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and saying : "oops"!

...Life after mail art:

This is a Haptic-Werewolf-Erni collage card and a few funny parts…

Cover of Altered Life by IUOMA member Rebecca Guyver (Suffolk, UK)

March 7, 2016 - In a previous blog post prompted by MinXus-themed work received from Rebecca Guyver, I argued against the…

Never too late for going Bananas. And never too late…

Thank you so much Judy Staroscik for the lovely welcome!

Take a look at the gorgeous mailart received by #whoiseduardom All these envelopes will be used as props in the new film written by Ruth Tapp and directed by Laurel Parker. There is still time to send your mailart to Eduardo…

Mail art by IUOMA member FinnBadger (Columbus, Ohio, USA)

March 6, 2016 - I am thrilled to share a subtle, abstract work by FinnBadger. The piece is on sturdy cardboard and invites…

A fantastic collection of the Banana Day, Feb. 21, mailings…

A while back I sent Denise Woodward a PC that had this phrase on it: "In modern jazz every session is a trial of manhood." She liked it so much she made these ATC's for me! They are perfectly rendered -- I can't say how much I love them! And she "framed" them on this stiff notebook divider from a music school! The woman is amazing!…

I got this humongo package of stuff from Jon today! First, all this ephemera--stamps, 'toons, stickers, book pages, photos, etc. Then, an Add & Pass along with a copy of a Richard C. poem I had not seen before. The poem says, "Funny, it doesn't look like a poem." Then, to top it off, an Anthead Collab boekie! I've posted a couple pages from the Anthead and I'm sure when it…

The postal service was unkind to Jay's envelope, or perhaps I should say they participated in the tearing of Jay's tear-it-up mail art! Either way, here's the whimsical front of the envelope, with its little robotish man on the front (I have repaired him a little as his arm was off). The back of the envelope has a very nice Jay Block piece (also assisted by the postal service).…

I am such a huge fan of Chris' art and poetry. These speak for themselves. Note, however, that the flip side of the cut-up card says "no art" -- good to know. Art can be dangerous.…

Judy takes the concept of bizarre animal to a whole nother level with this duck-owl-butterfly-little-old-lady-in-a-red-hat.

Finley Union sent me this terrifically complicated and fun card, which is totally decorated front and back. He sent me a BIG packet of wonderful stuff, so the card was in this envelope with the chocolate devouring critter on it.…

Another minimalist postcard received from Amalgamated Confusion. A day I do not surrender to pulchritude is a wasted day--that's what I always say.

Thank you, Keith!

I received the above work from Matthew Stolte. An accompanying note says that it is 1 of 4 printed books, of which this is the centerpiece of the 4-page booklet. He sent scans of each of the four, so it is easy to see how each work is a unique print from the same plates. It's quite a beautiful and inspiring work, and I was honored to get one of the four…

Above are three ATCs I received from Toni Hanner for my birthday. I have not made anything in the ATC format yet, but this work is quite inspiring--I may make a few myself sometime, and by "may", I mean "will."

Thanks, Toni!

Mail art by IUOMA member Mick Boyle (Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA)

March 5, 2016 - Mick Boyle, himself a Lord of Trashpo, has memorialized and enshrined the Krispy Kreme Kaper with this wonderful…

So they said,  Californ'y is the place you ought to be,  So they loaded up the car and went to Carmel.  CA has inspired Alicia.

You…

pulchritude = beauty

acedia = spiritual or mental sloth;…

Mail art by IUOMA member Carina Granlund (Petsmo, Finland)

March 4, 2016 - First, I apologize for the terrible scans of this wonderful work received from Carina Granlund. I feel an…