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such a nice collage, incorporating more of the marbled paper. i can't help notice that this guy/these guys is/are stuck between gallows and neanderthal... hidden intention? makes me wonder how much planning goes into these cards. thank you William for all your mail, and for all your contributions to the…

the blue cat is on the prowl... i concur with Coco that we must not let the forces of hatred, bigotry, and stupidity hold sway. just because the US was founded with acts of genocide and land grabs doesn't mean that the outdated dogma of 'manifest destiny' can't be replaced with a more compassionate and inclusive paradigm. maybe human/american…

more from the EAT ART! series; who wants mail?

could that be Hiroshige haunting the background? love the hidden profile effect. danke schön Jimmy.

i find this 'try out page' format hilarious, and the accompanying ATC enchanting; i also (always) appreciate the odd flux buck. yes peace and mail art forever. 

heart-warming and true words are emblazoned on the back of the envelope:…

sorely needed 'critical class theory' reminder from Olympia. hey, have you seen Steven Soderbergh's 'The Laundromat'? i think it would make a good double feature with Ruben Ostlund's 'Triangle of Sadness' ]:-) 

Antonia is quite prolific...

this time, she's sent homemade (holiday?) cards:

"Summer is finally over" looks over at "Monkey I (uncertain future, no answers, frozen desert)" 

also, a cute little zine - …

i think it's always cool when folks incorporate postage materials in collages: the medium is the message is the medium is the message is the... mmmmmmm. plus, 'kind people are my people' reminds me to practice random acts. 

(of kindness, of course)

thank you kindly…

more social dada arrived in the form of a rubber stamp for trac(k)ing Mail Art. a network within the network = mise en abyme. maybe we need new terminology for 2025: augmented posting? MMA (meta Mail Art)? 

];-)

thanks Juan for all you put out there; see you in the mail…

a strip-tych madę from that lovely marbled paper William has been working with lately. no, the shape/image isn't random but -(if i understand correctly)- rather a version of the Queen's Head, depicted on the official postage stamp on the reverse side of the card:…

this collaged card looks like it might belong to the surrealists' tarot deck, ominous and full of secret meaning... 

also, 'a taste of VisPo' -

i'd like to see the can that soup came…

small cardboard pieces in his signature substance; i think they go/contrast nicely with my celery print background.... happy new year to the guys in Vilnius!

WELL HERE WE ARE (indeed)

some wild words from Ebb Yowza 

wow this raises so many questions... i don't recognize any of the names referenced here, but for some reason it feels like all roads lead to Harry…

Bon-zine #30: Woman's Day

another fun anthology of retroshlock. i also really like the assortment of stamps on the envelope - Ponce de Leon, manatees, and D&D - cool!

= the longest day 

the other side of this collage card features a clipped text: "how long will you sleep?" so it feels like a reminder to wake up. dreamland is a nice place to hang out, but maybe not forever. thanks…

'Assisted Living' - looks like some forbidden fruit and fungi are part of this interpersonal arrangement. Melanie really knows how to put things together. the envelope is an added bonus - …

ok, i've seen the image of this card as received and posted by others, but there's nothing quite like holding it in my own grubby hands. i'll never forget my initial introduction to M. Duchamp - opened up a whole new world (or possibly several) to me. thanks DSA for sparking joy with this lovely…

'Ticket! Ticket!' series 15

5 full sheets of stamps this time! always so heart-warming to see old friends and new convened here courtesy of Jack. i do hope someone is collating all these for an eventual book project - or wrapping paper, at the very least...? glad to know the project will continue; thanks for putting it…

[yes, this was mailed/received before the election in the US; still catching up!]

a full sheet of St. eXposto facto stamps, a snippet of the IUOMA anthem, and a couple of other goodies as well. always intriguing to find an envelope from Columbus in the mailbox; Catherine produces clever, intricate, and often…

i love the textures/treatment of these scrappy odd-shaped ATCs; they're like relics unpacked from a time capsule buried by an art-minded society. Karen also enclosed a plethora of Mail Art omens - …