I Need You To Survive

Mail Art Salon - March 24, 2018

It has been a little less than a month since my last Mail Art Project, and I still feel the need to make art in response to current affairs.  The official release of this project coincides with the March for Our Lives scheduled for March 24 in Washington DC. 

I recently heard the song "I Need You To Survive" written by David Frazier and it prompted me to create this current project.  Here are the lyrics:

I need you
You need me
We're all a part of God's body
Stand with me
Agree with me
We're all a part of God's body
It is his will that every need be supplied
You are important to me
I need you to survive 

I pray for you
You pray for me
I love you
I need you to survive
I won't harm you
With words from my mouth
I love you
I need you to survive

The images in this project were created using fragments of figure drawings; the "Red Cross" as a symbol of safety and help that does not discriminate; an overlay of tissue printed with vines and leaves; and a swash of golden paint.  

Let me know if this Project speaks to you.  As always, I think that Art is a Healing Force.  

Everyone deserves to receive art in the mail from time to time.

Have We Lost Love?

Mail Art Salon February 17, 2018

I believe Art is a Healing Force and that we can heal the world with acts of kindness.  

But at times that seems very difficult.  Particularly when the voices of hate and fear are so loud.  Responding to those voices and to acts of violence by making art helps me cope. My latest mail art postcard project incorporates figure drawings, paint and fragments of text that I had recently used in making Valentine's Day cards. Exploring the connection between unbounded love and unmitigated tragedy using a single set of images reminds me of how frail we are.  Maybe getting art in the mail helps us be a little stronger. 

I want to show my thanks and support for those who have suffered loss, those who struggle, the unknown who face adversity, or anyone who just needs to know someone is thinking of them.

To turn my belief that Art is a Healing Force into action, I will make and send a piece of mail art through the mail to anyone who requests it.  

Click HERE and provide your contact information; then watch your mailbox!

You can read more about my other mail art projects here on my blog.

If you want to join me in this project, I invite you to send me a postcard at the address below. 

Art is a Healing Force
Mail Art Salon
9526 Viewside Dr.   
Dallas, Texas 75231
USA