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Received: Kaleidoscopic Mail-Art from Douglas Galloway (Cherry Valley, California, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Douglas Galloway (Cherry Valley, California, USA)

November 17, 2010 - Douglas Galloway - a new member of the IUOMA - has been sending out some…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 18, 2010 at 11:40am — 2 Comments

The cult of the Giant Amaryllis - from RCBz

I like to receive RCBz's japanesque cards, his wild imagination never fails to impress. Japan's Shintoism is largely based on Animism, and I'm not surprised if a shrine worshiping a giant amaryllis actually existed somewhere (it would be less weird than the cult of the Giant Penis in Kawasaki, true story, check it out).

I like the back of the card because the red symbol could also represent the typical gates of a shrine, to… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 18, 2010 at 11:04am — 1 Comment

A Blog for RCBZ "Alexander Wept"

Mail Art Received Beginning November 2010.

Across the ether eye RCBz spotted a title that tickled his keyboard.

The result was a series of 10 postcards which will be collated into a book. The first problem Alexander encounters is the Rubik's Cube. As opposed to ONE Gordian Knot, over 100 million cubes… Continue

Added by cheryl penn on November 18, 2010 at 8:14am — 1 Comment

Received Jon Foster's letter from NC! Today!

Added by Natasha Jabre on November 18, 2010 at 1:47am — 3 Comments

Mail from John Bennett

I mailed John a "happy Fall" piece and he responded in kind. There is a very wonderful 8x11 piece of art in the package but my scanner is smelling strange so I'm stopping using it until hubby gets home. But here's what I could capture and love as much as the art (sorry John). He stuffed a lipton tea bag with treasures. The map, I believe marks in green where he is. Then there's the asemic. Is that right De? The grocery list! I cracked up.

He sent a bunch of delightful Vispo as I am now… Continue

Added by Karen Champlin on November 17, 2010 at 8:39pm — 1 Comment

Mail from Jon punk Foster

Great piece of retro art. So simple, small but BOLD! Love it! Thanks Jon

Added by Karen Champlin on November 17, 2010 at 3:39pm — 2 Comments

Mail from Awesome James

Austin captured stained glass on paper with this beautiful piece created while listening to "Cryptical Envelopment" by the Grateful Dead. Thanks Awesome!

Added by Karen Champlin on November 17, 2010 at 3:11pm — 2 Comments

Mail from Katerina

My dear buddy in Greece sent me a wonderful piece capturing Fall. So warm. Thanks Katerina!

Added by Karen Champlin on November 17, 2010 at 2:52pm — No Comments

Received from Lisa Iversen-USA

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Added by Michalis Kotsaris on November 17, 2010 at 2:13pm — No Comments

Received: Vintage image mail-art from Jen Staggs (Dallas, Texas, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Jen Staggs (Dallas, Texas, USA)

November 16, 2010 - I was very pleased indeed to receive a new mail-art piece by Jen Staggs. She is doing very unique…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 17, 2010 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

Received: More Fan Club Mail-Art (Staten Island or Brooklyn, New York, USA)

November 16, 2010 - This ambiguously signed and cryptically messaged mail-art arrived a few weeks ago. Unless I am losing it entirely, this technically adept (hardly Old School) image depicts a number of episodes chronicled in my previous IUOMA blogs:

1) The Mars Bar is a…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 17, 2010 at 11:00am — 9 Comments

Received from Henry Denander, Sweden and Greece--The Poetry of Mr. Blue

Henry's little booklet is a short story about a poet who finds his poems expressed in paintings done by an artist who has never read his poetry. "And the more I see," states the narrator, "the more connections I find to things I've written this summer, I become really perplexed. I find painting after painting with titles or motives that are based on the poems I've written. It feels like I'm in a vacuum, everything else…

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Added by Bifidus Jones on November 17, 2010 at 3:20am — 1 Comment

Optical illusion 3D from Douglas Galloway

Thanks Douglas for this great card. When I first looked at it, it looks like an envelope and I checked for the flaps - it has a definite 3D look.

Thanks!

Added by Angie & Snooky on November 17, 2010 at 2:17am — 1 Comment

Jen Staggs Beautiful Dress

I love the stuff Jen sends through the mail. This sewn piece arrived safely and in beautiful condition.

I love that Jen is making her own stamps that represent her style.

Thank you Jen! I love having this. It's been on display since it arrived which is why it wasn't in the scanning cue ... until… Continue

Added by Angie & Snooky on November 17, 2010 at 2:13am — No Comments

Awesome Indiana creature from Lisa Iversen

Lisa sent this rather scary creature to the Snook a while back. He's been too scared to scan it but here it is tonight.

Very gorgeous (IMHO)! …

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Added by Angie & Snooky on November 17, 2010 at 2:00am — 2 Comments

Karl G. Siewert "Blessed are the dead."

I am not well versed in death music or literature so I honestly don't know what to make of this.

On the surface I love the play of text with music, black with ivory, the hidden images beneath the surface on the back.

Then, Karl instructed me to hold it to the light.

If anyone recalls, I received mail art last summer with a similar message "Hold… Continue

Added by Angie & Snooky on November 17, 2010 at 1:38am — No Comments

Andy T Geezer sent mail art from a pub in Ireland

I love the pixie postage stamp and the hidden drawing beneath the address.

Andy demonstrates a certain rebellion by not writing the address on the side with instructions "The address to be written on this side." What a rebel!…

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Added by Angie & Snooky on November 17, 2010 at 1:29am — 1 Comment

Mosaic leaf from Seoul by Kim Jungyoun - Thank you

You won't find a leaf like this anywhere but in Seoul.

Koreans are some of the kindest most intelligent people on the planet. This work of art is really spectacular to behold. The leaf is a mosaic with all these rather small squares. It shimmers when you hold it - to touch it is to appreciate it's depths and layers. Haptic I guess they call it.

Thank you Kim. I love the cards and the… Continue

Added by Angie & Snooky on November 17, 2010 at 1:26am — 4 Comments

Dog Mail Art from David Stafford - Thanks David

David is an honorary cheesehead who sent me a beautiful watercolor painting of Star his first dog on the "business" side of the card.

The other is a shadowy picture puzzle to find the dog. David is tricksy and arranged it so at first one looks at the car upside down. It's harder to find the dog that way.… Continue

Added by Angie & Snooky on November 17, 2010 at 1:19am — No Comments

DJ Classy is really sassy from massy

Thank you for this great piece DJ! Love the drawing and the shout out!

I'm sure he's never heard THOSE rhymes before ... Self portrait?

Added by Angie & Snooky on November 17, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

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