Thursday, April 30, 2009

No. 127 Three A-gnawing Stix







Three A-gnawing Stix, 3 beaver-chewed sticks from Quabbin Reservoir in fireplace matches tube
Sent as mail art to Steve Random, USA

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

No. 126 They Label Me


They Label Me, handwritten poem, graphite on notebook paper, signed -homeless poet, 2009
Created in celebration of Nos Obras Otros, new blog of David-Baptiste Chirot

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

No. 125 self-portrait for Jose


Self-portrait holding work by Jose Nogueira, Brazil
Sent as Mail Art to Jose(as requested)
NOT FOR SALE

No. 124 photos for Hayer


Photomontage for Dr Jeffrey Hayer, Greenfield Massachusetts, orthopedic surgeon who created MY hot pink cast used in Flux-Ray-Di-Us Casting Call (for Naked Post Show @ Struts Gallery, Canada)
NOT FOR SALE

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

No. 123 BECOMING

BECOMING, text with glitter and paint, 2009
Created for What Future? Creativa 2009, Comune di Rignano Sull'Arno, ITALIA
NOT FOR SALE

Saturday, April 11, 2009

No. 122 Off The Grid


Off The Grid, handwritten poem, graphite on notebook paper,
signed homeless (poet) still

No. 121 Why Wait Until Death


Why Wait Until Death, hand-written poem, graphite on notebook paper,
signed homeless poet
Made into a postcard and mailed Queens Museum of Art Book About Death show, 2009

Thursday, April 9, 2009

No. 120 Pink Cast with autographs


Pink Cast with artists' names, signatures, drawings, and artistamps
Created from my cast for Naked Post Mail Art Show at Struts Gallery in Canada

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

No. 119 DIVINE CREATION, We Swirl And We Twirl

DIVINE CREATION, We Swirl And We Twirl, silver paint and white pencil text, holographic ellipse, gold metallic paint and glitter, 2009
Created for FACCIAMOCI LA NOSTRA BIENNALE! Biennale di Venezia virtual,
da Claudio Romeo il 5 Aprile 2009 in Idee e progetti per DodoDada

No. 118 WE ARE ONE

WE ARE ONE, There Are No Others, silver metallic paint and white pencil text,
gold foil ellipse, gold metallic paint and glitter, 2009
Created for Turin Book Fair/Italo Calvino Municipal Library Mail Art Exhibit,
"The Others and I"
NOT FOR SALE

Monday, April 6, 2009

No. 117 HE'S ONLY ONE MAN, God Bless




HE'S ONLY ONE MAN, God Bless, altered calendar page with text by homeless poet/Tarantino.
Created for "transforMAtions", mail art project collaboration of Vittore Baroni and CSG (Udine, Italy) for "Visions of a Visionary", to remember works of Piermario Ciani, who held courses at the CSG.
NOT FOR SALE

Sunday, April 5, 2009

No. 116 FREED OM LOVE


FREED OM LOVE, text and glitter, created for 'Emancipation' Mail Art Project in Berlin, GERMANY
NOT FOR SALE

No. 115 SALT


SALT, empty tube of sea salt, sent as Mail Art to Art Gallery ATREBATES, ITALIA
NOT FOR SALE

Thursday, April 2, 2009

No. 114 TOTEM INDEPENDENCE, collage

Totem Independence, Christine Tarantino, collage with cut-paper word(Independence), metallic markers, craypas, and glitter, 2009
Created for Ambassador Waliur Rahman/Independence Day Art Show, April 17th in Dhaka
NOT FOR SALE
"17th April is very important to us. In 1971, when the country was fighting for Independence, the first exile Government was formed on 17th April 1971 at Meherpur, Bangladesh. To mark that auspicious day, Bangladesh Heritage Foundation is going to organize an art show with participation of 27 artists from 17 countries."
--Rafique Sulayman, Curator & Member
Bangladesh Heritage Foundation