Heebee Post #865 - "E" Ambassade D'Utopia - Guivry - France

 The elegance of refined Mail Artist "E" is very distinctive and attractive. The "Ambassade D'Utopia" is a master of good taste with a wild sophisticated roguishness, in the universe of Mail Art and I was quite delighted to discover this humorous dark beauty in the mail box.  E's trademark colors are always a spectacular red and black and usually involve a skull of that theme - see it blown up behind the foreground subject? His cavalier style includes that Ray Johnson Bunny Head Artistamp with the Ambassador's title upon it. Very tasteful!

The harmonious simplicity of the reverse side features an interesting Address stamping and a cool "UTOPIA - Local Post"  rubber stamping, which I like the notion of. Thank you very much Monsieur E - I love the card and shall be visiting the realm of "Utopia" very soon!  "E" Ambassade D'Utopia Mail Art site. 

Heebee Post #864 - Jan Theuninck - Belgium

 Looks like the Belgian Painter and Poet, Jan Theuninck,  is the first Mail Artist to set off the Spy Alarm here in Heebee Jeebeeland.  His "Cloud Sucker" is some kind of "Secret installation", where the clouds are employed as spying devices. Very clever and sneaky! Great card Jan!

This is Jan's debut in the 4th Dimension and he "rung the bell" pretty loudly! We love a good sense of unusual humor and this card fits right in there. Thanks for joining in Jan.  I wish you had included an address - perhaps you could email it to me - I would like to reciprocate. Thanks again.

Heebee Post #863 - Frips - Ghent - Belgium

 Some artists have an aura that becomes somehow intertwined within their Mail Art. Those that have exchanged postal creations with Frips over the years know of what I speak about.  Touch that postcard in brief study and feel the subtle vibe of postal essence she includes. The Belgian postage that hangs over the edges is one of Frips' endearing trademarks.  

And happy Autumn to you dear Frips.  I thank you very much flux girl - love your stuff! I have just sent something off to you. And thanks for the good Autumn vibes! See you soon in the post! She has one of the most popular Mail Art sites there is: FRIPS MAIL ART

Heebee Post #862 - Bolderaja Group - Riga - Latvia

 I've never received anything from Latvia before so, I am delighted to try to understand exactly what is going on here.  Evidently, the "Gift Card" from 'Freeport of Riga' is a sarcastic parody.  The Bolderaja Group is completely against filling up the sea near the Lighthouse with concrete and sand   I explain this because I had been confounded by it myself for a short while. Check out their website to know what I am talking about. Avantport .

 Okay,now we are talking turkey.  I wish I would have received this a little earlier - now I will have to hustle to make something for it on time. Are they intending to exhibit in the Lighthouse there? Rather vague on details but, I'm sending something anyway!

Mail Art from Latvia is peculiar in a very interesting way.  The Mail Art call is in protest to the "Fill the Sea" project put together by the Latvian Government. Thank you very much - I'll be seeing you guys in the mail very soon.

Heebee Post #861 - Stan Askew - Pasadena, California - USA

 Wow! Stan's use of photography and mixed media is always a ponderous brew of cerebral entertainment.  This current postcard certainly keeps up with that curiously powerful formula. Great Mail Art Stan!

 The opposite side of the card features an angry, glaring Robo-a-go-go and another with a set of "Boxcar" knuckles - served on a bed of dark 1 cent "Tiffany" postage.  The simultaneous graduation of degree of anger and value of U.S. dollars should be noted as well - it adds to it nicely. Like some form of  redeemable  'Butt-Kicking' stamps.

Also included in Stan's 'fun pack' was this incredible vintage (circa 1930s) linen souvenir folding postcard set of 18 images. As you can see here - this is a Fred Harvey publication. Let me just talk about Fred Harvey (1835 - 1901) for a moment. He was a grand entrepreneur of the American Southwest and is credited for having the first restaurant chain "The Harvey House Lunch Rooms".  He brought new, higher standards of civility and dining to the rough region known as the "Wild West". His name is also made famous by the 1946 motion picture "The Harvey Girls" about his legendary waitresses, starring Cyd Charisse, Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury. The Film won the Oscar for best Song "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". Judy Garland is a goddess in this movie.

The Harvey Houses were constructed along the train routes and were immediate sensations. Here, enclosed in the packet is one of many  testy looking bridges the railroad had to build to traverse the harsh topography of Arizona.

The reverse side of the packet shows the colors to be still vibrant after all these years - Fred Harvey's (Detroit Publishing Co's) "Phostint" technique postcards are cherished by collectors all over the world.

The Askew 'Postal Mothership' that contained all the goodies. I see that x-ray skeletal hand has a wedding ring. It appears as if the hand is throwing out a few charms of the talisman variety as if to read a fortune! Thanks Stan, I am diggin' your stuff! I just sent something to you this morning - see ya in the mail my old friend. Find more of Stan's work here: Photo Askew. 

Heebee Post #860 - RCBz - Saint Clown, Minnesota - USA

 Yipes! Stripes! Wandering down the Op-Art Isle with Roy can be a real 'Adventure in Stripe-itecture'.  Roy's clean look here is completely awash in the versatile black noodles. A starkly beautiful look. Nice one Roy!

Nice of Roy to drop in for a 4th Dimension visit, as this is the obvious home for this kind of Art. You, dear reader, have read me rave about Roy's work more than once - and he is not to disappoint with this piece. And check out the rarely seen vintage postage adorning this page. Thank you Roy, for more fabulous work from the alchemy of your postcard Lab. See ya in the mail.

Heebee Post #859 - Uli Grohmann - Munster - Germany

 Uli's postcard is actually a small (6" x 4") piece of fine particle board - like a small, quality cigar box lid. I also like the "Monkey Puzzle" that has a distinctive Dada flavor to it.  This is a terrific piece of mail art folks!

Uli's interesting revolutionist "Che", atop the pile, now organizing Mail Artists around the world to have "Victory through Fluxus". Wouldn't it be fun to have some cigars from the Fluxus Cigar Box?  Maybe accompanied by a Whiskey glass, two rocks, half filled with a fine Kentucky concoction? Thanks for this interesting Boardcard Uli - love it - and see you in the Mail!

Heebee Post # 858 - Connie Jean - Titusville, Florida - USA

 Injury as Mail Art? Connie Jean thought she should give it a try after, evidently, breaking or spraining her wrist, according to the copy picture seen above.  Therefore, the "Do Not Bend" sticker has a humorous relevancy to it. This is a large (A4) sized work with happy fingers waving at us. I see the "Nice trip" printed onto the palm - yeah, she must have fallen! I hope she can get by with one arm for a while.

Nice to see Connie Jean back in Heebee Jeebeeland. Great place to heal up while having some fun. Thanks for the mail art and for the update on your health CJ.  I hope you get back in the saddle again soon.  Connie Jean's Mailus Artus..

Heebee Post # 857 - Nostrils - Greensboro, North Carolina - USA

 Humbly bow before the Super Snoz. This card is an excellent study of the human nose, but is entertainment? I'll leave that decision up to you, dear viewer. Meanwhile, I'm going outside to sniff the wonderful Northwest air. I have a new outlook on smells because of this card and I thank you for that. Anyway, I'm going out smelling stuff today.

A rather austere postcard that is actually an advertisement for Nostrils website where, evidently, you can hear or make playlists - not exactly certain about that. The Happy Face seen here says: "Listen to NOSTRILS or your life will be meaningless". Okay, alright with the big boast already - can it really be true? Well, thanks for the card - I'll not be sending something to you - no address on the card! Here is the listening site: Nostrils soundings.

Post #856 (Doesn't indicate but, I'm going to guess) - USA

 "Hmmm......".  Well, I said it and I meant it. This superb,  darkly sweet postcard is quite enchanting in it's spectral cheerfulness.  I'm going to guess that the mysterious mail artist is Cara in Huntsville, Alabama. Fantastic job whoever!  The oddly quaint eyes on the gleeful skull are actually 3-D and roll around when you are holding this little prize in your hands. I do have a fondness for beguiling things - love this card!

Huh? Been reading too many books lately? Looks like somebody has been. Up here in the Northwest part of the USA, where it it is heavy duty logging country -  somebody would be yelling "Tiiiimmmberrrrr"!   (A warning to those close by that a big tree is being cut down and falling ). Book Spirit-a-go-go!  So, if this entertaining card is from Cara in H-ville, thank you very much indeed and I shall be sending something interesting to you in the very near future. If this is not Cara - Great job! - But, I can't send something to you.

Heebee Post #855 - Rat Mail (Mamie Blair) - Kamloops, British Columbia - Canada

 This sinister looking fellow, sent in by Rat Mail, seems to be having some crazy fun on his exercise bike, complete with a high velocity outboard motor and Moose skull(?).  I wish I could enjoy such abandoned merriment (go, man go!). This remarkable linocut print is large (A4)  and nonconforming in it's great 'happy-sad' effect. Super work Mamie!

The little innocent envelope that actually unfolded into the 'Skele-Biker' . I also noticed that this envelope has been stepped on along the way - see the footprint? What form of Postal tenderness is that?  Ah well, what can you do? Thank you very much Mamie and I shall be seeing you in the mail quite soon. Rat Mail site.

Heebee Post #854 - Valery Shimanovsky - Nizhekamsk, Tartarstan - Russia

 What a beauty! Folks, this a mighty piece of Mail Art and I am sure glad to have it and shall hang it near my art bench. Valery has captured the great sense of world belonging - as if the planet were united through Mail Art.  Moreover, it is in the classic rabbit head (Thanks Ray Johnson) shape, declaring that it is the 9th of 10 created and, best of all, it boasts "Test Tower" on it's nose! I tip my hat to you Valery. Can't take my eyes off it! An accomplishment to remember!

 Some notable features on the reverse side. That "Mail Art from Russia" rubber stamping has good amusement power to it and that stamping under it.............

I thought that outlandish looking little ink stamping warranted a bit closer view. I wish I could understand Cyrillic to know what the 'Angel with a star' is doing there and what it is commemorating. Why do these things fascinate me so much?  Anyway, thanks very much Valery, this card really made my day! I'll be hatching up something splendid for you in the mail very soon. Love this card! Valery's Mail Art.

Heebee Post #853 - Cracker Jack Kid - Hancock, New Hampshire - USA

 An interesting combo of photos but, it is difficult to tell just what exactly the Kid had in mind here because some kind of sticker must have come off over the right side of the lips - leaving it ripped, with those nice lips being torn off.  You can tell, if you peer closely, the right side of those lips have been repaired by a hasty moi and Photoshop. It's still cool, even if we will never know what the extraordinary Kid was trying to do here.

The Crackerjack Kid put together this stupendous puzzle of fun. It is perfect for the Jamboree here, in the 4th Dimension. Only a day or two left before the Jamboree is over and a big surprise is in store for you, dear reader. Stay tuned. The Kid can really put a spell of magic over his creations. And so, the legend of the Crackerjack Kid continues to blossom and grow. He is a pillar of good vibes! Thanks very much and see ya in the mail!

Heebee Post #852 - Art Tower (Gunter Schwind) - Aschaffenburg - Germany

 A big ol' Blue Momba! She's going to open up her big shiny yellow eyes and shriek: "Ooogie Boogie"! Cousin Arty sends in this, although currently in a calm state, frightening visage. Can't wait until she wakes up! I must also add that this postcard is perfectly laminated - making a beautiful art package

Nice to have cousin Arty as our guest on this fantastic "Indian Summer" day. I am really liking that interesting Tortoise and the little ones on the portraits eyes too.  Nice hunk of mail art old buddy, thanks very much. I have a little hunk of Post Kunst on it's way to A-Burg now! Art Tower's Mail Art.

Heebee Post #851 - Theo Nelson - Calgary, Alberta - Canada

 "Blue Bark'd Snowy Mountain Trees", sent in by Theo, marks that soon it shall be much colder as Summer breathes it's last breaths. And what a grand summer it was here, in the Northwest. Over Two solid months of zero rain. That folks, is a record! But I digress. Man, it sure is luxuriously green in Alberta!

Theo captures the change in season nicely with his poetic observations.  Is there really such a thing as blue bark'd snowy mountain trees? Sure would be fun to see. Thanks Theo, be seeing ya in the mail. Theo's site: Whimsy and Colour.