Saturday, May 13, 2000

The Arky of Toast
Oh, man. If Greg wasn't taken, I'd be all over him. :) He's kind of the premiere artistamp archivist, owns his own perforator, and has developed the Arky of Toast into an almost mythical place. See the artistamp listings for a great collection.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

National Postal Museum
Made by the smithsonian, this site will give you all kinds of postal history. Perfect for inspiration.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

JCM Notice Board
It's got everything. From mail art calls to artistamp things to message boards to links. JCM is my hero.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

IDAC
It's the international Directory of Artistamp Creators. If you make artistamps, send some to the people on this listing and sit back and wait for the mail to roll in. Wowza.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Mick Mather
Great pics of artistamps by Mather, and some useful information. However, it's easier to read if the background is turned off, if you have that browser capability.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

RAKIA Post
I want to marry this person, and live in RAKIA forever and ever amen.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

How Artistamps Began
By Ed Varney, this is kind of the artistamp equivelant to web journals' "Why Web Journals Suck". Though I don't agree with it completely as an essay or as hard and fast "rules", I'm liking it as a primer type thing. Really cool.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Cat's Mailart
This Portland chick does some -fantastic- stuff. I just pulled it up again and sat here blinking for a few minutes.

Wow.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

FencePoste
I love her artistamps. This is a link to her main page, which has more of her art listed, so you can see all the OTHER stuff this incredible woman does. I was lusting after her daisy stamps, and haven't sent her anything with a plea for some, but I will....

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Micro-Mark
By all rights, this SHOULD work for artistamps. However, from the feedback on the artistamp mailing list, I guess it's not so good for that. So I haven't ordered one yet.

Are you braver than I and want to try it? Let me know your results.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Depository
Another stamp artist with her own country -- this time, Depository. Warning: there are geoshitties popups for this one.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Philately Facts
Everything from "did the position of the stamp on the envelope have significance?" to "how are stamps' subjects chosen". Kind of interesting from a maker's point of view.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Dennis Jordan
Some...uh...particularly -racy- artistamps by this artist found their way into my box. Mrrrowr.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Office Solutions : Paper Scoring
It's almost perforation and will do in a pinch, but it's slits instead of dots. Another one to watch, just in case the inspiration to perforate with dots takes them by the nose.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Best Way Imaging
It's all about an art/craft called parchment punching, which I'm not really into as an art form, but there may be an application for artistamp perforation. I keep looking for a rotary cutter, but haven't found a decent one yet. Ah, someday.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Stamp Yellow Pages - Cinderellas
All kinds of resources, links, and info about cinderella postage -- which seems to include quite a swatch of topics. Stuff like Greenpeace and satirical stamps, not to mention fantasy stamps and actual artistamps.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Rigastamps
It's the center for alternative philately, including advertising stamps, cinderellas, and artistamps. Got to love that.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

JCM's Artistamp Gallery
It's like a museum, but for artistamps. Kick ass.