A brown envelope covered with stickers and a kiss sits atop a collaged illustrated background of pink and blue stripes. The background features illustrations of strawberries, bunnies, cherries, and other fruit and creatures.

In mail art, the canvas is a postcard or a piece of paper in an envelope. Mail art highlights process and experience in addition to the product itself. It encompasses creation (writing, composition, choice of multimedia, paper, postal stamp, and envelope); transportation (the walk to the mailbox, the postal journey, physical additions by the mail […]

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