Penland School of Crafts

I was recently at Penland School of Crafts teaching a class entitled BAG OF TRICKS. What a great time I had teaching and learning from the 12 lovely people in my class. We made cloth books, mastered 6 bindings and created heavy paper from paper bags and a collage technique to be used for book covers and pages. We took time to talk about keeping a journal practice and generating content for books. TINY MAILBOX even made an appearance. The 4th of July fell in the middle of the session so we constructed a big accordion book to march with in the parade. FUN!

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TINY MAILBOX was a hit! The sun shone most of the weekend and many curious people went thru the mailbox. I was preaching the word of SLOW MAIL complete with free postcards for everyone to take and send their own SLOW MAIL. Very satisfying! A big thanks goes out to Dan Cogswell and Mark Boyd who helped with set up, my friend Don G. who helped fund TINY MAILBOX, my ever supportive bookgirl Clara Boza for taking these great photos and to all those who sent me mail! A side note-Clara has a wonderful blog so check it out.

TINY MAILBOX

It's time! TINY MAILBOX goes on display this weekend. Please stop by if you're in the area. I'd love to show you my mailbox!

TINY MAILBOX

River Arts Studio Stroll

Sat and Sun, June 11 &12, 10 - 6

Cotton Mill Studio, 122 Riverside Dr.

Asheville , NC

Tiny Mailbox Update

My daily trips to the mailbox have been very exciting lately as mail for the TINY MAILBOX has been rolling in. When I was planning TINY MAILBOX I was so focused on the practical details that I forgot about the fact that all this mail would be coming to ME in my mailbox in large quantities! Silly, I know, but it's true. What a treat! I've even felt a bit guilty that, at least right now, I'm having all the fun. But, TINY MAILBOX will be up in a few weeks for others to enjoy and I'll be sending out a special something to participants after the show. Thanks so much to all who have sent in mail. If you're in the area please come see TINY MAILBOX.

Tiny Mailbox

River Arts District Studio Stroll

June 11 & 12

Cotton MIll Studio

122 Riverside Dr

Asheville, NC

what I've been up to

Hello Friends and lovers of tiny adventures,

Are you a fan of sending and receiving mail? Mail the old fashioned way? Snail mail? Escargo? Slow mail, like slow food? I am! It's hard to beat the joy of opening that box on a pole, peeking inside to find greetings from a friend next to bills and endless catalogs. Or the fun of creating a little something to fly into someone else's mailbox. It's a rose to smell, a moment to pause, a tiny adventure before the rush of daily doings resume. No matter if the greeting doesn't always bring the sun. Raindrops help to make things grow.

So here's the pitch: my friend, Mark Boyd, and I built a tiny gallery last winter. It's a 6' x 6' structure that exists as a freestanding portable gallery free to the public. During the River Arts District Studio Stroll, June 10 - 12 in Asheville, North Cakalackey Tiny Gallery will become TINY MAIBOX. I'm asking anyone interested to make and mail whatever you would like to be included in TINY MAILBOX. This isn't a mail art show, it's a open show to demonstrate the wonders of slow mail and encourage others to take up their pen (so to speak). Besides the mail you send on display, I will also have free blank cards and envelopes for viewers to take with them so they can create their own slow mail. There are a few guidelines:

1. There are no guidelines-

This show is about the joys of sending and receiving mail. So make or write something you would like to receive in your box on a pole. All entries will be displayed on the walls of Tiny Mailbox and will become the property of the Official Archives of Tiny Mailbox. For your effort in promoting slow mail I will make and send (by mail, of course) a surprise after the show ends. Please pass this call on to anyone you think might enjoy participating. The more the mailer. (sorry, couldn't resist)

Please send all mail postmarked by May 10 to me, Margarer Logsmell, 122 Riverside Drive, Studio D, Asheville, NC 28801. Remember to include your return address so I can send you your surprise. Oh, and your email address too ( yes, email is a fine way to communicate also) if you would like updates/photos as the project progresses. I promise not to clog your in-box. The update will just be a link to this blog where I'll post the post.

THANKS!

yours truly,

Margaret Cogswell, Tiny Post Mistress

aka- Margarer Logsmell

small tin paintings

air mail