"It could be a white, blank, empty envelope, Erni.
It woudn't have an addressee, so couldn't get lost.
It would be "Unmade-Mail-Art-that-I-would-have-sent-you-if-it-existed_but-it-didn't".
So I won't send it to…"
On August 16th 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In November 2008 this IUOMA platform at NING became the home for members.
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Interesting Tea Bag MA from Emily Coles in the UK
Posted by Rochleigh Z. Wholfe on August 1, 2014 at 11:12pm 0 Comments 1 Favorite
Hi Emily.
Thanks for another unique piece of original work! Love the Tea bag concept and it is most interesting. Yes I am having a creative and fulfilling Summer and hope you are also. Take care!!!…
MA received from Katerina Nikoltsou in Greece, July 2014, Thanks Kat!
Posted by Rochleigh Z. Wholfe on August 1, 2014 at 11:05pm 2 Comments 0 Favorites
a digital collab portrait
Posted by MOAN LISA on August 1, 2014 at 5:12pm 1 Comment 4 Favorites
An. U.
Diane Keys
De Villo Sloan & Kerri Pullo
E. Coles
Richard Canard
Marguerite E. Keen
Meeah Williams
Moan Lisa…
Stripygoose Sue: Taking a stroll n° 202/365
Posted by Dean aka Artist in Seine on August 1, 2014 at 10:52am 1 Comment 1 Favorite
The famous goose is taking a stroll, but this time she is in the Canary Islands.
In the small village of Icod de los Vinos, there is the famous dragon tree which they say is 1000 years old, but it is likely to be only a couple hundred years old. However a walk in that area is wonderful and…
Katerina Nikoltsou: Number 10
Posted by Dean aka Artist in Seine on August 1, 2014 at 10:00am 4 Comments 2 Favorites
Continuing with the last one in the Katerina Nikoltsou series, here is number 10. OK OK don't get excited. I know that…
ContinueHappy Birthday Erni
Posted by Dean aka Artist in Seine on August 1, 2014 at 9:11am 7 Comments 1 Favorite
From Patricio, the Celestrial Sribe
Posted by Itta on July 31, 2014 at 10:00pm 0 Comments 0 Favorites
Look, what I got!!
Isn't it great? Thank's a lot Patricio, I love it!
MAIL ART CALL__LETTER TO YOURSELF
Posted by Diane Keys on July 31, 2014 at 5:51pm 8 Comments 3 Favorites
MAIL ART PROJECT--LETTER TO YOURSELF
Please write a letter to YOURSELF. It can be literal or any kind of interpretation, but intended for You and You alone. Send it to me and in one year's time, I will send it back to you--unopened, unchanged. They will be locked up in the DKult temperature controlled Vault. Make sure your address is clearly visible. I will send all submissions back to their owners in November of 2015. What would you like to tell the future you?
DKult…
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Trashpo All-Stars Trashbook Collab: meeah williams (Brooklyn, NY, USA), Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA) & Moan Lisa (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)
Posted by De Villo Sloan on July 31, 2014 at 3:00pm 10 Comments 5 Favorites
Cover of mail-art Trashbook collab by IUOMA members meeah williams (Brooklyn, New York, USA), Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA) & Moan Lisa (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)
July 31, 2014 - I am knocked out by this stunning…
ContinueValentine Mark Herman: Tour de France 2014
Posted by Dean aka Artist in Seine on July 31, 2014 at 1:20pm 3 Comments 1 Favorite
These could be Val doodles which he drew while waiting for the Tour de France to pass by on the 12th day.
So can anyone tell me if this is Val's hand writing and did he draw the picture?…
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Somehow people always think that if a group of artists work together that then there must automatically be some kind of organisation that coordinates it all. Well, in mail art there are many groups working together. These groups themselves also work together, but there is NO organisation that arranges all the things that go on in the mail art network. The I.U.O.M.A. is the Union that mail artists can become a member of. The Union has no rules. Everybody who is active in mail art and hears about the Union can become a member just by saying so.
In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. I invented this name and made forms for people to become a member of this (fictive) union. About 300 mail artists reacted in a year, and official membership cards were made, even a official Union Magazine was published. Anybody who was a member of the Union could also claim a special function within the Union.
Even today, people still join the Union. And somehow it gives power, to say that YOU are a member of the International Union too. The Main address of the Union is at the TAM-address, P.O.Box 1055, 4801 BB - Breda - Netherlands. It is just the center for archiving all the things that are going on. But I am not in control of the Union. I just invented it. And to make it official, I made myself General-President of this Union. Sure was impressive when I travelled to the USSR in 1991 and went to visit some friends there who were also members of this Union........
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September 6, 2013 at 11pm to August 31, 2014 at 12pm – up in the sky?
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Erni Bär replied to Erni Bär's discussion JAMMING WITH EDMUND 2014 in the group OFF SCENE AKADEMIE HAMBURG"Yes. it was quite ok. Thank you all for good wishes!"
Rochleigh Z. Wholfe commented on Dean aka Artist in Seine's blog post Happy Birthday Erni"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERNI !!!!!!!!!!! may your life continue to blossom in joy and peace!
Photo I took of my one of my favorite nature spots. Enjoy
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Rochleigh Z. Wholfe commented on Rochleigh Z. Wholfe's blog post MA received from Katerina Nikoltsou in Greece, July 2014, Thanks Kat!"You are welcome Kat. This picturesque envelope you created is very nice and I like it also. Creativity always rises to the top! Take care Kat
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) replied to Erni Bär's discussion JAMMING WITH EDMUND 2014 in the group OFF SCENE AKADEMIE HAMBURG"Hope you had a nice birthday, says Edmund! xxx
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Rochleigh Z. Wholfe's blog post MA received from Katerina Nikoltsou in Greece, July 2014, Thanks Kat!"Thank you for blogging, Rochleigh,
I am no longer able to buy ol' Greek blue envelopes,
so I took to making a few :-)
Glad you like it! xx"
Gina Ulgen commented on De Villo Sloan's blog post Slipping into the Warhol Zone with Susan McAllister (Berkeley, California, USA)"Richard, I will gladly make a copy for you and of another I have and get that off to you. They came from a magazine I've had since '89. There was a third Warhol strip that I enclosed and sent to Moan Lisa in her call 'Two Women'…"
Erni Bär commented on Dean aka Artist in Seine's group LOST MAIL ART"Not a film with stupid contents but as if you would look through the transparent tape for two or three minutes. That kind of nothing. What would adequate mail art be to that? And how could it get lost on the way to a fictive or real recipient?"
Valentine Mark Herman commented on Dean aka Artist in Seine's group LOST MAIL ART"Thanks Erni -- date corrected in original message: not 1089, but 1989!
A film about nothing? Most films I saw seemed to be about nothing...or nothing much. Which is why I haven't seen a film for about 26 years.
And I sincerely hope I will never…"
Itta commented on Itta's photo
Celestrian Scribe front
"Hello Richard, thanks for the comment. Yes, the blue reminds truely to Ives Klein. The leaves and the tiny card were in the small envelope. It's a really wonderful letter, you can turn it up and down and round and look to the back and the front."
Valentine Mark Herman commented on Dean aka Artist in Seine's group LOST MAIL ART"Erni: From Don Thompson's, "The Supermodel and the Brillo Box":
"So what sort if art is created by someone* who has an abundant sense of humour, a history of insecurity and no formal art training? Lacking inspiration for his…"
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Online Representations of Mail Art
Started by lady von halbach in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Valentine Mark Herman Jul 24. 10 Replies 0 Favorites
Would anyone care to discuss the etiquette of online representations of mail art?Some of the pieces I've received (both personally and for a project that I'm currently involved in) are copyrighted. Is it acceptable to scan and make online galleries,…Continue
Mail Art Call
Started by David Stafford in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by David Stafford Jul 14. 2 Replies 0 Favorites
I think I'm going to do a Mail Art Call but I'm not sure what the best way to announce it. What is the preferred protocol?Continue
Mail Artists Addresses?
Started by Litsa Spathi / NOBODY in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Borderline Grafix Jul 13. 376 Replies 19 Favorites
I think, it would be very imteresting to have a mailing list of all of us.
Lost Mail
Started by Megan Sandover-Sly (triscuitbox) in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by An. U. Jun 27. 25 Replies 1 Favorite
How many of you has this happened to? Between what countries?Don't you hate when mail is lost. Lost art. Lost communication.And it also sucks losing a little cash each time as it adds up.Lately I sent mail to Germany, Argentina and France that was…Continue
Tags: un-received, mail, lost
Nick Canterucci
Started by Mary J. Grellner in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by william S. Paley Jun 22. 2 Replies 0 Favorites
Hello Everyone:I'm looking for a member named NICK CANTERUCCI....he sent me two postcards, but no return address; can you help?He also wrote "The Almighty Zontar, and IUOMA Memphis.Would love to return something to him, but don't know how to find…Continue
TODAY IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL VINYL ART DAY
Started by Valentine Mark Herman in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Gina Ulgen Jun 17. 4 Replies 0 Favorites
TODAY'S THE DAY!16 June, 2014, is going to be celebrated by Vinyl Artists…Continue
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