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What with Japan in crisis and our local, far less worrisome circumstances (range fires/wildfires, et al) to the forefront of everyone's thinking, it may be hard to relax and just make art.

This would include the making of art by digital means, with a final printability factor in mind. Nothing is the same in print as on screen when one is dealing with color's variability. We've learned recently, via trial and error, just how true this can be. Our best things at the group's blog may as…

Mail-art by IUOMA member David Stafford (Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA)

March 15, 2011 - David Stafford is far more than the original ATC Rebel Without A Cause (watch those sticky labels, they're hard to wash away). He has a…

If any of you are in Kloof South Africa in the next month come and see my upcoming exhibition!

Growing up in the 60’s with 3 sisters and a mother who cooked and sewed for us all has left me with a strong sense of domestic life. I have never sewed but two sisters followed in my mother’s footsteps, even making their own wedding dresses. Two of us love cooking. I prefer to express myself visually, combining drawing marks with collage for this body of work…

What a great decision for Angie to participate in our "Windmills"...circles of my mind! This materpiece arrived in Greece today and it is stunning! While it is scanned here,…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Rosa Gravino (Rosario, Argentina)

March 14, 2011 - Rosa Gravino's Chapter S for the Project 26 collaborative mail-art book is a stunning piece of visual poetry. Her work is colorful and complex, often…

Here's lookin' at you, kid! That is an original drawing on the envelope, me thinks self-portrait of the "artist-machine"! And then there are just a few of the contents...there is much, much more!…

I like this stylized version a lot. It almost looks like this guy is sitting on a slice of watermelon.

Thanks,…

Sent to Artist and friend Fernando Andrade (Salvaterra de Magos, PORTUGAL)

{ Acrylic and permanent ink on packing wine;…

In the past few days, I've received several fantastic pieces for the End of the World Project. If you're reading this, I hope that you consider sending a work of your own! In the meantime, you can take a look at all of the work by going to the following link: 12-12-12 End of the World Project Blog. If you'd like to be a…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Gik Juri accompanying his DADAHOMEYA KIT #9 annoucement (Moscow, Russia)

March 12, 2011 - Mail-art is a serious cultural practice in Russia. It has a fascinating history in that part of the world, and…

audio by loyd padgett

Hi, all,

I am getting personal emails and SSN messages from the US about news on Japanese earthquake.

The Tsunami happened at north part of Japan, and I live in Osaka, and my area is by mountain so me and family are all all right. There was no earthquake in my area at all. And Osaka is like 8 hours away from…

Sent to the Mail Artist Stephanie Blake (Huntsville, Alabama - U.S.A.)

For a…