Monday 18 May 2015

Four Zero






Eh oui, your friend and humble narrator turned 40 a couple of days ago. Spoiled as usual and even more than usual. My mailbox was bulging with sweetness and I just wanted to show you some of it.
Des conseils, des placements, de l'action, hahaha, yes exactly what I needed! :-))








Artist Insane Dean sent a very special package full of goodies. But that's fine, as he had nothing else to do the whole month. The highly suspicious Love Hotel card refers to a certain radiogram he recently got. The Q-tips are inspired by this amazing piece of art you might remember. These are the first building blocks for my own tea ceremony room! It's funny, last week I got two business opportunities. One was cleaning fish in Bergen, Norway, and the other one is starting my own tea ceremony room. I'm still torn. The good thing is I can fill out my own pay check! I'll be fine...








Leaving cheap discounted price tags is a well seated tradition by now :-))







Et la pièce de résistance...






As I went through surgery to get Dean a special birthday present earlier this year he felt that he too had to show thoughtfulness and generosity. OMG!! An original wild bone taken from…. I don't know, was that part of your ribcage Dean? Are you feeling better now? Oh dear I'm already having a cold sweat thinking that next year I might have to give up a kidney to up the game!! :-o








The package also came with an original barcode art piece, of which I am an avid collector as you know. With a real sink drain hole! One of his best (again) I reckon. How much work and patience for those amazing pieces!!








This one arrived a few days earlier and made me laugh out loud. Look at that angelic smile :-)) I think you all remember the Spray Video. Well I'm really happy I didn't have to go through that spraying session in vain, as it inspired this fantastic interactive self-portrait. This was sent without an envelope as per usual, and not a resistor seems to be missing. I haven't pressed start yet, a bit scared of getting sprayed again…















The Great-But-Nonetheless-Humble Grigori Antonin also sends his best wishes, along with an original polaroid artwork by himself in a beautiful visual poetic frame, and a mysterious black and white photo. I love it, Grigori, thank you for always remembering my B-day!













And you recognise Carette of Finland's whimsical packages. I sure drunk up!







Carina sent MANY beauties, I can only show a few of them here but I thought you would enjoy the Finish Art Machine and Rabbit In The Landscape (closely followed by Mini Rabbit Can't Make It, I'm laughing, Carina).







And I am the proud owner of a beautiful handmade box with special boekie inside. Very special, as Carina knows I was living in Stockholm a few years back (well, make it a decade). She also knows I like old maps a lot. Love the erased graphite on opposite pages too! Thank you so much Caruba, you made an old lady very happy :-))























I also got tons of stuff from my dear people back home, too much for one photo, really, but I just wanted to say thank you to everyone!
* And delighted to see that I was born the same year as 50 Cent. Lucky him :-))






17 comments:

  1. Old lady, bah! I see that 1975 was a great year! The tea room proposal sounds posh but cleaning fishes in Bergen is definitely better paid. Wonderful things in your m-abox, Marie... When you press the button, please use an arm length stick. "The Mini Rabbit Can't Make It" - I can't stop laughing!! You are so right, so right. Somebody slammed the heavenly door :D
    Catinka

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  2. Glad it made you laugh, Karlette :-)) So you think I should go for the Bergen option? I thought so too. They say there are plenty of Rabbits in the Landscape over there, trying to make to the other side of heavenly doors. Should be interesting...

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  3. Yes there are plenty of rabbits in Bergen, plus you are closer to the sky! Only good things. Ahh, the "closely followed mini rabbit"... wonderful reflections Marie... and Dean's ribcage, this is how far m-a takes you... a kidney give away? Love Grigori's work too! Carouschka

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  4. A kidney give away, LOL! ;-)))) I'm in.

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  5. You are the Alsatian David Beckham!

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  6. I take this as a compliment :-)
    (you seem talented)

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  7. I'm geeting scary old, I went on a hot date to see "Barry Lyndon" in a first run movie theater! Ryan O'Neal was so dreamy!

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  8. You must be the same person who went to see Godzilla at the drive in :-)

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  9. I went to the drive-in WITH Godzilla!

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  10. Mort de rire :-) I hope that didn't hurt too much!

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  11. As for going to drive-in with a giant lizard - I think it only hurts if they sit on you?

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  12. I think that's what happened :-))

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  13. What a haul and. Great comments. Don't forget, the bone to be wild should be used wisely.

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  14. That's going to be difficult, I got rid of all my wisdom, as you know :-)

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  15. Wisdom ain't nothin' but a tooth.

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  16. My point exactly. It's gone for good :-(

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