My Mail-Friend Superhero

Over the last 2 months I've been trading mail with an IOUMA member known as "I'm a Superhero and I can Fly and Shit". I've finally gotten around to photographing/scanning some of the works. I think it speaks for itself and, therefore, I encourage you to spend some time with it. Thank you.


Zombiesemics
By Superhero

Madonna without Child and PoemBy Superhero Aug.8, 2011

Zombie Book 1 (Front)
By Superhero July 30, 2011

Zombie Book 1 (Back)
By Superhero July 30, 2011

(Superhero, I hope I have the titles correct. Let me know if I don't.)

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I Get Cool Mail Pt. 2

This I received from a fellow Canadada mail-artist, Carl, from Peterborough. They are images Xeroxed from "The Metabolic Notebooks".
A good mail day it was indeed.
Hmmm...maybe I need to change the name of this blog...nah...

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I Really Get Some Cool Mail Somedays...

...like this:


This is the first "stuffy" I have ever received in the mail from my mail pal, Diane, in Illinois. And, in case you are wondering, no, it was not in an envelope. It came as is, as you will see in the next photo (which is why it is so cool):

The Boychild was so impressed, that he felt he should have it.
Hands of my "stuffy", Kiddo.

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Wise Words

Did you ever have a saying that just resonates with you? My mum always use to have one that she used to say to me (in Dutch, of course); "every sock needs an old shoe". To me, this meant, there was always someone out there for someone else. Great.
Which brings me to something that was said to me the other day by my most favorite cousin, who was in visiting from New Mexico. We were suppose to meet for coffee and breakfast, but our plans were waylaid by unforeseen circumstances.
I was telling my cousin how sorry I was that I would miss her time around. She told me that there was a saying about such circumstances; "If you wanted to make god laugh, tell him you plans." Wonderful.
This definitely will be in my thoughts anytime things don't go as planned.

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The Battle of Hogwarts Lives on My Coffee Table.

I have a really lovely glass coffee table in my livingroom. But, unlike most coffee tables, which house very expensive coffee table books, mine does not.


What it does house is a Hogwarts Castle. A Lego Hogwarts Castle.


This would probably be enough to cause a cardiac arrest to any number of interior designers; I can just imagine Colin and Justin busting through my front door and accusing me of a number of interior faux pas, especially having a plastic castle plonked on such a lovely coffee table in the middle of my living room (to be *truthful*, there was a time I wanted a "home heist", but not now.).


"Hogwarts" has been living on my coffee table since the Boychild built it at Christmas. I kept thinking it would eventually be moved down to his Lego table in the basement (silly me.).


I have to admit, it has grown on me. Whenever I'm on the phone, I sometimes find myself adding and moving around the "minifigs" to my own amusement (The Boychild will move them back to their "proper" places.). It's become a silent game of sorts between us. I suppose he'll eventually get fed up and remove it to the downstairs out of my clutches.
But, as I write this, "Hogwarts" remains steadfast.


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Toronto's First Postoffice

... A must visit for the postally inclined...




For Doors Open Toronto, I finally had the pleasure of visiting Toronto's First Postoffice with my family. Now, I know what your thinking; it's probably along the lines of "why would I send something through the post when it can just be just as easily be emailed?" It's faster, I'll give you that, but there is something of a personal nature that email lacks.



My son, who also wonders sometimes about his Mum's Mail obsession, found the activity of writing with a quill and ink letter engaging.



He especially liked how his letter could be folded into an envelope and sealed with wax. "Just like in Harry Potter!" he exclaimed happily.

Toronto's First Post Office is open 7 days a week (!) and is located at 260 Adelaide Street East in Toronto

free art.: Urban Exploration

This is a Group-Blog I got invited to join through the IUOMA. Worth a peek. Here is one of three photos I submitted. You'll have to visit them to check out the rest;0)

free art.: Urban Exploration: "Police Activity; Chase Me, Mommy!; St. George-YUS line; Three Urban Exploration Submissions by Louise Kiner @ My iPod is My Sketchbook !"

Test

Ok Blogpress. Why are you not working for me?! Blech.


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A Whole Whack of Mail...

...to be sent off, now that everything "postal wise" is back to normal. You could say, I'm one happy girl (or you could say, I kind of obsessed, which would be true as well.). - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

TARDIS Take Away Coffee Cup

TARDIS Take Away Coffee Cup
Originally uploaded by Louise Kiner

My "Tardis Take Away Coffee Cup" has the distinct honor of winning the Coffee and All That Jazz "Art Cup" contest.

A good payoff for a few hours spent playing with a new set of Copic Markers.

Gallifrey, here we come.

From Boo

As of midnight, last night, Canada Post is on strike. Sad state of affairs for the mail-artists and Etsy/Artfire craft sellers in this country.

But, what came in under the wire that cheered my soon to be mail-art drenched soul? This wonderful card from Boo, as part of "Mail-art 365". Thank you, Boo! It will be my beacon of hope that this strike doesn't last too long!


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I Survived The Lego Store Grand Opening...

...and lived to tell the tale...



Ha! What some parents, including moi, won't do for their children...wait in long line-ups on the opening weekend of the Lego Store at Sherway Gardens. I have always taken the attitude that nothing was worth waiting in a long line for; concert tickets, sales, amusement park rides, etc. Well, you get the picture. Not until this weekend anyway. My son, who is quite the Lego-maniac, had been counting down the days when this Mecca of brick-topia would be opening, so how could we disappoint? And so, we wait in line. Not an easy task. One of the staff had noticed my son was having difficulties waiting; she spoke to him, and, I guess, spoke to a supervisor. She kindly let him jump the cue. I couldn't thank her enough.
He quickly picked out his Lego kits he'd been saving for and gave them to Dad who lined up to pay.
So, I followed him around for the next hour (yes, that's how long the line up was to pay), while he excitedly wandered from place to place looking at all that was offered.


There was some very cool displays; my favorite being the Lego biker girl (above)
and the Lego sushi (below).


The staff were incredibly nice and answered all my son's queries. He's very excited about joining their builder's club. I'm excited that they have bricks in Tardis blue (but, I will get them another day.).
So, was all this worth the line-ups and madness? I just had to look at the Boychild's face to see it was.


"Hey Mom! This looks like you!"

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Cool 'zines...

...and so I open my mailbox very tentatively...



...expecting the same old, same old as I've been getting the last few days. You know, bills and junkmail, etc. etc. It's been one of those weeks mail-wise, which means the mail-gods and goddess' are telling me I need to make and send off more mail-art.
I've been a bit on the lazy side of late...but I did post 3 items yesterday, so that should merit some kind of postal goody, shouldn't it? And, it does...



...a very colourful envelope containing these very cool 'zines made by my Twitter friend, Jessica, of the fine blog Nature's My Friend, which I implore you all to check out. "Mountains Made Of Fur", I know she had made when she and I were both suffering with tendonitis at the same period of time. Her "tweets" about creating it inspired me to make my "Canadian Space Agency Artist Trading Cards" (as seen below; it could be done on a computer with Photoshop or whatever.).



"Who? Hoo!" is filled with her delicate, yet bold drawings of one of my favorite creatures on this planet (there's a reason why Harry Potter had an owl and not a rat. No offense to the rats. Really.). I also love the surprise centres of both 'zines and how they fold out. Really clever.

Well, Jessica, you've done it again and inspired me!

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Bathysphere; You Are A Thing of Beauty.

I saw this beauty while out on a drive last Tuesday night. A real bathysphere! Now, what one would do with a bathysphere these days is the big question.

But, next to my own personal dirigible, this is the gift for me.



Splendid!


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