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International - You must have a reliable mail service and can generally expect international mail to arrive within 5 weeks.
Pass and Paste postcards are a fun form of collaborative Mail Art.
New participants
Cut postcard weight paper to postcard size Divide the front side of the PC into 4 equal sections. (You can divide it into 3 equal parts if you prefer.) Decorate section 1. The postcard may eventually be mailed naked so securely adhere items to your section. Turn the PC over, and address the postcard to yourself. Note: Do not include postage because the last person sending it home may not be from the same country as you! Divide the other half of the back of the postcard into separate writing areas and label them the same as you did on the front 1-4. If you decorated section 1 on the front side...then you will write in section 1 on the backside. This is where you leave a your username, and which Pass & Paste you are doing (for example PA: Pass & Paste #1), and anything else if there's room. Sender's choice. Your section can be any theme and any medium (collage, draw, watercolor, mixed media, stamped, etc). Mail the postcard, in an envelope, to your partner.
Next Round
In the next round, use the postcard you have received from your partner in the last Pass & Paste round or any other P&P postcard swap. If your partner has already filled a section use a different P&P PC if you have one, or start a new P&P PC. Decorate one of the empty sections and then put it in an envelope and send that PC forward in another round.
Finish
The goal is to have each space filled out by a different artist, and then sent home to the originator. When you receive a postcard with only one empty square left, decorate it and mail it back naked. But if the finished PC is particularly fragile, lumpy, or things not adhered well, or wet weather is an issue, go ahead and send in a sleeve or envelope, though naked is preferred.
If you receive an unfinished Pass & Paste postcard please always send it on, even if you decide not to participate any longer. At the very least, send it back to the original creator. Or send it to me (P.O. Box 31013 Willowwest, Guelph, Ontario N1H 8K1 Canada) and I will forward it on. That way everyone should eventually get their postcard back. If you are assigned the creator as a partner, do not send them their uncompleted postcard. Start a new PC. If you get assigned a partner and they have already worked on that PC, then hold it and send it in the next round to a different partner or please send it to me. Send your partner a new PC. If anyone posts their finished PCs on social media (Flickr, Instagram, FB, YouTube, etc.), I would love a link to your post so I can see the results. If you have unfinished P&P postcards and decide not to swap P&Ps anymore, send it to the originator or you can send it/them to me (P.O. Box 31013 Willowwest, Guelph, Ontario N1H 8K1 Canada).
Pass & Paste postcard examples on Flickr
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