Long Distance Running Mail Art Project

2012-01-07T18:14:00.004+04:00

Artwork (collage) arrived in envelope from Roberto Rios, Humacao, Puerto Rico.

2011-10-10T17:21:00.001+04:00

Front cover and some pages of the book about "Running Slow" created by Rael, Goes, Netherlands.

2011-09-28T17:56:00.001+04:00

Envelope arrived from from Samuel Montalvetti, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2011-09-20T21:43:00.000+04:00

Envelope (front side and reverse) sent to Andrei Vinogradov, Chelyabinsk, Russia. Andrei kindly sent it back with the words of admiration and gratitude.

2011-09-15T12:25:00.000+04:00

Documentation on "Self-Transcendence" ultramarathon arrived from Andrei Vinogradov, Chelyabinsk, Russia. Two years ago I participated in these annual races organized by Sri Chinmoy Centre.

2011-08-25T12:02:00.000+04:00

Long Distance Trip to Crimea. Post card by Natalia Korolkova, Nadim, Russia.

2011-08-15T06:15:00.000+04:00

Evolution. Envelope by Victoria Polyakova, Moscow, Russia.

2011-08-12T11:17:00.001+04:00

I Have Done It! Collaged post card by Valery Shimanovsky, Nizhnekamsk, Russia.

2011-08-10T11:07:00.004+04:00

Collaged envelope from R.F. Cote, Quebec, Canada.

2011-08-09T14:51:00.000+04:00

"Long Distance Running" Bulletin #9. Printed to be sent to mail art project participants.

2011-07-26T11:01:00.004+04:00

Invitation to participate in "Self-Transcendence" ultramarathon arrived from Chelyabinsk, Russia. The races are being organized by Sri Chinmoy Centre. Two years ago I managed to participate in the races. It was fun!

2011-07-22T10:51:00.000+04:00

Original post card by Roberto Formigoni, Brescia, Italy.

2011-07-20T12:08:00.000+04:00

New issue of "Running And Us" magazine arrived from it's editor Boris Prokopjev, Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia.

2011-07-19T11:24:00.000+04:00

"Long Distance Running" Bulletin #8. Printed to be sent to mail art project participants.

2011-07-18T14:57:00.000+04:00

Collages on both sides of a post card received in a plastic transparent envelope from Snappy, Victoria, Canada.

2011-07-16T14:35:00.002+04:00

Post card by Clemente Padin, Montevideo, Uruguay.

2011-07-14T10:21:00.002+04:00

Package with a new t-shirt arrived from Roberto Formigoni, Brescia, Italy. The artist made this drawing on the request of the organizers of XXV Brescia Marathon. In June Roberto sent me the poster and the booklet of this running competition.

As for the first Roberto's t-shirt for marathon in his native town, is was created in 1990. The artist presented me with this t-shirt as well. In June I put it on and participated in XXIX Yoshkar-Ola Half-Marathon.

2011-07-12T17:26:00.002+04:00

Original drawing arrived in envelope from Nikolai Lukin, Odessa, Ukraine.

2011-07-11T17:00:00.000+04:00

Collage on post card by Shahrul Sahee, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.

2011-07-10T17:13:00.000+04:00

Photo post card by Kazunori Murakami, Hyogo-ken, Japan.

2011-07-09T11:46:00.001+04:00

Post card by Valery Shimanovsky, Nizhnekamsk, Russia. The collage is made from artistamps of Antonio Moreno Garrido, Spain.

2011-07-08T17:25:00.000+04:00

Envelope and artistamps by Peter W. Kaufmann, Locarno-Monti, Switzerland.

2011-07-07T12:22:00.000+04:00

Original artwork created by Consuelo Margarida R. Debiagi, Campinas, Brazil.

2011-07-06T17:11:00.000+04:00

Envelope and artworks by Marta Belles, Barcelona, Spain.

2011-07-05T16:50:00.000+04:00

Brochure about XXV Brescia Marathon arrived in envelope from Roberto Formigoni, Brescia, Italy. One of it's pages tells about Roberto and his artwork dedicated to this running competition.

2011-07-04T15:39:00.008+04:00

T-shirt by Roberto Formigoni, Brescia, Italy. It arrived in envelope in March 2011. As the artist whote in his letter, such t-shirts were made for running competition in Bresia in 1990. Post card with this drawing was Roberto's first contribution to "Long Distance Running".

A month ago I put on this t-shirt first time and participated in XXIX Yoshkar-Ola Half-Marathon.

2011-06-28T16:31:00.003+04:00

Post card by Sergey Shkuratov, Novorossiysk, Russia.

2011-06-18T16:50:00.004+04:00

Collage on A4 blank paper arrived in envelope from Heinz Lotz, Darmstadt, Germany.

2011-06-17T06:16:00.007+04:00

Sending arrived from Roberto Formigoni, Brescia, Italy. When I opened this "envelope", it turned into the poster of 25-th Brescia Marathon. The drawing for the poster was made by Roberto Formigoni.

2011-06-13T15:03:00.004+04:00

Post card by Heinz Lotz, Darmstadt, Germany.

2011-06-12T12:20:00.000+04:00

Abstract artworks by Antonio Carlos Altheman, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

2011-06-10T16:08:00.004+04:00

One more mail art contribution arrived from "E", Guivry, France.

2011-05-26T17:12:00.003+04:00

Envelope created by mail artist "E", Guivry, France.

2011-05-18T12:11:00.004+04:00

Post cards arrived in envelope. New contributions by Kazunori Murakami, Hyogo-ken, Japan.

2011-05-14T07:43:00.006+04:00

Series of 8 x 8 cm drawings created for "Circular" mail art zine.

2011-05-13T22:23:00.004+04:00

Collaged post card arrived in envelope from Kazunori Murakami, Hyogo-ken, Japan.

2011-05-12T22:13:00.000+04:00

Artwork designed by Jessy Kendall, Lewiston, Maine, USA

2011-05-07T09:33:00.004+04:00

Embroidery in ATC format by Angela Behrendt, Hannover, Germany. Besides she made 20 embroidered pieces for the second issue of "Circular" mail art zine. As Angela writes, the model of a runner for this work was a graffiti.

2011-05-05T09:38:00.001+04:00

Post card by Pierpaolo Lemongelli, Bari, Italy.

2011-05-04T21:54:00.002+04:00

Post card by Nico van Hoorn, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

2011-05-03T09:30:00.000+04:00

Drawing arrived in envelope from Saartje Stiers, Antwerpen, Belgium.

2011-04-30T09:08:00.001+04:00

The newest issue of "Running And Us" magazine arrived from it's editor Boris Prokopjev, Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia.

2011-04-21T17:23:00.023+04:00

Series of twenty ATC created for Russian mail art zine "Circular" by Valery Shimanovsky, Nizhnekamsk, Russia. Can't help admiring these great artworks! They will be published in several issues of "Long Distance Running" bulletin.

2011-04-20T20:31:00.004+04:00

Post card by 10-year-old Vitalina Romanova, Tashenka Village, Ryazansky Region, Russia.

2011-04-19T17:48:00.003+04:00

Post card by Oleg Romanov, Tashenka Village, Ryazansky Region, Russia.

2011-04-18T10:39:00.005+04:00

Original drawing on post card by Vjacheslav, Yekaterinburg, Russia.

2011-04-17T12:33:00.003+04:00

Original drawing on post card by Olga, Yekaterinburg, Russia.

2011-04-16T18:25:00.004+04:00

Envelope by Marie Bernadette Dupont, Bouvigny Boyeffles, France.

2011-04-15T15:53:00.009+04:00

To The Future With Hope. Collaged post card by Valery Shimanovsky, Nizhnekamsk, Russia.

2011-04-14T07:06:00.003+04:00

Envelope from Angela Behrendt, Hannover, Germany. Reverse of the envelope shows the image of "Black Runner", wooden sculpture created by Frank Putorti, Amsterdam, NY, USA.

2011-04-12T22:47:00.005+04:00

New contributions from Miguel Jimenez, Sevilla, Spain.

2011-04-11T21:05:00.005+04:00

Collaged post card and envelope created by Mzia Valerian, mail artist from Belgium.

2011-04-09T23:02:00.003+04:00

Running As Overcoming. Original drawing on post card by Natalia Kachanova, Saransk, Russia.

2011-04-08T20:30:00.002+04:00

Long Distance Trip to Japan. The third collaged post card by Natalia Korolkova, Nadim, Russia.

2011-04-07T20:02:00.002+04:00

Envelope by Vladimir Parfirjev, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

2011-04-06T20:41:00.002+04:00

Post card collaged and sent from Japan by Natalia Korolkova, Nadim, Russia.

2011-04-05T21:17:00.004+04:00

Post card by Piet Franzen, Leinden, The Netherlands.

2011-04-04T20:49:00.003+04:00

Envelope and artist's trading card from Sylvie Gallet, Bragny sur Saone, France.

2011-04-03T17:07:00.003+04:00

Envelope and artist's trading card from Chocolatine et Stooby, Lapperiere/Saone, France.

2011-04-02T14:23:00.004+04:00

T-shirt arrived in envelope from Roberto Formigoni, Brescia, Italy. The artist designed this t-shirt for running competition in his native town in 1990. Post card with drawing created for this t-shirt was Roberto's first contribution to this project.

In April 2011 there will be the 25-th running contest in Brescia. As Roberto Formigoni writes in his letter, he was asked to make a new design for t-shirt. It will be interesting to see this new drawing!

2011-03-24T21:32:00.003+03:00

Long Distance Running Time. Collage on post card and envelope by Eni Ilis, Campinas, Brazil.

2011-03-23T22:04:00.003+03:00

Collaged post card arrived in envelope from Kemal Özyurt, Istanbul, Turkey.

2011-03-17T00:13:00.004+03:00

Post card sent from Domodedovo Airport, Moscow. It was made by Natalia Korolkova, Nadim, Russia.

2011-03-16T21:19:00.007+03:00

Package of E65 envelopes (210 x 110 mm) arrived from Antonio Moreno Garrido, Spain. I'm going to use them for sending out documentation on this project.

2011-03-14T12:33:00.003+03:00

Post card created by Torben Doose, Paris, France.

2011-03-13T20:07:00.002+03:00

Envelope created by mail artist "E", Guivry, France.

2011-03-11T16:04:00.002+03:00

Post card arrived from PJM, editor and publisher of "Node Pajomo" mail art zine, Bellingham, WA, USA.

2011-03-10T20:30:00.003+03:00

How Far They Were To Run. Collage arrived in envelope from C.Z. Lovecraft, Westport, MA, USA.

2011-03-06T00:05:00.006+03:00

Stamped collage on post card and ATC arrived in envelope from Samuel Montalvetti, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2011-03-05T20:28:00.003+03:00

Post card by Uli Grohmann, Munster, Germany.

2011-03-03T22:03:00.003+03:00

Life Is A Long Distance Running. Post card by Valery Shimanovsky, Nizhnekamsk, Russia.

2011-03-02T20:10:00.002+03:00

Keep Your Legs Warm! Collaged envelope by mail artist Oleg Kisel, Novorossiysk, Russia.

2011-03-01T17:31:00.002+03:00

Collage arrived in envelope from Diane Bertrand, St. Leonard, Quebec, Canada.

2011-02-28T20:02:00.003+03:00

Collage arrived in envelope from Miche-Art-Universalis, Merksplas, Belgium.

2011-02-26T12:29:00.003+03:00

Artistamps "Football Players" created by Roland Halbritter, Nuedlingen, Germany.

2011-02-25T05:48:00.003+03:00

March Cats. 80 x 80 mm card arrived from Tatyana Chumakova, Cheborsari, Russia. The card was designed by her daughter Katya.

2011-02-24T21:54:00.002+03:00

Post card by Francoise Soupel, Lamontgie, France.

2011-02-20T14:56:00.000+03:00

My contribution to "4 Senses" mail art project of The Center of Social Initiatives, Togliatti, Russia (http://forsenses.blogspot.com/).

2011-02-19T20:17:00.002+03:00

Calendar of Marathons and Races of Russia received from Boris Prokopjev, editor of "Running And Us" magazine, Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia.

2011-02-18T15:38:00.005+03:00

Long Distance Trip To Morocco. Post card by Ekaterina Dyba, Moscow, Russia.

2011-02-17T21:53:00.007+03:00

Chasqui. Artwork and artistamps by Rugero Maggi, Italy. The Chasquis were highly-trained runners that delivered messages throughout the Inca Empire (Wikipedia).

2011-02-16T21:36:00.002+03:00

Envelope sent to Rael Mail, Goes, Netherlands.

2011-02-15T09:57:00.008+03:00

Running Lucky Rabbit. Series of ATC and envelope sent to MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Canada.

2011-02-13T21:46:00.002+03:00

"Long Distance Running" Bulletin #7. Printed to be sent to mail art project participants.

2011-02-12T12:43:00.002+03:00

Envelope sent to Michel Della Vedova, Limoges, France.

2011-02-11T21:49:00.002+03:00

"Long Distance Running" Bulletin #6. Printed to be sent to mail art project participants.

2011-02-10T13:46:00.005+03:00

Russia, Run! Collaged post card by Julia Izmailova, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

2011-02-08T14:43:00.008+03:00

Artist's trading cards sent to R.F.Cote, Quebec, Canada. It's my contribution to a new issue of "Circulaire 132" mail art zine (http://circulaire132.blogspot.com/).

2011-02-07T17:19:00.001+03:00

Envelope created for R.F. Cote, Quebec, Canada.

2011-02-06T12:22:00.002+03:00

Post card by Oleg Oleinick, Odessa, Ukraine (http://kentavr1984.livejournal.com/).

2011-02-04T21:49:00.006+03:00

Post card by Natalia Korolkova, Nadim, Russia.

2011-01-29T20:25:00.005+03:00

Original collages created by Domenico Severino, Pompei, Italy.

2011-01-28T19:07:00.001+03:00

Running Tree. Envelope sent to Francoise Soupel, Lamontgie, France.

2011-01-27T20:58:00.007+03:00

Article on a new book about running. It arrived in envelope from Eddie Nero, Eugene, OR, USA.

2011-01-23T18:39:00.005+03:00

Running Greek Girl. Collage by Katherina Nikoltsou, Thessaloníki, Greece.

2011-01-18T16:49:00.006+03:00

Do Not Look Back While Running. Rubber stamp arrived in envelope from Roland Halbritter, Nuedlingen, Germany.

2011-01-17T10:26:00.001+03:00

Post card sent to Alexander Zhmailo, Crimea, Ukraine.

2011-01-16T14:22:00.002+03:00

Envelope sent to Marie Bernadette Dupont, Bouvigny Boyeffles, France.

2011-01-14T20:30:00.001+03:00

Post card sent to Frips, Gent, Belgium

2011-01-13T17:44:00.001+03:00

New Year post card by Alexey Klukin, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia.