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Keeping Up with David Stafford

Ever had one of those humbling "trying-to-keep-up-with-the-Joneses" days with the mail art you receive? Well, David is always keeping me on my toes and upping the ante on how to be hilarious...

Not only great mail art… but prolific, too!!…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on February 4, 2016 at 3:47pm — 5 Comments

Dean's Voiture Orange Movement Transcendent

Dean must've been studying with the monks of Tibet, because his mail art is becoming very transcendent and mandala-like...

Wait… THAT guy doesn't look like a Tibetan monk!

Mérci, Monsieur Mailartiste…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on February 4, 2016 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Jude Weirmeir's Creativie Playing Board Cantina

Received this large board mailing from Jude Weirmeir some time ago… It showcases the many talents of a creative genius. Musician, lyricist, artist, funny man, and riddle maker…

I like how the various finger hole-keys are all different…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on February 4, 2016 at 3:07pm — 1 Comment

The story of blarch © minneap. gnome

A fine example of MG's zine skills. Funny, detailed and just a bit scatty. Here's another few pages...

And the conclusion seems to be: to avoid blarch use your smoothie maker to make chocolate milkshakes like I…

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Added by stripygoose on February 3, 2016 at 10:03am — 1 Comment

mushroom mailart call documentation - delightful - from dystatic

Love this little book of mushrooms. Thank you. Scanned images here:

http://dystatic.webs.com/mushrooms.html

Added by stripygoose on February 3, 2016 at 9:48am — 2 Comments

meeting notes #2 - I go to meetings like that too, Katerina

Super cover - was this the work of Katerina or her accomplice DB Cooper?

A sample page from inside - I can't translate but I do like.

Thank you Katerina for sending one of these collectables. And you see, I go…

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Added by stripygoose on February 3, 2016 at 9:35am — 1 Comment

Grethe from Denmark sent me so beautiful works. Thank you.

Two beautiful cards worked on both sides. One for travel in the real world and another one for traveling in FantasyLand. …

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Added by Dorina Harangus on February 3, 2016 at 8:00am — No Comments

Mail Art Martha.US.05.12.15

a very rich collection indeed...the envelope....what fun to peruse both sides...

a wonderful hand made note card...

a very funny digital PC...a homage to Retailia postman....…

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Added by Amy Irwen on February 2, 2016 at 8:15pm — 2 Comments

January 2016

Four pieces of mailart have been sent to Eduardo Munez. Each envelope contains another work of art that explores the challenges of communication, and the dissonance that occurs between transmission and receipt; the picture and the viewer; the writer and the reader; the speaker and the listener. This process of decoding another’s intentions and re-framing them within our…

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Added by Jane Noakes on February 2, 2016 at 6:00pm — No Comments

From Marthe in France

Marthe Poussin in Nice, France, sent an embossed packet full of goodies:

Cool BLUE greetings:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 2, 2016 at 1:35pm — 1 Comment

From Miranda in France

Dynamic floral card with an added painted strip of earthly colors:

Miranda collects postage stamps and is in need of…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 2, 2016 at 1:34pm — No Comments

World Champs Boxing Match: Diane Keys & Richard Canard (Illinois, USA)

DK - 2.1.2016 - 1

Mail art by IUOMA member Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA)

February 1, 2016 - Mailing altered boxes – especially cereal boxes – has become (excuse the pun) a staple of Trashpo. While competition is…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 2, 2016 at 3:30am — 1 Comment

Year of the Red Fire Monkey - February 8, 2016 through January 27, 2017 - Mail Art Call

It's the 60th anniversary of the Red Fire Monkey Year, the year my brother (and fellow artist) Tom Atkins was born.  I want to share my love of mail art and mail artists with him this year and, so, I'm sending out a mail art call on this theme.  It will be a year long event starting now and ending at the end of January 2017. 

As some of you know,…

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Added by Carla Cryptic on February 1, 2016 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

In From Katerina

Katerina sent along a few artistamps this time. This half sheet by CT Chew.



And some of her own money stamps. as well as the winter stars collage. Thanks…

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Added by William M on February 1, 2016 at 4:19pm — 4 Comments

Mini Canvas Collage by Jon Foster.USA.05.29.15

Jon is always growing, expanding and trying new things...the collage piece is on a small 3.5x5" canvas.

Jon only made a few of these to send out, so I feel super lucky to receive this one...much thanks Jon!!!

Added by Amy Irwen on February 1, 2016 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Schools in Germany have mail art projects

Four images for four projects from four schools:

No.1:

No.2:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 1, 2016 at 3:14pm — No Comments

M.D. remembering M.D.

Mike Dyar sent these fabulous "vintaged" newspaper pages:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 1, 2016 at 2:48pm — 3 Comments

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