August 2015 Blog Posts (160)

Washi tape art from Kim in Korea

It's amazing mail art that Kim JungYoun creates with her washi tapes

Great variety of colors, shapes, lines  and visual effects

She generously sends many washi tapes , and just as I am running low ! Yay!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 11, 2015 at 8:39am — 4 Comments

The Ties That Bind: RCBz

More recently I received a packet of Tie Stories, RCBz's response to a mail art call from Cheryl Penn. As I've come to expect from the man from Saint Clown, they are masterful collages and the stories that accompany them are just as witty. To wit:…

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Added by David Stafford on August 11, 2015 at 12:45am — 8 Comments

Auto-Asphyxia: RCBz and Indiana Rogers

Way back in April? I received these two car cards. This one, I believe, is from Indiana Rogers, currently on the move in San Diego. Thank you, Indiana. Let me know when you settle.

And this one from RCBz. Impala with Polar…

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Added by David Stafford on August 11, 2015 at 12:25am — No Comments

Theo Nelson sends an Add 'n Pass!

...in a fun ORANGE envelope of course :-)

from The Republic of Whimsy:

Gotta admire the outside before seeing…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 10, 2015 at 1:17pm — 2 Comments

ArtTower sends Art

Always good to see ArtTower in the mailbox!

...with his many-faces and characters :-)

The card is "altered" and deep RED and great fun:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 10, 2015 at 1:15pm — 1 Comment

Mike Dyar sends a varnished minimal collage

This large card arrived in Greece,

dynamic, and yet minimal: " at the end of my city"!

String, no...rubber bands, and varnish effects, much to the pleasure of my mailman

who said he enjoyed the "feel" of it.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 10, 2015 at 1:14pm — No Comments

Camp Mail Recieved

Thanks for all of you who sent mail to my daughter Hope at camp.  She won the contest between her friends with 35 pieces of mail!  Thank you to the following; Angelica Paez, Otto Sherman, Mim Golub-Scalin, Moan Lisa and Mom Katerina Nikiltsou.…

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Added by Brooke Cooks on August 9, 2015 at 9:38pm — 6 Comments

Zine-in-a-Box from TicTac! Part One

It's an art box with a wonderful "bubble" cover, limited edition:

FluXus POPS!...pop, pop!

...a few details on…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 8, 2015 at 12:34pm — 5 Comments

Zine-in-a-Box from TicTac! Part Two

Making another blog for TicTac's Zine-in-a-Box!

Here are a few more contributions:

by TicTac:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 8, 2015 at 12:32pm — 5 Comments

Zine-in-a-Box from TicTac! Part Three

Continuing to post these most fascinating "pages" of TicTac's Zine-in-a-Box:

by Kazunori Murakami:

an extremely beautiful, and  a rare original watercolor mail art piece…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 8, 2015 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Minimal from Erin Young

Just amazing minimal!

Plus sparkling universe and more!

'Lov 'em both!

Thank you, Erin!

See you…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 7, 2015 at 5:30pm — 5 Comments

OXI say the Greeks, from res

OXI...let's just say: "NO"

Wonderful card from res, a surreal octopus with Lord Byron in Doric order :-)

with…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 7, 2015 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments

Mercedes, La Marquesa, is in the mail again!

Very lovely mail art arrived in Greece from Mercedes...an oriental envelope:

opened fully to see the page the hand made envelope was made from...…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 7, 2015 at 5:29pm — 1 Comment

TIME for Angela Behrendt of Hannover, Germany

Remember those "No Time" and "Make Time " times?

Angela saw this and could not resist but to send it here:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 7, 2015 at 5:28pm — No Comments

On Bad Poetry: Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands), Moan Lisa/Maria Morisot (Iowa City, Iowa, USA), Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

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Mail art by IUOMA founder Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

August 7, 2015 - This Richard Canardesque card I received from Ruud Janssen is very thought provoking in terms of some of the Eternal Networkers whose work I follow…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 7, 2015 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Pet love from Shellie

End of July I received an other special piece of mail art from Shellie Lewis. I was so lucky to receive two zines made by her. Aren't they beautiful! And thank you for the kind note. I also think your mail art is wonderful. Thank you for being my mail art friend.…

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Added by Nina Hermus on August 6, 2015 at 11:25pm — No Comments

Schwitterspo by Erica Durante (Waldwick, New Jersey, USA)

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Mail art by IUOMA member Erica Durante (Waldwick, New Jersey, USA)

August 6, 2015 - Erica Durante is an awesome correspondent, especially given her gargantuan responsibilities as President of DKult New Jersey…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 6, 2015 at 6:30pm — No Comments

The Haptic Werewolf strikes again: it's a Lucky Strike!

Always fun to see a collage card from The Off Scene Akademie of Hamburg.

This has Kurt a-whistin' (Kurt Schwitters, you all know?) with a lovely lady..

and on the other side: KUNST SHOW!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 6, 2015 at 4:09pm — 2 Comments

The House of Wenchkin

I'm always amazed at full time artists who have energy and wit left over for mail art. Wenchkin of Albuquerque, not only does both but she also runs an international business concern with offices across the globe including our beloved Petsmo. (Waitpinga and Wakoshi pending). This is a nice grouping of Wenchkin's work which is defined by a high level of craftsmanship, elegant…

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Added by David Stafford on August 6, 2015 at 12:26am — No Comments

Doodle Therapy for the Great Confusion by Chepin (San Francisco, California, USA)

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Mail art by IUOMA member Chepin (San Francisco, California, USA)

August 5, 2015 - Chepin’s reputation as a gifted and active correspondence artist precedes – in my awareness – the arrival of her work in my post office…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 5, 2015 at 6:45pm — No Comments

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