August 2012 Blog Posts (235)

"A Circle" and a challenge from Marie Wintzer

"A Circle" is a poetic and very beautiful book sent by Marie: 

This book is a thought-provoking reminder that it was Marie's work I first saw the day I stumbled into IUOMA over a year ago. It was in a blog by Thom Courcelle, and her work…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 11:22pm — 3 Comments

Rustic concoction from Susan McAllister !

She might have found this, as is, for all I knew, but she tells me she put it together:  It touches me that Susan made this inventive art piece in honor of my love for rust. She even tried to make the middle part rusty--spraying it with water for quite a while, she said--but it wouldn't cooperate. Rust never sleeps, but now we know it isn't everywhere. And no matter. I love this…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 10:53pm — 4 Comments

Something old and something(s) new from Hamburg

First the old from Erni, of course--a great found paper, mounted on cardboard: That part of this paper is rust-colored is yet another sign of the thoughtfulness of Erni Bar. But this isn't all! In a small round cheese box the following contents arrived:   Clay…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 10:42pm — 3 Comments

Rusty lid from Greece, YES!

Katerina found and sent me this great rusty can lid:  It's a beaut. It's a young one--probably hasn't reached adolescence yet--so its rusty and rusting journey through life has a marvelous freshness along with the telltale signs of time and exposure.

Does Katerina send only the lid? Noooo. She made a (blue) art card incorporating her own originally designed rusty-can-lid…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 10:11pm — 4 Comments

Ahmet Demir's Marilyn envelopes via the faithful Katerina Nikoltsou

Each envelope is really interesting by itself, too. In fact the first impression was that these were abstracts by Katerina herself:  Very thoughtful of Katerina, as I'd admired Ahmet's Marilyn and still do. But Katerina didn't send these empty. She never would! Each contained a very nice blue (!!) card from her: …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 10:02pm — 2 Comments

Groanings from David Stafford and The Institute for Lowered Self-Esteem

If you get to receive detritus from David's desk now and then, you are lucky too:  David says this is from circa 1992. David's history continues to prove that he didn't just grow an imagination yesterday. This thing had me in stitches, and my only complaint is that the "informal evening of frank, open whining about life in Santa Fe" was restricted to life in Santa Fe. Why not…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 9:53pm — 2 Comments

Card from Dean Marks and IUOMA friends Mail Art Martha, Andytgeezer, and stripygoose

This blog makes obvious how far behind we are here in OOB. I enjoyed this anarchic card, and thank you all!   …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 9:32pm — 1 Comment

"Trashpo Ephemera Folio--with Pockets": elegance and enchantment from Claire Dinsmore / Cleo

Receiving this folio (and more) was like winning an art lottery I didn't know I'd entered, so unexpected, beautiful, and big in impact:

With a trashbook that takes the aesthetic trashbook to new heights: …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 9:20pm — 2 Comments

Nadine is chewing bubble gum

One of Nadine's super-creatures is chewing bubble gums and kicking asses. Love them! Thank you, Nadine (yes, my linocut).

Added by Svenja Wahl on August 8, 2012 at 7:42pm — 3 Comments

Supercuteangiesk art

Thank you, Angie, love the card!!!

Added by Svenja Wahl on August 8, 2012 at 7:31pm — No Comments

Thorma's art

I love Thorma Cauli's style, cool!

Added by Svenja Wahl on August 8, 2012 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

"In the Snow Storm" from Guido Vermeulen

Guido's sense of color is wonderful, and now I know that includes a fantastic way with blacks, whites, and grays: 

Wow! I should probably share this with Roberto, but sorry, it isn't going anywhere. Also enclosed is a poem/vispo by Guido, "Rain and Tears," full of meaning, "around a drawing by Saha Khosravi from Iran": …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 7:08pm — No Comments

A gallimaufry from Cheryl Penn

That is what Cheryl calls this splendid book, a book "sort of about current things, and things a little past": …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 8, 2012 at 6:30pm — 11 Comments

The Black Cloud from Carina Granlund, Finland

Carina had a holiday in the USA and she got this black and white postcard with a mining camp in Nevada on it. And then she took it home, all the way to Finland. She put the postcard under the sewing machine needle and had a cup of coffee while making this ace Mail Art. I have a deep respect for people to know how to operate a sewing machine.



Well... that is the story…

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Added by Suus in Mokum on August 8, 2012 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Sign from Heaven from Nadine W. Mojica

Divine timing? I think, yes. Just when I was wondering what kind of exercise regime to begin to get demonic abs, Nadine sends me this ad for "Convict Conditioning"  the web site is www.dragondoor.com/B59    Truly an answer to many prayers. Thank you for being the messenger Nadine!!!  p.s. people always choose your rock

Added by DKeys on August 7, 2012 at 2:49pm — 2 Comments

Received from Guido Vermeulen today

Added by gilberte vermeulen on August 6, 2012 at 5:38pm — 1 Comment

Vizma Burns: She is still out there in the light blue younder.

It looks like Vizma arrived in Riga, and being such a nice sister, purchased her brother some D&G after shave most likely in a duty free shop.  And being the nice MAil Artist she is, I got the box.

Just for information, I use ARMANI eau pour homme, and not after…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on August 6, 2012 at 9:35am — 7 Comments

Amy Irwen : Chainlinked and totally together

A wonderful piece where Amy broke down a  larger handpainted collage to made this one. The sewing puts it all totally together. And it arrived in this funky envelope made from an old calendar of guitars.  How many people have calendars of guitars?

Well just for you information, this one is a Stratocaster which is one of 100 that were handpainted by Pamelina H.

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on August 6, 2012 at 9:13am — 4 Comments

SU... SUmmer with SUrprise from Katerina, Greece

Nice nice nice. Mail Art with things to look behind / things to open. Interactive Mail Art ;)) Lots of blue and... other colours. Thank you,…

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Added by Suus in Mokum on August 6, 2012 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Some Miracles arrived in the post last week from Carina Granlund & stephanie blake...

This package from heaven taught me the hesitation of awe at opening I've heard people speak of... Thank you so much for all the delicious goodies Carina!…

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Added by Claire (aka Cleo) on August 6, 2012 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

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