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Received MA - Nobody/ Litsa Spathi

Beautiful and unique MA from Spathi/Nobody. Collection of Fluxus Stamps and well documented mailer. I took a long time to go through this material as it was very informative…

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Added by Julian Grant on July 13, 2010 at 1:58pm — No Comments

Mail Art Received - Rebecca Resinski

Photograph converted to Xray or reverse image. A moth on one's windowsill. Complete with quote by Leonard Cohen. A very touching and beautiful piece of work.…

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Added by Julian Grant on July 13, 2010 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Received Mail Art - Node Pajomo

Interesting and unique MA from NP. Red Left hand and rubber stamp cover matched with personal note on reverse. Love the handmade stamps and DADA influence. Rubber stamp Jesus is nice as well.…

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Added by Julian Grant on July 13, 2010 at 1:47pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Kris Naylor

MA Kris Naylor sent me a beautiful hand crafted piece with ink imprints over text as secured by gel medium. Unique hand stamping and lettering complete the piece. Celebrating Big Sky & Dark Sky of Arizona, it is one of the US States I hope to visit and photograph.…

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Added by Julian Grant on July 11, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Cascadia Artpost

Am always excited to receive political MA that speaks to contemporary issues. The state of affairs here n the USA and our dependence of oil is obvious. As an outsider now living in the USA, I am often quite shocked by the difference in attitudes between Canada and the USA. Yet, we Canadians are equally dependent on fossil fuels and contribute to…

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Added by Julian Grant on July 11, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Honoring The Shadow - Aronson

Received a nice set of shadow puppets on paper plus this call honoring the shadow in all of us. I am a big fan of shadow shows and silhouette puppetry and these characters are a nice addition to my collection.…

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Added by Julian Grant on July 11, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Nicholas Antoine

Received a hand inked addition to a vintage style postcard for Italian MA Nicholas Antoine. Lovely paper and ink work - but no regular mail addy - I'm always surprised when artists will contribute such beautiful work and not allow reciprocation. I emailed him and requested a regular post address and sent him a digital piece of my own art - yet I feel it lacks the permanence and beauty…

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Added by Julian Grant on July 11, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Lily Allium

Have been remiss in posting this. Was out of the country and found this incredibly intricate MA package from LA. What a treat. An oatmeal can wrapped in a paper collage complete with paper swan origami inside. A personal note completed the package.

This level of work is so inspiring. It encourages me to be more demanding in my own work and to send out MA that truly does make…

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Added by Julian Grant on July 9, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Stamp Camera - concept only - but what a concept

http://gizmodo.com/5578493/camera-stamps-glorify-their-own-obsolescence

Came across this earlier today and instantly wanted it . If it was possible.... That would be wonderful.

Added by Julian Grant on July 2, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Austin Wills James

Received handmade MA postcard from AWJ in Dallas. Front is a clever montage sealed in packing tape (love that stuff).

Reverse makes the eternal statement and is capped with red ink drawing and embellishments. Thanks AWJ, nice stuff.…

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Added by Julian Grant on July 2, 2010 at 12:50am — 3 Comments

Received Art Mail Request - SDG (Italia)

I received a lovely handmade letter from an Italian MA enthusiast today requesting that I submit work to his new initiatives - Friends of MA and Something of Strange. Strange I can do without a problem :). I've posted his letter below for other MA's to submit if interested and documented the piece I returned to him. I think it's strange. …

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Added by Julian Grant on June 28, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Felker Wrap Package #2

MA Felker (WA) and myself are sending art back and forth re-wrapping the original postal item. He started with a beautiful envelope (already documented in My Photos) and returned with an origianl set of prints. He has now mailed me this aromatic banana sticker encrusted package. A ticket from the Iain Baxter show @ the SAM was attached plus a beautiful lighthouse stamp - same style as the first one he sent me.

I'm pondering how to respond and return.

Where will this end? I'm… Continue

Added by Julian Grant on June 26, 2010 at 9:39pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - RCBZ

MA RCBZ sent me a lovely personal Souvenir Sheet of James Joyce themed stamps. Signed and shipped in a plain wrapper, I was thrilled to discover these inside. As a stamp enthusiast and a former hard core philatelist (hmmm, a good name for a movie) - I love stamps of all kinds. Great work by RCBZ.

Added by Julian Grant on June 26, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Julie Heller

Collage artist supreme and artist Julie Heller sent me a nice hand-drawn Thank You for a recent post to her about how much I enjoyed her work. If you haven't seen it, check out http://www.julieheller.com/ Beautiful ink work on the spiky puff-ball and string accent make this a lovely addition to my collection.…

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Added by Julian Grant on June 26, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Mailing Addresses - Contact List

I also belong to a site in Germany that does not have the robust visual features of this group - nor the camaraderie - but it does has a host of mailing addresses and contact info for artists. I noticed that a number of IUOMA members are cross posted and/or listed there - but it may be new to those not aware of it.…

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Added by Julian Grant on June 24, 2010 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Pajomo

Printed art card MA from Pajomo in WA. Handmade artstamp and personal message on reverse. He is lamenting the loss of his database. Its one of the reasons I keep mine as a hard copy. I love my MACs (including my new IPAD) but journalling and MA addresses are a tactile, hand-written craft.

I love the tone of the paer (best appreciated in person) and the airbrush style of…

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Added by Julian Grant on June 24, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

Received Art Mail - Karen Champlin

Received a beautiful over sized postcard made out of black artboard from KC. So much detail and dedication in creating. I am truly honored to have received this. Archival style photo surrounded by red gridded plastic and mounted onto a 35mm filmstrip and a map portion stamped ART NATION.

KC is a fellow IL mail artist and I am thrilled to be the recipient of this work. Thank you, KC!…

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Added by Julian Grant on June 24, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

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