October 2015 Blog Posts (164)

From Sue Skene..the mail art Viking Lady!

A very funny mail art card arrived from Sue, beautifully painted:

with cat, of course!

Look at that mail…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 10, 2015 at 3:55pm — 2 Comments

Mail from Miss Noma

Mail from Miss Noma (UK) came in.

More details are on the blog: http://iuoma.org/blog_new_2015/2015/10/10/mail-from-miss-noma-uk/

Added by Ruud Janssen on October 10, 2015 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Ana Kawajiri: Hits it Big Time

Looks like Ana Kawajiri went back to Brazil and hit it big time in a show.  Another story of Mail Artist to riches. Thank you Ana for the invite.  Of course it…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on October 9, 2015 at 7:09pm — 2 Comments

"Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?" -- Great Big Collage #12. And can you guess which one was my supposed "mid-life crisis" car?

"My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.

Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,

So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?":

Thank you, Janis.

Great Big Collage #12 is about cars, mostly British vintage cars -- many of them made by companies, that hélas, no longer exist.

Here's the Great Big Collage in its great big magnificence:…

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Added by Valentine Mark Herman on October 9, 2015 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Bottles for Roland Halbritter

From Roland Halbritter for his  "Bocksbeutel" Mail Art Call...

Roland makes fantastic artistamps with the mail art he receives:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 9, 2015 at 9:58am — 2 Comments

Art Events from John Held Jr.

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

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

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 9, 2015 at 9:56am — No Comments

Ray Johnson special from the Crackerjack Kid

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!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 9, 2015 at 9:49am — 4 Comments

Inside the Ray Johnson Industry or How to Sell Your Postcards for $12,000 A Piece

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/

Added by De Villo Sloan on October 8, 2015 at 11:30pm — 5 Comments

Heleen and Hannah Hoch with an ATC Birdie

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

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

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 8, 2015 at 7:33am — 7 Comments

Received from Connie Jean - FL/USA

Thank you Connie

Added by arttower on October 8, 2015 at 6:40am — 1 Comment

"VLADABOM!!! DANDY 100% FUNNY!", featuring Asterix, Mickey Mouse, Popeye...and many others in.....Great Big Collage #11

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…

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Added by Valentine Mark Herman on October 8, 2015 at 4:27am — 4 Comments

YES...another from the Artist in Seine :-)

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?…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 7, 2015 at 4:42pm — 5 Comments

Jon Foster, your post has landed

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

Added by borderlinegrafix on October 7, 2015 at 4:42pm — No Comments

The PAD has landed...from Stripygoose

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,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 7, 2015 at 4:29pm — 3 Comments

About Barcodes...from Artist in Seine

Just a returning thought?

Imagine begging for barcodes...

or offering barcodes to the less fortunate? Oui?…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 6, 2015 at 5:27pm — 3 Comments

What's in Joseph Beuys' HAT?

This arrived last week from Giovanni Bonanno in Italy

A very interesting project indeed!

and I already added…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 6, 2015 at 5:20pm — 1 Comment

DKult arrives in mysterious ways

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!)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 6, 2015 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Mail Art by Thom Courcelle (Rutland, Vermont, USA)

Thom - 10.5.2015 - 1

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,…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on October 6, 2015 at 12:21pm — 6 Comments

marni's swallows atc

poise and elegance

Added by stripygoose on October 5, 2015 at 7:37pm — No Comments

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