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It was nice to see Cheryl's circled envelopes in my mail box again. Because it all started with those same circles on her envelopes several months ago (well, it was the circles of my mice back then, but still).

Cheryl's chapter is traveling deep into the machinery of one's mind. Those circles and wheels aren't just going to turn on their own, are they :-)) Just…

Today I…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Nikki Soppelsa (Berea, Ohio, USA)

April 7, 2011 - Nikki Soppelsa hosted a very successful mail-art call in the latter part of 2010 based on the concept of cats. I recently received this thank you note…

Great card from Val, but really, Val, I should be the one thanking you. You have done a lot and I have received nothing but support from you and the IUOMA friends.

I like the parallel between the lady devil's horns and the poor dog's bandaged ears. He looks really sad though. Tribal Night Tatoo is probably a band, one of those one can dance to, and this is all very good omen. Thanks again Val...

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Sent to Mail Artist Laura Podob (Farmington Hills, Michigan  -U.S.A.)

{Acrylic, Permanent ink, Decollage and Collage on card; 10.5x15cm; 2011}

For a better view of the Mail Art visit the link below:…

marie draws a nice picture from the train. 

ty marie…

From Carla Cryptic From Georgia Grigoriadou…

Received this very compelling and powerful collage from artist MATTHEW ROSE for the 12-12-12 End of the World Project.  See all the great works that have been submitted here: http://12-12-12theendoftheworldproject.blogspot.com/ . If you'd like to participate, join the 12-12-12 Group here at…

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From Dewi, from Imelda in Netherlands, and "SAGE" from jennlui. Thank you all!

The sage comes with info...on a lovely watercolor card:

then, too, there was a "muchly mertz" from Helen Amyes...great stitch-in-time!…

My mailbox was full of these 3 goodies yesterday, I was delighted to receive work from these 3 for the 1st time.

An abstract landscape format card from Cernjul in Argentina, I am about to start some landscape drawings so this is good inspiration!

And one of Stephanie's "quilted" cards, I love it, the random images all go "sew" well together in their colour group YELLOW.So they are not random any more.

And finally 2 ATCs from Angie - I am so pleased to finally own a print…

Karen has put so much into this piece, it is going to be difficult for me to write up something that can convey how touched I was when I read her message. It tells about a long journey. Searching for someone and searching for herself along the way, and in the end, the story of a redemption, if I can put it this way, I think it is not too strong a word. The woman sitting on the bench and posing for the photo is Karen's mum. The words "he recognized that expression" from the…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

April 5, 2011 - A small group at the IUOMA discovered they were all fans of the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" and by extension the two versions of the movie…

A beautiful and delicate card from Katerina. Yes, in spite of all the things that happened and are still happening, hope is not dying out. Spring in here. Are we going to sit under the cherry trees and do hanami as every year? Maybe not. But then again, maybe we should.

I find this card to have quite a Japanese feel. Is it the ink, the symbiosis of paper and paint, the pure lines.... In any case, I love it, thank you Katerina, you have been such a great support in these…

Today i received im my mail box a great Mail Art piece from Tim Murphy (Madrid-SPAIN), its a beautiful ink drawing titled "Mark Twain" with some nice words, i just  have one thing to say to Murphy, next time when you sent something please use real Stamps on the back of the postcard, the mail art piece comes even much cool.

Thanks Murphy…

A Book About Death: THE TIES THAT BIND

Deadline to Gallery: 15 July 2011



Artists are invited to create their own book pages that illustrate their unique interpretations of THE TIES THAT BIND all living things universally through death. They may also choose to celebrate the ties that now bind all ABAD artists throughout the world (courtesy of Ray Johnson and…