Ed Giecek. A frantic collage from this fellow Washingtonian!

Ed Giecek. Stamps.

Ed Giecek. A cool a.t.c.

Ed Giecek. An a.t.c. based on a carving.

Ed Giecek. The front of the envelope.

Ed Giecek. Reverse side.

Ed Giecek. The back of the a.t.c.

Ed Giecek. The back of the envelope. For some reason, my scanner can't pick up fluorescent colors so the "hot" looks pale pink when it should look bright orange. Go figure.

Quick update...

Took an hour or two and scanned in all of the recent submissions I'd received in the last couple weeks. Now, once again, the project is completely up to date.

We shall see how long it lasts!!!

Richard

Jim Leftwich... In the spirit of William Blake and other "illuminated" manuscripts comes this fascinating illustrated text image.

Jim Leftwich... The text without the image.

Jim Leftwich... Another illustrated text...

Jim Leftwich... In the spirit of William Blake and other "illuminated" manuscripts comes this fascinating illustrated text image.

Jim Leftwich... The unadorned text.

Jim Leftwich... Envelope stamper art...

Laura Barletta... A new creation from an old friend of the project. And if you haven't yet, be sure to check out Laura's own site here: Zaftig

Laura Barletta... The reverse side.

Jo Bennett. An interesting decorated envelope.

Jo Bennett... The back of the envelope.

Miriam Tagliati... A very cool image.

This is C. Z. Lovecraft's "Add and Pass" sheet after I had a go at it...

Laura Barletta. A new postcard from Laura!

Laura Barletta. The postal side.

C. Z. Lovecraft. An excellent A.T.C. (which I positioned next to the cool, blue card protector in which it was shipped...)

What I think Lovecraft (C. Z. not H. P.) does so well is take items that would not be spectacular on their own, and places them into a new context by mailing them. Receiving an envelope full of stickers, balloons, cut up adverts and images, and other bits and bobs makes you contemplate each item individually and without the aid of the environment in which they would normally exist. It's certainly a continuation of the "found object" school of art and one I particularly enjoy.

C. Z. Lovecraft. The back of the A.T.C.

C. Z. Lovecraft. An "Add and Pass" item (before I got my hands on it...)