#89 Mail Art 2024

To Shriftmuseum Bartlhouse, Pettenbach, Austria.
Postcard: Media-Various pens. Response to  Call for Entries, Calligraphy, 2024

 #88 Mail Art 2023

To Frances E. Postcard: Pigma micron pen and watercolor.
Part of the Slow Drawing series.

 #87 Mail Art 2023

This blog has been on hiatus for several years. I've still been active in the mail art community, but have not been posting for a variety of reasons. During these years I have used a variety of media and techniques to create mail art: calligraphic designs, neurographic drawings, collages, solar printing, watercolor and mixed media. Many of my creations can be found in MyPhotos  at

 https://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/CarmelaRizzuto

To Keith Chambers, Anaheim, CA

Mixed Media postcard

                                                           To Frances E. Gilroy, CA                                                          

                                                       Postcard: Ink on watercolor paper

                                                                        

# 86 December 2020

By CR for  Richard Baudet, Marseille, France: Collage of Gelli-plate monotype fragments & stamping.

By CR for Jennifer Wallace, Shropshire, UK. Number 11 in the 'Philosophy of Tea'  Series.  Interactive collage: Artist painted and altered papers, tea bag paper, ephemera, stamping.  Papers lift up to reveal hidden text: Let us roam the world in our dreams.

By CR: Slice of Summer Series: Watermelon postcard  #5 for  Carmen Kennedy, Austin, TX, USA. Medium: Prismacolor Premier markers on Canson watercolor paper. Inspired by watermelon and rainbow drawings of Andy Warhol.

By CR for Sabrina Schmider, Hanover, Germany. Collage: Gelli-plate prints fragments and stamping.

By CR for Marni Webber, Mt. Vernon, WA, USA. Number 14 in the 'Philosophy of Tea'  Series.  Interactive collage: Artist painted and altered papers, ephemera, stamping.  Papers lift up to reveal hidden text: "Hold fast to dreams." 

For Ilya Semenenko-Basin, Moscow, Russia. Collaborative booklet containing poetry by Esther Kamkar. Cover and booklet assembled by Esther Kamkar with additions to blank pages by CR using 'secret' writing, drawings, collage, ephemera, etc. There are 23 pages.

# 85 December 2020

 

By CR for Esther Kamkar, Palo Alto CA. Calli-dance No. 5. 

Sumi-e and Inktense watercolor pencil drawing on Canson watercolor paper. 

Fifth in an 'automatic drawing' series.

By CR for Olena Spices, Yakima WA, USA. Calli-dance No. 4: Sumi-e and Inktense watercolor pencil drawing on Canson watercolor paper. Fourth in an 'automatic drawing' series.  

By CR for  Katerina Nikoltsou, Thessaloniki, Greece. Calli-dance No.3: Sumi-e and Inktense watercolor pencil drawing on Canson watercolor paper. Third in an 'automatic drawing' series.  

                                         

By CR for Keith Chambers, Anaheim, CA, USA. Calli-dance No. 2: Sumie and inktense watercolor pencil drawing on Canson watercolor paper. Second in an 'automatic drawing' series.

#84 July 2020 to December 2020

                                           

By C Rizzuto for Meerkulture e V., Stove, Germany. 

Entry for Mail Art Call, Cultivate Your Garden. 

Automatic drawing technique using Albrecht Durer Watercolor pencil

 on Canson Mixed media paper. 

To be exhibited Kunsthaus, Stove, Germany and online at ostseekreativ.de.

By C Rizzuto for Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, Asheville, NC, USA. 

Entry for Mail Art Call, Anything Goes...Everything Shows. 

Automatic Drawing technique using Inktense watercolor pencils

 on Arches waterleaf printmaking paper.

Exhibition ongoing until Nov. 3, 2020. https://floodgallery.org

By C Rizzuto for Yayoi, SW. Number 9 in the 'Philosophy of Tea'  Series:  

Artist painted and altered papers, ephemera, stamping. 

Papers lift up to reveal hidden text:  

"I knew if I stepped out of myself, I would break into blossom" (Robert Bly)

By C Rizzuto for Thierry Tillier, Vis, Croatia. 

Entry for Mail Art 2020. 

Abstraction in Printmaking ink and Sumi-e on paper. 

Online exhibition only. https://mailart2020.blogspot.com/2020/

By C Rizzuto for Frances E, Gilroy, CA, USA. 

Fragment of found monoprint decorated with Papermate Ink Joy pens. 

By CR for Laura Robertson, York, UK. 

Textured postcard: Digital print of monotype fragment 

on handmade paper.

By CR for Mail Art Martha, Beckenham, UK. 

Number 10 in the 'Philosophy of Tea'  Series.  

Interactive collage: Artist painted and altered papers, tea bag paper, ephemera, stamping.  

Papers lift up to reveal hidden text:

'Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it'...Goethe

By CR for Nancy S., Menlo Park, CA.

Calli-dance 1: Sumie and inktense watercolor pencil drawing 

on Canson watercolor paper. 

First in an 'automatic drawing' series. 

This is a good example of my calligraphic drawing style.

By CR for Frances E, Gilroy CA, USA. 

                    Water-soluble graphite and Inktense w.c. pencils on Canson watercolor paper.

By CR for Yvonne Kettner, Duisburg, Germany.  

Mixed media collage on painted paper:

 markmaking with india ink marker, gell pen, colored pencil; 

#83 January 2020 to June 2020

By CR for Frances E. , Gilroy, CA.
Collage: ephemera, writing, stamping.
Reverse of card includes poem, 'Dreams' by Langston Hughes.

By CR for Adam Roussopoulos, Chaska, MN.
Envelope only-reverse: Collage, colored pencils.

By CR for  Offen BehindertenArbeit Mail Art Group, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Entry one  for mail Art Call, 'What do you think of?'
Medium: Watercolor

By CR for Mark Rossmiller, Entry for the REJOICE mail art call.
Number 8 in the 'Philosophy of Tea'  Series:
Artist painted and altered papers, ephemera, stamping.
Papers lift up to reveal hidden texts : 'Rejoice every moment' and 'Rejoice in the marvel that is you...'

By CR for Josh Ronsen, Austin, TX, USA.
"The sound of rain fallen on the moon." Entry for Postcard Show, 2020.
Watercolor and colored pencil.

By CR for Yayoi, SW, Kirkland WA, USA,.
Collage: Layered, painted, tissue paper.

By C Rizzuto for Samantha Price, Nashua, NH.
Envelope Only (front): Altered " Invisible City, 1979" poetry review newspaper,
Andrew Wyeth USPS stamp.

By C Rizzuto for Samantha Price, Nashua, NH.
Reverse of Envelope Only: Altered " Invisible City, 1979" poetry newspaper, artiststamps.

By CR for PetrolPetal, Hilton,  South Africa.
Number 6 in the 'Philosophy of Tea'  Series:
Papers lift up to reveal  hidden imagery and text : "Let us roam the world in our dreams."
Artist painted and altered papers, tea bag, ephemera, stamping.

By CR for GOOP Gallery, Ottawa Ontario.
Number 5-2 in the 'Philosophy of Tea'  Series:
Artist painted and altered papers, teabag paper and tag, ephemera, stamping.
Papers lift up to reveal hidden imagery and  text:
"Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world" (Tien Ye-heng).

#82 October 2019 - December 2019

From Carmen Kennedy, Austin, TX, USA.
Add  & Return collaboration.
 Carmen added color and collage elements to my original scanner collage.
The original postcard can be seen below.

By C. Rizzuto for Carmen Kennedy, Austin, TX, USA          
 Postcard:   scanner collage (1/1) of mail art received in 2018.
One-of-a- kind Artist Stamp  on reverse.

By CR for Keith Chambers, Anaheim CA, USA.
Postcard Scanner collage (1/1) made from mail art received in 2018.
Media: artist stamp, colored pencil and ephemera. 

By CR for  Norma Soulet, Port St. Lucie, FL, USA 

Postcard:  scanner collage (1/1) of mail art received in 2018. 

 Artist Stamp by CR on reverse.

By CR for Yayoi, SW, Kirkland, WA, USA  

 Postcard:  scanner collage (1/1) of mail art received in 2018.

 Artist Stamp by CR on reverse.

By CR; Entry for 'Haiga 2019', Lois Richter, Davis, California.
Watercolor and ink on Arches text-wove.

To Sabrina Smider, Hanover, Germany.
Postcard:  digital print (1/1) of collage of mail art received by CR in 2018.
NB: No mail art was destroyed in this process.

To Katerina Nikoltsou, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Postcard:  digital print (1/1) of collage of mail art received by CR in 2018.
NB: No mail art was destroyed in this process.

To  Samantha Price, Nashua, NH, USA from C. Rizzuto.
 Decorated envelope: colored pencil on scrapbook paper.

By CR for De Villo Sloan, Auburn, NY. Scanner collage (1/1).
Features 2012 mail art. 

To Pascal Coupechoux, Chablis, France, from C. Rizzuto.
Postcard:  digital print (1/1) of collage of mail art received by CR in 2018.
NB: No mail art was destroyed in this process.

#81 January - September 2019

By CR for Goop Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
http://goopmailart.blogspot.com
Mixed media:watercolor, ink, altered papers
7/01/2019 Documented in the short movie on the web site.

From Frances E., Gilroy,California. 
An amazing painted paper collage.

From Diana Hale, Crozet, Virginia. Cut out on blue card.  

A thank you for entry to 

 Redworkpost mail art project/iuoma

See CR's entry and other amazing designs at redworkpost.tumblr.com

Add & Pass Collaboration with Ilya Semenenko-Bassin, Moscow, Russia. 

Stamp collage: Stamps from Ilya, my personal collection and from my husband's collection, 

plus stamp ephemera and artists' stamps.

By CR for Thierry Tillier, Charleroi, Belgium.
Front of card: "Intentionally left blank",  Entry for DADA/Fluxus/Mail Art.
Embossed paper (from shopping bag) and ink.
Online documentation https://dadafluxusmailart.blogspot.com

Verso of  card: " Intentionally left blank". Entry for DADA/Fluxus/Mail Art
for Thierry Tillier, Belgium.
Vintage Belgium stamp, hand painted artiststamp.
Documented Augsut 29, 2019 at https://dadafluxusmailart.blogspot.com/

By CR for Jean Jackson, Seattle WA.
Entry for Envelope Only Mail Art Call.
Media: Inktense pencil, pen, 'scratch & sniff' stamp that smells like fruit!