August 2019 Blog Posts (144)

A bonanza of Bonnie-ness arrived with a mini journal of information about Bonnie's practice.... who knew about the days of clowning and making suggestive X rated balloon hats for adults?

I just bought and brought back to running condition this 1901-1905 vintage No. 27 Singer Treadle machine with the Sphinx decals in fair shape and look forward to using it in mixed media and fabric art creations.…

A postcard of interesting random scraps from the art table of Robin Jeree.  It's a bit like archaeology thinking about the projects that led to these bits and pieces. 

A packet full of wonderful mail art goodies:

We are lovers of "selvages"...from stamps and stickers:…

Another for the United Eternal Network...

in a beautiful envelope, hand made from a calendar,

and this inside, too:…

Anja in Finland has sent some funny munny,

coming to Greece in a lovely WWF envelope,…

Mail art by IUOMA member Melissa Wand (Wausau, Wisconsin, USA)

August 30, 2019 - In this New Order of mail art, Fluxus is another facet of network history that is enjoying renewed interest. Melissa Wand’s FluxFish project captures the spirit of the “Old Fluxus” and translates it into an activity coherent in the 21st century.

The Fluxus movement of the 1960s and 70s – most commonly associated with visual and…

Some fun work from Tiny Whisk. Especially digging the collage.



A fun mini-zine from Bonniediva. …

Just returned from this week's traumatic trip to the Post Office.

There seems to always be a tussle between me and some of the staff about stamps and such. As soon as the cost of postage reaches a certain level, they use a label instead of stamps. Even though the Royal Mail churns out dozens of expensive new stamps, month after month, the post offices never use them, so I have to watch as my poor attempts at a decorative envelope is thoroughly disfigured.

Some do try their best…

All types of HORSES: BLUE...

RED and YELLOW...

and…

"COOL"...and strange creatures, too.

Thank you, Jokie! Happy ending summer days to you, too!…

Fun postcard arrived in Greece this week,

it is still Truck Month in Peep Land :-)

DADA Trumph Motors has Truck Month and fun in the Art Park, too.

Looks like the Sticker Dude met up with…

Mail art by IUOMA members Joey Patrickt (Oakland, California, USA) & Bonnie Diva (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)

August 28, 2019 - As my investigative mail art series on the current Add & Pass phenom continues, I find that  veteran legend Joey Patrickt’s (DKult Joey, Post-Urbanism) involvement in A&P is far greater than I ever would have suspected. These sheets that have recently crossed my desk and that I now share with…