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Groucho Marks Group

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Vinyl Art

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IS SIZE IMPORTANT IN CONTEMPORARY ART?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ian C Dengler Sep 27, 2014. 17 Replies 0 Favorites

It seems to be, ie the bigger the canvas the 'better' it is perceived to be, the more likely it is to be in important (museum) collections, the more money it will get at auctions, the more fame will…Continue

TODAY IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL VINYL ART DAY

Started this discussion. Last reply by Gü Jun 17, 2014. 4 Replies 0 Favorites

TODAY'S THE DAY!16 June,…Continue

AN INSANE FRENCH ARTIST?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Prairie Kittin Oct 22, 2014. 14 Replies 0 Favorites

The following story appeared in today's UK "Daily Telegraph":COCK-A- DOODLE OOH.... A MAN WHO SUFFERED FOR HIS ARTA South African performance artist who tied a live rooster to his penis during an…Continue

New VINYL ART Group!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Valentine Mark Herman Jan 31, 2015. 20 Replies 2 Favorites

Would you like to join me in a new Group called 'VINYL ART'?I suspect that many of you, like me, have somewhere in your house/garage/attic a collection of old Vinyl records that you have probably not…Continue

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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"Already with battle scars :-("

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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"Stray cats and new kitten at the seaside shack yesterday:"

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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"Yes, Pam, this cat group is always open for getting Cat Mail!"

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Pam McVay commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"Also, the size is up to the person sending... Postcard, envelope, whatever as long as cats are included."

Nov 6

Pam McVay commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"As I understand it, all the different groups are always open and always ongoing. The cat one will always keep up, right? So, we just choose a person in the cat group and send that person some cat mail art. Right? "

Nov 6

Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's blog post "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member" (Groucho Marx)

"In the words of Groucho Marx...for today in the USA :-)"

Nov 6

Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"From Ex Post Facto for Halloween (still celebrating :-) Meow!"

Nov 6

Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"No other details for the Cat Army, Sabela, so maybe it is any size, any time? Mine is postcard size, but maybe up to A4 size is good."

Nov 6

Sabela Baña commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"The cat army is a project mail art?. which size? In which date it ends?. Thanks"

Nov 5

Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"Have you all seen the CAT ARMY in Mexico? It's for us Cat Lovers :-) The Cat Army Av Poniente SN Unidad Habitacional Pemex Tula de Allende Hidalgo Mexico CP 42808 Mexico (Thanks to Ruud for posting this at Projects)"

Nov 4

Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"meow! Happy Halloween from Norma:"

Oct 31

Pam McVay commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"I enjoy every one of these Halloween kitties. They are each wonderful!"

Oct 30

Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"More Halloween Cat Mail, this from Norma Soulet:"

Oct 30

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Group for Cat-Lovers

A group for people who love Cats -- everyone's invited to join, and their cats, of course. We welcome all Cat lovers and any and all Mail Art that features anything about Cats or Kats. Group formerly known as Katerina Nikoltsou.See More

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Sabela Baña commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"thanks katerina Nikoltsou"

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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group Group for Cat-Lovers

"CatMail for Halloween from Mail Art Martha:"

Oct 29

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Mail-Artist since:: 1952 (when I sent a "Thankyou for my Birthday Present' to my Grandma, and illustrated it with a little drawing). Since then my Mail Art history has been, well, interesting

My Website:: http://www.val-herman-art.eu

Why I am involved in Mail-Art:: Well, it's like this, Doc. I've got this thing about the Postlady....

My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail): billytulip1956@yahoo.com
1 Rue de la Vieille Fontaine, F-11130 Sigean, France

"Protect me from what I want." (Jenny Holzer)

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"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member" (Groucho Marx)

Posted on October 23, 2018 at 5:07pm 5 Comments 2 Favorites

A few years ago I formed an association of contemporary art called ASAC, was the first President, organised a couple of international art exhibitions and then resigned. I am about to be thrown out of the association because I am critical of the way it has subsequently developed -- and you would be too. So now ASICK rises from the ashes, and here is a non-poster of it's…

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Thank you Katerina!

Posted on January 18, 2018 at 4:13pm 4 Comments 1 Favorite

I am having an exhibition in March called 'Carrés/Squares). Everything in it will be...you guessed it...square(ish). 70 different sorts of works are going to e in it, including these square collections of 51/2" Floppy Disks that were very kindly given to me by Katerina a while back. Square Floppys on lil Square canvasses. Mercy Buckets, Katerina!…

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How many photos should be posted at any one time or in any one day?

Posted on January 1, 2018 at 12:56pm 7 Comments 0 Favorites

I think the number should be FIVE.

Any more, and the occasional photo or two that a person posts just gets lost when another person posts 30 photos, and then another person posts another 30, and then....etc.

Adapting John Lennon's words: "Give photos a chance."

Peace.

SILLY STAMPS -- an appeal

Posted on March 2, 2017 at 10:22am 0 Comments 0 Favorites

This is an appeal for 'SILLY STAMPS'.

What, you might well ask, is a 'Silly Stamp'?

A 'Silly Stamp' is an officially issued postage stamp that, when you look at it, makes you think, "This is silly!''

And then, ''What on earth is going on here? What could its designers have possibly been thinking when they came up with this image?"

"And, given that postage stamps (like coins, banknotes, flags, etc) are important vehicles for promotong national…

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At 11:39pm on November 6, 2018, Ilya Semenenko-Basin said…: Sorry.
I draw mail-art and I wanted to see your works.

At 9:20am on October 15, 2018, Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) said…: For my dear Valentine:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

At 2:21am on August 8, 2018, Ana Kawajiri said…: Hi Valentine, I just posted some pictures of a card you've sent me a long time ago, check it out:

http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/back-to-the-90-s-from-valentine-mark-herman

Thanks again! (:

At 12:05am on August 4, 2018, Linda Rogers said…: I like it!

At 12:09pm on July 26, 2018, Linda Rogers said…: Nothing like orange on black!

At 2:26pm on July 5, 2018, Kayenderes said…: Thank you for message. I live in Quebec in village of St. Regis on Mohawk Reservation. I love to communicate with you and love old magazines and mail. thank you

At 6:17am on May 21, 2018, Daniel Wayne Qualls (BEAR) said…: I’m back Val my hibernation is over.

At 4:47pm on April 3, 2018, El Agujero de Mirna said…: http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/monumentovostell

At 10:45pm on February 14, 2018, Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) said…: My dear Valentine...

have a happy day!

At 5:40pm on January 3, 2018, Leopold Ploner said…: Matchboxes? Sounds like an interesting idea for another mail art call.

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