De Villo Sloan's Blog (1,209)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Kyra Matustik (Stockholm, Sweden)

June 24, 2011 - The postcard-size collage above is my first mail-art…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Sue Bowen (Prettylilly) (Norfolk, Virginia, USA)

June 23, 2011 - Sue Bowen is an excellent mail-art friend. We've had a little brand confusion lately because she has also chosen the name Prettylilly.…

Mail-art by IUOMA member KDJ (Orlando, Florida, USA)

June 19, 2011 - KDJ is a talented mail-artist who works in many different areas. Lately she has become involved with the asemic writers gathered here at the IUOMA. She's…

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

June 16, 2011 - Cheryl Penn sent a wonderfully ornate ATC (Artist Trading Card) enclosed in the envelope above and bearing the symbol of the red…

Mail-art by Strelnikov (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA)

June 16, 2011 - Strelnikov is a mysterious character to me, a melding of person and persona. This work that I was very pleased to receive seems (and we all come at this…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Imelda Wubben (The Hague, Netherlands)

June 16, 2011 - Imelda Wubben is an accomplished collage artist. I was thrilled to receive the mail-art above from her for our first exchange. This is a large…

Mail-art by IUOMA member I'm A Superhero I Can Fly & Shit (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

June 14, 2011 - From the U.S. heartland, a new mail-art star is rising in the form of a character who calls himself I'm A Superhero I Can…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Karen Champlin (Highland Park, Illinois, USA)

June 14, 2011 - Within the last few days, Bifidus Jones (Minnesota, USA) blogged a new piece of mail-art by Karen Champlin entitled "The Nascent…

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

June 12, 2011 - When woefully behind on blogging, what can one do but push ahead?

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

May 28, 2011 - The first mail-art I saw from Eduardo Cardoso immediately impressed me as being excellent visual poetry. Clearly he works in other areas as…

Mail-art by the IUOMA founder Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

Part 2 - Ruud Janssen's Mail-Art

Especailly if you find the scans difficult to…

Mail-art by the IUOMA founder Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

(Part 1 of a 2-part series on work by Ruud Janssen)

May 20, 2011 -…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA)

May 16, 2011 - What do you do after you've become a mail-art legend? Diane Keys (DK) has pioneered roadkill mail-art, re-birthed an obscure practice called Trashpo,…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Test Tower (Centralia, Washington, USA)

May 15, 2011 - A good friend to many of us in the network, Test Tower has released this incredible large post-card size piece that is part of his ongoing Fluxus…

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

May 9, 2011 - The image above by Cheryl Penn is easily the most intricate and beautiful text-weave I've ever received. This is part of a chapter for a…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Champagne, Illinois, USA)

May 6, 2011 - Richard Canard sent me this asemic poem (above). I am SO glad to be the recipient of his mail-art. A response to him is forthcoming just as quickly as I can produce something I…

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

May 5, 2010 - Have you ever fallen into some kind of network black hole with a mail-art friend? This has been happening to me and Jen Staggs, probably for two months.…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Jon Foster (Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA)

May 5, 2011 - Jon Foster is creating some fantastic collages. I was thrilled to receive this new piece. He seems to be constantly experimenting with…

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

May 2, 2011 - In addition to all her other talents, Marie Wintzer is an excellent photographer. I think she has been very successful at integrating this work into her…