Day 2528: ... made my day, week, month!

Line guy #4 series: white marker on black 4x6 postcard, digital fill.

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Click here for Stephanie Mills, I Feel Good All Over.

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2GN2S:

Wow! How to start a day! Great mail!

Thanks to Brian Kasstle, Long Beach artist & friend, 

look what I got in the mail today!

We are members of Muse Mail, a private group of 12, 

who send to each other, so, once a month we get a great surprise.

Thank you so much dear Brian, your beautiful, exquisite work made my day, week, month! Thank you again!

My current fascination is white marker line people on black.

My first attempts were on blog day #2521 here.

Line girls: marker drawing outlines.

I drew some more. My dilemma was I liked white on black, as is.

line girl #5

line girl #2

line guy #1

line girl #3

I wanted to collage just the clothes, but I didn't want to sacrifice 

the originals. Instead, for now, I filled in the clothes digitally.

A work in progress?

Thanks for any feedback you can give me? 

Happy Friday!

A smile for Friday ...

Day 2507: A Geranium contest?

Velveteen Rabbit: partial poem, collage, color & digital.

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Click here for Michael McDonald, You belong to Me.

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A great mail day today!

A postcard from John Arbuckle!

Thank you John & Muse Mail group!

There was a geranium beauty contest in my yard today.

First place was Miss Geranium.

Some other contestants said it was because of her long neck.

 Runner-up was the youngest contestant.

Third place went to Miss Scarlet.

Also-ran said she was ready last week.

A smile for Friday ...

Day 2485: ... life is a pinball machine

Lauren: photo, collage & digital

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Click here for Smokey Robinson & Daryl Hall, Sara Smile + bonus

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Silly thoughts I will share/ STIWS

Today I found myself writing that life is a pinball machine.

Having been at this game for awhile, it seems true to me.

We try to reach a goal and work hard to try and make it happen.

Life has the flappers, holes, diversions & noise, to get in the way.

Any reaction?

Some great & interesting mail art arrived recently, 

and since I am teaching a mail art class at present

Mail Art with Jacki Long

Thursdays May 9 - 30, 2019 -- 10AM - 1PM

Join Jacki Long for a month of creating mail art! Make cards, postcards, stamp art and more during this month long series. You will use a variety of media, acrylic, watercolor, collage, markers and more! All materials are provided.   Level: All, Ages: 15+

REGISTRATION: $45 per session,     Class info & sign up here!

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I thought it was appropriate to share?

 Most current, from our Muse Mail group, 

John Arbuckle, Seattle artist sent ...

by John Arbuckle

And, from Valerie Kemp, Anaheim artist sent ...

by Valerie Kemp

From Terry Garrett, Albuquerque artist sent ...

by Terry Garrett

From Austria, Heidi sent a Rothko postcard ... (note the stamp)

from Heidi Putschogl

From Long Beach artist, Connie Owens ...

by Connie Owens,

And a special thank you to M. Podoll, Marysville, WA 

for the beautiful envelope of papers & ephemera last month. 

Most of it has already been put to use.

I feel very luck and blessed, thank you all.

For FB's "Throwback Thursday" ...

Very Young Grandhunks# 1, 3 and 2 

with Dad, Superman,  2002.

A smile for Thursday ...