THANKS TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THESE NICE MAIL ART COLLECTION

Mittwoch, 31. Oktober 2007

No. 64 - arriving mail art "Sandwirth Hofer Tyrolean Energy Drink" from D. C. Spaulding (USA)




No. 64 - arriving mail art "Sandwirth Hofer Tyrolean Energy Drink" from D. C. Spaulding (USA) - a silhouetted postcard, another variation of his energy drink and the motto: "don't start a rebellion without it". Thank you very much.

No. 63 - arriving mail art "Fluxus Andreas Hofer" from Nico van Hoorn (Netherlands)




No. 63 - arriving mail art "Fluxus Andreas Hofer" from Nico van Hoorn (Netherlands) - the first "polaroid" portrait of Andreas Hofer; a digital variation together with a little image of Joseph Beuys. Thank you very much.

No. 62 - arriving mail art "Schluss mit Andreas Hofer - Es lebe hoch Klaus Störtebecker" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany)




No. 62 - arriving mail art "Schluss mit Andreas Hofer - Es lebe hoch Klaus Störtebecker" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany) - it seems to be the last mail art to this call from Ahlrich - what a pity - he has written: "Nun hat er sich breit genug gemacht bei uns im Norden"; Thank you very much for your whole serie.

Dienstag, 30. Oktober 2007

Samstag, 27. Oktober 2007

No. 61 - arriving mail art "hofer auf der insel" from Andrew Maximilian Niss (Germany)



No. 61 - arriving mail art "hofer auf der insel" from Andrew Maximilian Niss (Germany) - Maximilain has sent a kind of a triptychon which can be opened and telling a story about a found lead bullet - see pictures. Inside you can see the bullet, a picture of some old books with some collages on it, and on the left hand side a graphical image of Andreas Hofer. Thank you very much.


No. 60 - arriving mail art "Nuovo orizzonte X Andreas Hofer 07" from Marina Salmaso (Denmark)



No. 60 - arriving mail art "Nuovo orizzonte X Andreas Hofer 07" from Marina Salmaso (Denmark) - Marina has send a painted and collaged card with a big sized postage stamp with Andreas Hofer and a real cut-off wheel - a homeworkers tool. Thank you very much.

No. 59 - arriving mail art "Der Komandant schläft nicht" and "Es lebe die Freiheit" from Heike Sackmann (Germany)






No. 59 - arriving mail art "Der Komandant schläft nicht" and "Es lebe die Freiheit" from Heike Sackmann (Germany) - Heike has sent a really fast reply to both of my mail art call - the envelope is fitting to both calls, inside there were collages for each project - the socks collage you will find on my other blog: http://socks-stockings.blogspot.com/; the collage for the Hofer-project is a both sides collaged and painted card .
Thank you very much
see her page: http://www.heike-sackmann.de/
and her mail art blog: http://bzw-plus-n.blogspot.com/

Freitag, 26. Oktober 2007

... offering these two figures for a modify & return ...


... offering these two figures for a modify & return ... these are two of my new serie with Andreas Hofer Jackets - the little one is Michael Moore, the other one the ladylike Vulcanette (Bully Herbig) from the mouvie (T)raumschiff Surprise Periode I; let me know if you like to modify these little collartages.

... offering this for a modify & return ...


... offering this for a modify & return ... it should go to France, because there is already a valid postage stamp on it ... let me know in a comment, if you like to have this postcard ... it is one out of my new serie about Andreas Hofer Jackets ...

No. 58 - arriving mail art "postcard of the drunken hero" from Orfee Swerts (Belgium)




No. 58 - arriving mail art "postcard of the drunken hero" from Orfee Swerts (Belgium) - Orfee let Andreas have a party with drinking songs: "Cheerio cheerio, sing-a-long drinking songs with Andreas Hofer" Andreas Hofer is saying the words: "Partyyy The first puker's a loser" and "I won I didn't puke"; Thank you very much.

Donnerstag, 25. Oktober 2007

No. 57 - arriving mail art "Sandwirth Hofer Tyrolean Energy Drink" from D. C. Spaulding (USA)



No. 57 - arriving mail art "Sandwirth Hofer Tyrolean Energy Drink" from D. C. Spaulding (USA) - a funny transformation of an energy drink and some mottoes: "don't start a rebellion without it" and "drink Sandwirth Hofer for a refreshing taste of Freedom". wonderful and I wonder if the portrait is the artist himself? Who knows? Thank you very much.

No. 56 - arriving mail art "Napoléon - Andreas Hofer" from Servane Morel (Belgium)




No. 56 - arriving mail art "Napoléon - Andreas Hofer" from Servane Morel (Belgium) - another nice painting from Servane arrived today, a double Portrait of Napoleon and Andreas Hofer; thank you very much.
Servane has a mail art call about Charlie Chaplin:

No. 55 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer - ein neues Markenzeichen im Norden" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany)




No. 55 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer - ein neues Markenzeichen im Norden" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany) - another nice collage and painting Andreas Hofer is getting more and more a new landmark in the northern part of Germany. Thank you very much.

Dienstag, 23. Oktober 2007

No. 54 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer schaut über den abendlichen Deich" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany)




No. 54 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer schaut über den abendlichen Deich" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany) - another nice collage and painting how Andreas Hofer looks like in the northern part of Germany. Thank you very much.

Freitag, 19. Oktober 2007

No. 53 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer Pokuland" from Lothar Trott (Switzerland)



No. 53 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer Pokuland" from Lothar Trott (Switzerland) - Lothar has used a postcard from Miguel Jimenez (Spain) and recycled it with different collages into this mail art. Thank you very much.

No. 52 - arriving mail art " ? tu crees que debería rezar ?" from Daniela Lewin (Chile)




No. 52 - arriving mail art "? tu crees que debería rezar ? - do you think I should pray?" from Daniela Lewin (Chile) - a wonderful collage using a cut out of the praying Andreas Hofer as well as some nice drawings. Thank you very much.

No. 51 - arriving mail art "revolution exile Andreas Hofer 2" from Horst Baur (Germany)



No. 51 - arriving mail art "revolution exile Andreas Hofer 2" from Horst Baur (Germany) - a collage made out of old maps from Italy and Mantua, the place where Andreas Hofer were shot down. Thank you very much

Donnerstag, 18. Oktober 2007

No. 51 - arriving mail art "Planung für eine Andreas Hofer Allee" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany)



No. 51 - arriving mail art "Planung für eine Andreas Hofer Allee" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany) - Ahlrich seems to plan a new avenue in Ipwege in honour of Andreas Hofer. I hope he has a valid building license. Thank you very much.

arriving email attachement from Rain Rien Nevermind (USA)


arriving email attachement from Rain Rien Nevermind (USA) - Rain Rien Nevermind has sent me this via email - it looks a bit like a Andreas Hofer - Napoleon - Gesture, thats why I post it here. Well, I still prefer real snail mail - postcards to my call. Nevertheless thanks for it.

Mittwoch, 17. Oktober 2007

No. 50 - arriving mail art "Leute heute - heute in Pokuland Andreas Hofer Nr. 2" from Lothar Trott (Switzerland)



No. 50 - arriving mail art "Leute heute - heute in Pokuland Andreas Hofer Nr. 2" from Lothar Trott (Switzerland) - Lothar has sent a second variation of socks and an image of Andreas Hofer. (for the first see post No. 47) The local post office put a sticker on it. Thank you very much.

Dienstag, 16. Oktober 2007

No. 49 - arriving mail art "Barcode Andreas Hofer" from Scott Blake (USA)



No. 49 - arriving mail art "Barcode Andreas Hofer" from Scott Blake (USA) - the first individual mail art I got from Scott, great, one of his typical Art works, he is the master of barcode art. In this barcode you can see as well a slightly silhouette of the Andreas Hofer Portrait, just concentrate on the barcode. I like it very much. Thanks a lot.

No. 48 - arriving mail art "Ghosts of Hofer" from William L. Philyaw (USA)


No. 48 - arriving mail art "Ghosts of Hofer" from William L. Philyaw (USA) - a digital variation of a typial Andreas Hofer picture with the austrian postage stamp on it. Thank you very much.

see William's blogs: http://cutphoto.blogspot.com/



Montag, 15. Oktober 2007

No. 47 - arriving mail art "Leute heute - heute in Pokuland Andreas Hofer Nr. 1" from Lothar Trott (Switzerland)



No. 47 - arriving mail art "Leute heute - heute in Pokuland Andreas Hofer Nr. 1" from Lothar Trott (Switzerland) - Lothar has sent this nice combination of socks and images of Andreas Hofer, so it is fitting to both of my mail art calls. Thank you very much.

No. 46 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer calling..." from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany)


No. 46 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer calling..." from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany) - here the second participation from Ahlrich; Andreas Hofer is probably shouting "schickt mir mal ne Karte" (send a postcard) I can hear it clearly; Thank you very much.


Samstag, 13. Oktober 2007

No. 45 - arriving mail art "I want you for Tyrolean Army" from Servane Morel (Belgium)

No. 45 - arriving mail art "I want you for Tyrolean Army" from Servane Morel (Belgium) - Servane took a very dramatic drawing of the Andreas Hofer Monument at Bergisel-Innsbruck (Austria). Thank you very much.
Servane has a mail art call about Charlie Chaplin
see her blog: www.mailartpostal.canalblog.com

No. 44 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer ????" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany)



No. 44 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer ????" from Ahlrich van Ohlen (Germany) - a digtial variation with several Andreas Hofer pictures one over the others. Ahlrich explaining: "Andreas Hofer ???? aus nordeutscher Sicht unklar, aber vielschichtig. Vielleicht bringen wir noch Licht ins Dunkel". Thank you very much.

No. 43 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer stampsheet" from Ruud Janssen (Netherlands)









No. 43 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer stampsheet" from Ruud Janssen (Netherlands) - now Ruud was creating a kind of new postage stamp by using an old one with an Andreas Hofer portrait on it; it turned into the first official postage stamp from Socks Land. Sent in another colourful painted envelope. Really funny idea. He sent several more to use it for my next outgoing mail art. Thank you very much.

see many of Ruud's pages or blogs:
http://iuoma.blogspot.com

Freitag, 12. Oktober 2007

No. 42 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer" from Peter Backes (Germany)




No. 42 - arriving mail art "Andreas Hofer" from Peter Backes (Germany) - a really nice collaged art-work came today from Peter, it is a sliced Andreas Hofer and the rest of it was collaged backsides, together with an old map of Northern Italy, so that you can still see the typical silhouette of Andreas Hofer; thank you very much.