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Some of you may have received an envelope that contained a red balloon with instructions? This is my version. I liked how it turned out for the most part though I look more like a hunch-backed Freddy Krueger than I'd like. (My stylist gave me bad instructions.) Anyway, just before I got the assignment I had scanned this wonderful old illustration from a 1937 Popular Mechanic magazine. Suddenly it all clicked. However, in order to make the illustration come alive I had to invest $34 in a…

Remember that old song: South of Waitpinga? Me neither. Vizma sent me this highly caffeinated envelope which I was afraid to open for two days. Finally I got up the courage…

Yes, friends, it's true...she has stolen my…

Paulo Bruscky is a pioneer mail artist in Brazil.  He's been working since, I believe, the 60's.  He's active to this day and I was thrilled to receive this card from him.  I was sent in March 2011.…

Svenja sent this amazingly generous boekie filled with her witty collages and all wrapped in an old Kodak picture folder from Tacoma, Washington. That's like gold inside of gold. Thank you so much, Svenja.…

Wasn't it Gertrude Stein who said: "An artist in Seine lives mainly on the Plein"? Maybe not. Anyway, here is our Paris correspondent's latest offering. The caption reads "The Vallée-Francaise seen from Col. Saint-Pierre." That's Col. St. Pierre in the foreground though he may need to turn to see the best view of the Vallée. Thank you,…

A girl, a bird and a postage stamp.



Front of the book cover that has been collaged on. The big white circle is an embossing of Laurence's address. My scanner couldn't pick it up very…

Thank you Jack.  It all looks much clearer…

Back in May of this year, Shellie Lewis sent me some beautiful mail art.  Now that I'm uncovering my mail art and slowly trying to get back into the swing of mail arting again, I wanted to write a long overdue blog about it so everyone could enjoy it.

The large picture of gently swimming koi is in ink, painted by Shellie on a piece of recycled paper I had made for her.…

I received this great postcard on October the 7th.

I'm a fan of Robert Ridley-Shackleton.

Thanks Robert!

Postcard sent by Dean Marks aka Artist in Seine in July 2012.  I'm afraid some bits and pieces fell off of it, but it still looks great despite being incomplete.  I love that the electronic circuit could survive the trip intact.…

Mail art by IUOMA member Rebecca Guyver (Suffolk, UK)

October 10, 2016 - Another innovation the “DKult Industrial Complex” has given the Eternal Network is DKult Doodle Therapy (DKDT): Collaborative comics that often achieve…

Carina sends this fantastic bionic cat. I'm not a cat person but I absolutely love this.

Cover of Trashbook by IUOMA member FinnBadger aka Phillip Lerche (Columbus, Ohio, USA)

October 9, 2016 - FinnBadger distinguished himself in the…

Mailed in July and arrived in October! Not sure where it's been hanging out all this time, but very glad it arrived. Love the double ice cream theme of the envelope. Lots of fun stuff inside too:



A  wonderful found poem. …

Mail art by IUOMA member E Ambassadeur d’Utopia (Guivry, France)

October 7, 2016 - The great artist and philosopher E Ambassadeur d’Utopia has been a faithful MinXus-Lynxus correspondent for a long time, so I am pleased to be…

An important card in the debate:

Mail from Richard C (USA) with political statements with the upcoming elections in the USA. In these times mail travels fast. He made the card on 30-9-2016, and only 8 days later it is in my P.O. Box.  I read the card…

A wonderful piece received from Thim. Have left it in the plastic since I like it as an object. Maybe open it after the elections? Depends on who…