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Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art
by
Jennie Hinchcliff,
Carolee Gilligan Wheeler (Goodreads Author)
“What is a good mail day?” A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners. The term “mail...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by Quarry Books
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This is a nifty little book. It doesn't blow up the world for people who've been naturally signifying their correspondence, but the authors provide affirmation that others are doing it too and show you how to connect with your postal art comrades. There might be a few nuggets of interest for mail artists who already know this world and explored various techniques. I don't consider myself an expert. I would assess myself as intermediate-level. I do try to make my notes, letters, cards and en...more
Innovative, bright ways to re-invent your junk mail and build relationships via the old-fashioned art of correspondence wait for you in this book. Gone are the days of the pony express, sadly. Yet we humans still loiter around the mailbox, rallying our hopes if the postal worker's bundle looks interesting. If I received any of the resourceful and occasionally stutter-inducing missives pictured in Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art, I'd probably give Phillip a hug. I'm not ...more
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I'm so happy I stumbled across this book in the library. I love it! The photos are lovely, the artworks delicious and the book is pure fun.
- It sets down rules: among them, "no returns" - yay!; "give as good as you get"; "document".
- It spells out the 10 commandments. My favorite: Thou shalt be irreverent.
- It gives plenty of advice (the 7 seven sins of mailing; 7 suggestions for shepherding your mail art safely to its destination) and
- ther...more
- It sets down rules: among them, "no returns" - yay!; "give as good as you get"; "document".
- It spells out the 10 commandments. My favorite: Thou shalt be irreverent.
- It gives plenty of advice (the 7 seven sins of mailing; 7 suggestions for shepherding your mail art safely to its destination) and
- ther...more
I liked this book a lot.
It was a tip from a friend of mine who is very much into mail-art and also manages a bookstore; she said it would give me a good start into mail-art, and so it did.
It is beautiful to look at, and the projects are presented in gorgeous pictures. For starters like me, there is much explained and shown, but as my friend is pro when it comes to mail-art and she also loves the book, it seems to be for mail-artists who don't start out but are more pros...more
It was a tip from a friend of mine who is very much into mail-art and also manages a bookstore; she said it would give me a good start into mail-art, and so it did.
It is beautiful to look at, and the projects are presented in gorgeous pictures. For starters like me, there is much explained and shown, but as my friend is pro when it comes to mail-art and she also loves the book, it seems to be for mail-artists who don't start out but are more pros...more
I read this book in a morning at Borders. I used to do a lot of mail art, but rarely do any these days. This book was a delight, I referred it to two friends right away. Mostly I knew what it had to say, but the information was wonderfully clear and presented in a fun way and very inspirational. I came home and did a little mail art. Great for a beginner, but also inspiring for someone with experience. More eye candy.
The holy bible for mail art enthusiasts and snail mail letter-writers. The book is chock-full of ideas and examples from many different mail artists. The back of the book even contains some stickers and postcard templates. I loved this book.
Very fun and it has helped me get back into letter writing. Plus it gives you a site for pen pals that I've joined and I have all ready received a letter! Great for Mix Media fans and letter writers.
I found this surprisingly inspiring. I read it one day and made something the next. I'm planning on writing more letters and making them interesting/pretty next year. Seems like a good resolution.
Great photo examples of mail art. Got me immediately interested in mail art. A fun "quick art" activity for immediate gratification.
This is one of my favorite books ever! Very pretty, very inspiring and filled with great ideas and inspiration!
A fun book that has given me lots of ideas on how to make my snail mail more like art.
I love this book -- but I might be a bit biased since I'm a contributor!
Julie Leggett
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AMAZING ideas! I can't wait to get started!
A great intro to the art-form.
A fun, energizing read.
fun, fun, fun!
OOooh! Pretty! Inspiring! Now I will make mail out of trash! And become an esteemed part of the NETWORK! :)
Jan
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Recommends it for:
anyone who likes to write letters and wants to send "good mail"
Recommended to Jan by:
found online several places but Missive Maven's blog convinced m
What fun. This book is filled with such great ideas & cute pictures I had to start reading it as soon as it arrived in my mailbox.
Love the "Ten Commandments of Mail Art," the chapter creating a traveling mail art kit, fun ways to decorate envelopes, and they even included an envelope template and stickers. In short, it's filled with great ideas that even a non-artistic person like myself can use to send creative mail.
Love the "Ten Commandments of Mail Art," the chapter creating a traveling mail art kit, fun ways to decorate envelopes, and they even included an envelope template and stickers. In short, it's filled with great ideas that even a non-artistic person like myself can use to send creative mail.
I wanted to like this more than I did. I think I was expecting more of a primer - more "how to" content. Instead, it addresses the "why to" and provides a lot of inspiring examples. The examples are great, but the book was not what I expected overall.
Go make a good mail day for someone - send mail art! Or even just a card. :^)
Go make a good mail day for someone - send mail art! Or even just a card. :^)
Great book if you are interested in being a pen pal. It has given me some great creative insight into being an awesome pen pal and mail artist. I now need more people to send snail mail to. If you are interested in being creative this is a great book to read.
A history of mail art, beautifully-illustrated, with examples of ways to incorporate mail art into your own life. This book is not quite what I expected but I loved it nevertheless. And it comes with stickers!
May 2010 -- Fun read. Brushes against many topics. Leaves me wanting so much more.
June 2010 -- Yep! Mail box happiness? message me! I love to send out postcards!!
June 2010 -- Yep! Mail box happiness? message me! I love to send out postcards!!
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