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Haptic Werewolf strikes again with TWO 2009 collages! Beautiful precision! Kurt is honored!

But first a tour of the envelope and then the treasures within:

Upon Urban Exploration, don't miss that anti-hole whole, or two. Walk, don't run ;-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 16, 2011 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

From Queen of Asemics, Karen Champlin...beautiful!

Another stunning layered collage from Karen was in my mail box today...(actually 2 cards from Karen!)

"W" is the unknown known of her asemic piece. And the scan does not do justice to the fine textures and colors of the papers, but they are FAB! Vintage penmanship writings in the background make for a gentle asemic landscape.

The the other card, small in size ,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 10, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Pennies from heaven or the Haptic Werewolf! Herr Haptic Ernie's latest...trashpo or not?

Mapped-out location on the "ceiling" of Herr Haptic's Cathedral of Collectables ( box:15x30cmtall x 7cm deep...6x12 inches x 3 inches deep). From DJ Turner to Blaues Barhaus to Lost AD? unknown location to me! Red shape is really a 3-dimensioal match box, with cathedral "windows" on either side.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 10, 2011 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

More RED in the mail box...great mail art from "E"!

No. 26 of 40 handmade prints and it is elegantly RED! (and black).

The printing inks are rich and thick, adding to a haptic texture that this scan does not register.

It is necessaryto have it in own's hands to Feel the Art!

It came well…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 9, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Mail Art comes to Greece from ATHENS from Mim Golub Scalin

While on-the-road recently, Mim continued to make mail art for her 365 project...one-a-day-for -one-year.

And making an overnight stop in Ohio, near Athens, Ohio,...she created this special art card. And i so love maps!

Minimal elements, minimal…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 9, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Together in the mail box with Cheryl's "Secret Heart " came Jon Foster's "HATE"...tape transfer,

Well, "GENERAL"...hate? It is a multi-layered tape transfer image, full of "characters" , some smiling in a vintage-postcard-ad way! Other image is a first-aid "helping hand". One has to not pass over art by Jon lightly. As multi-layered are the imageds he uses, so multi-layered it the art with meaning!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 9, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments

RECEIVED: Heart Matters from Cheryl Penn - South Africa Connection

You know it is going to be great when you see those fish stamps on the envelope in your mail box!

"Heart Matters" on the outer envelope...and a really-red envelope was in that envelope:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 9, 2011 at 11:30am — 10 Comments

Sand Book, sand art, sandpo day today, May 7...and a rubbing from Eduardo, Haptic from the Werewolf, too.too

Three-fold sand books, with blue sandpo, on-the-beach by the Aegean Sea, Halkidiki, Greece

Mail art added to the sand for Sand Book, Greece, with far right driftwood from the Haptic Werewolf.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 7, 2011 at 3:00pm — 13 Comments

Drifting in from the River Elbe and going swimming tomorrow in the Aegean Sea...received from Erni :-0

From Off Scene Akademie Hamburg...the Haptic Werewolf and Herr Haptic Erni sent this DRIFTWOOD!

It was found in Wisch (Make-a-Wish:-) on the sandy banks of the river Elbe in Germany.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 6, 2011 at 8:00pm — 7 Comments

Also from Australia, from Jennifer jjalltheway, on her way back to Portland, Oregon

Very GREEN and very Aussie! This is Number 138 of her 365 project...making mail art everyday, even while on-the-road. Perhaps Erni can tell us what the music score is on the right? Looks German! But it is GREEN and with

nice green overlays, too.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 5, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Putting a new light on TRASHPO from Helen Amyes in Western Australia

A translucent envelope reveals unique "trash"-in-the-mail! I hesitate to open the envelope, as the contents can be seen through its transparency. And that makes a "flu" image, both sides, seeing color and confetti shapes floating and fluxible! Even some asemic wording appears..."or taking costs"...or "or taking posts"? And I placed it against the light to emphasize the patterns…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 5, 2011 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments

When Praxiteles meets Thami of Kwamashu from Lesley in South Africa

You know it is going to be something great inside when you see those South African stamps on the envelope!

And Lesley honored me by sending a vintage postcard of the classical sculpture of Hermes by Praxiteles,which is safe in the archaeological museum at Ancient Olympia...and which we can visit next Spring , when we all meet at Ancient Corinth to search for the Lost…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 4, 2011 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

Three (3) fish fly in to Greece from the South African Connection, too!

Mail Art from South Africa is easy to recognize even a block away in the postgal's hand! Look at those beautiful fish, and the flying "airmail" stamp, too. Today…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 4, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Trashpo art - amazing collages from DK and Torma

TWO great mail art card from the Trashpo Queen: Diane Keys, came within two days!

"No.6" is just as-it-is-found and glue down, a bit torn by the postal machines but

looking great! Also nice overlays that don't show so well in this scan, but "feel" good!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 29, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

"SWEET JOSEPH" 1 + 2 from Erni, the Haptic Werewolf Strikes Again..twice!

"Sweet Joseph" Part One came in a small package about 10x20x5 cm,

"Sweet Joseph" Part Two is a flat package 33x33 cm square..both arrive in today's delivery. YAY!

Opening Part One, listening to the rattling of something inside, haptic wonders are…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 28, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

March 14, 2011 old post for ejva's chapter U. But images too dark, too small...New Discussion made

For those at Collaborative Books' Project 26 group who are in need of ejva's chapter U,

please go to the "discussions" for a page-by-page copy of the chapter.

This was the old post last March, and the images are a bit too small and dark.

However I copied here at blogs so you may have an idea of the…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 25, 2011 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

From Wintzfelden and Wintzer Cherry Blossoms

This is Wintzfelden, on a map that is an envelope that came today, the last mail delivery in Greece until the postal service reopens after the Easter-May Day holidays...perhaps not until after May2? We shall see. In any case, A lovely "green" map envelope came from Marie,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 21, 2011 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

ZALOP Mail and Sewn Asemics from Cheryl Penn in South Africa!

Coming in with the last mail delivery before Greek Easter holidays is this ZALOP...and very 'Sewn Asemic" mail art from Cheryl. The stitching is so involved and is overlapping clear plastic that is overlapping more asemic writings:

layers of meaning!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 21, 2011 at 8:30pm — 8 Comments

CRAFTED by Cheryl Penn...gentle threads, sharp pins and the sweet smell of linseed oil

It begins coming from an asemic-ZALOP envelope and it just has to be good!

Deep and dark, with warm brown tones and asemic "lace" with gentle threads from stitches.

What mystery is that "shadow" amongst the pages?…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 14, 2011 at 9:30pm — 28 Comments

Documentation from Mail Art Olympix Canada...arrived today!

FromEd Varney in Canada comes a great 10-page catalog from the 2009-2010

Mail Art Olympix that traveled to six places in Canada. It had over 800 art works

by 335 artists from 41 countries.

Also included were some artistamps by Ed and in the…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 14, 2011 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

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