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Mail-art by IUOMA member Carina Granlund (Petsmo, Finland)

August 23, 2014 - Fave correspondent Carina Granlund had a busy summer, including a trip to Portugal. She perused book markets in search of comics and other…

I came across this interesting article about a very recent "performance" at the Jeff Koons show at the Whitney Museum. The vandal splashed red paint (story update now speculates blood) on the walls, and no artwork was damaged. You can see in the article "Monty Cantsin" was written in red paint, and the man identified sure looks a lot like Canadian performance artist Istvan Kantor. Kantor and David Zack, along with Blaster Al and other luminaries, founded Neoism, which swept through the…

Mail-art by IUOMA member The Blessed Father (San Diego, California, USA)

August 14, 2014 - Mail-art has had its share of fake religions, prophets, high…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Amy Irwen (Rosemount, Minnesota, USA)

August 12, 2014 - One thing that makes Amy a great correspondent for me is that she is always changing, evolving and trying new things. Her collage work is…

Front (right) and back (left) covers of SEERS #2 zine compiled by IUOMA member Chris Reynolds (Payson, Arizona, USA)

August 9, 2014 - I am absolutely thrilled to have received two copies of the latest issue of SEERS zine. A…

Mail-art by Jan Hodgman (Anacortes, Washington, USA) 

August 8, 2014 - Jan Hodgman is a member of the Asemic Writing for Mail-Artists group at IUOMA-Ning. Having this example of her…

Mail-art by IUOMA member David Stanley Aponte (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

August 8, 2014 - David Stanley Aponte – Sub-Real Alchemy kindly sent me this great postcard he has been circulating in the Eternal Network this…

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

August, 3, 2014 - IUOMA members know (some of you correspond with him) that Richard Canard is as generous as he is prolific. In this blog, you see some…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Em (Lakewood, Colorado, USA)

August 2, 2014 - Last week I found this gorgeous, limited edition postcard by Em waiting in my post office box. Em is a veteran mail-artist, and I am familiar with her work…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Pier Roberto Bassi (Castel Mella, Brescia, Italy)

August 1, 2014 - Pier Roberto Bassi is a very active mail-artist (and an IUOMA member) associated with Fluxus. He sent me this great post-card size…

Cover of mail-art Trashbook collab by IUOMA members meeah williams (Brooklyn, New York, USA), Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA) & Moan Lisa (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)

July 31, 2014 - I am knocked out by this stunning…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Susan McAllister (Berkeley, California, USA)

July 30, 2014 - I am always excited to receive mail-art from Susan McAllister who sends perspectives from Berkeley, a place I like a great deal. She has…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Svenja Wahl (Heidelberg, German)

July 29, 2014 - I am thrilled to share mail-art received plus exciting news from Svenja Wahl, one of my fave German collage artists. Svenja graces my humble blog…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Moan Lisa (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)

July 28, 2014 - Moan Lisa has been doing some fantastic visual poetry lately with strong asemic elements, and I am thrilled to share a recent batch received via…

Postcard picture of Ray Johnson

July 28, 2014 - I received an envelope from New York City stuffed with mail-art and Ray Johnson ephemera. (These are postcards and copies of articles; the days of receiving authentic material from Ray…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Jeanne Kasten (Olathe, Kansas, USA)

July 27, 2014 -Jeanne Kasten sent me this great mail-art. Some might consider it “vintage.” I am intrigued by her choice of images because the piece is suggestive…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Gin (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)

July 26, 2014 - Actually, I can’t claim a Victorian DaDa Revival is happening; but this FAB work by Gin makes me feel like a revival in spirit. In my first blog of…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Carmela Rizzuto (Sunnyvale, California, USA)

July 26, 2014 - Carmela Rizzuto sent me this gorgeous mail-art. While I am well-aware of the visual arts dimension of the work, I read this primarily…

July 23, 2014 - I am deeply honored that Mail-Art Martha (Beckenham Kent, UK) chose me to receive this historic Add & Pass (a copy) being circulated by Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands). As you can see, this document originated with David Zack (one of the founders of Neoism) in 1983 and was sent to legendary UK…