POSTAL COLLAGE PROJECT NOS. 1 THROUGH 5
SUMMER 2016
It was a humble beginning back in 2011, starting with a simple question: Would artists throughout the world be interested in collaborating to create collages, real cut-and-paste paper collages, by sending their artwork through the postal system? Could a project like this transcend potential difficulties such as language barriers, slow postal service, and differing ideas about art authorship/ownership? The resounding answer was YES! Throwing caution to the wind, Marty McCutcheon formulated a plan for what we now know as the Round Table [Collaboration] Postal Collage Project. Five years later the project continues to thrive with an ever-expanding group of international artists working collaboratively to produce astonishingly beautiful, provocative, and compelling collages that have been annually exhibited in Berkeley’s The Shuman Block, No. 3 and San Francisco’s Ramon’s Tailor. So how exactly did Marty make this happen? Essential to this project is the Internet where Marty created a website to propose the project and spell out guidelines. The only thing that significantly changed over five years was the sizable increase in numbers of participants as well as countries represented. The creation of this catalog, a very abbrieviated documentation of the project, intimates what a labor of love can offer to a world that is often plagued with headlines of terrorism and other forms of violence. Creating art collaboratively has been the focus, but equally important have been the secondary effects of forming friendships among people who may never meet in real life. For this reason Round Table [Collaboration] Postal Collage Project is a welcome antidote for our troubled times.
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The Growing List of Participants Project No. 1 Participants: Mike Hinc (France), Cora de Lang (Germany), Pennie Steel (Australia), Marty McCutcheon (USA), Daniel McKeon (Ireland), W.T. Richards (UK), Ian Stopforth (UK), Niki Hare (UK), Kevin Jackson (UK). Lisa Awrey, Ingrid Ekstrรถm, Lisa Ekstrรถm, Kyrie Panton, Madelyn & Scott McGrath (California, USA) Judy Weaver, Frank Merrit & Teri Gardner, Tiffany Moore, Christina Stork, Keiran Best (USA) Jan Kather (USA), Hans Manner-Jakobsen (Denmark), Michael Chang (Denmark), Melanie Chilianis (Australia) Marty MCutcheon (USA) Ehren Tool, Tobias Paige, Israel Forbes, Marty McCutcheon, Alfredo de la Rosa (California, USA) George Reynolds, Annamalai Nagaraj, Marty McCutcheon, Graham McDougal, Anne Wenniger (USA) Julie Marten, Ben Hoz, Marty McCutcheon, B.S. Wise, Tom Oberg (USA) Lorenzo Spencer, Mattias Hoz, Alex Weeks, Argil Tool, Finnegan Phillips (California, USA) Emma Weinberger, Mariel McCutcheon,Yuko Frohlich, Cora McCutcheon, Mina Ekstrรถm (USA) Zach & Laura Beutter, Isa Reetz-Laiolo, Mariel McCutcheon, Olivia McCutcheon, Flint & Dulcie McGrath (California, USA)
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Project No. 2 Participants: W.T. Richards, UK Kevin Jackson, UK McGrath Family, USA Chaz Reetz-Laiolo, USA Marty McCutcheon, USA Mik Godley, UK Israel Forbes, USA Jocelyn Jones, USA Daniel McKeon, Ireland Annelise Barriga, USA Amanda Quiroz, USA Toby Paige, USA Keiran Best, USA Jan Kather, USA 48073, Netherlands Michael Chang, Denmark Ellen McAuslan, UK Niki Hare, UK Jonathan Hunt, USA Lisa Awrey, USA Ramon’s Tailor, USA Greg Johnson, USA
Peri Rachel Levin, USA Ben Hoz, USA Theo Wise, USA Zach Beutter, USA Cora de Lang, Germany/Argentina Joas Sebastian Nebe, Germany Hans Manner-Jakobsen, Denmark Travis Schirmer, USA Adrian Rotzscher, USA Christina Stork, USA Pennie Steel, Australia Mike Hinc, France Judy Weaver, USA Finnegan Phillips, USA Dana McCutcheon, USA Yuko Frohlich, USA Kyrie Panton, USA Cristina McCutcheon, USA Ingrid Ekström, USA Maile Beers-Arthur, USA Sharon Riley, USA Sandi Arthur, USA
dadadreams, USA E Kerr, Canada Mo Hamilton, Canada Clara Mata, Spain Hollie Chastain, USA karolyn morovati, Portugal Alberto Oliveira, Brazil Sabina Hahn, USA Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh, USA Lisa Ekström, USA Kate Phillips, USA Aimee Porter, USA Laura Beutter, USA Lorenzo Spencer, USA Ian Stiles, USA Bar Lowenberg, USA Everett Forbes, USA Emma Rose Forbes, USA Mattias Hoz, USA Graham McDougal, USA Molly McCall, USA
Project No. 3 Participants: Daniel McKeon • Ireland Hans Manner-Jakobsen • Denmark Toby Paige • California, USA Joas Sebastian Nebe • Germany Cora de Lang • Germany Greg Johnson • California, USA Lisa Ekström • California, USA Bar Lowenberg • California, USA Levi Mahoney • California, USA Graham McDougal • Massachusetts, USA Cristina McCutcheon • California, USA Keiran Best • Oregon, USA Caylly Jones • California, USA Mike Hinc • France Ingrid • California, USA Kyrie Panton • California, USA Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh • California, USA Maggie B • California, USA Niki Hare • United Kingdom 48073 • The Netherlands Allyson Seal • California, USA Jan Kather • New York, USA Amber Wolf • California, USA Tory Miller • California, USA Judy Weaver • California, USA Emily Yeadaker • California, USA
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karina leijnse • The Netherlands Flore • The Netherlands Pennie Steele • Australia Jocelyn Jones • California, USA Caroline Wampole • California, USA Sabina Hahn • New York, USA Dana McCutcheon • California, USA Melanie Chilianis & Beatka Provis • Australia karolyn morovati • Portugal Robin Hill • California, USA Chang! • Denmark Marty McCutcheon • California, USA Julie Marten & Olivia Romer • California, USA Ramon’s Tailor • California, USA Elaine Kerr • BC, Canada Hoz • California, USA Sandy Ryan • California, USA Alexandra Breitenstein • Germany Patricia Prieto Blanco • Ireland Elisabeth Ajtay • California, USA Colin Hunt • Maryland, USA Lesley Jones • California, USA Emma Rose • California, USA Israel Forbes • California, USA
Zoë • California, USA Peri Rachel Levin • California, USA Jonathan Hunt • California, USA Aaron Kather • PA, USA Scott Panton • California, USA Jami Reynolds • Japan Everett Forbes • California, USA Genia Gilbert • California, USA Jeremy O’neal • California, USA Mike Fusello • California, USA Carolyn Jean Martin • California, USA Kate Prentiss • California, USA Carlos Prentiss • California, USA Carolyn Prentiss • California, USA Charles Prentiss • California, USA Molly Prentiss • NY, USA Lisa Awrey • California, USA Yuko Frohlich • California, USA Eric Foster • California, USA Willis Stork • California, USA Lorenzo Spencer • California, USA David Forbes • California, USA Dave Lushbaugh • California, USA Jason Overton • California, USA Jay Long • Texas, USA
Project No. 4 Participants: Ingrid Ekström (California, USA) Hans Manner-Jakobsen (Denmark) Michael Chang (Denmark) Aaron Kather (Pennsylvania, USA) Louise Paige (California, USA) Mike Fusello (California, USA) Greg Johnson (California, USA) Pennie Steel (Australia) Amy Mosley (California, USA) Cora de Lang (Germany, Spain, Argentina) Emily Yeadaker (California, USA) Lesley Jones (California, USA) Jan Kather (New York, USA) 48073 (The Netherlands) Judy Weaver (California, USA) Jake Lange (Northern Ireland) Polly Lange (Maryland, USA) Clara Hayward (Pennsylvania, USA) Domingo Martinez (Spain and UK) Patricia Prieto Blanco (Ireland) Amber Wolf (California, USA) Scott Panton (California, USA) Kyrie Panton (California, USA) Amy Salo (Oregon, USA) Sandy Ryan (California, USA)
David Johnson (California, USA) Adrian Rotzscher (Germany) Jonathan Hunt (California, USA) Niki Hare (United Kingdom) Joas Sebastian Nebe (Germany) Genia Gilbert (California, USA) Zoë Gilbert (California, USA) Toby Paige (California, USA) Lisa Ekström (California, USA) Gail Chilianis (Australia) Peri Rachel Levin (California, USA) Dave Lushbaugh (California, USA) Yuko Frohlich (California, USA) Dana McCutcheon (California, USA) Hannah Galvin (California, USA) Brandon Andrew Rayson (California, USA) Roger Paige (California, USA) Cookie Paige (California, USA) Olivia Romer (California, USA) Laura Heidotten (Missouri, USA) Judith Reich (California, USA) Robin Hill (California, USA) Dave Higgins (California, USA) Karolyn Morovati (Portugal) B.S. Wise (California, USA)
Bar Lowenberg (California, USA) Jeremy O’neal (California, USA) Julie Lynn (California, USA) Allyson Seal (California, USA) Anne Lévesque (Canada) Willis Stork (California, USA) Alexandra Breitenstein (Germany) Cristina Lorenzo (California, USA) Diane Vecchi (California, USA) Colin Hunt (Maryland, USA) Israel Forbes (California, USA) Gaal-Peak (California, USA) Keiran Best (Oregon, USA) Marian Rose Lucas (Oregon, USA) Mike Hinc (France) Daniel McKeon (Ireland) Wheeler Bills (California, USA) Ben Hoz (California, USA) Tabatabai Family (California, USA) Wenninger-Ekström (New York, USA) Ramon’s Tailor (California, USA) Theodora Varnay Jones (California, USA) Ellie Payne (California, USA) Caroline Wampole (California, USA)
Project No. 5 Participants: Joas Sebastian Nebe (Germany) Theodora Varnay Jones (California, USA) Willis Stork (California, USA) Kerry Buchman (California, USA) Betsy Ward-Thompson (Oregon, USA) Alexandra Breitenstein (Germany) Hans Manner-Jakobsen (Denmark) Jan Kather (New York, USA) Claudie Bastide (France) Bar Lowenberg (California, USA) Cora de Lang (Germany/Spain/Guatemala) Joyce Nojima (California, USA) Pennie Steel (Australia) Laura Heidotten (Missouri, USA) Diane Vecchi (California, USA) Louise Paige (California, USA) Mike Fusello (California, USA) Hannah Galvin (California, USA) Anne Lévesque (Canada) Patricia Prieto Blanco (Ireland) David Harding (Colorado, USA) Kevin Jackson (UK) Anne Wenniger (New York, USA) Dave Lushbaugh (California, USA) Judy Weaver (California, USA) Dana McCutcheon (California, USA) Jason Overton (California, USA) Mike Godwin (California, USA) Jake Hartman (California, USA) Anand Sheth (California, USA) Mia Paschal (California, USA) Wheeler Bills (California, USA) 48073 (The Netherlands)
Flore van Sparrentak (The Netherlands) Anne van Helteren (The Netherlands) Kate Horsting (California, USA) Kyla Atlas (Canada/California, USA) Judith Reich (California, USA) Samantha Morris (Pennsylvania, USA) Irene Nelson (California,USA) Greg Johnson (California, USA) Jeremy O’neal (California, USA) James Mink (California, USA) Allyson Seal (California, USA) Amy Salo (Oregon, USA) Mio Yoshigiwa (Missouri, USA) Carolyn Hennessey (Oregon, USA) Cathi Weldon (Ireland) Kyrie Panton (California, USA) Levi Mahoney (California, USA) Jonathan Hunt (California, USA) Lauren & Kellie Whittaker-Fisher (California, USA) Niki Hare (UK) Emma Rose Forbes (California, USA) Olivia Romer (New York, USA) John Fortes (California, USA) Amy Mosley (California, USA) Aaron Kather (New York, USA) Erin Montgomery (California, USA) Alexandra Fraser (California, USA) Ginna Browne (Maryland, USA) Gail Chilianis (Australia) Barbara Starr (Pennsylvania, USA) luftmenschen (Portugal) Lucie Lévesque (Canada)
Elaine Monchak (New York, USA) Chang! (Denmark) Ingrid Ekström (California, USA) Griffith Montgomery (California, USA) Toby Paige (California, USA) Lisa Ekström (California, USA) Lesley Jones (California, USA) Emily Yeadaker (California, USA) Robin Hill (California, USA) B.S. Wise (California, USA) Israel Forbes (California, USA) Eric Foster (California, USA) Frank Merritt (California, USA) Cendrine Colin (Switzerland) Thomas Blank (Switzerland) Benjamin Merritt (California, USA) Iris Alden (California, USA) Bob Stang (California, USA) Cynthia Craft (California, USA) Karen Greif California, USA) Julie Marten (California, USA) Baird-Brock (California, USA) Charlotte Ikonen (California, USA) Ben Hoz (California, USA) Lucas Hill (California, USA) Penny Peak (California, USA) Carolina Cambre (Canada) Melissa McGill (Nevada, USA) Dawn Leigh (California, USA) Megan McGuinn (California, USA) Katie Brown (California, USA)
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Postal Collage Project No. 1 The Postal-Collage Project No. 1 (20112012) was the inaugural endeavor of Round Table [Collaboration]. The project, begun in September 2011, involved fifty collaborators assembled in ten groups, ranging in age from 4 to 82, hailing from the USA, Ireland, the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, and Australia. There were two international groups and eight USA only; three groups were made up of children. Samples of the 52 collages exhibited in the historic Shuman Block in Berkeley, California in February 2012, and at Ramon’s Tailor salon-gallery in San Francisco in March and April 2012 are presented here.
GAMGA Created in California and New York by Julie Marten, Ben Hoz, Marty McCutcheon, Brad & Serena Wise, and Tom Oberg.
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MAETI Created by Alfredo de la Rosa, Ehren Tool, Tobias Paige, Israel Forbes, and Marty McCutcheon, in Berkeley, Oakland, and El Dorado Hills, California.
JBMBT Created in California and New York by Julie Marten, Ben Hoz, Marty McCutcheon, Brad & Serena Wise, and Tom Oberg.
JFTTCK Created by Judy Weaver, Frank Merritt & Teri Gardiner, Tiffany Moore, Christina Stork, and Keiran Best in Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon.
LMAAF Created in Berkeley and Santa Cruz, California by Lorenzo Spencer, Mattias Hoz, Alex Weeks, Argil Tool, and Finnegan Phillips
MJHMM Created in Berkeley, California, USA; Elmira Heights, New York, USA; HornbÌk and København, Danmark; and Melbourne, Australia by Marty McCutcheon, Jan Kather, Hans Manner-Jakobsen, Michael Chang, and Melanie Chilianis.
AEEPM Created in California and New York by Julie Marten, Ben Hoz, Marty McCutcheon, Brad & Serena Wise, and Tom Oberg.
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Postal Collage Project No. 2 The Postal-Collage Project No. 2 comprised more than 70 participants in 12 countries; The UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Canada, and the USA. The project ran from the beginning of September 2012 through the end of February 2013. There were three EXHIBITIONS in Berkeley and San Francisco, (California, USA) from March through June.
By Lisa Ekstrรถm, with Kate Phillips, Aimee Porter, Laura Beutter, and Lorenzo Spencer
By Cristina McCutcheon, with Ingrid Ekstrรถm, Maile BeersArthur, Sharon Riley, and Sandi Arthur
By Hollie Chastain, with E Kerr, Mo Hamilton, Clara Mata, and dadadreams
By Toby Paige, with Keiran Best, Daniel McKeon, Annelise Barriga, and Amanda Quiroz
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By Ingrid Ekstrรถm, with Peri Rachel Levin, Ben Hoz, Zach Beutter, Theo Wise, and Ali Haynes-Gordon
By Finnegan Phillips, with Dana McCutcheon, Yuko Frohlich, Kyrie Panton, and Judy Weaver
By Niki Hare, with Jan Kather, 48073, Michael Chang, and Ellen McAuslan
By Jocelyn Jones, with Marty McCutcheon, Mik Godley, W.T. Richards, and Israel Forbes
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By Kevin Jackson, with the McGrath Family, Chaz Reetz-Laiolo, Marty McCutcheon, and W.T. Richards
By Lisa Awery, with Ramon’s Tailor, Greg Johnson, Marty McCutcheon, and Jonathan Hunt
By Cora de Lang, with Joas Sebastian Nebe, 48073, Hans Manner-Jakobsen, and Marty McCutcheon
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By Travis Schirmer, with Adrian Rotzscher, Christina Stork, Pennie Steel, and Mike Hinc
By Sabina Hahn, with McGrath Family, Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh, karolyn morovati, and Alberto Oliveira
By Bar Lowenberg, with Everett Forbes, Marty McCutcheon, Jan Kather, and Ian Stiles
By Graham McDougal, with Molly McCall, Emma Rose Forbes, Dana McCutcheon, and Mattias Hozr
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Postal Collage Project No. 3 Postal-Collage Project No. 3 launched on the first of September, 2013. Seventyfive collaborators from eleven countries, working in 17 groups, created 85 collages. The completed collages were exhibited in Berkeley and San Francisco (California, USA) in the spring of 2014.
By Flore (Netherlands), with Emily Yeadaker (USA), Lorenzo Spencer (USA), Yuko Frohlich (USA), and Dana McCutcheon (USA)
By Peri Rachel Levin (USA), with Lesley Jones (USA), ZoĂŤ (USA), Emma Rose Forbes (USA), and Judy Weaver (USA) By Flore (Netherlands), with Emily Yeadaker (USA), Lorenzo Spencer (USA), Yuko Frohlich (USA), and Dana McCutcheon (USA)
By Daniel McKeon (Ireland), with Joas Sebastian Nebe (Germany), Bar Lowenberg (USA), Marty McCutcheon (USA), and 48073 (Netherlands)
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By karina leijnse (Netherlands), with Allyson Seal (USA), Toby Paige (USA), Mike Fusello (USA), and Lisa Awrey (USA)
By Marty McCutcheon (USA), with L. A. Mahoney (USA), Robin Hill (USA), Kyrie Panton (USA), and Jonathan Hunt (USA)
By Pennie Steel (Australia), with Cora de Lang (Germany), and Mike Hinc (France), Niki Hare (UK), and Marty McCutcheon (USA)
By Tory Miller (USA), with Jeremy O’neal (USA), Ben & Mattias Hoz (USA), Maggie B (USA), and Ramon’s Tailor (USA)
By Lisa Ekström (USA), with Elisabeth Ajtay (USA), Sabina Hahn (USA), Caylly Jones (USA), and Jocelyn Jones (USA)
By Dave Lushbaugh (USA), with Jason Overton (USA), Carolyn Jean Martin (USA), Jan Kather (USA), and David Forbes (USA)
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By Jan Kather (USA), with David Forbes (USA), Dave Lushbaugh (USA), Jason Overton (USA), and Carolyn Jean Martin (USA)
By Caroline Wampole (USA), with Julie Marten & Olivia Romer (USA), Lisa Ekstrรถm (USA), Graham McDougal (USA), and Willis Stork (USA)
By Ingrid Ekstrรถm, with Peri Rachel Levin, Ben Hoz, Zach Beutter, Theo Wise, and Ali Haynes-Gordon
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By Aaron Kather (USA), with Amber Wolf (USA), Genia Gilbert (USA), Ingrid (USA), and Everett Forbes (USA)
By Amber Wolf (USA), with Cristina McCutcheon (USA), Judy Weaver (USA), Elaine Kerr (Canada), and DawlineJane Oni-Eseleh (USA)
By Molly Prentiss (USA), with Charles Prentiss (USA), Carolyn Prentiss (USA), Kate Prentiss (USA), and Carlos Prentiss (USA)
By Alexandra Breitenstein (Germany), with Daniel McKeon (Ireland), Greg Johnson (USA), Ingrid (USA), and karolyn morovati (Portugal)
By Patricia Prieto Blanco (Ireland), with Jami Reynolds (Japan), Israel Forbes (USA), Jay Long (USA), and Marty McCutcheon (USA) By Chang! (Denmark), with Hans Manner-Jakobsen (Denmark), Jan Kather (USA), Marty McCutcheon (USA), and Melanie Chilianis & Beatka Provis (Australia)
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Postal Collage Project No. 4 More than eighty collaborators in thirteen countries built 85 collages over six months.
By Dave Higgins, with Greg Johnson, Brandon Andrew Rayson, Amy Mosley, and Willis Stork By Diane Vecchi, with Judith Reich, Amber Wolf, Zoë Gilbert, and Emily Yeadaker
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By Anne Lévesque, with Colin Hunt, Jonathan Hunt, Amy Salo, and Aaron Kather
By Allyson Seal, with Caroline Wampole, Lisa Ekström, Robin Hill, and Theodora Varnay Jones
By Ellie Payne, with Ingrid Ekstrรถm, Lesley Jones, Genia Gilbert, and Marty McCutcheon
By Gail Chilianis, with Michael Chang, Cora de Lang, Alexandra Breitenstein, and Julie Lynn
By Michael Chang, with Aaron Kather, Jan Kather, Amber Wolf, and Niki Hare
By Cora de Lang, with Karolyn Morovati, Daniel McKeon, Pennie Steel, and Mike Hinc
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By Laura Heidotten, with David Johnson, Bar Lowenberg, Mike Fusello, and Wheeler Bills By Hannah Galvin, with Yuko Frohlich, Dana McCutcheon, The Gaal-Peak Family, and Cristina & Lorenzo
By Toby Paige, with Lisa Ekstrรถm, Roger Paige, Cookie Paige, and Louise Paige
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By Marian Rose Lucas, with Dave Lushbaugh, Scott Panton, Robin Hill, and Keiran Best
By Joas Sebastian Nebe, with Adrian Rotzscher, Jeremy O’neal, B.S. Wise, and Hans Manner-Jakobsen
By Ramon’s Tailor, with Ben Hoz, Wenniger-Ekström, 48073, and The Tabatabai Family
By Niki Hare, with Alexandra Breitenstein, Peri Rachel Levin, Olivia Romer, and Chang!
By Jake Lange, with Polly Lange, Patricia Prieto Blanco, Domingo Martinez, and Clara Hayward
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Postal Collage Project No. 5 This year, 100 collaborators from around the globe produced 100 collages over the course of six months. Assembled in working groups of five members each, with each group arranged in a ‘circular’ sequence, participants send and receive works-in-progress by mail. Each participant is the principal author of one collage, and a contributing author of four others. Each collaborator eventually finishes the collage they started.
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