By Ivan Cash
Feeling nostalgic for the virtually forgotten written letter, writer and previous advert guy Ivan funds fell upon an easy suggestion: he invited somebody on this planet to ship him an e-mail, and he'd write it out in a letter and mail it, at no cost. members might even request a doodle or to seal it with a kiss.
What began as a private artwork undertaking exploded right into a world wide occasion. As requests poured in, money enlisted a world military of volunteers who helped create greater than 10,000 letters despatched everywhere in the globe.
An addictive and crafty window into daily lives, Snail Mail My Email is a set of the main memorable letters and moments from the venture, and a reminder of the facility of private connection in a electronic global.
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Additional info for Snail Mail My Email: Handwritten Letters in a Digital World
Indd 156 7/31/12 11:56 AM SnailMailMyEmail. indd 157 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Jon Barco, California to New Jersey SnailMailMyEmail. indd 158 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Esther Beh, Singapore to uk SnailMailMyEmail. indd 159 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Sarah Rosenberg, manhattan to Iowa SnailMailMyEmail. indd a hundred and sixty 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Mary Thompson, California to Russia SnailMailMyEmail. indd 161 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Chris Boyce, ny to Canada SnailMailMyEmail. indd 162 7/31/12 11:56 AM SnailMailMyEmail. indd 163 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: JoLynn Pineda, California to Iowa SnailMailMyEmail. indd 164 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Ivan money, ny to California SnailMailMyEmail. indd a hundred sixty five 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Suzy Lafontaine, Canada to Canada SnailMailMyEmail. indd 166 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Helo Lo, Canada to North Carolina SnailMailMyEmail. indd 167 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Sandra Down, Australia to New Zealand SnailMailMyEmail. indd 168 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Jessica Franken, Minnesota to Louisiana SnailMailMyEmail. indd 169 7/31/12 11:56 AM Translation from Spanish: hello Claudia, excellent news! I’m going to be a primary grade instructor! i'm hoping i'm able to take one other journey to Mexico with you. For now I’m hoping for excellent news and surprises for you. most sensible needs and benefits, Wendy SnailMailMyEmail. indd one hundred seventy 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Jessica Lada Browning, Oklahoma to Mexico SnailMailMyEmail. indd 171 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: DyNia Connolly, Canada to Canada SnailMailMyEmail. indd 172 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Feras Sobh, United Arab Emirates to Nebraska SnailMailMyEmail. indd 173 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Amanda Wilson, Iowa to Florida SnailMailMyEmail. indd 174 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Maryam Hamzah, Malaysia to China SnailMailMyEmail. indd one hundred seventy five 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Jessica Franken, Minnesota to manhattan SnailMailMyEmail. indd 176 7/31/12 11:56 AM SnailMailMyEmail. indd 177 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Aya O’Connor, Illinois to manhattan SnailMailMyEmail. indd 178 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Stefanie Beck, Germany to Australia SnailMailMyEmail. indd 179 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Beth Schmidt, Pennsylvania to Florida SnailMailMyEmail. indd one hundred eighty 7/31/12 11:56 AM Letter Artist: Denise Kelley, California to Georgia SnailMailMyEmail. indd 181 7/31/12 11:57 AM Letter Artist: Aya O’Connor, Illinois to ny SnailMailMyEmail. indd 182 7/31/12 11:57 AM Letter Artist: Lia Cecaci, California to Unknown SnailMailMyEmail. indd 183 7/31/12 11:57 AM Translation from Spanish: Mommy and Little Claudio, It’s unusual to imagine that somebody, from a few a long way nook of the planet, will write a letter to you men that comprises my phrases. That’s how this curious international works…Do you men take into account the hand written playing cards? Now we hardly ever write one or obtain one. it kind of feels as though it stopped see you later in the past.