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Mail art by IUOMA founder Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

April 29, 2016 - Artist, network scholar and IUOMA founder Ruud Janssen has been very supportive of the Trashpoets and DKulters. The Trashpo “movement” in mail art…

I know that some of you were very worried and thought I had de-railed Heleen from her pen with my barcodes.  But you were wrong to be worried.  She's Back !…

Mail art by IUOMA member Joey Patrickt (Oakland, California, USA)

April 28, 2016 - Some networkers and observers lament the lack of the “political” in contemporary mail art, implying the situation was once different. Others…

Hello, I might have mentioned this already. I have tons of card stock already cut to trading card size, 2.5 x 3.5." - Several kinds, white, colors, black/white duplex, etc. Do you know any people/artists who might want a bunch for the cost of postage only? Even a dollar (.92), 3 oz. would bring about 40 cards. Feel free to pass this along

Lynn had sent me a couple of Add n Pass Sheets enclosed in this nifty artie envelope...front and back...

this piece was also part of the"365" art group...#312 of 365 for 2015...very nice…

A nifty card that arrived recently from PJM. I especially like the cut up background.



A cool bird card that arrived recently from Sheri…

What a great theme put into stamp form.  There must be some country somewhere in the world that would want to publish them.  Well except for the UK who would want the…

I do, and so does Katlynn Moulton:

Fun postcard arrived in Greece,

and the Greek postman does not know what is…

Kids mailart arrived "naked"...

no envelope needed for this almost-A4 art.

A few corners were torn a bit, but all arrived safely.…

UP Up and away.  Tofu takes to the sky to produce his landscape series.  Inspired by those dreams of flying or has he taken up skydiving?…

Colour Outside the Line

This arrived in my mailbox this past weekend. It was tied with baker's twine and sealed with coppery sealing wax. Separate panels are hinged along one edge to flip open as pages of a book. Completely amazing and so exciting to receive from someone unknown to me until that moment. After a little investigation, I discovered she is part of the PAINTING+DRAWING=MAIL ART group (which I have now joined). Part of their mission is to find and connect mail artists who use painting and drawing in…

Happy 100 for DADA,

from the super DHARMADADA : Erni in Hamburg,

a fun collage card:…

What have I done?  I feel that I turned Heleen into an Extremist Mail Artist.  Where have all those wonderful illustrations gone?  Have they been wiped out by Barcodes?  However it is amazing that this piece arrived as is from Holland to Paris. (Yes, without an envelope.) …

I recently signed up with the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) group.  I put down my address and a list of wishes of things I might like to see show up in my mailbox.  After about a week,  my upbringing kicked in.  I could hear my mother telling me I could only ask for one thing,  or let the other kids go first and so on.  My mother was an awesomely generous person.  She would help anyone out.  She would give you her last dollar.  She taught that to me and for years I have practiced generosity…

Poetry and stunning collage from Chris - thank you very much.…

Special mail art arrived from San Fran,

Jennie is well know for her mail art publications,

and here is some "perforated" RED business too:…

She is a beauty, and a beauty of a torn-collage, too!

Flip side:

How long to collect so many fruit stickers? Very healthy!

I am liking the vintage accountant's handmade envelope, too:…

It's a Big Top envelope from Kathy

who has a "Circus-Carnival" mail art project.

Fun "heavy weight" who moves well at the joints :-)…