Mail Me Art 2′s Winner for November – Mercedes Lagunas

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto

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The winning artist for November is Mercedes Lagunas, with her bold seaside-themed artwork. Mercedes has won a Nik Scarlett limited edition print and a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers. Take a look at more of Mercedes’ work at mercedeslagunas.com.

November’s submissions have been added to our Facebook and Flickr pages, as well as the website Gallery here.

The deadline for Mail Me Art 2 submissions is now 31st January 2010, so there is still time to send us your mail art! Check out how to submit artwork here.

Thank you again to everyone for the superb work that has been sent in to the project!

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New Deadline & Prizes!

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto

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The deadline for submissions to Mail Me Art 2 has been changed to 31st January 2010, due to the huge number of submissions we have been receiving.
For further information on sending mail art in to the project, click here.

Infectious have very generously donated two iPod Touch skins as prizes for December and January. One has been designed by Jon Burgerman, the other by Zeptonn. These will be sent to our winners along with the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers.

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Mail Me Art Online Shop now open!

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto

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Well, here it is at last! The original Mail Me Art project’s online shop is now open!

A selection of mail art submitted to the first Mail Me Art project can now be purchased here. Work currently for sale includes mail art by Alberto Cerriteno, Nick Deakin, Stephen Donnelly, Ryan Snook and more!

Due to the huge number of submissions that were received we are not able to have every piece available in the shop. We will be adding more artwork to the shop over time, but if there is a particular item of mail art (from the first project only) that you are interested in that is not listed in the shop, please email us.

You can also buy an exclusive signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers through the shop, which will come with a small piece of mail art included. This offer is only available when purchasing the book through us.

All artists whose work is sold will receive 70% from the sale of their artwork, less any fees incurred, as originally stated in the terms of the project. Payment will be sent through Paypal, so if you are an artist who has changed their email address and/or Paypal details, please let us know!

Visit the Mail Me Art shop.

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Mail Me Art 2′s Winner for October – Rebecca Horwood

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto

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Rebecca Horwood’s wonderfully intricate piece of mail art is our October winner. Rebecca will receive a signed limited edition print from Catalina Estrada and a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers. You can see more of Rebecca’s work at her website and blog.

Check out all of the submissions for October in the Gallery, or on Facebook and Flickr.

Visit the ‘Submit Mail Art‘ page for information on how to submit your work.

A big thank you to everyone for all the fantastic mail art that has been sent so far!

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Mail Me Art Event (Leicester, UK)

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto

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A selection of artwork from both Mail Me Art projects will be on view as part of a mini exhibition and book-signing event at Borders book store in Leicester, UK.

Included will be work from Jon Burgerman, Dan May and Junichi Tsuenoka, along with many others. There will also be a preview of a small number of the current Mail Me Art 2 submissions.

The book Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers will be available to buy, with Darren on hand to talk about the projects and sign books.

Borders is at Fosse Park, located at the M1/M69 interchange (junction 21) in the East Midlands. It offers a huge selection of books, music, film and gifts – plus a Starbucks. If you’re in the area, come along and pay us a visit! You will find us on the first floor of the store.

Date: Sunday 15th November 2009
Time: 12 noon – 3pm

The address is:
Borders
Grove Farm Triangle
Fosse Park
Leicester LE19 1WT

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Mail Me Art 2′s Winner for September – Abigail Halpin

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto

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Abigail Halpin is our winner for September. She will be sent a signed limited edition screenprint donated by Shannon Brady, a set of pin badges from Peel Magazine and a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers. Check out more of Abigail’s work on her website.

September’s submissions can now be viewed on the Gallery pages, as well as Facebook and Flickr.

The deadline for sending in work for MMA 2 is 31st March 2010 31st January 2010, so there is still plenty of time to get your submissions in. Visit the ‘Submit Mail Art‘ page for more details!

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MMA 2 Deadline for Submissions

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto

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The deadline for the submission of entries to Mail Me Art 2 has been set for 31st March 2010.

Please note that the deadline has now been brought forward to 31st January 2010.

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Mail Me Art 2′s Winner for August – Jonathan Cusick

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto

MMA 2 August winner Jonathan Cusick

August’s MMA 2 winner is Jonathan Cusick with his brilliant flying postman. He will receive a Treeson vinyl toy donated by Urban Retro, a set of lenticular Football Hero cards and a pack of pin badges donated by Christian Lindemann, and a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers.

There were some great submissions for August and all of the entries for that month have now been posted to the gallery. They can also be seen on Facebook and Flickr.

For information about sending in a piece of mail art, click here.

September’s photos and winner will be posted up soon!

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MMA 2′s winner for July – Carla Berrocal

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto

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Our winner for July is Carla Berrocal, with her wrestlers! This month’s prize is a Knuckle Bear Qee, an original painting by Livia Coloji, an item of hand-made jewellery from All Those 3hrees, and (of course!) a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers.

Take a look at the MMA 2 gallery page to see some more of July’s submissions. Don’t forget you can also see these on Facebook and Flickr.

If you would like to send us a piece of mail art, you can find out how here.

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MMA 2′s winning entry for June – Tommy Kane

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Darren Di Lieto
Tommy Kane is MMAs June winner

Tommy Kane is MMAs June winner

Our fantastic winning submission for June is by Tommy Kane. He wins a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers, a Limited Edition Peel Magazine (donated by Dave and Holly Combs of Peel), and a Design-A-Qee, designed and donated by Alex Amelines.

The gallery has been updated with a selection of June’s submissions – click here to view these. Again, there were many wonderful pieces of artwork, so a big thank you to all who sent in entries.

For details of how to submit your work click here.

Images can also be viewed on Facebook and Flickr.

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