MaoMao's Posts - International Union of Mail-Artists2024-03-28T12:50:26ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterboxhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/957821343?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=1yq91hghim02a&xn_auth=noPersonals Ad by Allen Ginsbergtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-20:2496677:BlogPost:22997212019-02-20T13:30:00.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><font size="2">[I love that in this original version of the poem, there was an address at the bottom, and it was Allen Ginsberg's personal postal address. I sometimes wonder if this post box still exists, or if they had to cancel it because the new owners keep getting mail from people touched by Ginsberg's poetry?]</font></em></p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2">"I will send a picture, too<br></br> if you will send me one…</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><font size="2">[I love that in this original version of the poem, there was an address at the bottom, and it was Allen Ginsberg's personal postal address. I sometimes wonder if this post box still exists, or if they had to cancel it because the new owners keep getting mail from people touched by Ginsberg's poetry?]</font></em></p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2">"I will send a picture, too<br/> if you will send me one of you."<br/> —R. Creeley<br/></font></span></p>
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<p><font size="2">Poet professor in autumn years<br/> seeks helpmate companion protector friend<br/> young lover w/ empty compassionate soul<br/> exuberant spirit, straightforward handsome<br/> athletic physique & boundless mind, courageous<br/> warrior who may also like women & girls, no problem,<br/> to share bed meditation apartment Lower East Side,<br/> help inspire mankind conquer world anger & guilt,<br/> empowered by Whitman Blake Rimbaud Ma Rainey & Vivaldi,<br/> familiar respecting Art's primordial majesty, priapic carefree<br/> playful harmless slave or master, mortally tender passing swift time,<br/> photographer, musician, painter, poet, yuppie or scholar--<br/> Find me here in New York alone with the Alone<br/> going to lady psychiatrist who says Make time in your life<br/> for someone you can call darling, honey, who holds you dear<br/> can get excited & lay his head on your heart in peace.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">Post Office Box 582 Stuyvesant Station New York 10009, N.Y.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">10-8-87</font></p>Received from JIMMY CONNORStag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-20:2496677:BlogPost:22997622019-02-20T08:00:44.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>Fun postcard by Jimmy Connors, who thinks outside the box...I really like that.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46238672315/in/datetaken/" title="20190220_142600"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7880/46238672315_ba8cf6ddd1_z.jpg" alt="20190220_142600" height="640" width="640"/></a></p>
<p>Fun postcard by Jimmy Connors, who thinks outside the box...I really like that.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46238672315/in/datetaken/" title="20190220_142600"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7880/46238672315_ba8cf6ddd1_z.jpg" alt="20190220_142600" height="640" width="640"/></a></p>received from CASCADIA ARTPOSTtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-20:2496677:BlogPost:22996982019-02-20T07:55:45.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>Mandible, from Cascadia Artpost...and kitty cat artistamp, Bud. …<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32210869967/in/datetaken/" title="20190220_142415"><img alt="20190220_142415" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7845/32210869967_c44f085961_z.jpg" width="640"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32210870867/in/datetaken/" title="20190220_142404"><img alt="20190220_142404" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7843/32210870867_2081fedd4d_z.jpg" width="640"></img></a></p>
<p>Mandible, from Cascadia Artpost...and kitty cat artistamp, Bud. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32210869967/in/datetaken/" title="20190220_142415"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7845/32210869967_c44f085961_z.jpg" alt="20190220_142415" height="640" width="640"/></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32210870867/in/datetaken/" title="20190220_142404"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7843/32210870867_2081fedd4d_z.jpg" alt="20190220_142404" height="640" width="640"/></a></p>Received from BARBARGIRLtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-20:2496677:BlogPost:22998502019-02-20T07:30:00.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32210870617/in/datetaken/" title="20190220_142519"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7873/32210870617_cedbe87165_z.jpg" alt="20190220_142519" height="640" width="640"/></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32210870617/in/datetaken/" title="20190220_142519"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7873/32210870617_cedbe87165_z.jpg" alt="20190220_142519" height="640" width="640"/></a></p>Struggling Artisttag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-13:2496677:BlogPost:22980982019-02-13T09:04:59.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/5a096f06e3383594439e3cdc30719fa0/tumblr_o2rjr2HZKW1tzgg1ao1_500.jpg" rel="noopener"><img class="align-center" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/5a096f06e3383594439e3cdc30719fa0/tumblr_o2rjr2HZKW1tzgg1ao1_500.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="500"/></a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/5a096f06e3383594439e3cdc30719fa0/tumblr_o2rjr2HZKW1tzgg1ao1_500.jpg" rel="noopener"><img class="align-center" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/5a096f06e3383594439e3cdc30719fa0/tumblr_o2rjr2HZKW1tzgg1ao1_500.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="500"/></a></p>anagramstag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-12:2496677:BlogPost:22978562019-02-12T12:00:00.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46347217474/in/datetaken/" title="Anagrams"><img alt="Anagrams" height="800" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7918/46347217474_5b2ef34bd6_c.jpg" width="800"></img></a></p>
<p>Played with tiny cut-up letters on an old T-shirt, today. Making anagrams of my name and...well, it should be fairly obvious whose name this is...…</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32129516317/in/datetaken/" title="anagram"><img alt="anagram" height="800" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7885/32129516317_23a8d08f9b_c.jpg" width="800"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46347217474/in/datetaken/" title="Anagrams"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7918/46347217474_5b2ef34bd6_c.jpg" alt="Anagrams" height="800" width="800"/></a></p>
<p>Played with tiny cut-up letters on an old T-shirt, today. Making anagrams of my name and...well, it should be fairly obvious whose name this is...</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32129516317/in/datetaken/" title="anagram"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7885/32129516317_23a8d08f9b_c.jpg" alt="anagram" height="800" width="800"/></a></p>Received from Jane Marlintag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-11:2496677:BlogPost:22974842019-02-11T06:33:22.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>Hellooo, Jane! Thank you so much, it's LOVELY, my friends were with me when I picked it up, made everyone jealous!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/33182460578/in/datetaken-public/" title="Received from Jane Marlin"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7922/33182460578_c37a8079b4_c.jpg" alt="Received from Jane Marlin" height="800" width="546"/></a></p>
<p>Hellooo, Jane! Thank you so much, it's LOVELY, my friends were with me when I picked it up, made everyone jealous!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/33182460578/in/datetaken-public/" title="Received from Jane Marlin"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7922/33182460578_c37a8079b4_c.jpg" alt="Received from Jane Marlin" height="800" width="546"/></a></p>YOU'RE ILLITERATE, BUT YOUR AWESOME!* thrift shop findstag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-10:2496677:BlogPost:22971012019-02-10T05:00:00.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/40079356673/in/datetaken-public/" title="YOUR* AWESOME! YOU'RE ILLITERATE, BUT YOUR AWESOME. :)"><img alt="YOUR* AWESOME! YOU'RE ILLITERATE, BUT YOUR AWESOME. :)" height="800" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7871/40079356673_e252ddeaa8_c.jpg" width="800"></img></a></p>
<p>For just $1 at the Salvation Army op shop I picked up this "Become a Rainbow Unicorn" Adolescent starter pack...</p>
<p>It's got EVERYTHING:</p>
<ul>
<li>pink</li>
<li>rainbow</li>
<li>lovehearts</li>
<li>metallic</li>
<li>polka dots</li>
<li>stripes</li>
<li>triangles</li>
<li>brush calligraphy, it says "TIME IS…</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/40079356673/in/datetaken-public/" title="YOUR* AWESOME! YOU'RE ILLITERATE, BUT YOUR AWESOME. :)"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7871/40079356673_e252ddeaa8_c.jpg" alt="YOUR* AWESOME! YOU'RE ILLITERATE, BUT YOUR AWESOME. :)" height="800" width="800"/></a></p>
<p>For just $1 at the Salvation Army op shop I picked up this "Become a Rainbow Unicorn" Adolescent starter pack...</p>
<p>It's got EVERYTHING:</p>
<ul>
<li>pink</li>
<li>rainbow</li>
<li>lovehearts</li>
<li>metallic</li>
<li>polka dots</li>
<li>stripes</li>
<li>triangles</li>
<li>brush calligraphy, it says "TIME IS NOW"(sic)</li>
</ul>
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<p>What a BARGAIN! It's, like, 90% PERFECT.</p>
<p>*If only the notebook said "YOUR AWESOME", then it would be 100% PERFECT</p>received from CASCADIA ARTPOSTtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-06:2496677:BlogPost:22964342019-02-06T11:34:36.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>Hot on the heels of my slow reply comes your next piece of mail art:…</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/47003044491/in/datetaken-public/" title="from Cascadia Artpost"><img alt="from Cascadia Artpost" height="640" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4804/47003044491_f1498a5bd4_z.jpg" width="640"></img></a></p>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46951194392/in/datetaken-public/" title="20190206_161743"><img alt="20190206_161743" height="640" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4855/46951194392_3d635f68d9_z.jpg" width="640"></img></a>
<p>Hot on the heels of my slow reply comes your next piece of mail art:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/47003044491/in/datetaken-public/" title="from Cascadia Artpost"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4804/47003044491_f1498a5bd4_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="from Cascadia Artpost"/></a></p>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46951194392/in/datetaken-public/" title="20190206_161743"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4855/46951194392_3d635f68d9_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="20190206_161743"/></a>Australia Post's Lunar New Year: Year of The Pig stamp issuestag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-06:2496677:BlogPost:22965602019-02-06T11:20:29.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>My birthday fell on the same day as the LNY this year, so one of the presents I got was a big packet of postage stamps...</p>
<p>including this booklet of the Chinese zodiac animals ranged around a central circular lotus stamp...<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46090586295/in/datetaken-public/" title="IMG_20190206_200535_339"><img alt="IMG_20190206_200535_339" height="748" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7830/46090586295_d3cea7461f_c.jpg" width="800"></img></a></p>
and a sheetlet of all the Chinese zodiac animals and <em><strong>their Australian counterparts</strong></em>. I LOVE this…
<p>My birthday fell on the same day as the LNY this year, so one of the presents I got was a big packet of postage stamps...</p>
<p>including this booklet of the Chinese zodiac animals ranged around a central circular lotus stamp...<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46090586295/in/datetaken-public/" title="IMG_20190206_200535_339"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7830/46090586295_d3cea7461f_c.jpg" alt="IMG_20190206_200535_339" height="748" width="800"/></a></p>
and a sheetlet of all the Chinese zodiac animals and <em><strong>their Australian counterparts</strong></em>. I LOVE this idea...and I think the pairing off was done very well. There really is something very pig-like about a koala...<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46090586335/in/datetaken-public/" title="IMG_20190206_200535_340"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4840/46090586335_60e9299630_z.jpg" width="640" height="598" alt="IMG_20190206_200535_340"/></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/33128945958/in/datetaken-public/" title="IMG_20190206_200535_344"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7872/33128945958_931e4bb9a3_z.jpg" width="640" height="617" alt="IMG_20190206_200535_344"/></a>Received from Bruce Grenvilletag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-06:2496677:BlogPost:22963092019-02-06T11:12:27.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>6 February from Bruce: <strong>155 grams</strong> of mail art. Whoa. Enough Occussi-Ambeno artiststamps to half fill an album, and the entire Sultanate's diplomatic press packet of reading material.</p>
<p><em>Diak ka lai,</em> Bruce<em>, boas entradas!</em> Don't know what I can possibly send back that would be of interest to you, but I will think of something. <em>Obrigada barak!</em> N…</p>
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<p>6 February from Bruce: <strong>155 grams</strong> of mail art. Whoa. Enough Occussi-Ambeno artiststamps to half fill an album, and the entire Sultanate's diplomatic press packet of reading material.</p>
<p><em>Diak ka lai,</em> Bruce<em>, boas entradas!</em> Don't know what I can possibly send back that would be of interest to you, but I will think of something. <em>Obrigada barak!</em> N</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/33127505638/in/datetaken-public/" title="20190206_161704"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7878/33127505638_2b91be2d8e_c.jpg" alt="20190206_161704" height="800" width="800"/></a></p>Received from Bonniedivatag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-04:2496677:BlogPost:22960872019-02-04T09:59:34.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>Ooh, thanks Bonniediva for all the little goodies in this fun envelope. The Cascadia Artpost stamps are a pleasant surprise. 4 weeks seems to be the average for mail between our continents, so expect something from me in early March. :) xx Nat…</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32038880627/in/datetaken-public/" title="Received 2019 02 04 from Bonniediva"><img alt="Received 2019 02 04 from Bonniediva" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7911/32038880627_bf0c773462_z.jpg" width="640"></img></a></p>
<p>Ooh, thanks Bonniediva for all the little goodies in this fun envelope. The Cascadia Artpost stamps are a pleasant surprise. 4 weeks seems to be the average for mail between our continents, so expect something from me in early March. :) xx Nat</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/32038880627/in/datetaken-public/" title="Received 2019 02 04 from Bonniediva"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7911/32038880627_bf0c773462_z.jpg" alt="Received 2019 02 04 from Bonniediva" height="480" width="640"/></a></p>Received from Debra Mulnicktag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-04:2496677:BlogPost:22960852019-02-04T09:54:22.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>Debra, your wayward envelope finally made it today! Hooray! Thanks for the little goodies inside. Intrigued by the embossed bookmark, very unusual, did you make it?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46980140331/in/datetaken-public/" title="Received 2019 02 04 from Debra Mulnick"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7835/46980140331_f40f210378_z.jpg" alt="Received 2019 02 04 from Debra Mulnick" height="426" width="640"/></a></p>
<p>Debra, your wayward envelope finally made it today! Hooray! Thanks for the little goodies inside. Intrigued by the embossed bookmark, very unusual, did you make it?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46980140331/in/datetaken-public/" title="Received 2019 02 04 from Debra Mulnick"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7835/46980140331_f40f210378_z.jpg" alt="Received 2019 02 04 from Debra Mulnick" height="426" width="640"/></a></p>Received from Ilya Semenenko-Basintag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-02-04:2496677:BlogPost:22959182019-02-04T09:30:00.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>Я благодарю вас за то, что прислали мне один из ваших почтовых коллажей6. Старые марки очень красивые. Мой ответ через 4 недели. С уважением, Наташа</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/957438758?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/957438758?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="600" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>Я благодарю вас за то, что прислали мне один из ваших почтовых коллажей6. Старые марки очень красивые. Мой ответ через 4 недели. С уважением, Наташа</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/957438758?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/957438758?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="600" class="align-full"/></a></p>received from RICHARD BAUDETtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-01-19:2496677:BlogPost:22923082019-01-19T06:30:00.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>I loved the envelope so much, especially the fantastic Adanaland stamps, so good! And the little cat envelope inside is purrrrfect...I've been found out, I'm really a cat who makes mail art when the humans are away...</p>
<p>Richard, I use a similar font (Willow, I think from the Glasgow School?...) so I send you back my version. :) and a smattering of my artistamps. Check your mailbox in...3 weeks? ha ha ha</p>
<p>THANK YOU for the art! N.…</p>
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<p>I loved the envelope so much, especially the fantastic Adanaland stamps, so good! And the little cat envelope inside is purrrrfect...I've been found out, I'm really a cat who makes mail art when the humans are away...</p>
<p>Richard, I use a similar font (Willow, I think from the Glasgow School?...) so I send you back my version. :) and a smattering of my artistamps. Check your mailbox in...3 weeks? ha ha ha</p>
<p>THANK YOU for the art! N.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46062123864/in/datetaken-public/" rel="noopener"><img class="align-center" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7803/46062123864_dd3df9470d_z.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="550"/></a></p>received from CASCADIA ARTPOSTtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-01-19:2496677:BlogPost:22920302019-01-19T06:26:51.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>THANK YOU for the postcard. Picked it up from the PO on the 14th of January.</p>
<p>xx</p>
<p>Nat</p>
<p>PS. The dragon stamps are lovely, too.…</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46072017174/in/datetaken-public/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7809/46072017174_4e6cea79bc.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="500"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46072016294/in/datetaken-public/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7860/46072016294_091450d50c.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="500"></img></a></p>
<p>THANK YOU for the postcard. Picked it up from the PO on the 14th of January.</p>
<p>xx</p>
<p>Nat</p>
<p>PS. The dragon stamps are lovely, too.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46072017174/in/datetaken-public/" rel="noopener"><img class="align-center" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7809/46072017174_4e6cea79bc.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="500"/></a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/book_wallah/46072016294/in/datetaken-public/" rel="noopener"><img class="align-center" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7860/46072016294_091450d50c.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="500"/></a></p>received from Richard C.: MEANINGWHILELESStag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-01-11:2496677:BlogPost:22896842019-01-11T05:16:25.000ZMaoMaohttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ScarletLetterbox
<p>Thanks for the mail, Richard, loved the Meanwhile comics, fantastic idea!</p>
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<p>Thanks for the mail, Richard, loved the Meanwhile comics, fantastic idea!</p>
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