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arigato Kiki for this upbeat handmade postcard from Nippon.

your stamps are lovely, and i like the variety of 'official' stamps, too - 

see you in the mail…

this striking photo was taken in Paris; i wonder if Penny is the one wearing the orange socks?

also included: a hand-painted elephant postcard from India - special!

always cool to hear and see what life…

not sure who Maria is (apparently not here on IUOMA) or how this darling collage found its way to me... ah the mysteries of Mail Art. oh, i know! - i'll send something back to her in Buenos Aires and we'll see where it goes from there…

well, a bird in the shirt is worth... wait, what?

seems like they never stop experimenting in Columbus ];-)

thanks cmb 

a lovely quartet of postcards, mostly homemade but also a classic Hopper image - 

these are blank on the reverse side, so Peter encourages me to share these, but i'm torn...

also enclosed: "Crow's Feat" by Yoshiko Yamamoto -…

ah the danger of sending collaged mail 'naked'... i'm not sure if this was damaged in the mail, or if the viewer lost their head while taking in the "One Thousand Buddha Cave" (where is that?)... the artistamp - vaguely reminiscent of the infamous green scapulars that went around a while ago - DID get partially cancelled, and that official stamp of the…

always heartwarming to see/hear about Mail Artists' meetups! i too hope to make it to Cascadia one day... cheers to you two, and thanks for documenting and sharing ]:-)

this is titled "Look Out" (but I'm looking for a frame the right size)

i'm way behind on posting - this came in quite a while ago - and check out the collaged envelope it arrived in -

(it's quite a…

tennis balls and soap bubbles intermingle in this neat neurographic art-card; it's always cool to see how folks personalize this practice. thanks Susan - see you in the mail soon!

i must admit i concur with WC - as a young person, i never understood why shoes were almost always (poor) brown, rather than some other (brilliant) color. that middle musician figure looks like a marsupial carrot. 'the poor browns' might be an interesting name for a band - oh, this could be the album…

looks like Zygimantas is going through a robot/transformer fixation phase...?

[I wonder if he has seen "Atlas" with Jennifer Lopez]

plus some spray/drip bookmarks -

- and this fantastic floorpan…

reaching...

two cards - a sumi-e-ish 'year of the dragon' image and a 3D collage evocative of forest fires. really lovely - gracias mi amiga 

here's a sketchy detail from the oversized envelope. although Fabienne does not appear to be here at IUOMA, she's my new cell mate.

(BRAIN CELL, that is)

remember when i posted "to be continued"? well, here ya go --

yes, that fork is stapled to the card; this EAT ART idea is getting serious!

thanks for the tasty treats ]:-)

Coco sends a little bit of everything - this postcard ("Three"), a little note, a poem about loving dogs (not pictured here) and a lot of artistamps - wow!

Ideas for a Reasonable Future, Modern American…

Katerina sends along a card and some envelopes - EAT ART!

but also EAT DIFFERENT ha ha ha

her mail often makes me hungry...

[to be continued]

although here it looks like yarn or spaghetti, on the actual postcard this guy's beard appears to consist of ground beef. just for the record.

the address side of the card is equally eye-catching -

lovely art…

bursts of color to celebrate spring - love those muscular legs! the butterfly's eyes are…

classic Dean collage, sent 'naked', odd size and weight and all. i understand why he runs away from the mailbox after posting.

jk; merci mon ami. stay sage and safe too.