An active visual artist, Welch continues with special mail art interests
in emailart, artiststamps, mail art zines, and the role of mail artists as
networkers. His M.F.A. in Studio Art at Boston Museum School (1987) was centered
on the creation of handmade paper sculptures, assemblages, and intaglio prints.
Welch has a papermaking studio which he has used since 1983 to create unusual
conceptual handmade paper stamps that link paper fiber to commemorative subject
matter. An example is Welch's Vietnam Commemorative Stampsheet
, a presentation of dogtags commemorating four of his Vietnam buddies.
Plaster molds were created with the actual dogtags, handmade paper was formed in
the molds and later were mounted on perforated paper handmade from Welch's
pulverized jungle fatigues.
Recent mail art projects include the Networker
Telenetlink 1995 (cc). Welch's Telenetlink originated in 1991 when it emerged as
the first effort to link the mail art and emailart communities on internet.
Welch generated and distributed the first emailart lists over internet at the
1991 Sao Paulo Biennial and is continuing this list with his Emailart Directory.
Readers interested in learning about the role of online emailart networkers can
reach Chuck Welch's by email at [email protected]. or by snailmail
at 19 Indian Hills Dr. Circle Pines, MN 55014, phone 612-419-2942
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