Table of Contents
Introduction: Make Every Day a Good Mail Day 9
Chapter 1 From Dadaists to Dilettantes: Mail Art Is for Everyone 15
Chapter 2 Make the Mail Carrier Your New Best Friend: Guidelines for Getting Started with Mail Art 23
Chapter 3 You Can Take It with You: The Traveling Mail Art Kit 31
Chapter 4 From Ordinary - Extraordinary: Gleaning Inspiration and Materials from a Walk around the Block 39
Chapter 5 Judging the Post by Its Cover: Decorated and Illustrated Envelopes 47
Chapter 6 From a Single Sheet: Paper Folding, Texturing, and Pattern Ideas 61
Chapter 7 Outside the Box: When It's Too Big, Too Strange, or Too Wonderful to Fit in an Envelope 71
Chapter 8 Beyond the Flag: Faux Postage and Artistamps 79
Chapter 9 Correspondence Charm School: Refining Your Handwriting, Finding Pen Pals, and Developing Your Postal Personality 89
Chapter 10 DIY and CFEs: How to Start a Mail Art Project and Become a Seasoned Networker 97
Chapter 11 Mail Art Maibox: Artwork from around the Globe 106
Contributors 122
Resources 124
About the Authors 127
Acknowledgments 128
