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Don't know about the rest of you but the holiday season has been long, wonderful and disruptive for me and mail art has arrived and sat in piles in my studio aching for documentation and replies.

Today the last of the family departed and when I made a path through the studio and started to examine the piles.  I am a bit daunted, for the moment, but also…

A reference to the Magambo Night Club, Iowa City hotspots (you did some serious research David), and a water snake, i see a moray eel too, all in an envelope my husband likes. But then who wouldn't.…

Ready in 15 minutes. Thank you richard. Always a joy to get your cards. Serious or not.…

SO MANY THANKS!

Mail Artists:

Kerosene, Theo Nelson, Ahmet Demir, Ana Marta Austin, Grigori Antonin, Svenja Wahl, David Stafford, Angie & Snooky, David Stone, TARAS, Nadine Wendell-Mojica, De Villo Sloan, Moan Lisa, Guido Vermeulen, David Stafford, Guido Bondioli, the Celestial Scribe, Catherine Petre, De Villo Sloan, Guido Vermeulen, Niklas Heed, Jon Foster, the Celestial Scribe…

Authorities have been called in to solve the case of an item stolen en route to Dkult Chaplain, A.K.A. Dustin De Wind's Dkult Holy Grounds Texas. According to forensic experts, it appears a condom was expertly extracted from The Blessed Father's envelope. The Blessed Father, a driving force in Mail Art from Southern California, has been known for his bombastic taste and…

It's always a joy receiving mail from BF!!! Thanks for this. I'll have to start framing some of your stuff.…

Some of you might have had the pleasure to exchange with Christina A.Tarantino over the past couple of years... she lost her battle with cancer December 7, 2012. She will be missed and her words of encouragement will be echoed in the mail art world.

I have been asking everyone to add red lips in her honour. She would have enjoyed that...I'm sure.  RIP Christina darling!…

This envelope gave and gave again. Apologies for the delay in posting this and all else that has graced my mailbox this past month. Erni, this package was nutritious and delicious. "Lucky strikes", what was that saying, "don't strike back? Fluxus to the core.  Thank you so VERY much Erni. The envelope alone would have fortified me for days.…

Plot49 is an alternate reality game, inspired by the underground mail network in 'The Crying of Lot 49' by Thomas Pynchon. For more details see website and @Plot49 with hashtag #mutedposthorn on Twitter. W.A.S.T.E. Plot49…

This is just one of the reasons you are 'worth it' Erni. This envelope sat contentedly on the table for 3 days before it was opened. and you will understand why when you see it. Erni DOES FEED ART TO THE WORLD. From the outer envelope to the inner prize, this is a…

In Cheryl's words, 'In the Interim'.  Nothing makeshift here. Thanks CP, this will more than hold me over.

when you get really cool mail!

mail received from Guido Vermeulen, Jennie Hinchcliff, Diane Keys, Ryosuke Cohen, Fleur Helsingor, IGH/Private World

Today I got a really great piece of mailart from an unknown artist in the Netherlands. His message on the back of the envelope explains everything!

The image that he's talking about was a photograph made…

Ominous sighting in the Netherlands ...

Hi there everybody! As you may or may not know I launched a mailart competition in conjunction with some new Royal Mail stamp entitled "A-Z of the U.K." which were issued in the middle of October.

Unfortunately to date I have not had any entries so I am writing this today to ask you to take 10 or 15 minutes and try to make something for this competition and send it in. All the details are under this link and you could win some great prizes:…