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Illustrate "LINE" Sayings - Post Card Swap - Get Into The Mail by Monday, June 17th.

CHORUS LINE by hhc

For this group postcard swap, pick a saying or situation that includes the word "LINE" and illustrate it with your choice(s) of collage, ink, paint, rubber stamping, sketching, etc. Here are a few ideas to get your inner artist thinking of possibilities :)

BEE LINE by hhc

Write the prompt for each one of your designs on the address side of each post card.

TREE LINE by hhc

References may be historical, hysterical, comical, etc.

FISH LINE by hhc

clothesline fence line grocery line story line power line line of thinking/thought line in the sand

line of defense hemline chorus line

ship line/boat line assembly line

roof line fishing line tow line bus line rail line solid line/double line/dotted line line of work latitude/longitude line line of defense ancestral line pedigree line gag lines worry lines/laugh lines/age lines survey line property line line of traffic

line of questioning cafeteria line way out of line product line production line

line of work shore line bread line, etc.

Post cards should be approximately 4+1/4" x 6" maximum size. In the interest of keeping postage costs down (and protecting your art) I plan to send the processed/swapped art pieces along in plain envelopes.

Make sure wet mediums are dry before mailing your post cards to me. If in doubt, give your art more time, and/or separate your cards from each other with waxed paper.

Include self-address labels.

Check back here for further details.

MAIL YOUR ART to:

Honi C. PO Box 142 Freedom, NY 14065

by MONDAY JUNE 17th. Please contact me if you are running late: s.h.greenstamps@juno.com

Post Card back (sample)

P.S. my computer is not cooperating, sorry about some of the lines not centered etc.

WOW COLOR" SPRING Postcard Swap - PART 2

Four from Amy:

Four from Karen M:

Four from Sarah:

"WOW COLOR" SPRING Postcard Swap - PART 1 - UPDATED

Three from Elle:

Five from Susan FR:

One from Kathy:

Two from JoAnne:

Four from LaDonna:

POSTAGE COSTS RISING AGAIN - July 24th 2024

Hello Mail Art Swappers,

Just a "heads' up" that the US Postal Service is planning to increase the cost of First Class 1-ounce letter postage as of July 2024

from 68-cents to 73-cents each.

1st Class additional ounces will cost an additional 5-cents.

Postage cost for unprotected Post cards will start at 56-cents to send, formerly 53-cents. Remember, the size definition is 6" x 4+1/4".

Previously purchased FOREVER STAMPS should automatically assume their new value.

If participants find these figures to be inaccurate, please Contact Me.

I think all mail artists should qualify for discounts since our mail art exchanges and correspondence help to keep the US Postal Service afloat.

Has anyone researched the efficiency and accuracy of Carrier Pigeons?

Honi C.

USE YOUR WORDS - Post Card Swap - Postmark by May 13th

Collage Sample on Gelli Plate Print background-

by Honi C.

For those who like to work with words, here's a chance to work your words into your art. This group post card exchange may lend itself to collage, stenciling, ink, paint, rubber stamping, etc.

Humor is one option. You might include a poem, song lyrics, a phrase, advertising, calligraphy, graffiti, pictures of advertising billboards, bits of tickets, etc. Tourism posters might be another prompt.

Rubber Stamping on Collage, by Honi C

Participants, please refer to the side note on the right side of the MMSA Home Page for guidelines to help keep our art uplifting and polite.

I will plan to send out any Art with 3-dimentional elements protected in an envelope, in which case a couple of loose enclosed 1st Class postage stamps would be appreciated :)

Remember to include self-address labels for the art you hope to receive back in the exchange.

Any questions?

Email me at s.h.greenstamps@juno.com

or leave a message in the COMMENTS area on the MMSA site.

Send your art by April 29th to:

Honi Chassin PO Box 142 Freedom, NY 14065

Contact me at s.h.greenstamps@juno.com if you need extra time to complete your artwork and send it in.

FAVORITE ANIMALS Post Card Exchange -Send In By Monday, April 29th

by Joyce

For this Post Card exchange, participants may create 1 - 4 post cards to be exchanged with art from other participants.

Standard post card size is 4+1/4" high x 6" across.

by Joyce

Depict your favorite animal(s), wild or domesticated, using your choice of mediums and styles.

by Joyce

I would expect to send out any Art with 3-dimentional elements protected in an envelope, in which case a couple of loose enclosed 1st Class postage stamps would be appreciated :)

Any questions?

Email me at s.h.greenstamps@juno.com

or leave a message in the COMMENTS area on the MMSA site.

Send your art by April 29th to:

Honi Chassin

PO Box 142

Freedom, NY 14065

"WOW COLOR" SPRING Postcard Swap - Postmark by Wednesday, April 24th

by hhc

Hello Mail Art Swappers,

I took a little time off, so please be patient as I get back into the swing of things ;)

by hhc

Here is an opportunity to use your wildest (or mildest) colors to create some early Spring cheer. For this challenge, participants may use various mediums, subjects and techniques. Some ideas might be COLLAGE, PAINT, RUBBER STAMPING, TORN PAPERS, GELLI PLATE PRINTING, PHOTO'S, combinations, etc.

Participants, Create 1 - 4 post cards to be exchanged with swap partners. Include as many self-address labels as the number of pieces you send in. Be sure to put your contact information and the name of the swap on the back of each post card. We're still adhering to the 4" x 6" size. Larger art, if sent unprotected or in large envelopes,, may require additional postage.