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Vispo by IUOMA member Jim Leftwich (Roanoke, Virginia, USA)

October 20, 2015 - I conclude the documentation of the phenom mail art package Jim Leftwich sent me with more spectacular vispo. This opening piece (above) is a superb…

TLP (Tacky Little Pamphlet) by IUOMA members Jim Leftwich (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) and John M. Bennett (Columbus, Ohio, USA)

October 18, 2015 - The mail art package Jim Leftwich sent me that contained the Trashemic Essays also…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jim Leftwich (Roanoke, Virginia, USA)

October 17, 2015 - I have had the great honor over the last several years of being the first to post works that subsequently have become part of Trashpo…

Mail art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

October 16, 2015 - My collection of work by Richard C (aka “the hardest working man in mail art”) is growing by leaps and bounds with the arrival of many…

Mail art by IUOMA member Mars Tokyo (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

October 15, 2015 - Actually I am not sure whether to call this an accordion book, folio, pop-up or to continue to search for a better term. Maybe you can help, but…

Mail art by IUOMA member Maria Morisot (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

October 11, 2015 - Maria Morisot? Moan Lisa? The Artist Formerly Known As Moan Lisa? I do not know how to identify this prolific correspondent from Iowa at any…

An interesting Observer article about the current artworld obsession with Ray Johnson. Pieces are selling for between $12,000-$150,000, according to the article.

http://observer.com/2015/10/meet-the-powerhouse-art-dealer-protecting-the-most-famous-unknown-artists-legacy/

Mail art by IUOMA member Thom Courcelle (Rutland, Vermont, USA)

October 6, 2015 - I am thrilled to have received mail from old friend Thom Courcelle – one of the first wave Trashpoets – and find he has relocated from Seattle,…

Mail art by Lady and Lord Fugue of Sky City with Network luminaries Haddock, Music Master and DKA Post (Hickory, North Carolina, USA)

October 3, 2015 - I have admired the lush and complex imagery of IUOMA member…

“Minimal Pop” mail art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

October 1, 2015 - I have greatly enjoyed IUOMA discussions by and about mail artists whose work has PopArt elements and why PopArt persists…

Artbymail by IUOMA member Monsenhor enVide neFelibata (Porto, Portugal)

September 30, 2015 - IUOMA memberss will doubtless remember this compelling work by Monsenhor enVide neFelibata that circulated in the summer. The…

Mail art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

September 24, 2015 - First, Jon Foster’s (North Carolina, USA) account of a visit to Richard Canard’s legendary storage unit is a must read…

Mail art by IUOMA member Tammy Riggins (Clarksville, Tennessee, USA)

September 19, 2015 - The venerable and distinguished ATC (Artist Trading Card) is enjoying a resurgence (or at least a blast of popularity) in the Eternal…

Mail art by IUOMA member David Stafford (Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA)

September 16, 2015 - This great piece by reigning mail art satirist David Stafford graces my humble blog today. The visual image on the front of this…

Mail art by Annette Kesterson (San Francisco, California, USA)

September 15, 2015 - I admit that I had begun to think of my diligent West Coast correspondent – Annette Kesterson – as a mail art formalist (more of less). See if…

Mail art by IUOMA member Erica Durante (Waldwick, New Jersey, USA)

September 13, 2015 - Erica Durante is proving to be a faithful and consistent correspondent. Given that she is the president of the battered New Jersey chapter…

Mystery mail – can you help?

September 12, 2015 - An unidentified mail artist sent me this card depicting Eeyore. Not long ago I shared a story on Facebook about how when I was a child my mother made me burn my prized, stuffed…