Kingston Next complete with some of your postcards
Some of the received postards for the IYAF show, My Extraordinary Imagination, took a tour around the historic town of Kingston upon Thames before going on display at the Penny School Gallery. Here they are outside the old Next building on the main street in Kingston
More than just a business – My Extraordinary Imagination in the John Lewis newsletter
Our mailart show, My Extraordinary Imagination was recently featured in an internal newsletter of our sponsors, John Lewis of Kingston. Big thanks to them for making this whole extraordinary event happen!
Amazing Zoo by Anna, aged 11 (UK)
This amazing zoo scene from Anna didn’t have quite as far to travel as some of the other pieces in the show. It’s bursting with colour and movement isn’t it!
Turn of a Card, Kingston Informer
IYAF mailart show, My Extraordinary Imagination makes it into the press. This is from the Kingston Informer, a local paper in Kingston
Your postcards at Kingston Bridge, Kingston
Some of the received postards for the IYAF show, My Extraordinary Imagination, taking a tour around the historic town of Kingston upon Thames before going on display at the Penny School Gallery. In the background is Kingston Bridge and in the foreground are your postcards being put on public display out in the open air […]
IYAF mailart outside Kingston Market Square
Some of the received postards for the IYAF show, My Extraordinary Imagination, taking a tour around the historic town of Kingston upon Thames before going on display at the Penny School Gallery for the show, which runs from 1-18 July 2011. The show was coordinated by IYAF in collaboration with Schoolswaps and has collected in […]
Do you know Dokdo?
This postcard comes from Korea and is really educational. Before I picked this card up, I’d never heard of Dokdo. Had you? The artist writes that Dokdo belongs to Korea, and that Koreans live there. It’s not very well known, but it appears that it’s an islets of Dokdo or The Liancourt Rocks as they […]
Sun and stars by Arthur aged 6, Germany
This piece came in from Rostock in Germany from Arthur, aged 6. If you look really closely you can make out a spaceship escaping the pull of that huge sun and heading towards the stars. Perhaps this was part of a larger story – what do you think?
The merits of glasses
This piece, in from Korea is great! The artist is a glasses wearer and talks about it’s many merits, including avoiding corneal damage that contact lens wearers can suffer. Although the photos look good, this piece is so much better to see for real. The eyebrows are made of fabric and the glasses have been […]
Open the door on Korea
This interactive gem from Korea opens up and shows a few aspects of Korea, including a Taekwondo martial artist and a Korean lady in traditional dress