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What a wonderful world it can be... (my life in song lyrics?)

As some of you know, I sing and write music as well as make mail art.  I've noticed lately that I often respond to questions with song lyrics!  Does anyone else do that?  I don't do it on purpose, it's just that there seem to be song lyrics to fit any and all occasions!  

 

My grandmother once told me that she was going to stop speaking in anything but aphorisms since they could cover anything she wanted to say and I'm starting to understand her.  

 

Anyway, it's…

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Added by Carla Cryptic on January 24, 2011 at 4:39pm — 5 Comments

Received from Jen Staggs - Usa, "Cycladic Post". Greek art line!

Added by Michalis Kotsaris on January 24, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Extreme Mail-Art from Jeanine - USA



The Extreme Mail-Art group causes some funny mail. Jeanine from USA sent me this parcel with art-materials typical for a mail-artists. Made the photo before unpacking the funny looking parcel. It arrived without any problem. Thakn you Jeanine!… Continue

Added by Ruud Janssen on January 23, 2011 at 5:25pm — 4 Comments

Small things, good things! Mail received from Lin Collette.

I had meant to blog this yesterday, but sometimes life just gets in the way, right?

I received this lovely ATC from Lin Collette. This is the first artist card I have ever received and, frankly, I have to say I'm falling in love with the idea of artworks that are small and delicate. Thank you so much for your mail, Lin!

 

Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?

Exactly!

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Added by Louise Kiner on January 23, 2011 at 4:56pm — No Comments

Chinese postal ephmera pick-a-mix

musty old bookstores, with all their glories, are common in China. something extraordinary, however, is a marvellous stash of postal ephemera which i found hiding amidst the books today!

first is a packet of some 200+ documents; the backs of which are covered with (cancelled?) stamps from the 1980s. the fronts bear what looks like inventory lists from 'Shanghai Da Jiang Co'. i am entirely unsure of why the stamps were applied to each page.....…

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Added by ejva:nsva on January 23, 2011 at 12:00pm — 15 Comments

Received from Deborah Davidson, Japan--Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit Etegami Style

Deborah's etegami is always a treat to receive. Etegami means picture letter in Japanese. It's a traditional yet informal, freestyle method of mail correspondence among friends that has been going on for ages--before mail art got labeled as a movement outta New York. The key element of etegami is that the image and message be sincere. Thanks for the New Year wishes, Debbie. Great… Continue

Added by Bifidus Jones on January 23, 2011 at 1:13am — 1 Comment

Tokyo nights nr1,2 - for Michalis Kotsaris, Carla Cryptic

I have of bunch of A3-size photos of Tokyo that I used for a couple of small exhibitions a few years ago. They are just uselessly lying in a drawer since then, I think it's time to cut them up and send them around. There will be a lot of those in the mail in the next weeks.…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on January 23, 2011 at 12:33am — 4 Comments

Bookmark and ATC - for Susanna Lakner @ Planet Susannia



Year of the Rabbit and Out of Order ATC…
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Added by Marie Wintzer on January 23, 2011 at 12:28am — 2 Comments

Received Ejva letter from China! Today!

Added by Natasha Jabre on January 22, 2011 at 10:14pm — 2 Comments

Happy New Year from Jennie!

I really like this Rabbit New Year card from Jennie. I especially like the FORTRAN Statement paper she used on the address side for I am quite the geek... From the days when each character of every FORTRAN line had to be in a specific column.

 

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Added by Kris Naylor on January 22, 2011 at 9:27pm — No Comments

Received from Valentin Dolgov, Russia--tribute to Yuri Gagarin

Valentin's admiration for Gagarin's accomplishment is evident in this terrific mail art ensemble. Gagarin was the first person to journey in space in… Continue

Added by Bifidus Jones on January 22, 2011 at 4:48pm — 3 Comments

More RED mail from Jeanette

Jeanette is making a RED book so she is swopping RED work with several people. Jeanette is a fibre artist so she draws with her sewing machine.....… Continue

Added by Lesley Magwood Fraser on January 22, 2011 at 9:44am — No Comments

Received from Karen Champlin, USA--Creative Expressions and Cozy Spaces

Art Nation's Wonder Woman has done it again. Her body of work speaks, is unique and archaic at the same time. Great photo of the boy and the dog. Life itself can get a little too surreal sometimes, but Karen's work offers calm. I like that. Gracias,… Continue

Added by Bifidus Jones on January 21, 2011 at 11:23pm — 1 Comment

Received Lin Collette's second letter from RI! Today!

Added by Natasha Jabre on January 21, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Received from Sabela Bana - SPAIIN, Yellow "NATUREZA"

Thank you Sabela for your beautiful Print!

Added by Michalis Kotsaris on January 21, 2011 at 8:07pm — 1 Comment

Dadahomeya News N4

Something is wrong here, and I can not put images from my new zine now. So I can give You this link:

http://narod.ru/disk/4051042001/DadahomeyaNewsN4_Layout%201.pdf.html

 

and everybody can download it in good printable resolution - but it has negative, size is more then 300 Mbytes.

Hope You'll enjoy it!

 

 

Added by Gik Juri on January 21, 2011 at 7:39pm — No Comments

RECEIVED: Message Mail-Art from liketelevisionsnow (Tamworth, New Hampshire, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member liketelevisionsnow (Tamworth, New Hampshire, USA)

 

January 20, 2011 - liketelevisionsnow sent me this holiday mail-art (which shows you where I am with postings). This piece carries a message,…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on January 21, 2011 at 6:03pm — No Comments

Received from Cheryl Penn

Like most of Cheryl Penn's work,… Continue

Added by Karen Champlin on January 21, 2011 at 5:03pm — No Comments

Plus a Super Pretty Envelope

Added by DKeys on January 21, 2011 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Time Share Opportunist--Mail Received from Lin Collette with 2 T s

It sucks that this is blurry. I've given up on getting a scanner. Technology in our house tends to act whack.  Received this fantastic ATC from Lin Collette thank you ---will be sending something to you soon!

Added by DKeys on January 21, 2011 at 4:20pm — No Comments

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