December 2011 Blog Posts (290)

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After several days and nights at the kitchen table, I have finally completed a series of postcards for IUOMA friends new and recent. They are on there way to a lucky few. A happy 2012 to…

A very yummy Xmas Pudding recipe...don't worry about the calories...It's the Holiday's!!!

A collage of things that scare Marcia at Xmas time  *!*…

I received an amazing fiber art post card from Thom...it is a beautiful knitted pattern with woven threads, ends tied on top leaving the knot and tied ends exposed for depth and added texture!  The back is knitted collected pieces tied together; little star stickers "and magic"  paper clipped in a clear plastic enclosure.  Also enclosed were little confetti pieces and a wonderful paperdoll pull out note card...  How ingenious!!…

To all those who received confetti in their mail art from Greece,

with the Greek Santa, and perhaps trashpo…

   I have always had a collectors mind in wich I have put great meaning into material things. Collections of early stamps from the Swedish post, Pepsi-Cola bottles from foreign countries, drafting tools from the 1910s to 1970s to mention some. But sooner or later I had always found myself thrown into a situation I could not handle. The stamps got too expensive and suddenly I had paid 600 Euros in an auction for a thin and smelly piece of paper, the bottles of Pepsi turned into demons in my…

and it's cuddly just the way I like it. arigato, Marie-san!

Dear Friend,

in the name of Arnolfini Archívum

I am happy to present our new site:



22 and other Assembling Magazines of Planet…

Ms. Wahl has sent another humorous piece to tickle my funny bone...

The text overlaying that funny print photograph says, "New mail art especially for you! Your dancing IUOMA friend, Svenja."

The reverse side of this hand-made card has another [actual] black-and-white photograph of…

Center section of chapter for Asemics 16 (Edition #5) collaborative book by IUOMA member Rosa Gravino (Rosario, Argentina)…

MY FRIEND DAVE SENT THIS TO ME. MY FRIEND DAVE IS SINGLE, NOW IS THIS HOW ALL MEN THINK. 

NEW ART FROM MY FRIEND WINDY …

IHAVE THREE PUPPIES. THEY ARE SO CUTIE. THEY WHERE GOING TO THERE NEW HOME THIS WEEK END,BUT NOW I'M NOT SURETHE WHITE ONE WE CALL DOTTY, THE BROWN ONE IS ROCKETT, AND THE BLACK ONES NAME IS ROXIE.…

This is one of many prints and cards from Brent Leopold.

I shall be placing them around town so that curious people may pick them up as "found art" / free art by Brent.

But today way so sunny in Greece that I had to take a drive out to the seaside shack

and soak in the sunshine! 'Took…