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The postal service was unkind to Jay's envelope, or perhaps I should say they participated in the tearing of Jay's tear-it-up mail art! Either way, here's the whimsical front of the envelope, with its little robotish man on the front (I have repaired him a little as his arm was off). The back of the envelope has a very nice Jay Block piece (also assisted by the postal service).…

I am such a huge fan of Chris' art and poetry. These speak for themselves. Note, however, that the flip side of the cut-up card says "no art" -- good to know. Art can be dangerous.…

Judy takes the concept of bizarre animal to a whole nother level with this duck-owl-butterfly-little-old-lady-in-a-red-hat.

Finley Union sent me this terrifically complicated and fun card, which is totally decorated front and back. He sent me a BIG packet of wonderful stuff, so the card was in this envelope with the chocolate devouring critter on it.…

Another minimalist postcard received from Amalgamated Confusion. A day I do not surrender to pulchritude is a wasted day--that's what I always say.

Thank you, Keith!

I received the above work from Matthew Stolte. An accompanying note says that it is 1 of 4 printed books, of which this is the centerpiece of the 4-page booklet. He sent scans of each of the four, so it is easy to see how each work is a unique print from the same plates. It's quite a beautiful and inspiring work, and I was honored to get one of the four…

Above are three ATCs I received from Toni Hanner for my birthday. I have not made anything in the ATC format yet, but this work is quite inspiring--I may make a few myself sometime, and by "may", I mean "will."

Thanks, Toni!

Mail art by IUOMA member Mick Boyle (Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA)

March 5, 2016 - Mick Boyle, himself a Lord of Trashpo, has memorialized and enshrined the Krispy Kreme Kaper with this wonderful…

So they said,  Californ'y is the place you ought to be,  So they loaded up the car and went to Carmel.  CA has inspired Alicia.

You…

pulchritude = beauty

acedia = spiritual or mental sloth;…

Mail art by IUOMA member Carina Granlund (Petsmo, Finland)

March 4, 2016 - First, I apologize for the terrible scans of this wonderful work received from Carina Granlund. I feel an…

The Glitch Series, fantastic!  Now why didn't I think of this myself.  You could start your own group with this idea. Mind blowing.  I love it.

Thank…

I'm sorry to say that for the next 4-5 months all my mail art will be delayed because of my work for the Danish Red Cross. I have a lot of work to do, more than usually.

Thank you Katerina. Looks like that bird has suffered a punch on the beak!

It is a vintage postcard from "Cunha"...a small mysterious island in the Atlantic.

And the flip side reveals that it was sent from France: La Poste.

But look carefully and see that the French postage is in French Francs

and is that an…

Very FluXus, very fantastic!

Image on the envelope, and on the card inside:

It has been a long time since…