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complete with EAT ART theme!

who wants mail?

a COCOrnuCOCOpia of goodies!

including two Coco-cards, a sloe-eyed car by Live Ed, and a homemade xmas ornament --

-- and a whole lot of stamps and stickers

plus Bean Zine…

[image by Thomas Kerr / design by The Sticker Dude & Adam Roussopoulos]

as usual, the other side is full of stamps and stickers; ironically, the sign-off suffered some damage, so it just reads "I love -- ". more fill-in-the-blank fun!

thanks Jokie…

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

he: "The buck stops here"

she: "Oh dear"

'La Vie secrete des Mots 16'

a very spiffy product, comme d'hab.

merci, Pascal; a bientot dans la poste!

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.

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? 

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…

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…

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…

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 ];-)

these luscious ladies arrived amidst some intriguing ephemera --

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

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.

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…

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,…

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

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

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

(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,…

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…

a nifty triptych of mixed media works

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

obragado Eduardo