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Add & Pass sheet sent by IUOMA member Mars Tokyo (Baltimore, Maryland)

January 25, 2018 - The Add & Pass sheet is a unique mail art form that is rich in history and – based on these pieces sent by Mars Tokyo – alive and well today. These pages display some amazing material and provide a glimpse into the inner workings of the Eternal Network. Some have apparently been circulating for a while. But they are not complete! I am putting…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jan Hodgman (Anacortes, Washington, USA)

January 25, 2018 - Here are two great postcards sent by Jan Hodgman. The international mail art network is certainly providing tremendous support for Asemic Front!

 A detail pic:

 Reverse sides:…

Mail art by IUOMA member Yayoi S.W. (Kirkland, Washington, USA)

January 11, 2018 - A HUGE (albeit belated) welcome and thank you to Yayoi S.W. who appears for the first time on the venerable pages of my blog. Of course Yayoi S.W. receives the customary nod, wink and secret handshake extended to all new Tenderfoots.

As far as I know, Yayoi S.W. is a newcomer to the Eternal Network and is sending some FAB work through the postal system…

Mail art by IUOMA member Mud Head (aka Chris Reynolds) (Payson, Arizona, USA)

January 2, 2018 - Mud Head sent this spectacular collage deeply relevant to my Asemic Front mail art project. The work is approximately 8 X 10 inches and presented on what appears to be a magazine page.

Mud Head’s work is already well known in…

Asemic writing by IUOMA member Nadia Aroca (Barcelona, Spain)

December 30, 2017 - In addition to being obviously a very talented artist, Nadia Aroca is a member of the asemic writing group at the IUOMA, which is consistently producing fine and innovative asemic art and visual poetry. In my estimation, Nadia has excellent aesthetic and conceptual perspectives on asemics. I am deeply grateful she is sharing her…

Mail art collab by IUOMA members Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA) and Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

December 29, 2017 - This scan of a remarkable mail art collaboration by Diane Keys and Richard Canard has been circulating on Facebook in recent days to much acclaim. I’ve “appropriated” the image to blog and, generally, perhaps, share with a wider and certainly more focused network…

Mail art by IUOMA member Dopesick San Francisco (DSF) aka Michael Kelly (Plymouth, Massachusetts. USA)

December 2, 2017 - I've been remiss in sharing work received from DSF: a perennial fave in the mail art community. The drought has…

Mail art by IUOMA member Mudhead (aka Chris Reynolds) (Payson, Arizona, USA)

November 23, 207 - I am thrilled to document – even if a tad belated – correspondence art from the great mail artist Chris “Mudhead” Reynolds in Arizona.…

Mail art by IUOMA member Patricia Landon (Delray Beach, Florida, USA)

November 16, 2017 - Patricia Landon’s tee shirt project is circulating through the network with some wonderful results. I am so pleased she included me. This is a…

Mail art by IUOMA member Gin (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)

November 15, 2017 - I have been a tad inconsistent with blogging lately. But hopefully I am a little more “back in the saddle” beginning with this FAB work by dearest Gin in…

Mail art by Annette Kesterson (San Francisco, California, USA)

October 28, 2017 - Have you ever noticed how many members of the current Eternal Network are professionally engaged in library work? I see this as something very positive…

Mail art by IUOMA member Lucky Pierre (Charleston, South Carolina, USA)

October 18, 2017 - Lucky Pierre is officially recognized as a Legend of Trashpo and is also known as one of the more fervent disciples of Richard Canard. In recent times…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jimmy Connors (Berlin, Germany)

October 18, 2017 - I've learned about Jimmy Connors' art via our venerable IUOMA-Ning site. He has been graciously sending me some very fine pieces, and I am thrilled to be able to showcase three of them for the first time here and at the humble MinXus-Lynxus…

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

September 28, 2017 - Here is another gorgeous addition to the collection of hand-painted…

Mail art by IUOMA member Dave Araki (New York City)

September 25, 2017 - This is the second missive by Dave Araki I have received. I am thrilled to be able to share this wonderful work as well as his thoughtful writing. I plan to send…

Official Michael Orr “Legends of Trashpo” collector card by DKULTNY

September 16, 2017 - Michael Orr, as most networkers know, is a tremendously…

Mail art by IUOMA member Norma Soulet (Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA)

September 15, 2017 - I am thrilled to have received a first piece of mail art by Norma Soulet in Florida. (I hope she is surviving the bad weather!). Norma…

By IUOMA member Eduardo Cardoso (Sines, Portugal)

September 10, 2017 - Eduardo Cardoso is a mail art friend whose work tends toward minimalism and explores signification and the generation of asemic symbols. I am thrilled to be able to…

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

September 8, 2017 - By now, most participants in the Eternal Network are familiar with the art associated with Trashpo and DKult. Trashbooks are particularly well known and…

Mail art by IUOMA member Kosmo Vinyl (New York, New York)

September 8, 2017 - Ray Johnson’s mail art network brought avant garde art to unusual and…