De Villo Sloan's Blog (1,209)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Jim SantAmour (Petersburg, Florida, USA)

September 6, 2011 - Jim SantAmour has established himself mainly with wonderful collage work using (what I think must be) his personal archive of…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Marie Wintzer (Wakoshi, Japan)

September 30, 2011 - Marie Wintzer is widely admired in the network for her wonderful and consistent sense of aesthetics. I also value her greatly as a friend because I…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Prettylily (Norfolk, Virginia, USA)

September 29, 2011 - Prettylily (aka Sue Bowen) has become a good mail-art friend, a bond that was strengthened through her steadfast involvement in the Asemics 16…

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

September 27, 2011 - During the past months, IUOMA members have been receiving and viewing Svenja Wahl's distinctive and beautifully made mail-art. She has an…

Mail-art by IUOMA member JF Chapelle (Merignac, France)

September 26, 2011 - JF Chapelle's "No! I prefer Fluxus" has become an instant mail-art classic during the past few months. The above is no doubt familiar to most…

September 23, 2011 - A few days ago, this wonderful piece of mail-art appeared in my PO box. I have pondered over it, studied it carefully, and cannot solve the mystery of who sent it. Am I overlooking the obvious as I am often prone to do?…

Cut-up mail-art to IUOMA member Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA)

September 13, 2011 - Diane Keys sent me a D-Koder ring. I wanted to thank her, and I felt like doing a cut-up using the trademark William Burroughs method. Of…

Mail-art by International Union of Mail-Artists (IUOMA) founder Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

September 12, 2011 - In addition to having founded the IUOMA in 1988, Ruud Janssen is a very talented artist as well as an…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Eduardo Cardoso (Sines, Portugal)

September 9, 2011 - Bloggers at IUOMA have recently posted some amazing compilation blogs: Collections of work by multiple mail-artists that invite viewers to find…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Cheryl Penn (Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa)

September 6, 2011 - Among other types of work, Cheryl Penn has produced visual-textual narratives that are both complex and highly self-referential.…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Red Head Love (RHL) (Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA)

September 5, 2011 - The enigmatic mail-artist Red Head Love lives in a community in New England where there is a rock. Hundreds of years ago, it is…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Catherine Petre (Sint-Truiden, Belgium)

September 3, 2011 - Catherine Petre is a talented visual artist from Belgium who recently joined the network. I have greatly enjoyed seeing her explore different…

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

August 31, 2011 - Mail-art friends might remember I recently received material from Richard Canard, which I blogged here at the IUOMA, including the page of…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

August 26, 2011 - Marie Wintzer is one of my best mail-art friends. So I was thrilled when I learned she and I would both have chapters in Edition #3 of the…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Svetlana Pesetskaya (Taganrog, Russian Federation)

August 24, 2011 - Svetlana Pesetskaya and Victoria Barvenko are both Fluxus artists and are known for their performance work as Belka & Strelka.…

Beat Scene zine (published in Britain) from IUOMA member Erni Baer (Hamburg, Germany)

August 22, 2011 - Is it mail-art? I don't care. I cannot possibly thank Erni Baer (aka Haptic Werewolf aka Hipster of Hamburg)…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Theresa Alshire Williams (Bowling Green, Ohio, USA)

August 20, 2011 - Theresa Ann Alshire Williams is a mail-artist who works in collage, poetry, and correspondence. This wonderful piece she sent me I…

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

August 17, 2011 - The revered and enigmatic Richard Carnard, true disciple of Ray Johnson's eternal network,…

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

July 31, 2011 - Among many other talents, David Stafford is one of the ATC Rebels at the IUOMA. I have received a number of his beautifully designed and…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Vaida Sirusaite (Radviliskio, Lithuania)

July 30, 2011 - This mail-art by Vaida Sirusaite (aka Vaida Adiav) displays her incredible talent and attention to detail. The red circles are intricately…