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August 19, 2010: After the unprecedented failure of "jade ar" followed by the unmitigated disaster of "decadence of jade ar," I am shamelessly exploiting the Ray Johnson is not dead (and he might be Grigori Antonin, Librarian on the Loose, or Richard Canard) mangled urban legend:

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Unique grafitti style (plus translation) is the perfect Dadaist statement. I can decipher neither. Hand written and typed card with embellishments. Cinderella stamp and hand drawn illustrtion complete. A personal note stating that my last note was unreadable is…

Collaged Mannequin head with spoons. Giclee print, I believe? Wonderful collection of IUOMA stamps on back. Nice Cinderella as well of a child's drawing w/ furnace and fire embellishments. Art Tower is very active in the MA scene so I am quite thrilled to have…

Received a beautiful hand painted piece from AS in California. Watercolor, ink and pencil complete this painting folded to large envelope size. When I opened my mailbox and saw this, I was oversome with the beauty and workmanship/ workwomanship. A nice piece that…

August 17, 2010: New IUOMA friend as well as old friend Ficus Strangulensis sent me a "greatest hits" package from recent years. These show his distinctive adaptation of William Burroughs' cut up technique. His letter explains what he's been doing and provides an authentic portrait of the homegrown U.S. artisitc renegade, right down to the firearms fascination. To provide a little more bio. for you on Ficus, he is also an organic chemist. His investigations into randomness and…

August 16, 2010: In email messages prior to sending me this piece, Angie Cope stated her intention of pushing the boundaries of the collage style she has developed, particularly with an eye toward Fluxus. We both share an interest in Fluxus; and IUOMA has among its members many practicing Fluxus artists from whom we can learn and have dialogues. In this piece, I see not only some Fluxus-derived elements but also styles and tendencies represented among…

Check out this very intriguing print from Julian Grant. And the sweet stamps, postage and otherwise on the "envelope". (He tri-folded this print and addressed the back) Thanks Julian!…

August 14, 2010: Versatile artist Erni Bar finds inspiration for some of his work in the streets of Hamburg. The mailart he sent me, documented below, marks my first experience in what I think could fairly be considered trashpo:

As with all mailart, packaging must be considered carefully for practicality as well as aesthetics. So in this…

Fellow Midwestern artist Angie Cope has sent me a lovely stamped and collaged piece with multiple ephemeral additions. Dig the hand colored additions and the IUOMA tag on the bunny's butt! LOL! Thank you so…