Andrea Bernath [Romania]

Andrea Bernath is an artist from Sibiu in Romania. Andrea’s art is inspired by her own life, but also by fantasy, phantasmagory, mythology, and grotesque. Her paintings and drawings bravely walk through the strange world of both divine and devilish creatures often captured in a surprising symbiosis. She sent us three cards, prints of the original ball pen drawings, inspired by classic novels “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “Thumbelina” by H.C.Andersen and “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll.

To see moreof Andrea’s art please visit her website.

HilgART [USA]

Thomas Hilgartner a.k.a HilgART is an artist from Charleston in the USA who is involved in mail art networking since the 1990s. He sent us several add & pass cards, one is dedicated to a contemporary plague of ‘fake news’.

Students from Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University [Turkey]

A group of 23 students from Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University in Turkey has sent us their mail art as a response to this year’s theme. All works are digital prints on the envelope, stamped with a Turkish official stamp.

Please click on each picture for more details.

Ayşenur Kiran, “Grocery Store” by Halide Edip Adivar

Beril Boduroġlu, “Origin” by Jennifer L. Armentrout (‘It will be difficult for Daemon and Kelly to pursue evil aliens after an alien starts loving life’)

Berivan Yilmaz, “Ninth External Ward” by Peyami Safa

Beyzanur Çaġlayan,

Ece Işik, “Heroine Dance” by Canan Tan

Esra Keleş

Esra Keleş

Gamze Kara, “Grocery Store” by Halide Edip Adivar

Gamze Sultan Kuyucu, ” The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” by John Boyde

Leyla Yildiz, “Handcuffs” by Canan Tan

Medine Sakarya, “Leyla and Mecnun” by Burak Aksak

Medine Sakarya, “Pomegranate Tree” by Nazan Bekiroğlu

Meltem Çokşen,”Yaban” by Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu

Merve Özdemir, “Trial” by Ahmet Altan

Merve Şeker, “My Sweet Orange Tree” by José Mauro de Vasconcelo

Mustafa Semih Çetintaş, “Leyla and Mecnun” by Burak Aksak

Rabia Olcay, “The Fall of Leaves” by Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Sedanur Uzun, “Ninth External Ward” by Peyami Safa

Sedanur Uzun

Sedanur Uzun, “Ninth External Ward” by Peyami Safa

Senanur Karakoç, “Ruritanian” by Samipaşazade Sezai

Serra Çakir, “Magic Wand” by Şermin Çarkacı

Sevim Akin, “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio

Sevim Akin, “Vulgar Love” by Canan Tan

Şeyda Erbil, “A Day in the Sky” by Anil Basili

Sila Aslan, “Only Dummies Sleep 8 Hours” by Erdal Demirkiran

Sinem Aydin, “Memories of Istanbul” by Ahmet Ümit

Sinem Aydin, “Memories of Istanbul” by Ahmet Ümit

Sinem Aydin

Şüheda Aksoy, “Pink Elephant Thinking” by Zeynep Selvili Çarmıklı

Şafak Çetin Özkan [Turkey]

Şafak Çetin Özkan is a ceramic artist and research assistant at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University in Turkey. He sent us a digital drawing inspired by a comedy science fiction novel “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams.

Gülten Kurt [Turkey]

Gülten Kurt is an artist from Bolu, Turkey. She is a lecturer at the Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University. She sent us an envelope with a painting inspired by the book “Lila” by Erhan Altunok.

Ayşegül Gürdal Pamuklu [Turkey]

Ayşegül Gürdal Pamuklu is a graphic designer and artist from Turkey. She works as an instructor at the Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University. She sent us two envelops inspired by the novel “Three Apples Fell from the Sky” by Turkish writer Eflatun Cem Güney.

Arzu Gürdal [Turkey]

Arzu Gürdal is an artist and instructor at the Süleymen Demirel University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Visual Communication Design, Isparta, Turkey. She sent us two digital prints of her artwork, both dedicated to Özdemir Asaf’s poetry book “Lavinia”.

Mary Rouncefield [UK]

Mary Rouncefield, a visual artist from Bristol in the UK, creates her art around various topics – mathematics, human rights, women, health, human trafficking, society, freedom… She uses various materials, skills and techniques, such as textile/soft sculptures, drawings, graphics, collage…  More about Mary’s work you can see on her website.

Mary sent us a beautiful watercolour dedicated to the novel “Death Comes to Pemberly” by P D James.

Miroslav Munižaba [Serbia]

Miroslav Munižaba is a prolific artist from Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia who exhibited his artwork at many national and international art exhibitions. His unique style is a combination of abstract paintings/monotype, figuration and graphical/technical drawings. He sent us two paintings, titled “Fraternity” and “Controlled aggression”.

Işıl Çavuşoğlu [Turkey]

Işıl Çavuşoğlu from Istanbul in Turkey has sent a painting titled “How?” and is dedicated to İlber Ortaylı’s book “Bir Ömür Nasıl Yaşanır” (How to Live a Lifetime). The message “travel, read, learn” seems like a piece of good advice.