Portland Correspondence Co-op

Greetings everyone,

Please join us for the next meeting of The Portland Correspondence Co-Op.

When: Sunday 3/17… 5-7pm
Where: IPRC 318 SE Main St Portland OR
Reminder: Masks and proof of C19 vaccinations required.

We look forward to seeing you!

Meet. Make. MAIL!

this Thursday afternoon 12/7 from 4-6pm !
please join in the letter writing fun at Oblation Papers and Press

Greetings everyone,

Please join us for the next meeting of The Portland Correspondence Co-Op.

When: Sunday 6/18 5-7pm
Where: IPRC 318 SE Main St Portland OR
Reminder: Masks and proof of C19 vaccinations required

What you can look forward to at this gathering:
• Bob Beall will be in the house selling vintage postage. Please bring cash or checks!
• Typewriter theme: PRIDE (share your color! no black or grey machines.)

Meet. Make. MAIL!

Postally yours,
Amber

In case you missed this article... Hurray for Tom Hanks!

Antony Valoppi, owner of Type Space in Southeast Portland’s Richmond neighborhood, was packing up his shop Wednesday when a message landed in his email inbox.

A manager for Tom Hanks let Valoppi know the Oscar-winning actor was interested in stopping by the store, which sells vintage typewriters.

“I emailed back, ‘Hey, I can close the shop, I can open early, I can do a private viewing… I can do whatever you want,’” Valoppi said. “And his manager responded, ‘He’s so much easier than that; don’t even worry about it.’”

But worry he did.

Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2023/05/why-this-oscar-winning-actor-visited-a-se-portland-shop-for-typewriters.html?utm_campaign=theoregonian_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2023
AT 5 PM – 7 PM
PDXCC - Playing Favorites
Independent Publishing Resource Center
REQUIRED !!!
-Masks
-Proof of vaccination

Duration : 2 hours

Portland Correspondence Co-Op meetings are back, and with them monthly themed type-ins!

We’ll be revisiting many of the themes and marques from years past, but we’ll kick off with a classic; Bring your favorite machine (and be prepared to explain why). One machine per person max per person.

For those new to PDX Typewriter fun and PDXCC: these monthly in-person events, on hiatus since COVID, bring together mail art enthusiasts and typewriter users/collectors for a fun night of analog communication.

For most meetings, it is best to bring machines that you are happy to let others type on; for this particular meetup we can have a 👀 only section if you are bringing something delicate/rare/inoperable.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5-t9k9B7_bE3Whwykat1VWwoatauziPrCx1XkarAtw5TOrA/viewform

PDXCC February Swap - Theme: Utilitarian Tools in Action! Hello everyone and welcome to our latest mail art swap. Our theme this month is "Utilitarian Tools in Action!". Thank you Scratch for choosing our theme. We are going to continue the experiment with smaller groups, capping them at 10 folks each. Signup closes Wednesday 2/22 around 8pm. The mailing l...

Greetings everyone,

It is that time again - the latest PDXCC mail art swap is open and I hope you will participate. Follow the link to signup (before Tuesday 12/20 at 8pm). We are doing things a little bit differently this time. In observation of PDXCC’s upcoming 8th anniversary (wahoo!), we will make the swap groups 8 folks.

https://forms.gle/ddWPj1MiCB2oZHuh9

Postally yours,
Amber

P.S. There will be a call for mail art soon for a PDXCC birthday mail art show. Look for more info about this on Tuesday!

Postally yours,
Amber

PDXCC December Swap - Theme: EIGHT Hello everyone and welcome to our latest mail art swap. In January 2023, the Portland Correspondence Co-Op turns eight years old! Our theme this month is in celebration of our upcoming anniversary. We will also modify the swap so all groups will be 8 folks. Signup closes Tuesday 12/20 around 8pm. We...

Hello everyone,

The latest mail art swap is open for sign ups until Tuesday 10/18 around 8pm. We are changing it up this month! I hope you can join in for our second collaborative collage project. Check out the link for more details and to sign up to participate.

https://forms.gle/CTdKHTDc2uHC1zoa8

Postally yours,
Amber

PDXCC October Swap - Collaborative Collage Project Happy spooky season everyone. It has been a long time since we hosted the first collaborative collage project and it was a hit so it seemed like a good time to do it again. Participants will be assigned to a working group of three people formed from the sign up list. Each person in your group will c...