Dragan Jukic, Germany and Robert Znajomski, Poland

Dragan Jukic

Robert Znajomski

Dragan lives in Bad Aibling, Germany.  The "X" in the eye and the two lines coming out of the skull are actually staples. Very cool skull.
Robert lives in Leczna, Poland. He collaged a photo of a skull onto the background then used a marker (Sharpie) for the border. The border really makes the skull appear dimensional.

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY 2013

 

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY 2013  

It’s time for the THIRD ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE SKULL

The third annual Skull Appreciation Day event will take place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 31 May 2013 from 6 pm – 9 pm, at the The International Museum of Surgical Science.

On 4 June, Mail Art entries will move to Design Cloud . Where it will be on view during the evening.

Show your appreciation for skulls. Send your entry as soon as possible as we have a short deadline this year.

All entries will be exhibited in the museum during the event.

Send your Mail Art to:

 Skull Appreciation Day Mail Art
c/o Vanessa Ruiz
1033 W. 14th Place Unit 220
Chicago, IL 60608
USA


Format:
Standard postcard size – 4” x 6” (10.5 cm x 14.8 cm)
 Please include your information on the reverse: name, address, e-mail address, website/blog if any.

 Family Friendly please
DEADLINE: 
28 May 2013

No fee, no jury, no return, after the exhibit, works will be documented on the blog –
http://Skullappreciationdaymailart.blogspot.com

Skull Appreciation Day, Mail Art appreciation.

The exhibit runs until the beginning of July. There's a closing exhibit party on 8 July 2011. I'll take photos and post them shortly afterwards.  It's been an exciting experience which we hope to repeat next year. We had 49 artists submit over 55 + pieces of work, from 18 different countries. The response by artists and by the public was wonderful. I have to confess one omission, I somehow skipped a scan of the work of Claudio Gavino from Milan, Italy. I can't image how I did that, but a his work is on view and much appreciated. Sono così spiacente, Claudio.  See you in a few weeks with more venue views. Thank you one and all. Grazie, Merci, Gracias, Вы, Σας ευχαριστούμε,Danke, ありがとう, Dank u,

Ryosuke Cohen, Osaka, JAPAN

BRAIN CELL 788
These are two halves of a single sheet of paper, which didn't fit on my scanner. They are one of the fabulous Brain Cells that Ryosuke has been sending out for many years. Read all about him and his project here 
and here at his official web site.

A very fascinating project and we always love receiving one for our mail art calls. 

Carla Cryptic, Berkely, California, USA

Carla is a very active mail artist and this card is very interesting with stitched lines, a skull charm, illustration, a lot to take in. You can see more of her here.

Natalia Rachanova, Saransk, Mordovia, RUSSIA

Natalia's skull has a forest of ideas, I think. The moon and stars live inside. What an evocative skull image.  The address side was interesting, also.  I couldn't find a web site for Natalia, but maybe she'll supply one after she reads this blog post.

Anonymous, Ft Bragg, California, USA

 This entry is shaped like a skull. I scanned it against a green background. The artist didn't give his or her name so I don't know who it is, BUT they did identify as being part of the Lost Coast Culture Machine.  We're pleased that members participated in this Mail ARt call.

This is made from wood! A think layer of wood with paper. Nice construction and made it through the mail perfectly.

Carolyn King, Fort Bragg, California, USA

 Carolyn is associated with the Lost Coast Culture Machine.  They do lots of interesting exhibits and activities. Wish it wasn't so far away from where I am. I like the irregular shapes of these entries.

Annette Jarvie, Mendocino, California, USA

 These two lovely cards came from Annette, who is a member of the Lost Coast Culture Machine. An Artists' collective that you can learn more about here.  If you're in the neighborhood, drop in and see them. The Machine looks very interesting.

Kapree Clark, Ephraim, Utah, USA

 Kapree describes her materials and processes on the reverse of these cards. She used handmade paper, acrylic paint, rubber stamps, and all to such too ends.

 You can consult with Kapree on her blog here.
She will tell you very cool stuff.  The rubber stamps are from http://SmearedInk.com

Aren't these really attractive pieces?

Mimi Regelson, Richmond, Virginia, USA

 Mimi made her entries using old postcards.

She used the reverse on one, so it's intriguing. What's the message?

Douglas Galloway, Cherry Valley, California USA

ceremonial mask

Here's one of Douglas' fine interesting photos. You can see more of his work in his Etsy shop, here.

Amuldo, Gouda, The NETHERLANDS

A scary good skull. We like the expression on it, very much. I think it needs a good caption. Got one for it. You can see more about Amuldo here.

Daniel Boyer, Houghton, Michigan, USA

 Daniel always sends very unique pieces of Mail Art to calls. This one is quite fun.

His envelope arrived with an over abundance of postage stamps, more that was necessary, making it a very valuable collage in it's own right.

Pedro Bericat, Zaragosa, SPAIN

Pedro sent this to us with as an invitation to participate in his project. Maybe there's a skull in there somewhere. Can you find it? Here's his project site.

Heloisa Sonaglio, Porto Alegre, BRAZIL

Heloisa gives us a multi-layered image.  Very mysterious.

Zlatko Krstevski, Prilep, MACEDONIA

This drawing has me wondering? Is this fish large? Did it swallow a skull? Am I reading too much into this? It's really nice to have received mail from Macedonia. You can connect with Zlatko here.

Karen Wood, Big Bear Lake, California, USA

The very spatial background pattern puts this skully image right up front. Check out the eye holes!  Cool work. More on Karen at http://artmajeur.com/metalart

Snappy, Victoria, BC, CANADA

 Snappy found many skull images to include in this collage piece. The address side continued the theme. What fun! You can see more Snappy here.

Wenchkin, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

 This entry by Wenchkin has sort of a Day of the Dead feeling to it. Very decorative.

This card has so many layers to it. Lots to see and absorb. The devil and angels skulls, the skull within a skull. The skeletal arms drawing, love it.

You can find out more about Wenchkin here.