SerendipityArt

I posted a request for cool art blogs on several Yahoo paper art Group boards...and man oh man...did I get a list!

Honestly, I wasn't sure what I would get, but I got incredible links!!! I am still wading through them all, but it's a good excercise for any blogger. It's helping me to solidify what I think makes a good vs. great blog. I have given that concept a great deal of thought, but working through these links has been a true learning experience.

First think I found...I like lots of pictures....high quality pictures!  So I can really see the artwork. I am not a photographer and I'm not very computer savvy so this has been a hard element for me to execute on consistently here on my blog, but I now know that it's important to me and is probably important to other people...so I have to work on that. 

I have also found that I don't like dark backgrounds and/or small or oddly colored fonts. I know this may run counter to our artistic sensibilities, but I read more than one blog that made my head hurt because the font was sooooo small or the background to too dark. Now, I will say this...some of those blogs are so good, I read them anyway...but its something that I noticed nonetheless.

Suprisingly, regular updates are nice...but not necessary. I used to think that was the most important thing...but in reality, I found that great artwork...diverse artwork...and interesting links made up for whatever may have been lacking in quantity. I have created a favorite link list in Word...and I can quickly check all my faves by simple clicking on the link...if no update has been made that day, I close that window and click on another link. No harm, no foul.

Addresses for mail artists!!!!! I like when I stumble on to a good mail art blog that the artists' address is in several places and in a readable, cut-and-pastable format. I like being able to C&P the address into my spreadsheet, jot down about note about whatever has caught my eye and move on. I like to swap mail art, but I also like to write to people. If I see something that interests me, I make that artist something and write them a note/letter and send it off. It makes for more meaningful swaps...and I'm more likely to get something cool in return.

So...I think you see, overall...this was a wonderful excercise...and I will keep adding to the list over the next several weeks. I will post updated versions here as I see fit...and highlight artists who give me permission to do so.   If you have additional suggestions, please send them......and oh, if I clicked on the link you sent and it didn't work...maybe there was a typo or something...I didn't do any work to figure out the error.  I had so many emails it just didn't make sense...so feel free to send it to me again and I'll add it on the next update.

http://www.treasurearttrends.typepad.com/

http://www.thebunnylog.com/blog

http://www.4x6-art.com

http://digitalmailart.blogspot.com/

http://c.webring.com/hub?ring=mailart

http://www.mailartist.com/

http://www.calligraphersguild.org/envwinners2006.html

http://c.webring.com/hub?ring=mailart

http://360.yahoo.com/jackie_rubinstein

http://alteredbelly.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_alteredbelly_archive.html

http://chrysti.wordpress.com/

http://mailartists.blogspot.com/

http://www.dragonflydream.com/

http://www.artforcoffeessake.blogspot.com/

http://gypsyfroggie.blogs.com/

http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/

http://www.picturetrail.com/paperartyst

http://www.alteredcopper.blogspot.com/

http://www.nickieblog.blogspot.com/

http://mistyeyedart.blogspot.com/

http://www.alteredbelly.blogspot.com/

http://theserendipityoflife.blogspot.com/

http://altereddreams.blogspot.com/

http://collagecat.typepad.com/

http://www.teeshascircus.blogspot.com/

http://markryden.com/

http://sabrinawardharrison.com/

http://birdinthehand.typepad.com/

http://sheepfloozy.blogspot.com/

http://marystanley.blogspot.com/

http://pamgarrison.typepad.com/

http://almastoller.blogspot.com/

http://coreymoortgat.blogspot.com/

http://michaeldemeng.blogspot.com/

http://idolatrieartist.typepad.com/

http://ornamental.typepad.com/

http://justblogme.com/CarlaSonheim/

http://www.vitalelements.blogspot.com/

http://www.envelopecollective.com/

http://www.smallcreations.blogspot.com/

http://www.artistunleashed.blogspot.com/

http://myartsoulwings.typepad.com/my_art_soul_wings/

http://tryittuesdays.wordpress.com/

http://www.lisasouth.com/myblog.html

http://chaosposte.typepad.com/isle_of_chaos/

http://exploringart.blogspot.com/

http://inkfinger.typepad.com/my_weblog/

http://laurelines.typepad.com/my_weblog/

http://mattiasa.blogspot.com/

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