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Mail from Richard C. (USA) , sent out on 16.10.15 (Ray J.'s birthday) and received in Breda on 28.10.15.

Mail still travels fast from the USA to the Netherlands. Only the postal costs have gone up quite a bit. I took the parcel from the postal office in the historical centre of Breda and already took a photo of it while walking back home....…

That's right kids, I found a giant box and I'm going to tell the story of the art and share all of it with you good people. Please follow along with the blog I've just created to see this really long journey. Thanks so much for your interest. This is just the beginning.…

Helle, always delivers her special brand of mail art. Her style is immediately apparent with all those wild vibrant colours and wonderful circles.  Thank you so much Helle! It was a delightful package to receive after a very long journey from northern Canada.

Many thanks to you Maria Teresa Cazzaro for the surprise mail art I received after arriving home…

just a question I wrote down in the VIP (Visual Impulse Poetry) way......

Of course the moon has a face! New blog here ->

IBM Selectrics have such a delicate touch, don't you think?…

Thank you!…

When I was going through my mail art pieces, I came across this stamp from Juana and wished I had shared it before. So, here it is - a blog post devoted entirely to Juana's stamp. This is about 1 inch in diameter. 

I received this card from Helle Pollas the other day. The card came in somewhat dented and damaged, and I was not sure if it was intentional or if it was due to a "collaboration" with the international postal system. In any case, what I received was a piece with a glamorous (and tragic) star contrasted with discarded/found elements ("trash"?) and paint splatters that…

I received this wonderful collage postcard from Stephanie Dodson the other day. It was the first thing I received actually in the PO box following the fiasco I mentioned earlier. And I loved the surprise! Very interesting and creative use of color, text, pen, etc. I hope to received many more works from Stephanie in the future, and I will definitely…

The two postcards above were received from Jan Hodgman. They are asemic in nature and the last is specifically conceived of as a minimalist/post-minimalist work as well (I never know which term is more appropriate nowadays).

Here's a bit of…

Juliana sends a lovely original painted card in reply to "angels" received:

Thank you so much!

I sent…

Who? Who? Owl on the envelope!

...very nice stamping too.

Add and passes can bring new correspondence…

Mail art by IUOMA member Chris Wells (Worthington, Ohio, USA)

October 24, 2015 - Lately, I have written about “avant tropes.” This wonderful piece Chris Wells sent is a perfect example. I have written lately that I will…

This is the fun rubber stamp on the envelope,

with bears :-)

Not sure if the envelope got caught in the…

Very light and delicate, "aquarelle pencils"?

Mim knows how to use mimimal strokes for maximum effect!

Thank…

For some unknown reason I got a note-pad full of soccer field sheets. First I wanted to draw my favourite soccer team in it, but that appeared  too much work regarding the little time I have.

Fortunately some colleague mail artists are willing to help to complete the sheets.

I'll post the added-to-and-passed-on-and-returned-to-me sheets in this…

Ah, he may be on his way to NYC, but this arrived from Italy.

"Cut" and chewed a bit by the postage machine,

but very good condition considering..It's all about the World Fair (s)...…