It’s time to push myself to use up my ephemera. I haven’t been doing a good job lately. I’m hoarding papers and not using, and that’s got to stop. So, for the next month, every day, I’m going to be creating collages with my very vintage ephemera. I’m posting on my Instagram account. If you …
Currency as paper ephemera
You are going to think I have completely lost my mind. Maybe I have. Currency as paper ephemera? Tear them up into pieces and collage with it? I have before, actually, like I did in my gluebook called “Valuable Papers“. Here’s one of the spreads in that book. Yes, I like to use currency in …
Thoughts on the ATC postcard swap
The postcard swap for summer 2019 — the vintage ATC postcard swap, is done, and all cards have been mailed out. I did, however, want to provide some thoughts, as well as share some photos of postcards. I’ll also explain why we won’t be doing another of these kinds of swaps going forward. The bad …
Feeling good about supporting artists
Last year I saw this on Instagram from @blackmoonprint: Creatives are the ones that move society forward in all variations, and the more we keep them motivated to do new things, the better! So when and if you can, buy their work, commission them for projects, and if nothing else share their work with your …
Inspirational mail art
I’ve made some lovely friendships though Instagram. I love that I can be inspired everyday by amazing art and that I can be a part of conversations and art exchanges. I’m always looking for inspirational mail art, and so when I got the opportunity to exchange mail with two wonderful artists, @paperique and @papertalking, I …
