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When you are having problems adding visuals to blogs. The problem might be caused by using the wrong browser. Safari (older versions) don't show the special menu connected to the box where the option IMAGE is palecs (icon in the form of an Photo). Click on this and you can upload your image.

Placed this info also on "Ask Anything" group.

Added by Ruud Janssen on August 11, 2013 at 5:29am — 1 Comment

Chaos Theory

After a break I will restart on working with this chart on Chaos Theory. Will show the result when it is finished.

Added by Ruud Janssen on August 4, 2013 at 3:16pm — 11 Comments

IUOMA exhibition in Ukraine

Today at 17.00 I plan to open your exhibit 25 years IUOMA 1988-2013. My congratulations!

Lubomyr -Ukraine.…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on June 23, 2013 at 8:29am — 4 Comments

My mother died.

On Friday 24th of May 2013 my mother died. So now starts a period of mourning for me and I won't be active here that much for some time. She died peacefully and the day before we were able to say goodbye to here. She was 82 years old. May she rest in peace.

Added by Ruud Janssen on May 25, 2013 at 7:30am — 17 Comments

Stamping Sponges for Erni Bär - Germany

Well, Erni Bär sent me a set of sponges, and I promissed to stamp with them. Here is how that goes.

First you need to prepare the sponges for the formats you want to stamp. These sponges are tough to cut, so I needed an industrial siccors to get that done. The first letters of Erni Bär to start with.…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on May 12, 2013 at 11:50am — 6 Comments

Money in the Mail

It isn't every day you get a pile of money in the mail:

Yes Jack Latteman (Cascadia Artpost) made this sent of banknotes and sent me a bunch for my new purchases. The money is very professionally done and has a lot of small details on it. I will have to see what this money buys me....…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on May 12, 2013 at 11:41am — No Comments

Mail from Arttower - Germany

Look on the details of the car on this card from Arttower in Germany!

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Added by Ruud Janssen on May 3, 2013 at 1:20pm — 1 Comment

Mail from my creative advisor

Heleen de Vaan sent me a lovely package. Included were some PR-materials for me to use. Proud to have such a creative advisor......

A small thank-you note is already sent. Also I am using the rubberstamp she sent (IUOMA since 1988) on all outgoing mail-art…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on May 3, 2013 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Mail to Ryosuke Cohen

Whenever I get a chance, I send a new stamped envelope to Ryosuke. In return he send me his wonderful Brain Cell's , a project that is going on for a long time....

Added by Ruud Janssen on May 1, 2013 at 6:05pm — No Comments

Mail from member #2100

It is allways a pleasure to get mail from Member #2100!

Added by Ruud Janssen on April 27, 2013 at 3:01pm — 1 Comment

Mail from Erni Bär - Germany

Well, new material to test in the rubberstamp archivë. Will have a go with these wonderful items for sure!…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on April 27, 2013 at 2:59pm — 5 Comments

Gift from Heleen de Vaan (Netherlands)

Heleen de Vaan (Netherlands) produced some very lovely PR-materials for the IUOMA.

One of them is this very clever IUOMA self-inking rubberstamp which she donated to the TAM Rubberstamp Archive and which I will be using on the new outgoing mail-art.

Last month was a busy month. Visits, work, and no time actually to deal with all that incoming mail that has…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on April 27, 2013 at 1:51pm — 1 Comment

New logo in the shop

have a look at: http://www.cafepress.com/iuoma for new possibilities

Added by Ruud Janssen on March 23, 2013 at 8:49am — 1 Comment

Mail from Grigori Antonin - USA

Received this beautiful mail-art book from Grigorio Antonin (USA) which documents his Erni Bär Fan Action in Minniapolis 2013.…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on March 2, 2013 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Incoming mail-art 15-2-2013

Sometimes I get a lot of mail-art on a single day. This time a photo of the collection of today in random order.

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Added by Ruud Janssen on February 15, 2013 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Outgoing to Cascadia Artpost - Jack Latteman in USA

Received a lot of nice things from Jack Latteman, so time to send him something back today.......

Added by Ruud Janssen on February 10, 2013 at 11:54am — No Comments

Mail from Stephanie Blake - USA

Receiced the Mass Mailing with a very personal touch from Stephanie.......…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on February 2, 2013 at 2:21pm — 5 Comments

Shozo Shimamoto (1928-2013)

Sad news from John Held Jr. today. He informed the network through Facebook that Shozo Shimamoto died 3 days ago. It was 3 days after Shoso turned 85 years old.

John Held is currently working on a Gutai exhibition in San Francisco and that will be a special event now for sure. I met Shozo Shimamoto in 1990 in Köln when he was doing the NetRun, and took this photo…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on January 27, 2013 at 6:05pm — 9 Comments

Gift from Jack Latteman - USA

Two wonderful gifts arrived from Jack Latteman in USA.

Above : the miniature artistamps (gummed) with the logo by Litsa Spathi in an Original USA dispenser.

Below: A car for the…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on January 13, 2013 at 11:49am — 2 Comments

happy 2013!

Added by Ruud Janssen on December 22, 2012 at 2:39pm — 1 Comment

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