March 2016 Blog Posts (267)

So I've been making these little cuties:…

Okay, here goes...

Without intending to, I pushed res’s Add N Pass boekie past the 1/4" maximum thickness allowed for letter rate.  It's now a "large envelope / flat" and weighs 1.8 to 1.9 ozs, so the postage is 1.20 to send it around the USA at this point.  This is because I put part of a bunny in it (a Jersey Wooly named Princess Buttercup) ...and then I put part of a sheep in it (known only to me as Sheep #53 of northern Minnesota)....the rest of what I did to the…

Authentic Names, now that's a book worth reading. Looking forward to some good Mail Art from your coastal cruise.  It should be inspiring.  Then again sitting…

Mail art by IUOMA member Esther Kamkar (Palo Alto, California, USA)

March 21, 2016 - Esther Kamkar in sunny Palo Alto sent me this stellar asemic calligraphy that today graces this venerable…

Well the race is on and it looks like Marie is in the lead.  Anyway it looks like Marie.…

Mail art by IUOMA member Joey Patrickt (Oakland, California, USA)

March 20, 2016 - Joey Patrickt applies his laser wit in this definitely uncryptic commentary on DKult and Trashpo. This “gag” adds a…

How wonderful, a Happy New Year greeting from Martha.  The scan doesn't show it too well, but the bananas are glued on.…

What is Mail Art? Where is Mail Art? Why to make Mail Art?

Deadline: October 31, 2016

Sendo to: Caixa Postal 5331…

THEME: LOVE ... AND ITS THOUGHTS & STORIES

Please send a love object* and some explanation (your beliefs about love, personal meaning of love, thoughts, experiences and others, in 1- 500 words).

(*Liebesobjekte = love objects, objects d’amour = souvenirs, gifts, art works and handicrafts created out of love or for a…

From Brooke Cooks in Seattle, Washington. Dry-brushed ink collage note card with cool rubber…

From Jon Foster in Winston-Salem, N.C. Incredible add & pass request package with loads of ephemera.

From…

From Michel Goodman in West Jordan, Utah. The entire page is from a U.S. National Parks atlas or photo book.

From Katerina Nikoltsou in Thessaloniki, Greece. Reversed business reply envelope with Jerry Garcia/Grateful Dead artistamps…

Postcards and such showing the State of Wisconsin's iconic red barns, black and white cattle, The Great Lakes and icy cold winters.

March 19, 2016 - I recently received this great collage – in a state of decomposition – that presents asemics with a Trashpo vibe. I am guessing this is part of the recent mystery batch released by Jay Block (Massachusetts, USA), but I am not entirely sure. Here is another…

Is it just my imagination or is Erni's Mail Art becoming more aggressive.  The last one had a horrible fierce dog and now this.   By the way Shakshuka is a popular Middle Eastern breakfast dish and one of my favorites, but I don't know how Erni would know that.…

Well, not from Houston...but from Paris?

or maybe from London? That is Her Highness on the stamp in the left corner, yes?…

I don't know what it is, but my hand starts to shake when I see Mail Art and instructions.  I'm still working through the 268 page TV manual just to prove that the Smart TV isn't smarter than me.  So far I'm losing the battle.…

Some of the stamps fell off and I did a poor job of reattaching but it looks pretty good again.  Thanks!

On the back it says"Happy Leap Year".

Mail art by IUOMA member David Stafford (Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA)

March 18, 2016 - A current…