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It's time to catch up on sending out Mail Art to people who've so generously sent me mail. I have a container on my studio table where I put that mail. Today, going through it, I came across my last mail from Guido. It arrived in August. I hadn't opened it. Why, I can't remember. Opening it today was bitter sweet - happy to have it, sad he's not going to be sending anything any…

Mail-art by IUOMA member meeah williams (collab with Diane Keys) (Brooklyn, New York, USA)

October 30, 2014 - I can only assume this wonderful, large postcard-size work comes from my Brooklyn correspondent, meeah williams.…

Contented tortoise... <read more on new blog>

If you happen to be in the Philadelphia, PA, USA area on Tuesday evening 4 Nov. I'll be at the book signing for the new book SKULL-A-Day, which happens to be my son's book, at the Mutter Museum.  We're there from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Come and say Hello, if you…

This bubble-packet was delivered by the postman today,

and it has a fun collage on the flip side:

'Always…

More YOGA? Yes, this is a second blog, to show the collage:

on the flip side of the YOGA card :-)

...never out-of-action! Frankenstein for Halloween?…

Yes, It looks like they are all here; Katerina, Val, Erni, Suus, Mail…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

October 29, 2014 - Veteran mail-artist, former Ray Johnson correspondent and friend to many IUOMA members Richard Canard is as faithful with missives as…

The strike is now at the point where there are no international small mail stamps available in any of the post offices in my area including the main one! The strikers are being cleverly strategic in shutting off the supply of stamps to the post offices just when people are starting to send Christmas cards. There are really interesting stories behind the strike with allegations of rampant corruption and mismanagement. But I wish they would resolve it already. I am suffering from mail art…

Now this is "spike"y looking ...meow :-)

but a very peaceful kitkat indeed on this card from Lynne.

And the flip side also has a dear cat...with bees!…

Nice doggie sticker on Mary's (Christmas?) envelope.

Reminds me of "Loukanikos", our famous stray "riot dog" in Athens:…

I had written Thom off as disappearing into the great white clouds of Vermont.  BUT HE'S BACK !  Maybe just to pop his head up for air, maybe for longer.  In any case this had made me very happy.  Thank you Thom.…

A bit from Holland and a bit from Greece.

The story could be made into a film, but who would get the royalties?…

You've seen the front side; http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/erni-bar-is-dick-tracy

But here is the back side.  The names have changed, but the threat is still real. …

Too daze in Orange... <read more in new blog>

Cover of Typewriter Art by IUOMA member Fatima Queiroz (Gonzaga-Santos, Brazil)

October 27, 2014 - The visual poetry and mail-art networks have been interconnected for many years; books and zines are frequently…