So I entered a contest and learned about a worldwide artistic movement
that was invented in the 1950s called Mail Art.
that was invented in the 1950s called Mail Art.
Basically an organizer calls for entries and invites participants to write and make art. The pieces are then sent through the postal service to a destination where the organizer then collects them and plans a gallery event to display the entries. There is always a theme so that artists have a guideline for their creativity.
The Nashville Arts Magazine featured the opportunity and I thought to myself, why not?!
For those of you who did not grow up writing letters using traditional pen, pencil or crayons and then adding stickers, marker colors and ink stamps to embellish the page, my image might be a treat. :)
Here is the web site link for the "Letter to Me" opportunity.
It also features links to the history of Mail Art and other Mail Art sites:
p.s. The sticker of Dürer's Praying Hands did not show at the bottom of my Letter to Me entry. Inbetween the diagonal words "Free!" should have been an image that resembled this charm.
These charms are sold through various Internet and retail stores across the U.S. and Canada.
Bliss is a U.S. manufacturer that creates them.
Have a super day! <>< Laura