"I meant 70s & 80s - Zack & Blaster Al were probably most prolific in the 80s. You might know the legend that Blaster Al sent out mail using 18 different identities."
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Collage by Svenja Wahl +! New Zine Announcement (Call for Mail-Art) (Heidelberg, Germany)
Posted by De Villo Sloan on July 29, 2014 at 8:26pm 0 Comments 0 Favorites
Mail-art by IUOMA member Svenja Wahl (Heidelberg, German)
July 29, 2014 - I am thrilled to share mail-art received plus exciting news from Svenja Wahl, one of my fave German collage artists. Svenja graces my humble blog…
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A large Digital Piece by Moan Lisa.USA.06.06.14
Posted by Amy Irwen on July 29, 2014 at 5:53pm 0 Comments 0 Favorites
This is just fabulous....love it!
Thank you Moan Lisa *!*
Lynn Radford.USA.06.02.14
Posted by Amy Irwen on July 29, 2014 at 5:50pm 3 Comments 0 Favorites
A beauty from Lynn....collage/lace/tape/paint...
thank you Lynn *!*
E.Coles.UK.06.02.14
Posted by Amy Irwen on July 29, 2014 at 5:44pm 0 Comments 0 Favorites
A wonderful Arty envelope
and inside a great collage/fiber/stamped PC...Great Emily!
Thank you so much *!*…
Continue Thom Courcelle.USA.06.02.14
Posted by Amy Irwen on July 29, 2014 at 5:00pm 2 Comments 1 Favorite
A wonderful bit of Collage Artwork originally from Erni Bar via Thom Corcelle. Thom sent many of these out into the world to be added to and passed along with the end piece making a full circle back to Erni.…
BLOGGIE WOOGIE
Posted by Erni Bär on July 29, 2014 at 3:38pm 0 Comments 1 Favorite
Third piece of today's mail art has nothing to do with Kate's 1000th blog - honestly! This one didn't fit into my letterbox as you can imagine:…
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Posted by Erni Bär on July 29, 2014 at 3:03pm 0 Comments 2 Favorites
Second piece of today's mail art is from France and also refers to the 1000th blog event though it ain't exactly clear whether this is now a prize or not:…
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Posted by Erni Bär on July 29, 2014 at 2:47pm 5 Comments 2 Favorites
Calm down, relax! One of six, of course. Three pieces of fine mail art I received today. Would that already define a winner? I don't know but start blogging now with this one:
Remember? Katherina Nikoltsou's 1000th blog. I was one sixth…
Mail Art in the Clouds, the sequel.
Posted by Mail Art Martha on July 29, 2014 at 11:18am 24 Comments 10 Favorites
The previous two blogs are published in the eBook Mail Art Through my Letterbox, above. Now this sequel is also available as a free eBook…
This n' that
Posted by Mail Art Martha on July 29, 2014 at 11:14am 2 Comments 1 Favorite
This blog will record anything and everything, for a start here is a get together we had in the Morpeth Arms, London, on Monday 28, July. The occation was the fleeting visit of the Artist in Seine, Dean Marks. Sue, that is Stripygoose, and Scott of Going Postal fame joined in the art making and the chatting. I didn't take many photos as I was busy coping with the fast production line, we each worked in turn in each postcard. If any of you are planning a…
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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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Send a Letter to Hell. Hell Fire Post.
July 28, 2010 at 7pm to July 31, 2017 at 7pm – Hell
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Art Wallet
October 15, 2010 at 6pm to October 15, 2020 at 7pm – York
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Unity in diversity
April 1, 2011 to January 31, 2020 – Greece
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Target Audience
September 1, 2013 to September 1, 2014 – Texas
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send a bird to stripygoose!
September 6, 2013 at 11pm to August 31, 2014 at 12pm – up in the sky?
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De Villo Sloan commented on De Villo Sloan's blog post World's longest running add & pass (?) from Ruud Janssen (Netherlands) via Mail-Art Martha (UK)
Humberto Miguel Jiménez commented on Bruno Cassaglia's group black and white"Dr. Baron:
Muy bonita foto.
De Creo de Que PUEDE MEJOR SI BUSCAMOS Darle MAS DETALLE En las sombras De La Derecha De Los Personajes; Así como mejor las altas luces de la izquierda. Lo que permitirá mejorar el contraste de…"
De Villo Sloan posted a blog postCollage by Svenja Wahl +! New Zine Announcement (Call for Mail-Art) (Heidelberg, Germany)
Mail-art by IUOMA member Svenja Wahl (Heidelberg, German)July 29, 2014 - I am thrilled to share mail-art received plus exciting news from Svenja Wahl, one of my fave German collage artists. Svenja graces my humble blog today with beautiful and thought-provoking, post-card size work. Here is the reverse side of the opening piece:…See More
Amy Irwen commented on Amy Irwen's blog post Thom Courcelle.USA.06.02.14"A very cool mail art sending...hope you get them all back with awesome adds *!*"
Valentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Vinyl Art"Things are very quiet here, Gang. hope you are all OK.
Here's two more from Vinyl Val:
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De Villo Sloan commented on De Villo Sloan's blog post World's longest running add & pass (?) from Ruud Janssen (Netherlands) via Mail-Art Martha (UK)"I'm glad if you can find it useful, Martha. Zack is certainly an important figure in the American-Canadian wing of mail-art in the 1970s along with Blaster Al & our own JMB. Stewart Home in Britain jumped in later - these were the Neoist…"
Erni Bär commented on Amy Irwen's blog post Thom Courcelle.USA.06.02.14"You received pages 05 & 06 of "THOM'S BOOK". I think the weight was about 3,6 kilograms:
PAGES 04 - 05
PAGES 06 - 07"
"I look forward to receiving mail from you."
Mail Art Martha commented on Heleen de Vaan's group YAH! Artistamp Heroes!"She does'nt look like a fun loving girl! Not like us, eh?"
Mail Art Martha commented on Mail Art Martha's blog post This n' that"Shhhh! I will let you on a secret, there is one postcard about to take a flight to Thessaloniki; guess for whom?"
Mail Art Martha commented on De Villo Sloan's blog post World's longest running add & pass (?) from Ruud Janssen (Netherlands) via Mail-Art Martha (UK)"Thank you for the article, that is something very relevant to me at the moment, we are kind of gravitaing towards a sub group in London of Field Study, or what have you, face to face meetings. We will get some inspiration from Zacks, methinks."
Amy Irwen commented on Amy Irwen's blog post Lynn Radford.USA.06.02.14"Yes...the usps is the last "add" to a piece!"
Erni Bär commented on Erni Bär's blog post WANT TO SEE A WINNER?"She did it all VERY well. I like my award, no question!"
Erni Bär replied to Erni Bär's discussion PUDDLE-SCULPTING ON AKADEMIE LEVEL in the group OFF SCENE AKADEMIE HAMBURG"Hamburg is expecting rain this evening and the coming night."
Erni Bär commented on Erni Bär's group OFF SCENE AKADEMIE HAMBURG"Not "real", isn't it? Very funny though."
"Thanks for the shout out, Carina! :D
Is that your work table? Cool!"
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) replied to Erni Bär's discussion PUDDLE-SCULPTING ON AKADEMIE LEVEL in the group OFF SCENE AKADEMIE HAMBURG"Puddles? No puddles here..but lots of mosquitoes :-(
They must have found some puddles or ponds?"
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Online Representations of Mail Art
Started by lady von halbach in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Valentine Mark Herman on Thursday. 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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