June 2011 Blog Posts (194)

A mailart sabot*

Over the years I have sent my postcard artwork naked. It always bothered me that inkjet tracking marks would get put on the art side of the postcard. I wondered if putting the actual card on a larger surface would allow the card to escape the tracking depredations of the Post Office. :)



Checking out what dimensions were allowed and still remain the standard postage in price I made some test pieces and sent them off. From everyone who sent back a scan or photo of the card they…

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Added by Theo Nelson on June 28, 2011 at 12:41pm — 1 Comment

Asemics # 2 contribution from John Bennett

John Bennett aka Onword John – a dab hand at words for sure!  The visuals of Johns language use are well known to us all – the way he takes these unwilling critters and bends and shapes and remakes them to suit his own vocabulary - and the amazing thing? They happily bend to his will :-)

John sent a note with his work - I hope he does not mind me quoting:

Hi…

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Added by cheryl penn on June 28, 2011 at 10:10am — No Comments

I'm a SuperHero Promises and Delivers

I was so lucky to get both of these digital collages from SH today. They are excellent to see up close and personal. He promised me some tantalizing MA and he did not lie. The title for this one was "I'm a super hero in a Speedo"who doesn't love art of half naked… Continue

Added by DKeys on June 28, 2011 at 12:51am — 55 Comments

P4- ACCUMULATION (Pranic Constructions series)

Sent to Mail Artist Eduardo Cardoso (Sines-Portugal)

 

{Acrylic and collage on cut cardboard ; 19.8x17cm; 2011}

 

For a better view of the Mail Art visit the link below:

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Added by Helder Coelho Dias on June 27, 2011 at 9:23pm — No Comments

P3- DISPERSION (Pranic Constructions series)

Sent to Mail Artist Imelda Wubben (Den Hagg-Netherlands)

 

{Acrylic and collage on cut cereal packaging   ;…

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Added by Helder Coelho Dias on June 27, 2011 at 9:17pm — No Comments

P2- ABSORPTION (Pranic Constructions series)

Sent to Mail Artist Julie Bynum (Parrish,Florida-U.S.A.)

 

{Acrylic on cut cardboard ; 12.5x17.5cm; 2011}

 

For a better view of the Mail Art visit the link…

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Added by Helder Coelho Dias on June 27, 2011 at 9:06pm — No Comments

P1- TRANSMISSION (Pranic Constructions series)

Sent to Mail Artist Diane Keys (Elgin,Illinois-U.S.A.)

 

{Acrylic and collage on paper construction; 13x17.5cm; 2011}

 

For a better view of the Mail Art visit the link below:

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Added by Helder Coelho Dias on June 27, 2011 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Summer Issue of my magazine UN<>CUT is now available!

 

The third issue of my arts magazine Un<>Cut is now available to preview or purchase. For the first time, you can now purchase the magazine as a print copy or a digital version.  This summer issue features the work of well known American painter Michael Byron, NYC writer Sarah Cavallaro, Hungarian photographer Peter Nagy, and Chinese artist Liu Chen…

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Added by liketelevisionsnow on June 27, 2011 at 6:19pm — 1 Comment

On a hot summer day...a "View of Iceland" from Rod Summers

That's the back of the card...here is the "View of Iceland":

Cool! Nice and cool!

Very nice and cool...and very minimal!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 27, 2011 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

my REAL wall appears in a national newspaper! Mailart in education is making the papers folks





AD Magazine is the official magazine of The National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD).



This month, issue 2 is out and my REAL wall makes an appearance, complete with a pic by me of Elena browsing some postcards!



The write up is by a… Continue

Added by andytgeezer on June 27, 2011 at 11:32am — 4 Comments

RECEIVED: Chapter FluXus from Tiziana Baracchi (Venezia, Italia)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Tiziana Baracchi (Venezia, Italy)

 

"Fluxus begins tomorrow."

- from mail-art by Dick Higgins, posted by Ruud…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on June 27, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

More Heart Matters - from Lesley Magwood Fraser

I received more work from Lesley for the Heart Matters projects - FAB as usual :-).  Anyone who has seen another person through Bad Physical Heart Matters, known this sight. The staples that hold chest and heart together. 

When it happens to someone close to you, no elastoplasts  can fix a Heart Matter.

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Added by cheryl penn on June 27, 2011 at 8:54am — 30 Comments

advice

Hey people.. how can I create more depth and dimension in my artwork? Right now my things seem to be sort of minimalist which is ok too but now I want to add more dimension. Anybody have any ideas how to do that? I appreciate the pieces here that have different dimensions and perspectives.???thanks for any hints, cheryl h.

Added by cheryl h. on June 27, 2011 at 5:33am — 1 Comment

Stick Shift Poetry - from Bifidus Jones

I've been longing for an envelope from Bifidus for quite a while, but this one was well worth the wait. I am so completely impressed by this piece (including the hilarious envelope). A stroke of genius crafted with such talent I can barely keep my eyes off it.…

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Added by Marie Wintzer on June 26, 2011 at 11:36pm — 3 Comments

Art From Nadine Wendell-Mojica

Fun piece!  Thanks Nadine!

Added by Karen Champlin on June 26, 2011 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Awestruck By Marie Wintzer

Marie Wintzer's piece is so beautiful that I could not blog it until I first made a piece for her.  I was so inspired!  This piece by Marie is stunning.  It almost makes me cry.  Thank you,… Continue

Added by Karen Champlin on June 25, 2011 at 10:48pm — 4 Comments

RECEIVED: Mail-Art of the Visionary Company from Ruth Schowalter (Decatur, Georgia, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Ruth Schowalter (Decatur, Georgia, USA)

 

June 24, 2011 - Ruth Schowalter - aka Hallelujah Truth - sent me this stunning, wonderfully colorful piece that is a fine representation of her very distinctive…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on June 25, 2011 at 2:00pm — 6 Comments

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