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Collaging over a vintage envelope

December 5, 2018 By //  by Margarete Miller 4 Comments

a cutout of a bird on an old postcard

Collaging directly on to a used cover or vintage postcard is what I consider to be envelope art.  I like choosing a vintage envelope or postcard as a substrate because it gives me a couple of elements to begin with. Elements include the following: the color and size of the envelope or postcard handwriting or …

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Filed Under: collage art, mail art, rubber stamping, stamp art, vintage ephemera Tagged With: collaging with postage stamps, envelope art, postage stamp art, postcard art, postcard collage

Things I learned from attending a postage stamp show

November 4, 2018 By //  by Margarete Miller 4 Comments

a stamp is held on tweezers

I had a great time attending the Filatelic Fiesta Stamp Show in San Jose a couple of weeks ago. There were vendors and attendees, and I walked around and perused the heaps of stamps and stamp-related items on hand. I wasn’t sure if a stamp show would be of interest to someone who makes art …

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Filed Under: stamp art Tagged With: postage stamp gluebook, postcard art

ATC postcards

August 10, 2018 By //  by Margarete Miller Leave a Comment

An art collage made with vintage papers

I love making postcard collages. First off, it’s a great size for making a collage. Second, a postcard is usually sturdy enough to be a good substrate. Third, it’s so fun to send and receive mail. I’ll say more about that in my next post. My friend Ronda without an ‘h’ and I came up …

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Filed Under: collage art, mail art, stamp art Tagged With: ATC, collage art, old stamps, postcard art, postcard collage

Un petit cadeau — of postcards

March 27, 2017 By //  by Margarete Miller Leave a Comment

postcard architecture and writing

One of the neat things about sharing your art through the internet is that other artists reach out to you and connect with you over shared styles and interests. That’s how I came to be in contact with Trishia at the French Kissed Postcards shop online. Trishia and I both love collage art from vintage …

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Filed Under: gluebook, junk journal, mail art, paint & ink, stamp art Tagged With: collage art, glue books, postcard art, vintage postcards

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