UPDATE: thank you and congrats to all the mail art success stories who joined us in the second session.  places are limited for the third course, starting in january. sign up now -- or sign up a friend as a christmas gift!

i don't know an artsy girl who doesn't love real mail.  not junk mail, not bills, not those odd leaflets begging you to sell your house but not really giving you any idea of where you to move.  real mail.  mail address to you. by hand. with someone actually wanting to communicate with you just because.  now that's real mail.

perhaps the only thing that makes real mail even more exciting is the idea that someone has taken the time to art up.  when the envelope itself is worth saving, that's impressive mail.

if you're a real mail fan, join in our collaborative mail art course, it's in the post.  the course is US$20 and includes 15 emailed lessons, membership in an email group to discuss your ideas and share your work and a bunch of different opportunities to make, send and receive pretty stuff in the mail.  we'll cover envelope decoration, handmade envelopes, letters that become their own envelopes, faux postage, non-traditional things you can send in the post, deco books and rediscovering the art of writing to friends and family.  don't worry -- you don't have to be someone who loves writing letters.  a love of real mail is all you need!

as with all the collaborative classes, we welcome participants from all over the globe, so don't let an international address scare you away.  why do you think they invented airmail?

the course runs for six weeks, but is not six weeks intensive.  you'll receive class emails Monday through Friday for one week, then have a week for making and mailing, then we repeat.  class emails will go out on the 9-13 January, 23-27 January and 6-20 February.  The gap weeks allow you to send and receive before we go on.

It is possible to participate in this class without being an active mailer.  Just let me know you'd like to be a reader rather than a participant and you won't be included in the exchange of real mail...but you know you wanna.  go on.

you can sign up now via paypal - it allows you to pay through your account as a member or by credit card if you're not a member.  if you prefer to post a cheque in pounds sterling, it can be arranged.  just let me know.