... the latest Takako pots ...

... the latest Takako pots ...

... kids at the museum today ...

the place where you can modify the Takako Saito pot

No. 544 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Matt Ferranto (USA)

No. 544 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Matt Ferranto (USA) - Matt has modified the pot with a warship called Bismarck and wrote "we're gonna sink the Bismark we're". It is the 9th submission of the modified conceptual pot by Takako Saito (which can be seen here: http://bismarck-mail-art.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-138-arriving-mail-art-from-takako.html). Thank you very much.

No. 527 - arriving mail art from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany)

No. 527 - arriving mail art from Heinz W. Lotz (Germany) - Heinz has modified the conceptual playing sheet from Heike Sackmann - see here: http://bismarck-mail-art.blogspot.com/2010/03/no-466-arriving-mail-art-playing-with.html He modified a paper doll to the sheet. Thank you very much.

No. 526 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Orlando Mohorović (Croatia)

No. 526 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Orlando Mohorović (Croatia) - Orlando has modified the pot in his typical conceptual style. It is the 8th submission of the conceptual pot by Takako Saito (which can be seen here: http://bismarck-mail-art.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-138-arriving-mail-art-from-takako.html). On the envelope he collaged a little silhouette of Bismarck. Thank you very much.

He has been one of Joseph Beuys' master scholars.
see his page: http://www.orlandomohorovic.com/
and the wikipedia article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Mohorovi%C4%87

No. 517 - arriving mail art from Takako Saito (Germany)

No. 517 - arriving mail art from Takako Saito (Germany) - Takako has sent back the little flags I send to her for her conceputal exhibition in Paris, which took place in January-February 2010 at Galerie Lara Vincy, which was called "you and me". One of the flag I got from her to sent it back for her exhibition, but I made three more and sent all of them back to Paris. Now she modifed the flags again and signed each of them. More than 100 flags were shown in her exhibition.
Thank you very much for the funny conceptual game you played with me.
see the wikipedia article of this famous fluxus artist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takako_Saito

No. 466 - arriving mail art "Playing (with) Bismarck" from Heike Sackmann (Germany)

No. 466 - arriving mail art "Playing (with) Bismarck" from Heike Sackmann (Germany) - another funny idea from Heike creating a cut-out paper doll for kids to play with Bismarck. Inside two original models (one is called the leaning Bismarck) and a playing sheet, some stickers and an artcard with little drawings on it, Bismarck as a clown with a red nose, while a little skeleton is climbing to his beard. Thank you very much.

see her new blog: http://narrenschiff-reloaded.blogspot.com/

Heike has sent me some "tickets for free" to send out to mail art friends, with this ticket you are allowed to get an board and have a journey to Narragonie - one way. If you like to have one of these tickets let me know in a comment.

No. 374 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Peter Dowker (Canada)

No. 374 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Peter Dowker (Canada) - Peter has sent it as a postcard, it is the 7th submission of the conceptual pot by Takako Saito (which can be seen here: http://bismarck-mail-art.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-138-arriving-mail-art-from-takako.html). Peter put three letters of the sign language "O V B" inside the pot. Thank you very much.see his blog: http://flipflopmailart.blogspot.com/

No. 351 arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Vittore Baroni (Italy)

No. 351 arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Vittore Baroni (Italy) - Vittore has sent lots of paper stuff and the 6th submission of the conceptual pot by Takako Saito (which can be seen here: http://bismarck-mail-art.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-138-arriving-mail-art-from-takako.html). Vittore collaged a big sized artistamp on it with his face and made some drawings on it: the typical helmet, besides some rubberstamp prints and further information. Thank you very much.

No. 335 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Keith A. Buchholz (USA)

No. 335 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Keith A. Buchholz (USA) - a postcard is the fifth submission of the conceptual pot by Takako Saito (which can be seen here: http://bismarck-mail-art.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-138-arriving-mail-art-from-takako.html). Keith collaged a head inside the pot. Thank you very much.

No. 334 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Carlos Botana (Spain)

No. 334 - arriving mail art "conceptual pot" from Carlos Botana (Spain) - inside his sending with the artistbooklet about octopus he surprised me with the 4th conceptual pot by Takako Saito (which can be seen here: http://bismarck-mail-art.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-138-arriving-mail-art-from-takako.html) which came back in a modified way. Here a really funny painting by Carlos. Out of the pot there is a plant crowing with a Bismarck blossom on top.

Besides he made some artistamps out of his strange plant. Thank you very much.

see his blog: http://carlosibotana.blogspot.es/
and http://artecorreo2009.blogspot.es/

No. 325 - arriving mail art from John Held jr. (USA)

No. 325 - arriving mail art from John Held jr. (USA) - some time ago I sent one of the conceptual pot by Takako Saito to John and now he has sent it back to me. The pot has become a funny Bismarck portrait. Inside the letter also a modified Ray Johnson image. Thank you very much.

No. 269 - arriving mail art "Mail Art Tree - Hommage to Otto von Bismarck" from Roberto Formigoni (Italy)

No. 269 - arriving mail art "Mail Art Tree - Hommage to Otto von Bismarck" from Roberto Formigoni (Italy) - again an over and over decorated envelope full of colour and ideas. Inside lots of stuff (see my other blog) but as well the modified "conceptual pot" by Takako Saito. The pot has become a colourfull tansformation into a christmas tree, with lots of images and drawing from former mail art correspondence of each other. Thank you very much.
see his page: http://www.formiga39.it/

No. 268 - arriving mail art "Bismarck Schlachtschiff" from Angela Behrendt (Germany)

No. 268 - arriving mail art "Bismarck Schlachtschiff" from Angela Behrendt (Germany) - it is the first conceptual pot by Takako Saito (which can be seen here: http://bismarck-mail-art.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-138-arriving-mail-art-from-takako.html) which came back to me. Here a really funny inpretation because Angela worked out a little boat; inside Takako and Bismarck are sitting close together. The envelope which shows a t-shirt can be regarded as puzzle piece to the mail art I got from Wolfgang Skodd some days ago (see here: http://bismarck-mail-art.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-254-arriving-mail-art-otto-von.html) Thank you very much.

No. 223 - arriving mail art from me (Germany)

No. 223 - arriving mail art from me (Germany) - this sending was reposted by me without any valid postage stamp, first it came like I dropped it into the mail box, so I dropped it a second time, and this is how it came back with a letter of apology by the post office. It was sent inside a plastic cover which says "regrettable the item was damaged and therefore been provided with a plastic cover by the Deutsche Post".