Marie Wintzer's Blog Posts Tagged 'received' (215)

I recently told Katerina that Ben the Bin was a good lad but that he was quite often in sulky mode. I was a bit worried for him. No one knows Ben like Katerina does, and she immediately understood. He was feeling lonely. Time for some company! Beverly Bin is adorable, and Ben, doesn't he look smitten! :-)

Moreover, it's springtime, the perfect time for a bit of Glam! And,…

Another great story by David. I am so used to him coming up with the greatest tales and fictive characters that I'm not sure anymore... this is a true story, right? David REALLY used to typeset the haiku journal Frogpond for Elizabeth and Bruce Lamb, and inserted his own work from time to time?! Help me out here, I'm only a gullible Cherry…

This is my very first mail from Russia, and it is sent by Natalya Korolkova (aka Ntk at IUOMA). Yamal is a peninsula of North Siberia, and in the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Nenets, it means "End of the World". I can't even begin to imagine how cold it is up there, and what kind of life it is to travel the roads with reindeer all year…

- Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? -

This is part of a painting (oil painting I think) Cheryl was working on, which she cut up and then repainted on. Beautifully earthly and homely and clay..ly (sorry for the horrible word, you know what I mean, something…

Nice finger clouds on deep blue sky and linear prairie from Theo Nelson. He also made great use of the stamp sheet, I really like the layout of the back of the card. And such a beautiful handwriting.... Thank you Theo!…

Mia's eyes are of such beautiful and rare green. But it looks like the deep serenity that we used to find in them is gone.

Did she cry? Is she upset?

Almost surely. Because this wound, oh my, it must hurt badly. And it doesn't look like it is going to…

Sandpo comes in many many shades of Po, and I am so lucky to always get the latest trend from Katerina. This one is elegantly interlaced with holes and anti-holes. The frank colors on white background give the card a very fresh and contemporary look. Although, on closer examination... I can't find any anti-holes? Or is the whole (hole) piece an anti-hole statement? Fair…

No matter how bad my envelopes to him are, Ahmet Demir always sends me the greatest puzzles. Millions of dots and new artistamps every time. The green envelope is gorgeous (way better than the scan), I love the green and red colors together. As usual, thank you Ahmet, this is fantastic work!…

I received this very nice piece of photo-poetry from Natercia Tomé. I believe she is not a member of IUOMA but she has a great collection of cards on her blog les folles enveloppes. She also has an ongoing mail art call about windows, so if you are a window aficionado you can send her your favorite one. I really like her choice of (her own) photos for this card, conceptual and leaving a lot to the imagination.

Thank you…

A colorful envelope... A lively and modern city? Zalop. The envelope is a prelude to a lost and ancient world...

Important findings that will shed light on centuries of questions around the Lost Londelozi.

Cheryl so kindly sent her L chapter to me even though I didn't participate in the 26 Book. Lucky me! I was thrilled to get this piece because I met some of the…

Viviana's envelopes are a fantastic showcase for her art. She is making excellent use of space, on both sides of the envelope, which becomes an extension of what is to be found inside. Or is it the other way around? :-)

Thank you Viviana!…

This is another card that really touched me. I didn't know Thom before, I think he is new at IUOMA, and he didn't know me either, but he took the time to make a card and write very sweet and heartwarming words. What a nice way to introduce oneself, really. Thank you so much Thom, I hope you'll have fun at IUOMA. I'm sure you will...…

Lisa Iversen (Skybridge studios) sent me this old Japanese book she found in her attic, I think. She wasn't quite sure what it was about but she thought that it would be of interest for me. The book didn't look unfamiliar to me, as it is a lab manual. I am only showing a few of the softer pictures, but there is a little bit of everything. How to handle lab rats, how to house them, anaesthetise, dissect, perfuse, analyze data etc.. It looks like it is from the 50's, and 1000 yen was a hefty…

Katerina cracked me up with this card, and I am certainly not the only one. What a fantastic way to depict the IUOMA Zeitgeit, and what a great sense of humor. I have to admit I sometimes find it hard to find my way with things at IUOMA moving so fast. Zalop, asemic, haptic, trashpo, sandpo, 365, holes, anti-holes, you name it. Pfiuuu, it's a real sport. Oh, and I forgot the year of the squirrel rabbit, how sweet you remembered that I am…

A lame title for this blog, sorry about that, it doesn't match the fabness of the card. My brain is not functioning properly these days, if it…

What a fluffy ball of fur this Daisy, so cute! Angie, I don't know what you're talking about, she doesn't look a thing like a monkey :-)) I was wondering, does she have special skills like Snooker the amazing mail art dog? Is she also a canis scannus? This soft nuzzle is oh so welcome, thank you so much Angie!

(sorry for this unnecessarily dusty scan)

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New cards from Atte, and I'm still at a loss. Have been scratching my head all day :-)) Thanks for playing the game Atte!

(does anyone know Atte's snail mail?)

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It was nice to see Cheryl's circled envelopes in my mail box again. Because it all started with those same circles on her envelopes several months ago (well, it was the circles of my mice back then, but still).

Cheryl's chapter is traveling deep into the machinery of one's mind. Those circles and wheels aren't just going to turn on their own, are they :-)) Just…