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Mail art by Larry Oberc (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

April 20, 2016 - In the 1980s and into the 1990s in the United States, just before the widespread adoption of the internet, the earlier mail art network of Ray Johnson, Fluxus…

And the big winner is Toni who hit the nail on the head as her Banana Bird arrived exactly on Banana Day 20 April 2016.  Bananas, birds & paint seem to be the theme this time.…

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     You may remember the 1952 horror movie film called, "The Red Banana".   Well it's back and it wants revenge! 

     If I remember the story correctly, there is this outcast of a banana that the other bananas don't want in their bunch.  The outcast banana hand…

As I recall the story,  The Banana-bard Goose tail feathers were too heavy for it to fly.  It then became an easy target for potassium searchers, and the rest is…

OMG Look at this banana! With quotes by Browning all over it! So clever! …

Well Banana Day 2016 is well on its way.  Even for people in America. And yes, gone bananas four times over.  These stamps are amazing.…

Na-na-na (as we say in Greek) with Batman? Yep, Batman Banana:

One of the first Banana Mail Art to arrive, with special postage too!…

Here are the Banana Mail Art arrivals in Greece! A Banana Birdie...

A beautiful splash of a hand made envelope,with…

It's a super banana envelope from TicTac in Germany,

with a banana-bull-by-the-horns stamp, too.

Lots of banana bulls inside too :-)

And an additional banana-squid - kalamaraki!…

Banana Birdie, of course! Fantastic!

wonderful print and an additional abstract card:

...plus this card,…

First to start out the Banana Day parade is Katerina with her bargain priced Bananas.  And yes that is real pain in the background.  You can tell by the Monet brush strokes.…

Clare, who calls herself etc etc here on IUOMA, made this beautiful feathery bookmark for me! Her envelope is quite nice as well. Rich red color -- I might have to appropriate that paper....…

MAM sent me this wonderful bunch of stuff -- first an envelope with her terrific snail and bunny stamps. Then inside a lovely copy of a piece she sold for charity -- I can understand why someone bought it, it's really nice, both in artistic merit and in the thoughts expressed. AND an adorable little puppy ATC -- I hope that is your doggie, Martha. AND "Rites of Spring!" another great bunny, running fast!

AND a buddy jam to play with! Whew! Thank you so much Martha--I love the warm…

William's envelopes are so delightful. Taiwan has the coolest postage stamps! And I am definitely going to peel off that Petit Skull Washi tape and save it. And inside this one were a bunch of ATC's -- a finished Buddy Jam, a quad jam for me to work on, and this sweet "Too Little Time" card which I so totally identify with! 

This PC arrived after a long trip, possibly to the Azores, and I love it -- the so-poignant story of Ken and Lonny. and on the other side, this poor kid's…

I sent Linda a cheapie little set of sparkly paints and in exchange she sent me a humongous bunch of gorgeous paper, and now, this little ATC made with said cheapie sparkly paints. I think it's lovely. And, she sent MORE gorgeous paper! …

I love the packs of stuff Jon sends! This one has a particularly nice Ken Maynard in it, and a document "from the desk of Ed! (Giecek), with a great "This is not a cartoon" by Peter Kuper, a Sticker Dude sticker, and much more. I'm assuming this is meant to be an Add & Pass, though it doesn't say so. Anyway, I'm addin' and passin'. Thanks Jon!…

thank you Kat!

Very clever that Keith.  It took me awhile for figure out the meaning of it all.  Then I had a flashback to all those Nancy Drew books I read and it made perfect sense.…

This is about A4 size ,

and well perforated from John.

Also liking the Cavellini included:…