SHADOW AND EVIL IN FAIRYTALES

"Mail art can be considered the largest underground artistic phenomenon of the twentieth century"

With more than 180 artists from 28 countries participating, Shadow and Evil in Fairytales was a great success! The exhibit received an incredible amount of local attention and the number of citizens who came out to view the exhibit has been phenomenal!

To all the artists who pARTicipated, thank you.

To all who visit this blog, enjoy! And please leave your comments.

Gail

And to the curious check out: http://paradeofanimals.blogspot.com/

my scrapbook continues:
shadow and evil in fairytales (2006) was followed by parade of animals: a global collage:http://paradeofanimals.blogspot.com

in order to document and showcase the mail art arriving in my mailbox,
i have created another blog: http://gahlilmailart.blogspot.com

if you have something you would like to share with myself or other mailartists, feel free to send - this includes mail art calls, art, poetry, articles, stamps and all other forms of mailart.

thanks for dropping by. enjoy the art.

POSTCARD READINGS

Theme: open
Technique: free
Size: postcards only
Deadline: September 15th, 2009

Mail to: Gail D Whitter
Unit 7 - 1735 Riverside Avenue
Trail, B.C., CANADA V1R 3Z3
email: gahlil2006@hotmail.com

"Trail, B.C." art by Kris Whitter (Big K) during opening night. Unforunately I couldn't scan the entire piece, but you get the idea!

Photograph by Eileen Pederson, Canada. Eileen is involved in the Rock Wall Project (Trail, B.C.) This photo is of the rocks at Smelter Hill.

Art by Lothar Trott, Switzerland

Postcard of Wooden Tower sent in by Yuiko Hammer, Canada

Quoting Leola Walker, who made this beautiful leather ATC amulet bag: "May it bring you Good Luck. Wishing you all the best and hoping the Grand Opening of the Shadow and Evil in Fairytales exhibit is a HUGE success!"

Art box by Eileen McCaffery, England

Art by Manfred Heinze, Germany

Envelope by Ivan Zemstov, Russia

We have received permission from Freedom Quest Regional Youth Services to include postcards from 19 local (anonymous) young artists. The postcards are a youth-driven message about drugs and addiction (a modern day fairytale horror). Copyright is held by Freedom Quest, who ask that you please do not copy and/or print these images. For more information about Freedom Quest, contact Gail, Shadow and Evil in Fairytales Coordinator.

We have received permission from Freedom Quest Regional Youth Services to include postcards from 19 local (anonymous) young artists. The postcards are a youth-driven message about drugs and addiction (a modern day fairytale horror). Copyright is held by Freedom Quest, who ask that you please do not print and/or copy these images. For more information about Freedom Quest, contact Gail, the Shadow and Evil in Fairytales Coordinator.

We have received permission from Freedom Quest Regional Youth Services to include postcards from 19 local (anonymous) young artists. The postcards are a youth-driven message about drugs and addiction (a modern day fairytale horror). Copyright is held by Freedom Quest, who ask that you please do not print or copy these images. For more information about Freedom Quest, contact Gail, the Shadow and Evil in Fairytales Coordinator.

"One pill makes you LARGER
one pill makes you small
& the ones that Mother gives you
don't do anything at all -
go ask Alice ... "

Postcards by Gail D Whitter, Canada