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Posted by Tomoe N on September 30, 2025 at 10:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I received a mail art from France. Merci
From his letter I guess he used to send me in 2015. I used to stop mail art and sns for 5 years, but I started sending from old mails, and new incoming mails, for some reason I couldn’t find his name on my list in my notebook. Sorry if I missed record your previous mail and I will send back in priority.
フランスからメールアート来ました。ありがとう😊…
ContinueI received of Mikel Untzilla from Legazpi Euskadi Add Pass and ATC(sally Busack/sabela Baña/MIkel Untzilla.
Posted by Sabela Baña on September 30, 2025 at 7:44am 0 Comments 1 Like
mail art hub germany - the art of a deal
Posted by Juan Petry on September 29, 2025 at 6:33pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
hello to all member of iuoma,
Postage costs are rising and rising. It's time to lovingly and kindly protect your own interests. I don't know in which country postage costs are currently lower than in Germany, but I'm offering to set up a "Mail Art Hub" from November 15th to 30th, 2025.
You send me an email in advance for clarification…
Continuestg33
Posted by Mail Art Martha on September 29, 2025 at 6:12pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
Oh, what a stupid mistake, It is Rambling Urchin not Rumbling, so sorry Alan!
Greetings to Vladimir.
Posted by Peter Abajkovics on September 29, 2025 at 5:08pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
An Eastern European Story of Censorship and Mail Art
[Hommage à Franz Kafka]
From William in Taiwan
Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on September 29, 2025 at 8:01am 2 Comments 6 Likes
EYE see you! What a great surprise,always a joy to see William in the mail,
Many thanks, it did arrive before the end of September!
From NonLocal Variable: Tweets!
Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on September 29, 2025 at 8:00am 0 Comments 3 Likes
A fabulous bookie with all the birdies!
There is mine in the upper right corner,
and there are many fun moments from other mail artist, too:…
ContinueMail delivery: End of September
Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on September 29, 2025 at 7:58am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Thank you Mikel Untzilla
Posted by Karen Champlin on September 28, 2025 at 5:27pm 1 Comment 3 Likes
Mail art from David Stanley Aponte - Thank you
Posted by Rachel Carter on September 28, 2025 at 5:04pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
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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. 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........
Today online on Ning there are thousands of members. On December 2nd 2018 the 5000th member joined in.
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From Richard Baudet
I received a mail art from France. MerciFrom his letter I guess he used to send me in 2015. I used to stop mail art and sns for 5 years, but I started sending from old mails, and new incoming mails, for some reason I couldn’t find his name on my…See More
"Yes, Deb, we can only use stamps issued by our own country. Thank you for your message. I'm a little angry about this exorbitant rate, and I'm going to reduce the weight of my shipments and probably the number of shipments I send."
"Stamping with a piece of foam backing 'awyn' has created a very interesting postcard. I'm happy having received it. - Thanks
And in return I'm sending to Canada a postcard from a new hand drawn series 'Alien Moths'"
"prices in Serbia:
by air postcard
Europe: €0.89, USA: €0.93
envelope letter (20 grams)
Europe €1.05, USA: €1.09
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not by plane €0.97"
"Ho fatto Mail Art per 45 anni e ho creato un museo della Mail Art .brunocassaglia"
"I sent a postcard by airmail today.
I hope it arrives in time.
Greetings from Serbia"
mail art hub germany - the art of a deal
hello to all member of iuoma,Postage costs are rising and rising. It's time to lovingly and kindly protect your own…See More
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An Eastern European Story of Censorship and Mail Art 1 Reply
Greetings to Vladimir. An Eastern European Story of Censorship and Mail Art[Hommage à Franz Kafka]https://viragfold.net/post/796038304120324096/greetings-to-vladimirContinue
Started by Peter Abajkovics in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Juan Petry 20 hours ago.
Sensations of Tone by Hermann von Helmholtz 3 Replies
Has anyone read The Sensations of Tone by Hermann von Helmholtz?? I got a copy of the Dover edition for my birthday; I haven't read it yet, but I am thinking about making some art about it.Continue
Started by Asterion in Other. Last reply by Matthew Conroy Sep 12.
Mailing photos to IUOMA for posting 1 Reply
Hello all, I have been trying to mail photos to the address given for this network, but I'm not understanding how they will arrive. Will they go to my inbox? Will they automagically post in my photos? Will they show up somewhere else?LorreContinue
Started by Lorre Smith in PROBLEMS. Last reply by Nick Tauro Jr Sep 3.
Problem receiving email notifications 3 Replies
Hello,I subscribe to all email notifications, but I'm not receiving most of them. I just get notifications once in a while for group invites. Yesterday I received a friend request, and the notification didn't arrive in may email inbox. They are not…Continue
Started by Eduardo Cardoso in PROBLEMS. Last reply by Bradford Aug 20.
Starting Mail Art 27 Replies
So I just joined but I really don;t know how to start or what is acceptable to mail. I have artwork that I would like to send on 6x6 and 8x8 canvas boards but where can I go so send my artwork? Do I send to strangers, friends, family, etc? Please…Continue
Started by Bruno Andrews in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by James Chester Aug 5.
***HELP FROM FRIENDS *** 12 Replies
Does anyone know for sure what the term "library manuscript" means? maybe a photo of it?,*** believe it or not, I can't find it on the Internet. (And my encyclopedias are not in the same place that I am.)can inbox so we don't get bored.. .I need it…Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Aug 2.
Whose mail is this? 5 Replies
To mail artists I want to return a mail to this person (I think I asked before but I forgot) but I don’t know who. Can anyone tell me whose mail is this?…Continue
Started by Tomoe N in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Tomoe N Jul 29.
Mail art blogs and twitter accounts 56 Replies
Many of us keep blogs and have twitter accounts, and I know that many of us post up our best work there. Personally I love seeing people's work on their blogs, and I follow the latest work of many mailartists on Twitter too, where the banter is…Continue
Tags: mailartists, twitter, blogs
Started by andytgeezer in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Francis Lammé Jul 24.
Museum for Fotocopy: 40 years Unruly Publishing 1 Reply
Dear Community,we are new here but actually 40 years in the business of Copyart. Located in Mülheim an der Ruhr the collection of Klaus Urbons celebrates its 40th birthday this year under the topic "Unruly Publishing". We would be happy to welcome…Continue
Started by Museum für Fotokopie in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Stephen Tomasko Jul 16.
NEW MAIL ART CALL 1 Reply
Started by Peter Abajkovics in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Stephen Tomasko Jul 16.
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