July 2014 Blog Posts (220)

MAIL ART CALL__LETTER TO YOURSELF

MAIL ART PROJECT--LETTER TO YOURSELF

Please write a letter to YOURSELF. It can be literal or any kind of interpretation, but intended for You and You alone. Send it to me and in one year's time, I will send it back to you--unopened, unchanged. They will be locked up in the DKult temperature controlled Vault. Make sure your address is clearly visible.  I will send all submissions back to their owners in November of 2015. What would you like to tell the future you?

DKult…

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Added by DKeys on July 31, 2014 at 4:51pm — 11 Comments

Trashpo All-Stars Trashbook Collab: meeah williams (Brooklyn, NY, USA), Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA) & Moan Lisa (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)

meeah - 7.30.2014 - 1

Cover of mail-art Trashbook collab by IUOMA members meeah williams (Brooklyn, New York, USA), Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA) & Moan Lisa (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)

July 31, 2014 - I am knocked out by this stunning…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on July 31, 2014 at 2:00pm — 10 Comments

Valentine Mark Herman: Tour de France 2014

These could be Val doodles which he drew while waiting for the Tour de France to pass by on the 12th day.

So can anyone tell me if this is Val's hand writing and did he draw the picture?

Thank you Mr. Valentine Mark Herman.  Very funny and i'll let…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on July 31, 2014 at 12:20pm — 4 Comments

Seasonal paintings from Theo Nelson

A half-size A4 envelope arrived with a beautiful booklet inside

Theo Nelson sent 4 images of his paintings for SUMMER: "Prairie Summer Sky"…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 31, 2014 at 9:05am — 1 Comment

Slipping into the Warhol Zone with Susan McAllister (Berkeley, California, USA)

Susan - 7.30.2014 - 2

Mail-art by IUOMA member Susan McAllister (Berkeley, California, USA)

July 30, 2014 - I am always excited to receive mail-art from Susan McAllister who sends perspectives from Berkeley, a place I like a great deal. She has…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on July 31, 2014 at 3:00am — 8 Comments

Million thanks to a whole lot of people!

I just today got around to organizing the two piles of mail that I've received and been collection on my studio work table. I think the fact that we had a low humidity day helped me have more energy. In any case, I'm feeling good about this. And I've started to send out mail to the senders, and started to add to the pass alongs, and got more postage stamps! yay.   Thanks to everyone!…

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Added by Mim Golub Scalin on July 31, 2014 at 1:14am — 1 Comment

Harford, Radford and Tic Tac

A giganto barrel of work from Tic Tac, our friend in far off Starnberg. With a collection this big you could start a museum which I have done and now I have to write the copy for the exhibition catalogue. Starting in the upper left hand corner three images become a "Vagrant Story" of the viewer's own weaving. Because the photos will probably be too small to see…

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Added by David Stafford on July 31, 2014 at 12:28am — 13 Comments

Mail art from Marni Webber

A Wolf dream zine, the house of Superman and lovely stamps! That is a very nice thing  to find in your mail, when you return home after a vacation :-). Thank you Marni. I love it all.

Added by Nina Hermus on July 30, 2014 at 10:35pm — No Comments

Mail art from Suus in Mokum

Mandela's, cross eyed cats and Zentangle! That was the lovely surprise I found in my mail after my vacation. Thank you so much! I love it all.  

Added by Nina Hermus on July 30, 2014 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Marcela Peral in Argentina sends sun shades :-)

Nice envelope print design:

Lovely art, as always! And Mercela offers her sunglasses? ...as it is winter down there :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 30, 2014 at 1:53pm — No Comments

Frieder Speck sends original portrait

A very special envelope (with BLUE washi tapes!) arrived from Frieder Speck.

Inside was this fabulous drawing...very textural on thin paper.

Very expressive!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 30, 2014 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

Gina Ulgen: The Circus is coming to town

The Circus has been to Norwich & Gina has the ticket to prove it.  Lots of fun surprises including some of that wacky tape.

And the bottom half is also delightful.  I like how the two go together.

Thank you Gina Ulgen.  I can't wait for your next…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on July 30, 2014 at 9:16am — 8 Comments

Mail Art

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Added by Roberto Scala on July 30, 2014 at 8:44am — No Comments

Jeanne Kasten.USA.06.09.14

A wonderful Photo Doc PC that Jeanne made the original for the Library Mail Art Display.

I love the aged feel of this piece...thank you Jeanne!

Added by Amy Irwen on July 30, 2014 at 2:06am — No Comments

Matthew Stolte.USA.06.07.14 and 06.11.14

Great Mail Art Pieces from Matthew...the 1st is a postcard related to his foot injury...

one of Matthew's Poems from "A&P for Dummies"…

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Added by Amy Irwen on July 30, 2014 at 1:40am — 2 Comments

Bumper Mail Art & Stamps From Otto Sherman!

Its probably best to start at the beginning... I received today from New York an envelope from Mr O Sherman. I made contact recently as Guido had slipped in a piece of Otto's work in my last mailing, so I promptly sent him a little collage. In return I got a fab envelope bursting with stamps, doodles, a summary of who he is what he does and a sense of his great humor..…

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Added by on July 29, 2014 at 9:25pm — 3 Comments

Collage by Svenja Wahl +! New Zine Announcement (Call for Mail-Art) (Heidelberg, Germany)

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Mail-art by IUOMA member Svenja Wahl (Heidelberg, German)

July 29, 2014 - I am thrilled to share mail-art received plus exciting news from Svenja Wahl, one of my fave German collage artists. Svenja graces my humble blog…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on July 29, 2014 at 7:26pm — 5 Comments

A large Digital Piece by Moan Lisa.USA.06.06.14

This is just fabulous....love it!

Thank you Moan Lisa *!*

Added by Amy Irwen on July 29, 2014 at 4:53pm — No Comments

Lynn Radford.USA.06.02.14

A beauty from Lynn....collage/lace/tape/paint...

thank you Lynn *!*

Added by Amy Irwen on July 29, 2014 at 4:50pm — 5 Comments

E.Coles.UK.06.02.14

A wonderful Arty envelope

and inside a great collage/fiber/stamped PC...Great Emily!

Thank you so much *!*…

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Added by Amy Irwen on July 29, 2014 at 4:44pm — 1 Comment

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