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Amy Irwen recycles BLUE back to YOU :-)

It is always strange to see a Greek blue and white envelope in MY mail box...

but that is a great "recycle" job by Amy!

This wonderful sewn collage was inside ...stitched with BLUE threads...how nice is that?…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 14, 2012 at 6:48am — 3 Comments

Blue Blog Jam ...Mail Art from Angie and Sarah and Louise and Kerri and Anna Banana, M in Oman and Jon Foster

Went into the city and picked up the week's mail...oh, so many great treasures...and in blue, thank you!!!

Angie and Snooky dog sent an amazing collage, pure trashpo and mysterious writings! A touch of film, too.

Snooky is in blue :-) This is Mail Art "365" and Angie is getting close to the finish line! #342/365 go, girl!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 14, 2012 at 6:30am — 7 Comments

Janine Blue-Blue too!

A large envelope from Janine was stuffed in my mail box, fortunately the contents survived.

This miniature painting is so joyful and inspiring!

Janine also sent fantastic blue papers...more for me to make more blue collages:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 14, 2012 at 6:00am — No Comments

Blue Blog Jam ...Mail Art from Kerri Pullo, UFO from Carina, Blue trims from Erica, and stamps from Niklas

Yes, I am still sending out BLUE...and yes, I am receiving fantastic BLUE mail art!

This is a wonderful painting, postcard size, by Kerri Pullo. A true work of art. Thank you, Kerri!

'Always like the "signature" stamp, too...great red and vibrant background:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 6, 2012 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments

And the slow-boat from South Africa has arrived in Thess! GOTIJ Cheryl Penn and Sue Hobbs!

What fun to see, not one, but TWO envelopes from South Africa...great postage always!

And some ZALOP from Cheryl on her envelope...very summery for those going into winter :-0

Where is Valentine Mark Herman? Look , Val, look: PUZZLE…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 5, 2012 at 4:31pm — 3 Comments

Puzzling Puzzle Paintings from Valentine Mark Herman and the Hermits: Dean, Niklas, Suus, Stephanie and Katerina

Well, Val started this strange puzzle painting exchange a few weeks ago by mailing puzzle pieces to us five mail artists. He took 5 famous paintings that had 12 puzzle pieces, a child's collection that he found in a flea market, and sent 12 pieces to each of us, mixed of course, in a green envelope!!!

I received these 12 pieces:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 31, 2012 at 2:00pm — 7 Comments

Blue Blog Jam , too...Mail Art from Giuliana, Nadine, M. Keen, and Neil Gordon!

It is BLUE...if you send BLUE, you receive beautiful BLUE! Thank you friends!

Great "Ocean" from Giuliana in Brazil, beautiful blue waves! And blue on the envelope, too1

And "YES, I Love Blue" from Nadine in California:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 29, 2012 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

Monday Mail Art in Green mail box from Lesley and from Val, too!

It is always a treat to see a mail art envelope from South Africa! And when it is from Lesley Magwood Fraser,

you just know that it contains a rare and beautiful drawing. Yes!

And this time there is elegant color tone…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 28, 2012 at 11:00am — 5 Comments

Monday Mail Art in Green mail box from sweet Janine!

Janine knows how much I loooove BLUE! She created a beautiful BLUE arty envelope!

This is a wonderful BLUE package , front and back, from Janine in Switzerland,

full of wonderful BLUE treasures!!!

She stitched and glued a BLUE…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 28, 2012 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Monday Mail Art in Green mail box from The Haptic Werewolf!

Nice to see the mail box "overflowing" on a Monday morning!

Actually, Herr Haptic Erni's envelope was "stuffed" on top :-(

Luckily the contents were safe. My mail box likes small mail art (half A4) .

And as I will start to be away at the seaside shack...best for the summer months

we keep the mail art small, small enough to stay in the green…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 28, 2012 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Elvis and Van Gogh and the guys in my mail box from Carina

The KING arirved in Greece today, and I am honored!

Thank you, Carina, and I humbly accept your title as "Katerina the Great" (of mail art! and trashpo !!! xxx)

(I'm also known as "Princess Kate" in some parts of Europe :-)

Van…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 25, 2012 at 11:00am — 6 Comments

Summer in Greece and Rod Summers in Greece!

Great packet from Rod Summers today...full of wonderful things!

His exhibit announcement.."The Silence of Summers" Fantastic title!!!.

A colorful collaboration work:

More cards and fun... a "ghostly" image:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 25, 2012 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Mail Art goodies from Cara /: GOTIJ ARAC !

Even the envelope is Super! What fun:

The postgal really enjoyed it," both sides" she said were fun to see!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 23, 2012 at 5:30pm — 6 Comments

Snooky sends goodies to Greece (Angie, too)

Very nice items arrived in Greece today.(Punch cards! From that ancient early computer system?)

Will use for trashpo, for sure!

And what a great eye-of-the-dragon ATC! Who would not just love it!

And a double-sided arty…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 21, 2012 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

Beautiful stitches from Sarah Churchill!

'Been patiently waiting for a stitched portrait from Sarah, promised some time ago...

but oh, so, worth the wait! This is DIVINE! The textures fantastic:

And the details just want to be examined closely!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 21, 2012 at 4:19pm — 5 Comments

Heavy-duty tape transfer from Jon Foster

Something new in the neighborhood?

If it is tape, it's Jon Foster!

This mail art from Jon is mysterious and vague under layered packaging tape.

"So...this ...means you"? "It's an..." arty piece :-)

Great texture and…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 18, 2012 at 1:26pm — 5 Comments

Leda and Marie in Japan

Leda and the swan...found beauty from Marie!

Images of fascination and mechanics:

Images of genki legs and…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 18, 2012 at 1:10pm — 5 Comments

BlogJam: GOTIJ! from Helen Amyes, Angie and Snooky, Natalya in Russia and MariaF in Russia, and from Amy Irwen!

Another full mail art mail box...no bills or junk mail here :-)

Wonderfully warm hues and bar code collage on corrugated cardboard from Helen Amyes in Australia

Fun pony from Angie,with warm red vermillion over multi-print! And Snooky postage!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 16, 2012 at 4:30pm — 7 Comments

POP! the cork (corks) and drink up Dean Marks

No ... - - - ...

This is a full symphony of corking fun.

Imagine the amount of wine consumed? Or does Dean collect these over

a long period of time? Whatever, he orchestrates them all into a beautiful happy haptic collage.

(and sends them without a French envelope!)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 16, 2012 at 3:00pm — 7 Comments

Anna Banana weaves those envelopes from bills, bank statements, etc

Anna Banana is weaving beautiful designs with "security"!

Beautifully BLUE fun envelope, too:

Got me a genuine…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 16, 2012 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

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