April 2016 Blog Posts (226)

Radiogram #9 from Marie in Japan

That's the message!

Many thanks , Marie...great series!

and beautiful postage: Letter Writing :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 21, 2016 at 9:47am — No Comments

New Catmailart

Die kunterbunte Katzenseite

Added by Renate Blaes on April 21, 2016 at 9:24am — No Comments

The Blues from Vizma in Oz

Yes, Vizma may be getting ready for winter down under,

but she sends some beautiful Blues!

Mail art postcard…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 21, 2016 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

From Kim in Korea

Always good to see Kim in the mail,

 Year of the Red Monkey...fun postage stamps!

And many goodies and wash, too:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 21, 2016 at 7:29am — 1 Comment

From Angela Behrendt in Germany

She has us in stitches...(from Philadelphia :-)

and through metal foil even, wow! A real Picasso Fake!

Came in an out-of-this-world envelope:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 21, 2016 at 7:28am — 2 Comments

Larry Oberc Now & Then (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Larry O - 4.20.2016 - 1

Mail art by Larry Oberc (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

April 20, 2016 - In the 1980s and into the 1990s in the United States, just before the widespread adoption of the internet, the earlier mail art network of Ray Johnson, Fluxus…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on April 21, 2016 at 12:14am — No Comments

Toni Hanner (tonipoet): Banana Bird for Banana Day

And the big winner is Toni who hit the nail on the head as her Banana Bird arrived exactly on Banana Day 20 April 2016.  Bananas, birds & paint seem to be the theme this time.…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on April 20, 2016 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

Carina Granlund: The Red Banana

     You may remember the 1952 horror movie film called, "The Red Banana".   Well it's back and it wants revenge! 

     If I remember the story correctly, there is this outcast of a banana that the other bananas don't want in their bunch.  The outcast banana hand…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on April 20, 2016 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Stripygoose Sue: Banana-bard Goose shakes a tail feather

As I recall the story,  The Banana-bard Goose tail feathers were too heavy for it to fly.  It then became an easy target for potassium searchers, and the rest is…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on April 20, 2016 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Linda French's Browning Banana

OMG Look at this banana! With quotes by Browning all over it! So clever! …

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on April 20, 2016 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

PC (TicTac) from Germany: Gone Bananas

Well Banana Day 2016 is well on its way.  Even for people in America. And yes, gone bananas four times over.  These stamps are amazing.…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on April 20, 2016 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Banana Day, April 20: from Finnbadger

Na-na-na (as we say in Greek) with Batman? Yep, Batman Banana:

One of the first Banana Mail Art to arrive, with special postage too!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 20, 2016 at 8:40am — 1 Comment

Banana Day, April 20: from Toni Hanner

Here are the Banana Mail Art arrivals in Greece! A Banana Birdie...

A beautiful splash of a hand made envelope,with…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 20, 2016 at 8:38am — No Comments

Banana Day, April 20: from TicTac

It's a super banana envelope from TicTac in Germany,

with a banana-bull-by-the-horns stamp, too.

Lots of banana bulls inside too :-)

And an additional banana-squid - kalamaraki!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 20, 2016 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Banana Day, April 20: from Stripygoose

Banana Birdie, of course! Fantastic!

wonderful print and an additional abstract card:

...plus this card,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 20, 2016 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Katerina Nikoltsou: Banana Day 20 April 2016

First to start out the Banana Day parade is Katerina with her bargain priced Bananas.  And yes that is real pain in the background.  You can tell by the Monet brush strokes.…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on April 20, 2016 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

etc etc sends me a lovely feather bookmark!

Clare, who calls herself etc etc here on IUOMA, made this beautiful feathery bookmark for me! Her envelope is quite nice as well. Rich red color -- I might have to appropriate that paper....…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on April 19, 2016 at 11:12pm — No Comments

Mail Art Martha -- News from the Queendom

MAM sent me this wonderful bunch of stuff -- first an envelope with her terrific snail and bunny stamps. Then inside a lovely copy of a piece she sold for charity -- I can understand why someone bought it, it's really nice, both in artistic merit and in the thoughts expressed. AND an adorable little puppy ATC -- I hope that is your doggie, Martha. AND "Rites of Spring!" another great bunny, running fast!

AND a buddy jam to play with! Whew! Thank you so much Martha--I love the warm…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on April 19, 2016 at 11:09pm — 2 Comments

William Mellott's Delicious Mail Art

William's envelopes are so delightful. Taiwan has the coolest postage stamps! And I am definitely going to peel off that Petit Skull Washi tape and save it. And inside this one were a bunch of ATC's -- a finished Buddy Jam, a quad jam for me to work on, and this sweet "Too Little Time" card which I so totally identify with! 

This PC arrived after a long trip, possibly to the Azores, and I love it -- the so-poignant story of Ken and Lonny. and on the other side, this poor kid's…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on April 19, 2016 at 11:01pm — 1 Comment

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