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i received Mail Art from Cascadia Artpost

a panel of 'red rage' stamps!

and in the same envelope, a CAT [Crevicist Aptitude Test] (from Nonlocal Variable) --

as well as an excerpt from the summer edition of The Eastlake News --…

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Added by Zack on October 18, 2023 at 8:06pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from C Mehrl Bennett

now this envelope, from the Blue Bunny Club, was very gratifying to open, as it contained --

several copies of the booklet "Birds of a Feather", a three-way collaboration (Mindaugas, CMB and me) - what a lovely surprise!

[sideways shout-out to Katerina, who recommended i send altered pages from Mindaugas to CMB - what a functional…

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Added by Zack on October 15, 2023 at 6:30pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from James Chester

finally posting these intriguing squares, which arrived last month...

i wonder if they are cut-up se(le)ctions from a large image, perhaps a map of another green world?

Added by Zack on October 15, 2023 at 6:29pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from S. Ky

i'm not a tea drinker, but that guy with the paddle looks like he might not take no for an answer!

trying to stay zen about it all...

thanks S.

Added by Zack on October 15, 2023 at 5:32pm — 1 Comment

ready to go

latest series of blotter quilts; who wants mail?

Added by Zack on October 13, 2023 at 1:29pm — 3 Comments

i received Mail Art from Cascadia Artpost

autumn 2023 edition of Cascadia's Coffee Clutch --

happy to report that i could answer half of the trivia questions correctly ]:-)

nice decorations on the envelope, too --

thanks…

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Added by Zack on October 11, 2023 at 10:58pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Sabela Bana

interesting take on Etsy, a smashing quartet of ATCs, +

nemo has been found!

thanks for all the (flux)fish ];-)

Added by Zack on October 11, 2023 at 10:44pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Luis Filipe Gomes

this vibrant centaur arrives from Portugal -

and the flipside features the 'chamber pot of Damocles' (if i understand correctly) - 

also, digging the portuguese postage -…

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Added by Zack on October 11, 2023 at 10:30pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mikel Untzilla

where design meets dasein. it's always great to receive such warm sentiments along with the carefully constructed paper assemblages; it must be sunny all the time where Mikel lives...

gracias amigo!

Added by Zack on October 3, 2023 at 1:55pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Ilya Semenenko-Basin

this lovely collage arrived from Moscow about 999,999 days ago...

yes, i'm just a little behind ];-)

speciba Ilya - keep calm and mail art on

speciba Ilya

Added by Zack on October 3, 2023 at 1:38pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from P. M. Wilson

hidden inside the vintage postage and postcard...

...i was surprised to find two DADALand eggs! 

(can you spot 'em?)

i like how they have been camouflaged into the three cheese…

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Added by Zack on October 3, 2023 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

i received Mail Art from Adam Roussopoulos

YES! YES! the eternal rubber network ]:-)

my stamp arrived about a month ago, but i'm just getting around to posting about it now.

so happy to be part of this amazing project! i've already made some pretty cool stickers --…

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Added by Zack on September 28, 2023 at 6:14pm — 2 Comments

i received non Mail non Art from nonlocal variable

wowza - another jam packed envelope that raises lots of questions - 

have i been canceled? cat(flux)fished? and have i seen this woman? 

(she looks pretty blissed out; one has to wonder exactly what kind of fungi she's been working with...)

but wait -- there's more!…

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Added by Zack on September 28, 2023 at 6:06pm — 2 Comments

i received Mail Art from Dean aka Artist-in-Seine

mutually assured destruction/the vicious cycle of violence -

on a repurposed paper plate.

merci Dean; hope you are safe/well.

Added by Zack on September 28, 2023 at 5:52pm — 4 Comments

i received Mail Art from Debra Mulnick

the bluebird of happiness weirdness pays a visit!

if you connect the dots, your path will become clear; always looking up.

meanwhile, the background just keeps getting hotter.

[FYI, Debra and i have teamed up to monitor the weird frontier, hoping to outperform the amazing…

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Added by Zack on September 26, 2023 at 9:00pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Laura Hughes

'Sketchbook Zine 3' arrived; not quite a pop-up book, but some finished little sketches fell out from between the pages. adorable.

and: check out this 'Black Adder' stamp; pretty hip IMHO

thanks Laura -…

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Added by Zack on September 26, 2023 at 8:45pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from James Chester

'a fresh wave of music'

the back of this copper-edged gel-plate-printed (and stamped) card features an [endangered] mexican gray wolf staring hungrily at some unsuspecting rabbits... all together it's kind of like dream interpretation.

nice work! thank you James - see you in the…

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Added by Zack on September 26, 2023 at 7:09pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Jimmy Connors

keep your eye on the ball, eh? danke Jimmy; see you in the mail!

Added by Zack on September 25, 2023 at 10:06pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Jokie Wilson

no caption necessary

Added by Zack on September 25, 2023 at 10:02pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mail Art Martha

recent news from the Queendom of Retailia! bees on the roses, a cat hugging a tree, and Foldi #24 all about Hundertwasser and Gaia - an enchanting assortment; thanks so much!

Added by Zack on September 25, 2023 at 9:30pm — No Comments

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