VQR Postal Project

Parce que la Vache qui rit aussi a des dents...

Front

Envelope made of a page of a magazine made by Christophe (France). How can he fold a page in such a clever way?

Back

The yellow stamp, I do not why, is one of my favourites of all times. So cheerful!

Milk Barcode

Milk barcode sent by Heleen (the Netherlands). And not the first I have received for this project!

By the way, this one arrived without stamp, and inside a plastic bag. See here.

Suus' Mail Art

VQR mail art sent by Suus in Mokum (the Netherlands). Previously published in her blog.

It arrived inside a transparent plastic pocket, as you can see. With the cowstamp on the outside. Clever!

Vache rigolote

Sent by Thérèse (France). She has a mail art call about cows, too (among others; see her blog).

Another little cow on the back!

I Love Dutch Cheese

Sent by Heleen (the Netherlands)

I have quite a collection of postcards of cheese!

Hiep Hiep Hooera

Postcard sent by Heleen (the Netherlands)

This blog has been active for two and half years. I have received mail art from 39 42 46 48 artists/penpals/friends and from 22 different countries. I am very grateful to everyone and I think I have answered every contribution except this one, because I still do not know the sender's address. Let me know if I owe you a letter!

The first aim of the project was to receive this. But sometimes the projects grow alone and I have got all kind of cows and cheese you can imagine: pictures, magnets, stamps, postcards, drawings, purses, dolls, paper dolls, collages, press cuttings, mail art, DIY cows, brochures, labels, stickers, tape, boxes... along these two years.

Now, as I have announced, I am closing this project. Not that I do not like cows any more. Let's say that I have got enough cows for the rest of my life. And I want to move on. Actually I have another postcard project... (I must say I will be happy to receive anything related to the vintage VQR or new round covers of cheese boxes).

So thanks again. I hope you have enjoyed the project as much as me!

PS The postcard shown was sent by Heleen (the Netherlands). Actually, it was sent for my birthday

(with cows also on the wrapping paper). And I had received the matched cowstamp on another cover.

Cows Are Pretty

Send by Phillip (the USA). This is a famous work by Andy Warhol: Cow (1966). Inexplicably, I had not received it yet...

In Glanstonsbury

Sent by John (the UK)

As early morning mist rises above Glastonbury Tor cattle stand and stare, says the back of the postcard. I would write they are thinking.