March 2014 Blog Posts (266)

DVS, your post has landed

This work arrived late last week and I'm not sure if Sloan reworks his pieces or not, but the balance, color and layering is sophisticated to the point where your eye is at rest and roams almost simultaneously.  The stark black and white form with a hint of color reminds me of my imaginings of how a bee would search for a flower's nectar.  How on earth he makes you search…

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Added by borderlinegrafix on March 31, 2014 at 7:12pm — 4 Comments

5 Blanks (Cristina), your post has landed

I received 3 add and passes, and this wonderful red and black work.  Thank you so much, Cristina!

Added by borderlinegrafix on March 31, 2014 at 6:47pm — No Comments

The Eyeball Book, Meeah Williams

And the tiny tin box became a book!…

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Added by Carina on March 31, 2014 at 7:39am — 6 Comments

Mail Art Confidential

Mail Art Confidential; another handful of perps from the 200 Postcards/Got Mail Art? project. Served with a splash of vintage American Noir. Calendar girls, corruption, and epic political conspiracies. Hat tip to James Ellroy…

 …lbj_car_web_reduce

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Added by Carola Von Hoffmannstahl on March 31, 2014 at 12:32am — No Comments

oops, photos on my page under Photos heading

UH OHbr/>I've been putting my photos on my page under the photos heading.  Didn't occur to me to put them here until DK said she was heading over.....  DK go look on my page :-o

Added by Robin Ryder on March 30, 2014 at 11:28pm — No Comments

Bifidus Jones sighting...yay!

Not very often that we see mail art from Bifidus,

but here is a fantastic card that was in my mailbox!

However, there is no postage date cancellation...and it does say "Hairy, Spiny"..."Happy New Year"!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 30, 2014 at 6:55pm — 8 Comments

Cascadia Art Post

Added by Petrolpetal on March 30, 2014 at 5:00pm — No Comments

mail are going out soon

Added by Theresa Easton on March 30, 2014 at 2:58pm — No Comments

New mail art for me !!!! Thanks a lot my mail art friends !!!!

Thanks a lot for the new mail art that I received this week!!!!

Added by Mariana Serban on March 30, 2014 at 1:18pm — No Comments

Opp

A booklet of beautifully sketched images based on a 1963 movie entitled La Jetee

Added by Petrolpetal on March 30, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Greatest Hits & New Asemics by Kerri Pullo Rivera (Tucson, Arizona, USA)

Kerri - 3.29.2014 - 1

Mail-art IUOMA member by Kerri Pullo (Tucson, Arizona, USA)

March 30, 2014 - Kerri Pullo is a stellar correspondent. I am sure many IUOMA friends will agree. She sent me this wonderful mail-art package that is a perfect…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on March 30, 2014 at 3:30am — 5 Comments

From Meah Williams (Brooklyn NY)

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Added by jon foster on March 29, 2014 at 8:13pm — 1 Comment

From the Land of Topkapi Saray...collage from Dorina in Istanbul

Topkapi Saray is the Palalce of the Sultans in old Istanbul, here on beautiful Turkish postage stamps.

Dorina Harangus sent a wonderful collage card, with BLUE, and nature, and items "floating":…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 29, 2014 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments

arttower

Added by Petrolpetal on March 29, 2014 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Connie Rose

Beautifully textured, and balanced.

Added by Petrolpetal on March 29, 2014 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Spring from Gin in Tennessee

Butterflies on the envelope...must be Spring!

(maybe the Christmas wreath postage stamp says that some places still have snow?)

Well, Gin sent a Spring-filled envelope:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 29, 2014 at 5:49pm — 1 Comment

Alicia Starr sends a touch-of-BLUE

This double-size postcard arrived in Greece from Alicia ( half A4 size)

Blue, Blue figure standing in the center and beautifully textured tape transfer!

Wonderful technique. "Liking it very much!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 29, 2014 at 5:34pm — 1 Comment

Do not open! Philosophy,psychology,science and more! Oh yes, mail art too.

This is a spontaneous reaction to Val Herman's scripted film - entitled 'do not open' which can be accessed via Jinny Pearce's page.



Where to begin.



Well, possibly revealing my generally off-centre focus,let me first note that the dog in the film is magnificent. And I am not really a dog person. Also, the Martin Luther...road sign (?) in the garden is intriguing...



My first almost instantaneous associations with the film were of Piaget (child developmental… Continue

Added by Petrolpetal on March 29, 2014 at 4:44pm — 2 Comments

Valentine Mark Herman

Its worth zooming in and reading the text! Very clever conceptual mail art!

Added by Petrolpetal on March 29, 2014 at 11:15am — 5 Comments

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