Kelly O'Brien

In Susan King's 2009 workshop, Creating Ideas for Artist Books at Shakerag Summer Arts Institute, I met Merike van Zanten, Leslie Patterson Marx and Jennifer McQuistion. We've been trading blank journals round and round, filling them with whatever strikes our fancy.

My friend Elizabeth and I were introduced to the wonderful world of mail art. The multi-year collaboration between Karen Arp Sandel and Suzi Banks Baum inspired Elizabeth and me to send our own monthly art post cards to each other. With a couple of exceptions, we've kept our monthly exchange going. What a treat to receive a little piece of a dear friend's world-on-a-postcard every month! It's also been a very satisfying way to stay connected and keep her up-to-date on my life.