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Rec'd from Melissa Wand - Dec 2015

Here's the front of a very nice collage postcard I received from Melissa Wand. I am enjoying the technique of partially obscuring text with thin, transparent colored paper. The quote on the back is worth thinking about as well:

Thank you,…

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Added by chris wells on December 26, 2015 at 10:21pm — No Comments

Rec'd from Claire Dinsmore - Dec 2015

Claire has moved into an historic site called Grandview Chapel in Wernersville, PA. She sent me some great scans of old postcards and current photos of the place. Above is one scan and below is another.

These were not the only images she…

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Added by chris wells on December 26, 2015 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Rec'd from Matthew Stolte - Dec 2015

I received some wonderful pieces from Matthew Stolte this month, including the above mixed media piece. Mixing some kind of prints/stamps in with my vispo has been one of my goals; so far they've been mostly separate. This has given me some ideas.

I also received the piece below:…

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Added by chris wells on December 26, 2015 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Rec'd from Eduardo Cardoso - Nov 2015

I was pleased to receive an envelope of two pieces from Eduardo Cardoso this week. I have admired his art greatly since I discovered it a few months ago. The piece above shows that the direction I've been going with some of my own visual poetry is similar to what he has already done. His Tumblr is also worth following:…

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Added by chris wells on November 21, 2015 at 6:40pm — No Comments

Rec'd from Gü - Nov 2015

I received this mail from Gü earlier this week, and it was an utter delight. The envelope had three different pieces with the theme of "letters". The first piece is the "dead letter pile up" collage card above. It is a photo mounted on some nice black illustration board and a bunch of letters glued on. Inside the envelope there were also some loose letters--not sure if…

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Added by chris wells on November 21, 2015 at 6:32pm — 4 Comments

Rec'd from MomKat - Nov 2015

I received three items in two envelopes from MomKat earlier this month. I was pleasantly surprised! Above is the first piece she sent, which I believe was part of a larger mail art project of "red hot canvas cut-ups." Below is the note she sent to accompany it. I will indeed reciprocate with some things as soon as possible.…

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Added by chris wells on November 21, 2015 at 6:13pm — No Comments

Rec'd from Erin Young - 5 Nov 2015

I received this lovely wax painting from Erin Young a couple days ago. I have done some reading about encaustic painting. Very interesting. Also, there is quite a skillful creation of depth in this piece. Thanks, Erin!

Added by chris wells on November 8, 2015 at 5:31pm — No Comments

Rec'd from Trey Moore - 27 Oct 2015

A skillfully-made ink drawing/wash by Trey Moore.

Below is the back of the envelope he sent, which includes some kind of stamp for a roofing company. I assume this must be an old stamp--"asphalt-asbestos roof coating" does not seem to be a phrase in usage nowadays, except perhaps as a concern when removing an old roof.…

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Added by chris wells on November 8, 2015 at 5:22pm — No Comments

Rec'd from Pia Z, a.k.a. Pia Postsubscript - 27 Oct 2015

I received an invitation by mail to exchange mail art with Pia Z. That seems very appropriate. Above is the nice, simple stamp art on the back of the postcard she sent. Thank you, Pia!

Added by chris wells on November 8, 2015 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Rec'd from Dean, Artist in Seine - 5 Nov 2015

I received this nice collage postcard from Dean, Artist in Seine. It was a surprise, as we have not had a previous exchange. Thank you,…

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Added by chris wells on November 8, 2015 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

interesting IUOMA stamp - Juana Almaguer

When I was going through my mail art pieces, I came across this stamp from Juana and wished I had shared it before. So, here it is - a blog post devoted entirely to Juana's stamp. This is about 1 inch in diameter. 

Added by chris wells on October 25, 2015 at 8:43pm — 1 Comment

Rec'd from Helle Pollas - October 2015

I received this card from Helle Pollas the other day. The card came in somewhat dented and damaged, and I was not sure if it was intentional or if it was due to a "collaboration" with the international postal system. In any case, what I received was a piece with a glamorous (and tragic) star contrasted with discarded/found elements ("trash"?) and paint splatters that…

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Added by chris wells on October 25, 2015 at 8:39pm — 1 Comment

Rec'd from Stephanie Dodson - October 2015

I received this wonderful collage postcard from Stephanie Dodson the other day. It was the first thing I received actually in the PO box following the fiasco I mentioned earlier. And I loved the surprise! Very interesting and creative use of color, text, pen, etc. I hope to received many more works from Stephanie in the future, and I will definitely…

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Added by chris wells on October 25, 2015 at 8:24pm — 1 Comment

Rec'd from Jan Hodgman - October 2015

The two postcards above were received from Jan Hodgman. They are asemic in nature and the last is specifically conceived of as a minimalist/post-minimalist work as well (I never know which term is more appropriate nowadays).

Here's a bit of…

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Added by chris wells on October 25, 2015 at 8:00pm — No Comments

PO Box issues - resolved (I hope)

IUOMA friends, those of you, known and unknown, who have sent mail to my PO Box:

Unfortunately I learned today that my name was never actually put on my PO box, so it is due to a couple layers of mistakes that I have been receiving mail in it sporadically at all. The postal clerk said he would personally correct the issue today. I'll be pinging myself with a postcard this week to test it out.

If you got mail returned from my PO box, as of today it is supposed to be fixed. If it…

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Added by chris wells on October 13, 2015 at 5:00pm — No Comments

sent to / rec'd by Miss Noma

Miss Noma sent me a wonderful packet of inspirational cutups and permutations. I made this in response and sent it back to her. I copied some of the cutups in different positions and did erasures of the results. I also took a phrase from the cutups (I believe a quote from an interview with William S. Burroughs), "people say to me Oh," and created five cardstock rings of 24…

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Added by chris wells on September 29, 2015 at 2:12pm — No Comments

Rec'd from Juana Almaguer - 9/12/2015

Above is the envelope and the backside of a letter I got from Juana today. It took considerable effort to get this package to me due to postal machines misreading the back of the envelope as the front, and thus returning the mail to her! (See her…

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Added by chris wells on September 13, 2015 at 12:10am — 2 Comments

Rec'd from Trey Moore - 9/4/2015

I got this beautiful pen drawing from Trey Moore last Friday on a handmade 4x6 postcard. It's inspired me to experiment with some pen work for some future projects. Thanks, Trey!

Added by chris wells on September 13, 2015 at 12:02am — No Comments

Rec'd from Sue Skene - 8/26/2015

This little journal from Sue Skene is made from recycled chipboard from the cover of an old bookkeeper's ledger, grocery bags, and pages from a dictionary discarded from a library. It's quite beautiful. I think I'll experiment with grocery bags in the coming weeks.…

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Added by chris wells on August 29, 2015 at 12:51am — 2 Comments

Rec'd from res (or I'm pretty sure it's from res) - 8/22/2015

I just got this in the mail today. No return address, no note. I am a pretty smart guy, so I did some detective work and believe it's from res. A humorous and well-done altered postcard. A nice surprise, and really cool!

Added by chris wells on August 22, 2015 at 8:06pm — 1 Comment

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