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It seems they are "cutting-it-up"  in SanFran today, er since yesterday?  :-)

John sent many goodies and from his stay in Japan, too:…

Several super "Ray Johnson" add 'n pass "portraits" arrived from Chuck Welsh.

Recently, the original add 'n pass by Ray Johnson has become very valuable!…

An interesting Observer article about the current artworld obsession with Ray Johnson. Pieces are selling for between $12,000-$150,000, according to the article.

http://observer.com/2015/10/meet-the-powerhouse-art-dealer-protecting-the-most-famous-unknown-artists-legacy/

Well, first the lovely watercolor painted envelope from Heleen de Vann, with portrait of Hannah:

see, even she has "TIME" ( barely) for mail art:…

Thank you Connie

Here's another one,  folks, based on cartoon comic magazines:

The magazines I used came from Britain, the US, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, China and Norway.

Why is it called "VLADABOM!!! DANDY 100% FUNNY", Fanny? Well, leaving aside the fact that anything of mine could be less than 100%, the title can be found in the bottom left hand…

It is a golden rule (but mail art has no rules?)

that if you get...you send. 

And InSeine abides by this rule religiously!

Let's get together..in a DeeCeeVou in Sigean?…

Always a pleasure to receive Jon's mail art.  Thank you!

It is unusual...and a bit big for the letterbox (mailbox)

but it arrived with the support of the Artist in Seine

so not all was lost..a fantastic "lettering" job,…

Just a returning thought?

Imagine begging for barcodes...

or offering barcodes to the less fortunate? Oui?…

This arrived last week from Giovanni Bonanno in Italy

A very interesting project indeed!

and I already added…

Through a clear plastic envelope, yet mysterious translucent, vintage papers...

What is needed here? Add 'n Return? Add 'n Pass Boekie?

(hee, hee, heee, "Keep 'n Treasure" these wonderfully vintage pages!)…

Mail art by IUOMA member Thom Courcelle (Rutland, Vermont, USA)

October 6, 2015 - I am thrilled to have received mail from old friend Thom Courcelle – one of the first wave Trashpoets – and find he has relocated from Seattle,…

poise and elegance

You heard of a door mat, a bath mat, a beer mat, a patty mat, a horse…

Or should I say, It's all in one lovely envelope.  The Cream of the crop and everything that goes with it.  Vizma has out done herself with this collection of…

Almost every summer since I moved to the South of France, I have gone to watch the Tour de France.

A typical 'Tour day', involves driving to some isolated spot between the Alps and the Pyrenees,; getting there 3-4 hours before the race arrives; setting up a picnic table -- and then sharing your food and drink with your neighbours; waiting for the Tour's promotional caravan to pass, and collect as many 'souvenirs' as possible; waiting some more, and then, as the race gets nearer come…

Yummy mail art arrived in Greece from Auburn, CA.

This is a 3-D card...sweet and "up-lifting" :-) ...with butterfly:…