June 2011 Blog Posts (194)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Cheryl Penn (Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa)

June 16, 2011 - Cheryl Penn sent a wonderfully ornate ATC (Artist Trading Card) enclosed in the envelope above and bearing the symbol of the red…

Three’s Company???

Lets start at the end – it’s a very good place to start.  Why? Because its an answer to a question -  Marie, how do you work? 

That question began when Jen Staggs asked me to write to her and tell her how I make art - my art making processes. I then asked J F Chapelle.  He sent me a diagrammatic explanation of his working process. I…

I hope this gets the attention it deserves.

I am not happy with how things are for me today here at IUOMA's ning.

For one thing, Val's mail ends up several times a day in MY inbox, not in his.

I can do nothing about this problem.

He says it all started when his email was hacked into. Since then, his private correspondence at IUOMA is being changed against his will. I am in the process of changing every password and preparing to leave the IUOMA if this problem is…

In an effort to honor the late Dieter Roth, whose opening exhibit in the U.S. consisted of nearly 40 suitcases of rotting cheese, Erni sent me Camembert which arrived the other day. The post office shrouded it in plastic due to the stench, I imagine. I invited friends and family to the grand opening.…

Mail-art by Strelnikov (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA)

June 16, 2011 - Strelnikov is a mysterious character to me, a melding of person and persona. This work that I was very pleased to receive seems (and we all come at this…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Imelda Wubben (The Hague, Netherlands)

June 16, 2011 - Imelda Wubben is an accomplished collage artist. I was thrilled to receive the mail-art above from her for our first exchange. This is a large…

From one Re- to another Re- (we should find a Re- term for that process).

This is my first mail from Bruno and a much awaited one as I am a big fan of his work. He is currently working on a series of Re-, and his Re-blue is well worth the detour to his blog. This one is the first in the Re-white series.

Bruno is not only a master of Re-,…

PROJET ART POSTAL (mail-art)

Appel à participation

La bibliothèque de Sarrebourg (Moselle) présentera une exposition internationale d’art postal en juillet-août 2012.

Le thème proposé est : « LA FIN DU MONDE ». Il vient en écho aux prédictions du calendrier maya. Ce thème ne se veut nullement alarmiste. Il est surtout une invitation à donner libre cours à votre imagination. (humour…

Mail-art by IUOMA member I'm A Superhero I Can Fly & Shit (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

June 14, 2011 - From the U.S. heartland, a new mail-art star is rising in the form of a character who calls himself I'm A Superhero I Can…

Un sobre lleno de encanto!.

Junto con el capítulo "K" del Proyecto 26 una hoja suelta y 3 libros. Una fiesta para el espíritu!

Gracias John!!!

For my project: bottles

http://bottles-mailart.blogspot.com/

Thank you very much…

Delivered successfully by the Royal Mail even though the stamps fell off during its journey. Great Roald Dahl story. Thanks Michael.