Lake Worth 100 Mail ART

showtime

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:06:04 +0000

Just got a glimpse of what will be our part of our first exhibitions. Looks lovely. We are still accepting submissions the deadline is Nov. 15, 2013 Keep those envelopes coming, we love them.. When it rains it pours and we just had rain for 5 days straights and it was not just rain it was a deluge. We received some awesome works of art on envelopes and I must applaud this talented group of mail artists. The water colour and ink drawing is from someone who must know our area well as they image represents our newly renovated Casino building on Lake Worth Beach. I gather a snowbird as he has two addresses and this was posted in MA. Thank your so much, just love your lettering.

This one below eye candy, nothing wasted both sides were finished on a manila size envelope. As the video below mentioned sometimes it’s not just the time put into an envelope , this one certainly was a labour of love. Check out the postage, a stamp collectors envy. Take a close look at those stamps. Thank you Elizabeth B

colour coordinated

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:51:36 +0000

video explaining what mail art is.

lost in translation

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Sat, 25 May 2013 13:52:42 +0000

Mail-Art has been becoming more and more popular at the international level. With that in mind everyone of them have either themes or size requirements. Some time the instructions are lost in translation. So we are getting mail that is oversized. We welcome them all but would love it if you would adhere to the size at least. A normal envelope no larger than a #10 with that said. This means nothing to the international mail art aficionados, as this is a U.S. standard. Just keep the wonderful work coming and we will post them. We are now working on our first installation. This was a card, oversized, and it was an original work of art posted. By the way we do not open envelopes. Thank you, Graci, milli graci!

Keep the envelopes coming

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:58:10 +0000

Just a quick note when we receive several envelopes at once I tend to spread out the wealth to avoid the dry spells. We are getting more international mail, the word is getting around. Today one of my FB friends requested her friends from as far away as Spain to mail me some Mail-Art. Some of you are responding to personal requests. Please address the envelopes not to me but to Lake Worth 100, City Hall , 7 n Dixie Hwy. Lake Worth Fl. 33460 This piece of mail is inriguing. All the way from england and definitely oversized. I’m seeing a rabbit or is it just me. The letter below has gotten wet and am not sure if it is by accident or by design. The smudged ink came out purplish.

the back is the same sans address

And a most pleasant surprise is the charming envelope from Sam all the way from California. Thanks for sending us this envelope, now if you have time and would like to send another, well we would just enjoy that a lot.

The hand written note

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:35:08 +0000

About a week or so ago I read with great interest an Op Ed “Nobody Writes Notes Anymore. Do You?” . Knowing this person is very busy I challenged him to take a moment and send us an envelope. Well he did and here it is. Not just that he followed up with another article on May 7, and I guess I’m part of those statistics. From that I borrow this quote “Well, we’ve done it you and I. We’ve started an honest-to-goodness, bona fide Alice’s Restaurant-verified movement. So if you’ve got a stamp lying around, send me a note — or better yet, send it to someone you love whom you haven’t reached out to in a while. And if you happen to find yourself up in Great Barrington, Massachusetts anytime soon and you run into Arlo Guthrie, remind him that you can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant.” Thank you Bruce, my missive is on its way. In the same delivery date came two more envelopes one from Germany and the other from France NOW THAT’S A GOOD MAIL DAY Merci and Danke

Thank YOU

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:55:14 +0000

A few weeks back we pushed the envelope a bit. Not an envelope but a Sea Grape leave. It’s not far fetched to think that in the past they might have been used for short missives via the Barefoot Mailman who delivered up and down the East Coast of Florida and Lake Worth was one of the stops. This Sea Grape leave was created during Real Mail Fridays, where you access all great supplies, with complimentary stamps, cookies and coffee plus a few hours with like minded friends at the Jaffe Book Arts Center. It was just the right place for me to take care of the much needed thank you notes that I owed. Still don’t have all the addresses for the random act of kindness that was bestowed on me. Now I can’t wait for the Real Mail Friday which takes place the 1st Friday of each month. It arrived in good shape but the stamp had not been cancelled. That just wouldn’t do. So I returned it to our local post office and had our charming postman hand cancel the Sea Grape leave and send it once more. As we have introduced this art form through some workshops we make sure that they get stamps but also encourage senders to have them hand cancelled. This just adds a nice touch to the overall look.

Just awesome

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:12:12 +0000

On my stop to City Hall I collected 3 envelopes about a half hour ago. I was so taken with the effort that I just had to mention them on my other blog . Periodically mention the envelopes so that we who are celebrating the Lake Worth Centennial can share with friends and relatives. It was a red-letter day. Just love how informative this was. We don’t open envelopes but the message was loud and clear. Thank you Rae Hannah for the birthday wishes and for letting us know about New Zealand’s internationally famous children’s book author, honored with stamps.

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:10:37 +0000

from a member of the South Florida Calligraphy Guild

the celebration continues

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:08:38 +0000

Royal Mail

Lake Worth Florida by the moment the source of inspiration — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:11:00 +0000

Two envelopes from the same person. Thank you ever so much Margaret Beech. Love your “calligraphic hand” awesome. Not just decorated , beautifully executed.