June 2011 Blog Posts (238)

The first painted  envelope with "Sweet Dream Buddie" arrived with a note saying that a larger one was on its way. Guido also has a very distinctive style, African yet South Oceanic symbolic work.

The second large envelope was rained on so a bit tattered at the edges with the paint smeared, but as Guido said it was a great collaboration with the Rain God..... Thanks for these Guido!…

Karen's distinctive characters with their naive quality never cease to please me. All her cards are painstakingly handdrawn, painted, or printed using so many different techniques, they are wonderful and I am always glad when her envelopes arrive in my postbox. Thanks my friend.…

Another little Vintage gem arrived from Karen, beautifully made. Thankyou Karen, I love your work.

Not so long ago…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA)

June 29, 2011 - Diane Keys (DK) sent me a nice mail-art package covering the current grocery list…

I was rather puzzled by this card when I opened my mailbox and had to actually ask David if he was sick and dying :-))

I was relieved to hear that all was well for him. After reading his message I thought that he had indeed sent it to the right person. Some people think about death much more…

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A new photoblog started at the occasion of a mail art workshop on June 4, 2011 at the Espace Wallonie in Brussels. While Bernd Reichert and Reed Altemus were at the artist book fair in Mainz, Germany, I participated at the collage mail art workshop proposed by Inez Oludé da Silva and Mario Villaggi. This workshop was one of the 5 that took place during the exhibition 50/50. Mario became 50 and invited 50…

Lothar took part of the envelope I sent him and reworked it. I love these types of visual dialogues

Thank you so much Frieder for sending me this fabulously styled drawing/collage/ink painting. I love the nice note about your fish eating friends who aren't at the beach but in the mountains.  Here are your friends.…

I love this image! Thank you so much Farmageddon for this sticker. I'm totally putting this on my car. I also love the envelope you sent me ...…

won over the crowd He was mad Nadine used such inferior glue. 

Nadine has such a versatile style -…