. Mail art has suddenly become accessible to everyone. This is a slightly scary thought but then I realize that not everyone will even remotely have the drive or desire to do such work. Mail art is art for the masses and at no time in history is this concept more vital. Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler have done a FANTASTIC job with this book... they've covered the gamut of mail art and I'm proud of them and proud to be a part of such an excellent book. There are a lot of big named mail artists in this book so Good Mail Day is as much a documentary as a "How-To" book. If you've been wondering--"What is mail art and how do I do it?" Then this book is definatley for you. If you are a mail artist who collects work on mail art--then this book is for you too. If you think mail art should not have rules or be dictated--you should buy this book and see that it isn't that bad! Buy the book--you won't be let down!
A must-have book on mail art! September 14, 2009
Jeannine Stein (Los Angeles, CA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I got this book last week and cannot put it down. It is literally crammed with information, ideas and inspiration for creating your own mail art. The art of letter writing is back and more fun than ever, thanks to the authors who share their passion for the written word, for documenting life in a non-electronic way, and for wrapping everything up in an interesting envelope.
Everything about mail art is covered, from surface design to working with templates to making faux postage. There's even "The Ten Commandments of Mail Art"! The step-by-step projects are clear and understandable and it's all doable. When was the last time you sent somebody a letter? Probably too long ago. Get this book, haul out some supplies and get started!
Mouthwatering Postal Porn August 19, 2009
Anna M. Lincoln (Seattle, WA)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
When I discovered Carolee & Jennie on the net a few years ago, I was astounded that there were people like me that LOVED mail. People that get a thrill out of receiving a special stamp, an airmail sticker, an unusual envelope along with real handwritten letter. When I read that they were making this book, I didn't realize exactly how cool it would be. Looking at the mail, postcards, letters, envelopes, special mailing stickers in this book is like porn for those that love mail. I was able to point at various stickers and rubber stamping and say 'Oh I have that one' or 'I want that one'. It inspired me to sit down that day and make some envelopes for mailing to my friends and penpals (yes I am 37 and still collecting penpals) with all my hoarded rubberstamps and stickers. These women are like me in that when they come back from Japan it is with a suitcase full of Japanese mailing labels, tape, envelopes, and pens instead of kimonos and plastic sushi from Kapabashi Dori. I already know that I will be giving this as a gift to a couple friends. This book is really good and by that I mean REALLY GOOD. Now if only my friends would be inspired enough to send me mail like this so I could have a Good Mail Day too...
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