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| mail art envelope and postcard contents to Kat |
Preparing for the
Liberate Your Art started back in January when I sent my mail art envelope, postcards and stamps to Kat for this year's liberate your art postcard swap.
This is my third year to participate and I decided to make my own postcards using my photography. I also included my website address more visibly this year. 4 out of 5 receivers contacted me to let me know my postcard arrived at their doorstep. Thank you:)
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| postcards for liberate your art 2015 |
In mid-march, the postcard swap is organized into 4 mailings by Kat and some volunteers. Kat sends each mailing out once a week until the second week in April. It's mail art happiness for four weeks!
I received the following 5 cards in Kat's Liberate Your Art postcard swap:
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| Lynne Foerster |
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| Susan Stewart |
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| Amy Duncan and Wiggins |
This year was the first time I joined the side swapping. I had five extra postcards to swap and the mail art fun was extended. Next year, I'll be prepared with even more postcards to swap on the side.
The extra swap cards that have landed thus far:
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| Deanie Houghtaling |
Kat Sloma's postcard is the Sixth one to arrive and signals the end of this years postcard swap. Thank you Kat for putting on another good year of liberating art!
closing thoughts
I have always been apprehensive about sharing my name and mailing address with complete strangers. However, with kat's group, all the postcards for the official swap are sent to her address, so I only had to share my address with her. The first year I joined, I only did the official swap and blog hop. The second year, I did the same and also the joined the facebook group. This year all of the above and also the side swaps. For the side swaps, people exchange addresses on their own. It's nice to be able to get your feet wet slowly and not have to jump in all at once. And I love how Kat has made that possible.
What I also love about Kat's LYA group is the honest love of swapping art for the sake of human connection and inspiration.
The Liberate Your Art postcard swap happens every year. If you'd like to join, visit
Kat Sloma's website and join her email list to get word of the next swap. You can also see videos of all the postcards that have been swapped. Amazing!
