A year of envelopes traces the artist's attempt at opening her envelopes instead of letting them pile up in forgotten piles around the house. Anything goes. I'd always wanted to do a series that reflected everyday life: complicated, mundane, interesting and thoughtful and ongoing. . . . Now I have to write that series, just in order to keep those envelopes opening
Monday, January 28, 2013
a year of envelopes is brought to you by the postman and the artist Debbie Harman
About: ‘A year of envelopes”
A Year of envelopes emerged as an idea to facilitate the opening of envelopes that continually arrive in the mailbox. You open the envelope and you do a cartoon on it. The contents of the envelope will have more chances of being read if the envelope is opened.
Also I was inspired by this book by Shrigley. He is a cartoonist. I had been trying on and off for several years to make a cartoon about everyday life – and it wasn’t working for me. It seemed to have no, rythym or theme that could carry it through as a series. Shrigley’s work seems to have none of the above either and on top of that he got his work published.
So that is the problem – to encompass ‘the everyday’ just cannot have a theme or style. Our everydays are always so same and so different. They leap from the washing up, to intense experiences, to memories, to reflection. You can have a day when you do not laugh. Sometimes the day is about someone else, not even you.
This is a sample of a year of envelopes.
the ongoing blog of a year of envelopes can be found here:
http://ayearofenvelopes.wordpress.com/
here are some other sites that you may be interested in.
http://fillingthecrackswithconversation.wordpress.com/
http://ceramictextart.wordpress.com/
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