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i received Mail Art from Mim Golub Scalin

Mim sends along a do-it-yourself postcard --

he: "The buck stops here"

she: "Oh dear"

Added by Zack on January 29, 2024 at 5:14pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Pascal Lenoir

'La Vie secrete des Mots 16'

a very spiffy product, comme d'hab.

merci, Pascal; a bientot dans la poste!

Added by Zack on January 23, 2024 at 6:15pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Fleur Helsingor

from a mural in Oaktown's Chinaland.

does Fleur know that i binge-watched 'Manifest' over the holidays? (peacocks figure prominently in that storyline) coincidence?... i think not. ah the mysteries of Mail Art.

Added by Zack on January 23, 2024 at 6:10pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Dean aka Artist in Seine

talk about anthropomorphizing; apparently french bees are nature's influencers.

hang on - that's US postage! i guess Dean's buzzing around. 

one last question: are birthday suits allowed? 

Added by Zack on January 23, 2024 at 6:05pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from William M

no matter what technique or medium he works with/in, William always delivers the goods; such clean collisions so carefully executed. i admire his consistency ]:-)

beyond the monster/doctor, this…

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Added by Zack on January 21, 2024 at 8:27pm — 2 Comments

i received Mail Art from Ruth Giles

so nice to receive these collage cards - what you can't see is that the bottom two are actually playing cards, with the ace and king of hearts on the reverse. maybe i'll get the rest of the royal flush over time...

thanks Ruth; welcome to…

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Added by Zack on January 21, 2024 at 8:13pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Valentina Cozzi

aargh!

bellissima collage work/assemblages handmade in Italia

(i believe that's a fluxFish hiding out in the small piece on the right) 

grazie, Valentina; ci…

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Added by Zack on January 21, 2024 at 8:06pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Adam Roussopoulos

i've been seeing various permutations of these DOD POST stamp sets here for a while...

...so it was gratifying to get my very own set. quelle craftsmanship!

thanks for sharing these metaphysical reminders ];-)

Added by Zack on January 14, 2024 at 9:28pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Wilko

these luscious ladies arrived amidst some intriguing ephemera --

plus "Fractured", a black-and-white zine-in-verse (apparently collaborative)…

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Added by Zack on January 14, 2024 at 9:22pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mail Art Martha

Foldi your star! the warm holiday greetings, explications of Chaos Mail Arting, and star-crossed owl are all jovially appreciated. see you in the mail soon, your majesty.

Added by Zack on January 14, 2024 at 7:20pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mikel Untzilla

you say OIMA and i say IUOMA... let's call the whole thing ART

Mikel sends stylish New Year's wishes and a spiffy little zine --

muchas gracias, mi…

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Added by Zack on January 12, 2024 at 7:47pm — 3 Comments

i received Mail Art from MomKat

majestic blue mountains 'neath a snowy purple sky. the end of another year. 

to celebrate, MomKat suggests "let 'em EAT ART"

thanks for the sweets,…

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Added by Zack on January 12, 2024 at 6:47pm — 7 Comments

i received Mail Art from Sabela Bana

christmas critters sending out their mail art - love these mini-greeting cards.

muchas gracias + feliz ano nuevo! see you in the mail soon

Added by Zack on January 12, 2024 at 6:43pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Ken B. Miller

fantastic fractal off-kilter 'quilt'  (can something be on-kilter? hmm....)

feels like i fell into a kaleidscope; i could stay here quite a while

thanks, Ken

Added by Zack on January 12, 2024 at 6:39pm — No Comments

i received Not Mail Art from Monster A Go Go

(that's Monster's qualification; according to him, it's just a simple Christmas card...)

...but from the catalogue of one of my favorite people -- the very non-monster-ish Martha Stewart

what a nice surprise; thank you and hope you have a fantastic 2024,…

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Added by Zack on January 8, 2024 at 7:24pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Bruno Cassaglia

felice anno nuovo; ti solvevo un bicchiere!

blue and gold on the envelope, which contained some random red cassagliagrams.

also, i'm diggin' that italian Napoleon stamp... 

grazie amico…

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Added by Zack on January 8, 2024 at 7:15pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Eduardo Cardoso

a nifty triptych of mixed media works

a new year and i'm already tired ];-)

obragado Eduardo

Added by Zack on January 8, 2024 at 7:07pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mindaugas

a splendid holiday packet full of small plates ]:-)

and some non-spray ATCs -

PLUS a mini-zine from Mindaugas' young collaborator --…

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Added by Zack on January 7, 2024 at 2:40pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Cascadia Artpost

Jack sent me two of these classy cards: boardwalk close up, wild wildlife refuge, free art - nice mix! 

Added by Zack on January 7, 2024 at 2:31pm — No Comments

i received pre-Mail Art from Ilya Semenenko-Basin

as promised, Ilya sent along some vintage material for collage work.

(these came a while ago, but i've been on the road). 

speciba, Ilya - i will be sure to keep you posted as to how these get reworked.

Added by Zack on January 7, 2024 at 2:25pm — 2 Comments

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