Postcard Exchange

Since discovering Jennie Hinchcliff's Good Mail Day, the lure of mail art has been irresistible.  And getting involved in blogging has introduced me to many kind and talented people who share that interest. 

When I found several vintage San Francisco postcards at a recent auction, I shared one with Pamela Gerard, both because she calls San Francisco home and because she clearly appreciates a good postcard!  (If you check out her blog, you will see that she has an entire shopping cart of mail art in her home...an amazing sight to see in the middle of the hallway!)

But before I sent it off, I indulged in a little mail art postcard altering.  I've always wanted to create a bit of a surrealist look by adding incongruous elements to a postcard image, but had never pulled it off.  Here is what I came up with for Pamela's postcard:

Pamela asked me where I found my airmail washi tape, but I let her in on my little secret:  I simple trimmed the edges from an airmail envelope and glued it to the card.  It functions just the same as tape!

Here's the back, awaiting its message:

In return, Pamela sent me this lovely postcard:

How great is that vintage postal image!

And on the back she used all kinds of collaged and stamped elements, along with postage stamps taking center stage.  I am curious about her postal-themed postage stamps.  I am going to have to talk to my local post office to see if they might have something a little more interesting than the run-of-the-mill Forever flag stamps.

If you are looking for some fun and interesting mail art inspiration, I wanted to recommend some web sites to start:

• Jennie Hinchcliff's blog
• Pamela Gerard's blog
• Letter Writers Alliance (LWA)
• The LWA Flickr site
• Good Mail Day Flickr site
• The Good Mail Day blog

Many of these sites have plenty of links to keep you busy for weeks!

Keep sending that mail art love!

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I have not heard from giveaway winner Bonnie with her postal address.  If I haven't heard from her by Sunday, May 20, I will be drawing for a new winner from the original entries.