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Artistamp refers to a postage stamp-like artform. It is similar to a Cinderella stamp, in that it is not valid for postage, but it differs from a forgery or a bogus stamp in that (typically) no intention is made to fool any post office or collector of stamps. The artistamp is intended to be a miniature artform which can depict or commemorate any subject its creator chooses.
Artistamps are often created uniquely or in limited editions. Artistamp creators will often include their work on actual mail, alongside valid postage stamps, in order to decorate the envelope with their art. When so combined (and sometimes, less strictly speaking, even when not so) the artistamp forms part of mail art.
Techniques for the creation of artistamps may or may not include perforating the boundaries of the piece to more resemble a (water-activated) stamp, as well as applying gum to the reverse side of the paper. (Self-adhesive artistamps have also been made, however, and indeed artistamps have been issued in practically every format in which postage stamps have been — including souvenir sheets, and perhaps more.) Whole sheets of such stamps are often made at one time. The artwork can be hand-drawn or painted, lithographed or offset-printed, photographed, xeroxed, rubber stamped, or even output by computer-driven printer.
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Artistamp Site - A collection of traditional and digital mail art, artistamps, mail art calls and exchanges with mail artists throughout the world.
Art by the Yard - Descriptions of mail art techniques, methods and materials to transform ordinary correspondence into art and faux postage.
Art Cover Exchange - A place to exchange hand-decorated covers with other members. The concept is to send a cover with a hand-made cachet to a member and receive one in return.
Art Mail at Kiyotei's Den - Galleries, interviews, mail art calls and essential art links. Graphics, art, collaborations and mail art.
Meta Description: [ Kiyotei's Den is the best place for graphics, art, collaborations and mailart. Visit the galleries, interviews, mailart calls and essential art links. ]
Arte y Correo - Mail art, collage and poetry by Irene Ronchetti
Artistamps of Azubia - This is a collection of faux postage from the postal authority of Azubia created by Karen Winters.
Boek 861: Mail Art y PoesÃa Visual - Visual poetry and mail art workshop from Spain (in English and Spanish)
Book - Collaborative exhibition of a sketchbook shared by four artists from both sides of the Atlantic.
Meta Description: [ A collaborative exhibition by four artists from both sides of the Atlantic. Oliver and Rory Jeffers live in Belfast. Mac Premo and Duke Riley live in Brooklyn, NY. For 36 weeks, a sketchbook travels back and forth between these four artists. Each has four days to create a spread in book. Eac... ]
Carving Consortium Swaps - Cryptic Web - Artist trading cards, postcards, medallions and other media created with hand-carved stamps.
Denis Charmot Art - Mailart, collage and resources in French and English.
Meta Description: [ Artiste éclectique qui fait tout avec n' importe quoi. De la photo de stars aux tableaux avec des objets usuels ou interactifs, dessins provocateurs ou des peintures de jolis nounours. mail art . jeux ]
El Taller de Zenon - Mail art site in Sevilla-Spain, with galleries of received works, plastic arts and communication about postal art.
Meta Description: [ Arte por correo postal Stamps enveloppes postcards Galerias de pinturas de pequeño y medio formato ]
Fan Mail - Extensive galleries, information on artists, and worldwide mail art calls.
Fiona Thorning Design - The art of Fiona Thorning and documentation for several mail art calls.
Footeprints Mailart - Examples of work by the mail artist Gary Foote with links postal art information and art calls.
Meta Description: [ Links to mail art or postal art information and art calls. ]
Global Mail Artists Group - Yahoo group for listing mail art sites or blogs and swapping art with others.
Meta Description: [ globalmailartists: Global Mail Artists Group ]
Graceful Envelope Contest - The National Postal Museum's Graceful Envelope Contest, sponsored by the Washington Calligraphers Guild.
Meta Description: [ The National Postal Museum's Graceful Envelope Contest, sponsored by the Washington Calligraphers Guild. ]
Guy Bleus - Art and writings from Belgian mail artist Guy Bleus.
Meta Description: [ Bleus'writings on Mail-Art ]
ICIS: International Council of Independent States - The United Nation of ficticious states. Imaginary countries that issue postage stamps, currency and publications.
INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART ARTISTS GROUP (I-MAG) - International Mail Art Artists Group (I-MAG) of Kuala Lumpur.
Jenny de Groot's Femailart - Online exhibition, information and links on mailart with the devil's picturebook playing cards, and poetry.
Meta Description: [ Jenny de Groot, femailart: online exhibition, info and links on mailart, a selection of mailartist's work, the devil's picturebook playingcards, poetry and more ]
Jeremy Adolphson's Collection - A fine collection of galleries displaying artwork created on 4X6 cards by international artists.
Ken Turmel's Postmark Art - Overlays postmarks, stamps, and signatures on maps.
Meta Description: [ Ken Turmel one of Oklahoma's talented artist adds a different and more efficient style to postmark collecting. ]
Mail Art Postcard Exhibition - A blog by Mick Boyle of Pennsylvania detailing various mailart calls and correspondence.
Mail Art WebRing - A group of sites with content relating to mail art.
Meta Description: [ A group of sites with content relating to mail art. What is mail art? Quite simply art sent through the mail. Ideally, no rules, no judging and no guilt involved.
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Mail Artists - Mail art blog by Sharon Zimmer with mail art calls and documentation.
Mail-Art - A German mail art site with history, techniques and exhibits about the art form. It includes a message board for active projects.
Meta Description: [ The MAIL ART FORUM - find and exchange INFORMATIONS and PROJECTS. ]
Mailart in El Taller de Zenón - Mailart site in Sevilla, Spain with galleries of received works, plastic arts and communication about postal art.
Meta Description: [ Arte por correo postal Stamps enveloppes postcards Galerias de pinturas de pequeño y medio formato ]
NOTTWO - A site for artists, poets and mail artists with descriptions, active calls and resources for artisans.
Meta Description: [ Nottwo a site for artists and poets, art lovers, and lovers of poetry...and who isn't? Enjoy! ]
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One World Mail Art BBS - Semi-active message board for mail art artists and enthusiasts. Calls for new mail art and discussions usually are the norm here.
Paper Penguins - A record of the journeys of Dennis penguin and his family around the world.
Meta Description: [ The story of Dennis the paper penguin and family who have been travelling the world in the name of art and conservation etc., The story of Dennis the paper penguin and family who have been travelling the world in the name of art and conservation etc. ]
Pippoburro's Mail Art Site - A large mail art archive with examples of artwork sent from around the globe which includes web site and contact information.
Meta Description: [ A large mail art archive with examples of artwork sent from around the globe which includes web site and contact information ]
Planet Susannia - Mail art and stamp art galleries, links and projects.
Meta Description: [ Mail Art and Stamp Art ]
Polarbird's Mailart Pages - Galleries, links and mail art calls and documentation including quot;Flying Penguins.quot;
Meta Description: [ Mailart projects by Polarbird, mailart galleries, links and more. ]
PostCards Anonymous - An on-going global art project. Individuals reveal intimate secrets, pose ethical dilemmas, express their dreams or comment on the human condition via postcards.
Meta Description: [ Postcards Anonymous is an on-going global art and communications project dedicated to sharing secrets, dilemmas and ideas through the use of creativity and the U.S. Post Office. We welcome postcards from around the world in our exploration of humanity. ]
PostSecret - A gallery of postcard-sized images posted anonymously to unveil a secret. Shared confessions in art form.
Project: Camera Release - A website detailing the ongoing mail art and photography experiment. A camera travels through the world with each participant snapping photos and each installment is then made into a zine.
Red Castle Inc. - Products and information for rubber stamping and crafting needs. Software programs to help design mini-books, artistamps, envelopes, shipping tags, and calendars.
Meta Description: [ Rubber stamps and CDROM for Crafters ]
Schoko Casana Rosso - The Mail art site of Schoko Casana Rosso of Berlin, Germany. Contains examples of art by the artist and also correspondence received.
Meta Description: [ Kunst ]
Sewers of the World, Unite - An open photo-video-mail-art collaborative collection of images of manhole and other access covers. Includes a gallery of submissions.
Meta Description: [ Net Art Project ]
Shopping Trolley Gallery-West - Mailart, posts of received mailart, listings of mailart calls.
Shouting At The Postman - The website of a small cultural zine featuring general articles, mail art, and reviews by Ken Miller.
Sztuka Fabryka Gallery - An archive about arts in the international mail art network. The online version of the Sztuka Fabryka Archive.
The Anti-Robot Inundation Army (Mail Art Project) - A mail art project blog that has been raging against the robot (and other things) since 2003.
The Art of Notta Caflisch - The mail art and visual art of Notta Caflisch of Chur, Switzerland. Site includes mail art calls, contact lists and galleries.
Meta Description: [ MAIL ART, VISUAL AND GRAPHIC ART by Notta Caflisch. ]
The Compost Mail Art Gallery - A German mail artists group with several postal art exhibits.
Meta Description: [ following a brief introduction of the compost mail artists group you will be guided through their mail-art exhibitions the postcards presented there show well known objects in artistically created and or modified environments ]
The Envelope Collective - An ongoing collaborative experiment in art that uses the transportation of mail as a medium.
Meta Description: [ The Envelople Collective is an ongoing collaborative experiment in art that uses the transportation of mail as a medium. ]
The Mail Art Pinhole Camera Site - Participative photography project gallery.
The Miniature Book Library - Catalogue and images from a library of teeny books made by several different mail artists.
Meta Description: [ Virtually tour portions of The Miniature Book Library, an ongoing mail art project. Mail in your own 5 books, and receive 4 books from other participants; one goes to The Miniature Book Library. ]
The Moscow International Forum of Art Initiatives - An open invitation for artistamp creators with the theme of Motherland/Fatherland. The City of Moscow's Committee on Culture and The International Museum Exhibition Centre 'Olympus' is sponsoring The Moscow International Forum of Art Initiatives - 2002. MAC (the Moscow Artistamp Collection) has been invited to participate.
The Poetry Postcard Project - Documentation and images of an unsolicited poetry postcard project.
The Small Art Project - Art project of small art sent by postal mail.
Traficoartecorreo - Web site in Argentina with mail art, ATCs and altered books
Meta Description: [ Sitio destinado al mail art o arte por correo postal ]
Veronica Million - A slide show of cross-stitched envelopes sent through the mail.
Vortice Argentina - General activities of the project, exhibitions at the Barraca Vorticista, information, artist addresses, international mail art projects and calls, links, and visual poetry.
Wikipedia Mailart Resource - Online encyclopedia with a mailart description, links and profiles of mailartists.
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