February 2012 Blog Posts (262)

Gorgeous painted and layered collaged card from Roberto. rich colors we don't see in Iowa this time of year. Thank  you very much Roberto. 

Made from a piece of a collage on Tyvek and now on its way to Russia after some additions to it.

from the envelope to the gifts inside these pieces of MA blew me away. This is one that 'must' be held to feel the 100% cotton paper. Carina used a graphic press and said  it is an "easy peasy" etching process. The details, the imagery, the entire package is one of my favorites. AND a self portrait inside a translucent envelope, and a map of an area of Finland as a backdrop. So lucky to have received this unique and thoughtful piece.…

I'm pretty sure that my daughter will now grow up to be a mail artist. She received her first piece from Cheryl the other day, then received a bar…

GOTIJ, INDEED!!  Some lovely women of South Africa have sent me enough art to roll around in!  No; I wouldn't roll around on it!  But it's plentiful enugh to make me feel spoiled!  Some solo work, and some collaborative...  And amazingly it all of it arrived on the same exact day.  It must have been a plot to overwhelm my ocular senses with artistic delight...

First to suffer the blow of my letter opener was a nice thick envelope from Lesley Magwood Fraser:…

"How?" I ask, "HOW...does she come up with such brilliant, delicate work to send through the mail?" Always so mysterious, so many details to be picked-through... I often want to attach some grandiose meaning or subtext to Marie's work because it so often seems like there is a great Story behind it.  It often feels like a top secret spy document encrypted with shadowy knowledge that will either change or save the world forever...

The relay from Agent 007 containing…

Many fond embraces from beautiful postal friends arrived for the celebration of St. Valentine's Day...

Did those hearts grab your attention?? That was actually a postcard from my Aunt Sally, who regularly sends me creative and unusual postcards... postal surprises must run in the family!

From Pretty Lily Sue, a super beautiful Valentines using…

what's in my mailbox

Lucky Bench for these 3 women. Thanks ARAC

Organization of the 4rth International & Regional Exhibition in Greece 2-22 of May 2012

                                         By the painter Afroditi Karamanli

With intention of establishing a ‘ Gallery of Colors’

On the occasion of the idea to set up an international day of Color on the 2^nd of Mai by the graphic designer Andrea Foudoulidi (in our current grey…

Received this beautiful, vibrant piece from Kerri. she is definately NOT afraid of colors and I admire her bold choices. And I love how she has stamped "Mail Art Loves you"    Thank you…

Need your help, I received this beautiful printing from Frieder a few weeks ago, and I just can't make out what it is. I think it is obvious but I just don't recognize it (like it was on the tip of my tongue, äehm, eye...) Please help. 

Frieder wrote: …

Mail-art by IUOMA member Ptrzia Tic-Tac (Starnberg, Germany); she dedicates the chapter to visual poet Joan Brossa

February 19, 2012 - Every mail-art exchange I have had with Tic-Tac…

Laura, thank you for the "cup of tea"...I LOVE your fantastic cut-outs.... *!*