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Mail ARt-Week 26 (Naked)

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Group:Amazing Mail ART
Swap Coordinator:wolfeagle (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Miscellaneous  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:3
Location:Regional - USA
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:June 28, 2013
Date items must be sent by:July 6, 2013
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

This week is themed. The theme is NAKED Mail. You will have 2 partners and you will send each of them, one naked object (meaning not in an envelope or box, or wrapped...just send it as is) You could choose to send a ball, an art supply item, a toy, a shoe, candy, whatever you want.....as long as you send it ...NAKED. This is a USA only.

Edited 6/13...I changed this from 3 to 2 partners.

Naked Mail art

I am challenging myself to create 365 pieces of mail art this year. It basically boils down to 1 piece of mail art, each day, for an entire year. Now, that can be done, one piece every day or 7 pieces done on Saturdays, or 30 done on one weekend, or however a person wishes to do it with the goal of 365 by years end.

This swap, helps to get some of the mail art created, in to circulation. You will have 3 partners, and you will send each person, one piece of mail art. It is sender's choice on what type of mail art is sent. I personally like postcards, as they are very artistic and can be mailed for less postage, but anything goes. ;)

The mail art being sent for this swap, can be any type of mail art. It can be a handmade postcards, decorated envelopes, ATC's, zines, bookmarks, anything sent as naked mail...like a rubber chicken, a disposable camera, or a rubber ball (Yes, you can send balls through the mail).

Your mail art can be made using any mediums, like painting, fabric, collaged, illustrated or hand drawn, beaded, or mixed media using some combination of mediums, etc. You can choose to number your art for the year like 1/2013...2/2013, etc or not. It can also be any size or shape...as long as you include enough postage on it......it's your art so it's up to you...just be creative and have fun!

I may do some weekly themes, if you have any ideas, just let me know in the comments section. You may participate in 1 swap, or every weeks, just join in when you can.....

Please have a filled out pofile and no recent unexplained low ratings. Please be kind and rate your partners.

Discussion

Jess12 06/24/2013 #

This may be a silly question, but are we supposed to decorate the item before sending it 'naked' or are we just sending the item completely as is?

wolfeagle 06/24/2013 #

No need to decorate it, but you can if you want to. The actually act of mailing it, is what makes it art. And that's totally not a silly question. ;)

AmyMarie 07/ 3/2013 #

Just returned from mailing my naked items. I apologize for not being able to get postage stamps - the postal person did the metered mail sticker instead. It was my first time mailing naked items so I went to the window. She was very cool and talked about how a lady had mailed plush/stuffed bears without a box. Glad to know my post office doesn't hassle about the bigger, weirder mailart stuff!!

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