For some time I have followed a wonderful blog: “Monday Tuesday Wednesday”. I look forward to the beginning of each week so I can see what Sharon Mann has been doing. I love her drawings and fiber art. There is humor and attention to detail in everything she makes. I marvel.
So, in the course of things, we came to the idea of exchanging art through the mail. About three weeks ago, we sent each other something to keep and something to set out into the world and find a new home. I’ve done the latter with my clay figurines but I’ve never taken on the pleasure of finding the right spot for someone else’s work.
I sent clay figurines to Sharon – she lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. A new geographic location for the figurine population to put in its scrapbook! Here are pictures of the subsequent experience.
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- I love this postcard Sharon made.
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- Local girl shows the out-of-towner the sights.
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- And there are a lot of sights! Very different from Wyncote, PA.
And here at home in Wyncote, PA, I received two Time Travelers. One has stayed in my dining room. The other took a tour of my local sights before being left in Grey Towers Castle at Arcadia University, about a mile from my house. It seemed like a good place to set off on a new life.
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- We went out for breakfast.
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- We went into the hall and crossed to the rear, making a right turn…
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- She climbed a tree.
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- So she settled right down.
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- We took a walk and visited the current occupants of the grotto at Lorimer Park.
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- Then we went to Arcadia University. Here’s Grey Towers Castle, the focal point of the campus and our destination.
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- Back at home, the Time Traveler checked out a local apartment house.
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- She relaxed on a handy rock under a tree.
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- …into this elaborate room. The mantel seemed like a good spot for the Time Traveler.
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- As we left, we took a look across the hall to say good-bye.
Thank you, Sharon! It was so much fun to do this exchange.
Check Sharon’s blog to see the Las Vegas end of things and to look at more of her work: “Monday Tuesday Wednesday”. (Note in 2019: Sharon’s blog is now Make Art…Magic Happens)
Grey Towers Castle: Grey Towers Castle, Arcadia University
Wyncote, PA: Wyncote, PA
Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas, Nevada
Claudia McGill and Her Art World 
Wonderful Claudia – thank you for the fun and art trade!
Delightful! Love this exchange and the travels of the little figures.
Thank you. It was a lot of fun. Mail art 3D!
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