Why make art to send via the US postal service? Well, why not? I for one am rather tired of emails, text messages, status updates, and the like. I don't particularly like the instant gratification of cell phones and cheap (or "free") long-distance, either. It is not that I don't like to be able to "reach out and touch someone" as the old slogan goes, but the lack of personal effort involved in modern modes of communication are an irritant to me. Call me old-fashioned, I guess. I am alright with that.
So, here is the challenge: send an original artwork to friends, family, and other loved-ones. I am attempting to reconnect at a different level with the people I care about and slow down a little in the age of communication, take it back a few degrees to the days when we waited for letters to arrive, until the weekend to make a long-distance call...
This concept is not new or anything, and I would never attempt to say otherwise, but I think it is a great way to enjoy communication again.
In an effort to share a little of what I am sending and, hopefully, receiving, I plan to post here photos of those pieces sent and received. Of course, leave it to my dear friend, Todd, to be the first to send! So, here is an image of one side of his mail art that I received today. I won't publish return addresses or the like, so if you care to participate, please do! The address to mail works to is:
Becky Hopkins
232 Truckee Lane
San Jose, CA 95136
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