October 2014 Blog Posts (188)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Keith S. Chambers (Anaheim, California, USA)

October 17, 2014 - Keith S. Chambers has recently been circulating some very interesting and engaging, text-centered correspondence. I am very happy to…

New blog here >

the first blue letter is written and will be sent out soon....

made with a 3D pen by Ruud Janssen, October 2014

Too kind, sir. Now I will have to send you a book and a DVD. Soon.…

Canned alternative art reality coming your way direct from Hamburg.…

... and I'm in it! 

It was my first juried show for art and humbled to be sharing the same space as so many talented artists, some of whom I've admired for a long time.

I've posted some of my favourites in an album on my page as I thought it maybe inspiring and of interest to anyone who likes to collage.…

A few days ago I received a new 3D pen, and am now writing the first letters:

actually, what comes out are real plastic letters..... ready to send out.

Wow, Talking about being inspired.

A monumental piece if you ask me.

Thank you Katerina.  I think you would have done Guido…

To see more from…

Firstly a Big Thanks to Tiffany Bahan, Moan Lisa, DK, Katerina, Thomas Brown, Eva, Jack Oudyn, Job, Svenja and Meral Agar. There are too many pictures for a blog (I think there's a limit)

So I've done them as a collage but will post everyone's work separately on my page if you'd like a closer look..

*Above is a beautiful mini fold booklet and book of poems and…

Circles like ...the rings of the onion? Where is the "missing onion"?

Well, that is what it says on this little package that arrived today from Heleen .

And I CAREFULLY opened the side , so as to keep the postage stamps…

Mail Art that should be taken seriously.  Really   I translated this text into German, recorded it on a vinyl and then played it backwards.  It played Val's favourite song; Theme from Inspector Derrick  

Thank you Erni, now just leave a brown paper bag filled…

A wonderful piece for a wonderful story.  It's all there; the map, the material, the images, the idea and the Grandmother.

Very thought provoking …

Christina and Jurgen of 5Blanks Studios have both sent me cool stuff recently. This is Christina's offering:

He seems friendly enough for a zombie. Or perhaps he's arrived for the Day of the Dead or perhaps he's a she...Lots…

The first ten people to volunteer will be included in this project. I will mail to the first person in the list and then that person will mail to the next when they're finished. These are small cardboard pages so it'll move rather quickly. Let me know if you're…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Gina Ulgen (Norwich, Norfolk, UK)

October 14, 2014 - In her first mail-art exchange with me, Gina Ulgen distinguished herself in the found art realm of Trashpo. Subsequently, she was linked to the…