Orange Spiral Arts

February Visual Journal Collective Meeting-Mail Art Postcards

Greetings!

Thank you for visiting. I am happy that you are here.

This post is a summary of the February Visual Journal Collective meeting at the Minnesota Center for the Book Arts.

We created mail art postcards, and it was a blast! 

If you are curious to learn more about the history of mail art, this Mail art Wikipedia page is an interesting read!

I have had a love of mail art since I first learned of it in the 1990s. I have always loved stationery, cards, and handwritten letters. Now that I am a mixed media artist, the idea of combining art, collage, stamps, and ephemera into "good mail" really makes me feel happy!

I am pleased to spread the joy to the participants at our February Visual Journal Collective meeting.

Here are some samples of Mail Art I have received or created. Mail art is fun for everyone. No artistic experience required. Almost anything goes, so it's all about freedom to play and create without any pressure.

Supplies

Paper and cardboard

Tape, Stickers, Labels, Paint Scraper

Rubber Stamps, Ink Pads

Artful Labels and Stickers

(Thank you Mary Ann Moss and Roben-Marie Smith)

A good ol' cereal box, or a sheet of 140 lb. watercolor paper makes for a great substrate for your postcards.

Mail Art Postcards in the Making

(Chris from StumblingOverChaos)

(Beth, playing with color, comics, and luggage stickers)

(TJ of Studio Mailbox, working on pre-cut cereal box postcards)

(Molly of The Found Art Walk, and Kathy, having some fun!)

(Karen, using a glue brush to add texture over her scraped paint)

(Here's Chris' awesome postcard stamp from Paper Source.)

I didn't catch everyone's creativity in action, but here are some of the results.

(Mail Art postcards by Beth)

(Super fast mail art postcards by Chris)

(Mail Art postcard by Chris)

(Mail Art postcards by Karen)

(Mail Art postcards by Kathy)

(Mail Art postcards by Molly)

(Mail Art postcard by Kara)

(Mail Art postcards by Catherine of Storyslices, LLC, and Kara's mom-I love it when mothers and daughters create together!!)

(Mail Art postcards by TJ)

(Mail Art postcards by Briana)

SUMMARY

I hope you feel inspired and empowered to create something fun and send it through the mail. We all could use some happy mail that is not a bill or a boring advertisement. Would you agree?

For the USPS standard postcard sizes are as follows:

Minimum: 3 1/2 x 5 inches

Maximum: 4 1/4 x 6 inches

Current postcard postage is $ .35

First class mail letter is $ .47

Enjoy! Make art! Spread color, love, light, and personal stories.

Blessings to you,

Briana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 Monthly Creativity and Expressive Arts Workshops in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hello To Wonderful You!

Thank you for reading this today.

I am excited to announce a new, monthly workshop series being offered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

These workshops are scheduled at the colorful, spacious, and easy to get to Rachel Greenhouse Agency.

In this quiet Minneapolis neighborhood, there's plenty of street parking, so no worries there!

And on days when the Minnesota weather is comfortable, there's even an outdoor patio!

The workshops are scheduled mostly on the FIRST SUNDAY of each month (except where noted as Saturday).

Dates and Time 1:00pm-4:00pm

March 4^th

April 7^th (Saturday)

May 6^th

June 3^rd

July 7^th (Saturday)

August 5^th

September 8^th (Saturday)

October 7^th

November 4^th

December 2^nd

Please mark your calendars and reserve your spot well in advance. 

One of the benefits of these workshops is the small group size. A limited number of spots (up to 12) allows for more individual attention, as well as a more intimate setting for sharing personal stories, thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

These workshops are a unique offering of ritual, circling, connecting with mind, body, spirit, and soul, and mixed media art.

If you are feeling out of alignment and have a desire to feel more connected to your inner wisdom, your inner artist, your authentic self, and your tribe, these workshops are for you!

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This is not art therapy or psychotherapy. If you have experienced severe abuse of any kind, I recommend that you have the support of a professional therapist while attending these workshops. 

All supplies are provided for use at each workshop, except your journal/sketchbook. 

Please bring a Canson XL Mix Media spiral bound blank journal, size 9 in. x 12 in. 

Reserve Your Spot Today!

Please indicate in a Note to Seller or an email, which month you are reserving. Thank you.

$125 per person/ per workshop

For more detailed information about the workshops, click here.

“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.” 
― Osho