October 2016 Blog Posts (204)

I hosted an ice cream mail art social for the San Francisco Correspondence Co-Op, of which I'm a member, last month. In my planned activities was an ice cream sandwich postcard make & take. As a thank you, one of the members/attendees made theirs and sent it to me...! What a delicious treat. 

You can learn how to make yours here :: http://bit.ly/1qeQTH1…

I am just beginning my blogging from the late summer and Jude's amaing maze is the first piece.  To see more and read about my response to his Issue 72, visit: …

Mail art by IUOMA member Lucky Pierre (Charleston, South Carolina, USA)

October 6, 2016 - Lucky Pierre is such an icon among trashpoets and kulters that a Trashpo All Stars kollectors kard was issued to celebrate her. So I am…

Mail Art received in 2012 from Trick Sensei, USA.

I think Trick Sensei uses stencils, spray paint and some kind of texture paint.   The paint is opaque but it has a bit of a sheen to it, the fire is sheer and there are bits of gold and silver here and there.  It is not only cool looking but also nice to touch.

The back has stampings and…

In from Martha, a fun illustrated piece.

A whole library of books here,

Fun  card, with mystery and fashion!But it is CONFIDENTIAL:

See you in the mail…

Fun surprise in today's mail,from the State of Washington :-)

nice envelope and lovely collage card inside:CIRCLES!…

The setting sun, some cookies & barcodes.  What else would you ever want from life?…

Another surprise in my mailbox today! I'm completely blown away by the artwork I received from Richard Baudet. I'm thrilled that he put me on his mailing list and now a piece of his art is mine...all mine :)

ATC Back:…

More and more Pink is arriving (we have nearly 200 so far).  Here are the latest pieces:  http://tofuart.tumblr.com/post/151390881538/pink-pink-and-more-pink-here-is-the-latest-batch

Colorful Pop Art print by Nico van Hoorn with matching envelope.

The quality of this piece is gorgeous.  Unfortunately, the pictures don't do it…

I see! A very nice card arrived from Italy, our neighbor,

Made in Pompeii!

Grazie, Domenico!…

Also with a touch of Greece,

as Henry Denander is often on the Greek islands. Here is an asemic card that was inclosed:…

Unaltered post card from Jokie and his round trip cruise to Alaska and back.  I was wondering if it was illegal to send an unaltered post card as Mail Art.  I could have see this one with a giant squid wrapped around the bow.  Or is it the stern?  I never get it right.  Front, back, right & left side is easier.

Thank you Jokie, happy you enjoyed your…

Beautiful newspaper collage with hand stamps sent by Torma Cauli from Budapest in 2012.…

You win some, you lose some, that is the question.

In 1969 they flew to the moon.  They found a hairy fly there.  The proof that we are not…