A tribute to Nick Bantock mail art

C. Hossan, Fort Collins, USA

These last entries arrived just before the bell! They were mailed on the right date but due to the holiday season, were delayed. Here they are.

“Artem Asia”

“Luxorious”

“Salvia”

C. Alt, Allen Park, MI, USA

107 “The far corners of the earth”

O. Jones, Ottawa, Canada

106 “Defending the Isles”

C. Bakos-Snowden, Craig, CO, USA

105, “Miles”

G. Starnes, San Antonio, TX, USA

103

104

In the envelope is a note to Nick:

“Dearest Nick, When your work finally reached me, my heart sang for months. There is no way to thank you for the doors you’ve opened in my mind. The beauty of your work plus the intrigue of your stories took me to many places ~

You encouraged me to begin my own journey to find a lost part of my family. To know my long gone grandmother. I created  her persona through art by placing her in Capolan. What a joy it is to imagine her dancing around the campfire!

Thank you, Nick, for everything you have given to us all”

There was also a travelling wagon.

D. Dube, Helena, MT, USA

102, “The chocolate parrot talking telegram”

Red Dog Scott, Covina, CA, USA

100 “Aphrodisia”

The text at the back reads:

“The sanctity of companionship is well understood by Capolanians. Thus, when a man seeks to seduce the companion of another man, punishment can be severe. Even more so using the feared “punishment post” if it is discovered that in his efforts to woe the committed one, he has used the magical oil from the frog’s skin”

  101 “On seeking the likeness of one’s intended”

The text at the back reads:

“Shortly after the birth of a child, Capolanian parents meet with the “maker of matches”. There, they describe the inner attributes they seek for the one they intend for their daughter or son. Capolanians believe that the qualities from within give definition to the features found without. The maker then ‘captures’ that likeness on a tablet talisman which is given to the parents. Eventually the child will carry it with them for the ‘search’. Though it can take a number of years for the Capolanian youth to find their intended, when they do, the talisman is offered as a promise. If accepted, the first ritual of courtship has been initiated. Interestingly, ‘refusal of promise’ seldom occur among Capolanians.”

M. L. Garwood, Honolulu, HI, USA

98 “Footprints”

99 “Navigating the Feminine Mystique”