Hey Franzsolo!
I love mail art. I actually trade a lot of art by mail, and you should just
SEE the envelopes that people make to send stuff in - its stunning. We did
a whole exchange based on drawing an envelope to "match" the stamp used to
mail the piece. Carved stamps are definitely art - and I do love to see
everyone's carvings as I hunt for boxes!
Which brings up another issue that I've been toying around in my head a bit.
I live in Colorado - and there are few letterboxers here, and all the boxes
worth finding seem to require a several hour drive or a hike up a fourteener
(or both). *sheesh* So - I am planting away in the hopes of attracting
more to the hobby.
Meanwhile, I keep coming back to the idea of a letterbox that arrives in
your letterbox! hehe! That is ... a letterbox that finds you by mail.
It's a tricky idea, and Im not sure how to pull it off yet - but I'm
thinking (and open to hear your thoughts and suggestions) about sending a
log book and stamp to someone (CodyBCleo has volunteered on my short list of
folks so far). Then you'd stamp in as you would with any other box, and
then mail it along to someone else.
The trick is keeping the box moving, being willing to pay the postage for
the item to move along, and including addresses of willing letterboxers who
want the box.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Autumn
P3F4X3V10
Message: 8
franzsolo here ...
Have any letterboxers out there ever heard of "Mail Art".??
Call me CrAzY ,but I don't like to waste a perfectly good letterbox stamp
image .
So I stamp all my utility bill return envelopes with my latest letterbox
stamps.
The way I see it you can give the postman something to look at (and try to
figure out what the heck it is ), and on down the line to> the person that
opens the envelope something cool to look at besides a boring bland envelope
!
mail art and letterboxing ...
9 messages in this thread |
Started on 2003-05-29
mail art and letterboxing ...
From: Autumn (Autumn@shadowslight.com) |
Date: 2003-05-29 08:57:16 UTC-06:00
Re: [LbNA] mail art and letterboxing ...
From: Jana J. Riska (cadenza74@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2003-05-29 09:22:13 UTC-06:00
ooh, add me to the short list. Let me know off list if you do and I will
send an address to whoever! I wonder what you would call that kind of box?
Cadenza
From: "Autumn"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 08:57:16 -0600
To:
Subject: [LbNA] mail art and letterboxing ...
Hey Franzsolo!
I love mail art. I actually trade a lot of art by mail, and you should just
SEE the envelopes that people make to send stuff in - its stunning. We did
a whole exchange based on drawing an envelope to "match" the stamp used to
mail the piece. Carved stamps are definitely art - and I do love to see
everyone's carvings as I hunt for boxes!
Which brings up another issue that I've been toying around in my head a bit.
I live in Colorado - and there are few letterboxers here, and all the boxes
worth finding seem to require a several hour drive or a hike up a fourteener
(or both). *sheesh* So - I am planting away in the hopes of attracting
more to the hobby.
Meanwhile, I keep coming back to the idea of a letterbox that arrives in
your letterbox! hehe! That is ... a letterbox that finds you by mail.
It's a tricky idea, and Im not sure how to pull it off yet - but I'm
thinking (and open to hear your thoughts and suggestions) about sending a
log book and stamp to someone (CodyBCleo has volunteered on my short list of
folks so far). Then you'd stamp in as you would with any other box, and
then mail it along to someone else.
The trick is keeping the box moving, being willing to pay the postage for
the item to move along, and including addresses of willing letterboxers who
want the box.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Autumn
P3F4X3V10
Message: 8
franzsolo here ...
Have any letterboxers out there ever heard of "Mail Art".??
Call me CrAzY ,but I don't like to waste a perfectly good letterbox stamp
image .
So I stamp all my utility bill return envelopes with my latest letterbox
stamps.
The way I see it you can give the postman something to look at (and try to
figure out what the heck it is ), and on down the line to> the person that
opens the envelope something cool to look at besides a boring bland envelope
!
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send an address to whoever! I wonder what you would call that kind of box?
Cadenza
From: "Autumn"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 08:57:16 -0600
To:
Subject: [LbNA] mail art and letterboxing ...
Hey Franzsolo!
I love mail art. I actually trade a lot of art by mail, and you should just
SEE the envelopes that people make to send stuff in - its stunning. We did
a whole exchange based on drawing an envelope to "match" the stamp used to
mail the piece. Carved stamps are definitely art - and I do love to see
everyone's carvings as I hunt for boxes!
Which brings up another issue that I've been toying around in my head a bit.
I live in Colorado - and there are few letterboxers here, and all the boxes
worth finding seem to require a several hour drive or a hike up a fourteener
(or both). *sheesh* So - I am planting away in the hopes of attracting
more to the hobby.
Meanwhile, I keep coming back to the idea of a letterbox that arrives in
your letterbox! hehe! That is ... a letterbox that finds you by mail.
It's a tricky idea, and Im not sure how to pull it off yet - but I'm
thinking (and open to hear your thoughts and suggestions) about sending a
log book and stamp to someone (CodyBCleo has volunteered on my short list of
folks so far). Then you'd stamp in as you would with any other box, and
then mail it along to someone else.
The trick is keeping the box moving, being willing to pay the postage for
the item to move along, and including addresses of willing letterboxers who
want the box.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Autumn
P3F4X3V10
Message: 8
franzsolo here ...
Have any letterboxers out there ever heard of "Mail Art".??
Call me CrAzY ,but I don't like to waste a perfectly good letterbox stamp
image .
So I stamp all my utility bill return envelopes with my latest letterbox
stamps.
The way I see it you can give the postman something to look at (and try to
figure out what the heck it is ), and on down the line to> the person that
opens the envelope something cool to look at besides a boring bland envelope
!
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Re: mail art and letterboxing ...
From: psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-05-29 15:33:27 UTC
I like your idea! Put me on your short list. To recognize that
it's not wanted (like a bomb), I think LbNA and the senders stamp
image should be on the outside.
Psychomommy
> Meanwhile, I keep coming back to the idea of a letterbox that
arrives in
> your letterbox! hehe! That is ... a letterbox that finds you by
mail.
> It's a tricky idea, and Im not sure how to pull it off yet - but I'm
> thinking (and open to hear your thoughts and suggestions) about
sending a
> log book and stamp to someone (CodyBCleo has volunteered on my
short list of
> folks so far). Then you'd stamp in as you would with any other
box, and
> then mail it along to someone else.
>
> The trick is keeping the box moving, being willing to pay the
postage for
> the item to move along, and including addresses of willing
letterboxers who
> want the box.
>
> Thoughts and suggestions?
> Autumn
> P3F4X3V10
it's not wanted (like a bomb), I think LbNA and the senders stamp
image should be on the outside.
Psychomommy
> Meanwhile, I keep coming back to the idea of a letterbox that
arrives in
> your letterbox! hehe! That is ... a letterbox that finds you by
mail.
> It's a tricky idea, and Im not sure how to pull it off yet - but I'm
> thinking (and open to hear your thoughts and suggestions) about
sending a
> log book and stamp to someone (CodyBCleo has volunteered on my
short list of
> folks so far). Then you'd stamp in as you would with any other
box, and
> then mail it along to someone else.
>
> The trick is keeping the box moving, being willing to pay the
postage for
> the item to move along, and including addresses of willing
letterboxers who
> want the box.
>
> Thoughts and suggestions?
> Autumn
> P3F4X3V10
Re: [LbNA] mail art and letterboxing ...
From: ndnboxing (ndnboxing@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-05-29 15:34:45 UTC
How about a transitional letterbox?
Mark
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Jana J. Riska"
wrote:
> ooh, add me to the short list. Let me know off list if you do and I
will
> send an address to whoever! I wonder what you would call that kind
of box?
>
> Cadenza
>
> From: "Autumn"
> Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 08:57:16 -0600
> To:
> Subject: [LbNA] mail art and letterboxing ...
>
>
> Hey Franzsolo!
> I love mail art. I actually trade a lot of art by mail, and you
should just
> SEE the envelopes that people make to send stuff in - its stunning.
We did
> a whole exchange based on drawing an envelope to "match" the stamp
used to
> mail the piece. Carved stamps are definitely art - and I do love to see
> everyone's carvings as I hunt for boxes!
>
> Which brings up another issue that I've been toying around in my
head a bit.
> I live in Colorado - and there are few letterboxers here, and all
the boxes
> worth finding seem to require a several hour drive or a hike up a
fourteener
> (or both). *sheesh* So - I am planting away in the hopes of attracting
> more to the hobby.
>
> Meanwhile, I keep coming back to the idea of a letterbox that arrives in
> your letterbox! hehe! That is ... a letterbox that finds you by mail.
> It's a tricky idea, and Im not sure how to pull it off yet - but I'm
> thinking (and open to hear your thoughts and suggestions) about
sending a
> log book and stamp to someone (CodyBCleo has volunteered on my short
list of
> folks so far). Then you'd stamp in as you would with any other box, and
> then mail it along to someone else.
>
> The trick is keeping the box moving, being willing to pay the
postage for
> the item to move along, and including addresses of willing
letterboxers who
> want the box.
>
> Thoughts and suggestions?
> Autumn
> P3F4X3V10
>
> Message: 8
> franzsolo here ...
> Have any letterboxers out there ever heard of "Mail Art".??
> Call me CrAzY ,but I don't like to waste a perfectly good letterbox
stamp
> image .
> So I stamp all my utility bill return envelopes with my latest letterbox
> stamps.
>
> The way I see it you can give the postman something to look at (and
try to
> figure out what the heck it is ), and on down the line to> the
person that
> opens the envelope something cool to look at besides a boring bland
envelope
> !
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Mark
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Jana J. Riska"
wrote:
> ooh, add me to the short list. Let me know off list if you do and I
will
> send an address to whoever! I wonder what you would call that kind
of box?
>
> Cadenza
>
> From: "Autumn"
> Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 08:57:16 -0600
> To:
> Subject: [LbNA] mail art and letterboxing ...
>
>
> Hey Franzsolo!
> I love mail art. I actually trade a lot of art by mail, and you
should just
> SEE the envelopes that people make to send stuff in - its stunning.
We did
> a whole exchange based on drawing an envelope to "match" the stamp
used to
> mail the piece. Carved stamps are definitely art - and I do love to see
> everyone's carvings as I hunt for boxes!
>
> Which brings up another issue that I've been toying around in my
head a bit.
> I live in Colorado - and there are few letterboxers here, and all
the boxes
> worth finding seem to require a several hour drive or a hike up a
fourteener
> (or both). *sheesh* So - I am planting away in the hopes of attracting
> more to the hobby.
>
> Meanwhile, I keep coming back to the idea of a letterbox that arrives in
> your letterbox! hehe! That is ... a letterbox that finds you by mail.
> It's a tricky idea, and Im not sure how to pull it off yet - but I'm
> thinking (and open to hear your thoughts and suggestions) about
sending a
> log book and stamp to someone (CodyBCleo has volunteered on my short
list of
> folks so far). Then you'd stamp in as you would with any other box, and
> then mail it along to someone else.
>
> The trick is keeping the box moving, being willing to pay the
postage for
> the item to move along, and including addresses of willing
letterboxers who
> want the box.
>
> Thoughts and suggestions?
> Autumn
> P3F4X3V10
>
> Message: 8
> franzsolo here ...
> Have any letterboxers out there ever heard of "Mail Art".??
> Call me CrAzY ,but I don't like to waste a perfectly good letterbox
stamp
> image .
> So I stamp all my utility bill return envelopes with my latest letterbox
> stamps.
>
> The way I see it you can give the postman something to look at (and
try to
> figure out what the heck it is ), and on down the line to> the
person that
> opens the envelope something cool to look at besides a boring bland
envelope
> !
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] mail art and letterboxing ...
From: psycomommy2003 (ktborrelli@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-05-29 17:00:47 UTC
That would work. TL
BTW, got your stamp images. You have talent! Princess Turtle liked
your fonts. I'm afraid you will be disappointed when you get mine. As
I said I'm like Grandmom Moses - a primitive artist.
Psychomommy
In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "ndnboxing" wrote:
> How about a transitional letterbox?
> Mark
BTW, got your stamp images. You have talent! Princess Turtle liked
your fonts. I'm afraid you will be disappointed when you get mine. As
I said I'm like Grandmom Moses - a primitive artist.
Psychomommy
In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "ndnboxing"
> How about a transitional letterbox?
> Mark
Re: [LbNA] mail art and letterboxing ...
From: Sam I am (samitchell@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-05-29 17:29:56 UTC
We can't call it a Transitional Letterbox, b/c we already use T for
Travlers in that crazy count... What about just calling it what it
is: Mailbox Letterbox... or Letterbox Letterbox. So it would count in
the PFXT(etc) as M or L.
I think only PsychoMommy uses L (for lizards, if I remember correctly)
My 2 cents,
Sam I am
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "ndnboxing"
wrote:
> How about a transitional letterbox?
> Mark
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Jana J. Riska"
> wrote:
> > ooh, add me to the short list. Let me know off list if you do
and I
> will
> > send an address to whoever! I wonder what you would call that
kind
> of box?
> >
> > Cadenza
Travlers in that crazy count... What about just calling it what it
is: Mailbox Letterbox... or Letterbox Letterbox. So it would count in
the PFXT(etc) as M or L.
I think only PsychoMommy uses L (for lizards, if I remember correctly)
My 2 cents,
Sam I am
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "ndnboxing"
wrote:
> How about a transitional letterbox?
> Mark
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Jana J. Riska"
> wrote:
> > ooh, add me to the short list. Let me know off list if you do
and I
> will
> > send an address to whoever! I wonder what you would call that
kind
> of box?
> >
> > Cadenza
Re: mail art and letterboxing ...
From: j r (cacher_jane@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-05-29 12:02:03 UTC-07:00
'Round robin' is what we call a box of scrapbooking odds & ends circulating
a group of friends.
ttfn
jane
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Re: [LbNA] Re: mail art and letterboxing ...
From: (gbecket@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-05-29 15:39:35 UTC-04:00
In a message dated 5/29/2003 12:52:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ktborrelli@hotmail.com writes:
> I like your idea! Put me on your short list. To recognize that
> it's not wanted (like a bomb), I think LbNA and the senders stamp
> image should be on the outside.
> Psychomommy
>
That's a great idea! Each sender repackages and stamps their stamp on the
outside with the return address. I'd love to participate in that! Mother of
Crickets
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
ktborrelli@hotmail.com writes:
> I like your idea! Put me on your short list. To recognize that
> it's not wanted (like a bomb), I think LbNA and the senders stamp
> image should be on the outside.
> Psychomommy
>
That's a great idea! Each sender repackages and stamps their stamp on the
outside with the return address. I'd love to participate in that! Mother of
Crickets
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] mail art and letterboxing ...
From: Deb King (debean75@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-05-29 12:48:20 UTC-07:00
That sounds like a great idea, kind of like a chain letter that you look forward to getting. You could create a log book with a hole in it for the stamp. I've seen some made like that stashed in libraries. Then we could just send the book along. Add me to the list and let me know if this idea gets off the ground!
Debean - MD
Autumn wrote:
Hey Franzsolo!
I love mail art. I actually trade a lot of art by mail, and you should just
SEE the envelopes that people make to send stuff in - its stunning. We did
a whole exchange based on drawing an envelope to "match" the stamp used to
mail the piece. Carved stamps are definitely art - and I do love to see
everyone's carvings as I hunt for boxes!
Which brings up another issue that I've been toying around in my head a bit.
I live in Colorado - and there are few letterboxers here, and all the boxes
worth finding seem to require a several hour drive or a hike up a fourteener
(or both). *sheesh* So - I am planting away in the hopes of attracting
more to the hobby.
Meanwhile, I keep coming back to the idea of a letterbox that arrives in
your letterbox! hehe! That is ... a letterbox that finds you by mail.
It's a tricky idea, and Im not sure how to pull it off yet - but I'm
thinking (and open to hear your thoughts and suggestions) about sending a
log book and stamp to someone (CodyBCleo has volunteered on my short list of
folks so far). Then you'd stamp in as you would with any other box, and
then mail it along to someone else.
The trick is keeping the box moving, being willing to pay the postage for
the item to move along, and including addresses of willing letterboxers who
want the box.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Autumn
P3F4X3V10
Message: 8
franzsolo here ...
Have any letterboxers out there ever heard of "Mail Art".??
Call me CrAzY ,but I don't like to waste a perfectly good letterbox stamp
image .
So I stamp all my utility bill return envelopes with my latest letterbox
stamps.
The way I see it you can give the postman something to look at (and try to
figure out what the heck it is ), and on down the line to> the person that
opens the envelope something cool to look at besides a boring bland envelope
!
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Debean - MD
Autumn
Hey Franzsolo!
I love mail art. I actually trade a lot of art by mail, and you should just
SEE the envelopes that people make to send stuff in - its stunning. We did
a whole exchange based on drawing an envelope to "match" the stamp used to
mail the piece. Carved stamps are definitely art - and I do love to see
everyone's carvings as I hunt for boxes!
Which brings up another issue that I've been toying around in my head a bit.
I live in Colorado - and there are few letterboxers here, and all the boxes
worth finding seem to require a several hour drive or a hike up a fourteener
(or both). *sheesh* So - I am planting away in the hopes of attracting
more to the hobby.
Meanwhile, I keep coming back to the idea of a letterbox that arrives in
your letterbox! hehe! That is ... a letterbox that finds you by mail.
It's a tricky idea, and Im not sure how to pull it off yet - but I'm
thinking (and open to hear your thoughts and suggestions) about sending a
log book and stamp to someone (CodyBCleo has volunteered on my short list of
folks so far). Then you'd stamp in as you would with any other box, and
then mail it along to someone else.
The trick is keeping the box moving, being willing to pay the postage for
the item to move along, and including addresses of willing letterboxers who
want the box.
Thoughts and suggestions?
Autumn
P3F4X3V10
Message: 8
franzsolo here ...
Have any letterboxers out there ever heard of "Mail Art".??
Call me CrAzY ,but I don't like to waste a perfectly good letterbox stamp
image .
So I stamp all my utility bill return envelopes with my latest letterbox
stamps.
The way I see it you can give the postman something to look at (and try to
figure out what the heck it is ), and on down the line to> the person that
opens the envelope something cool to look at besides a boring bland envelope
!
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