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In this last quarter of 2019 I received two postcards from the talented Tim Collapse (Altamahaw, NC). The one I’m featuring in this blog post was received in September. It is a vintage postcard of the Chicago Creek Road (Colorado) which has been altered with four strips of paper, each a different color and design. With the scenic postcard picture still visible, Tim’s add-ons give it a whole new texture.…

Here’s more mail from Jack at Cascadia Artpost (Olympia, WA):

A postcard from March, “Library Card No. 1,” featuring some of the best known mail art books (I own four of the books shown).

Another postcard from October pays homage to EX POSTO FACTO’S “Fluxus Bucks,” which turned 25 in 2019.…

Two from Atte Ourie (Helsinki, Finland), both received in August:

If you are so inclined, please answer this question for the next issue of my mail art zine, UPROAR Vol. 1, No. 2, Dec. 2019 : 

If mail art was an animal, what would it be, and why?”

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR REPLY VIA EMAIL to…

Mail art received March 13, 2019...



Thomas Brown's postcard from earlier this year certainly looks like mail for the Autumn season - the orange color, the stamped squirrel image under the return address.  The thing is - Tom's card states that "Spring is on its way." …

Large envelope from Ed Giecek received March 26, 2019. 



Lots of stuff inside the envelope:

• A handful of add & pass sheets - one folded into a paper airplane, and a couple adorned with Star Trek rubber stamp images…

August 19, 2019: Great mail art day, with the arrival of Steph Dodson's beautifully decorated envelope (chockful of awesome stuff)...

Envelope art by Steph Dodson (Tallahassee FL). Elizabeth Taylor,

Bozo the…

Another postcard from the fab Richard Canard - this one received April 17, 2019.

Smiley Face postcard from Richard C. (Carbondale IL).

Gotta love the smily face! Richard's wisdom on this face card reads, "The…

Mail art from Jimmy Connors (Germany) received February 15, 2019...

Postcard from Jimmy Connors (Germany) featuring his cut-out 'windows.'

I had to look through my mail art logbook to see if I had received any…

Lots of mail came to the old p.o. box in June & July...

Jayne B. Lyons, THE LYONS' DEN, P.O. Box 1043, Lakeville MN 55044 

 An enormous roar and a sincere thanks to…

Mail art from Judith Dagan (Israel), received May 14, 2019...

"End of the Line" Asemic collab between Judith Dagan (Israel) and De Villo Sloan (USA).

So thrilled to receive this piece from Judi Dagan. We are both members of the "Asemic Writing…

Woodcut (Holzschnitt) Print by Werner Noske,…

Received April 25, 2019...

Here's a one of a kind piece of mail art. It comes from Devin Juarez, Rio Grande City, TX.

Contents of the envelope from the mysterious Devin Juarez.

I was not familiar with…

The Lyons' Den has been corresponding with a certain Mr. Joey Patrickt since July 2018. At the time I was five months into mail art - a mere cub trying to understand all the ins and outs of the Eternal Network. ​

Envelope from Joey Patrickt, addressed to UPROAR (my mail art…

Originally posted on Facebook, February 9, 2019.

The Lyons’ Den received mail from Sabela Baña, IUOMA (Spain). A post card with original artwork (flowering plant) is terrific!

Backside of the post card is stamped with Sabela’s name and…

March 2019 Mail Art from Jorge Martin...

Front: "DADA" collage from Jorge Martin (Winchester VA).…

A couple of add & passes arrived in late January. They came from the fabulous Mim Golub Scalin. 

A&P initiated by Guido Bondioli (Meza, AZ) with adds by Mim Golub Scalin (Richmond, VA).…