De Villo Sloan's Blog – June 2015 Archive (23)

Mail art by IUOMA members Jon Foster (Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA) and Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

June 29, 2015 - If you are a mail artist, you probably know about Joel Cohen, the Sticker Dude. Step…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jim Leftwich (Roanoke, Virginia, USA)

June 27,2015 - I am happy indeed to document a group of five visual poems received from Jim Leftwich. They tend toward the text-centric and are composed using a…

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

Trashpoets, DKulters, Tenderfoots and other interested parties already know Ruud Janssen’s amazing stamps (above) are now in the collection of the Museum of Modern…

Mail art by IUOMA member Tiffany Bahan (Urbana, Ohio, USA)

June 24, 2015 - I was surprised and excited to receive mail art from Tiffany Bahan in Ohio. I have not heard from her since last year. She sent me this FAB piece of…

This article is being shared fast on Facebook especially among visual poets, asemic writers and mail artists.

http://listverse.com/2015/06/23/10-bizarre-literary-movements-and-genres/

Some mail artists definitely are involved in these "bizarre" forms.

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

June 23, 2015 - As his letter below explains, Ruud Janssen recently has had a very productive, creative phase. Many networkers are receiving some great mail as a…

Mail art by IUOMA member Terry Owenby (Portland, Oregon, USA)

June 22, 2015 - Terry Owenby sent me this beautiful postcard-size work. She has an ongoing interest in asemic writing and art. This piece, I believe, uses an…

Mail at by IUOMA member Mars Tokyo (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

June 20, 2015 - I am thrilled to be able to share more pieces from Mars Tokyo’s breathtaking Fluxus series. I am deeply appreciative that she was kind enough to…

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

June 16, 2015 - Lucky Pierre sent me this absolutely superb artists book, which has a total of six panels. Above is a detail shot of one page revealing…

Mail art by IUOMA member Joey Patrickt (Oakland, California, USA)

June 15, 2014 - I have praised Joey Patrickt for his West Coast surrealism in previous blogs. In this posting, I recognize his versatility. He sent me a…

Mail art call by IUOMA member Jim Leftwich (Roanoke, Virginia, USA)

June 13, 2015 - Trashpoets and DKulters know him simply as “Jesus Jim,” inadvertent…

Mail art by IUOMA member Mars Tokyo (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

June 11, 2015 - Mars Tokyo has released an absolutely stunning collage series centered on a Fluxus concept. I am thrilled to have received one of the pieces.…

Mail art by IUOMA member Mick Boyle (Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA)

June 10, 2015 - I am thrilled to have received work by veteran mail artist Mick Boyle from nearby Pennsylvania. Mick Boyle’s envelope contained…

Mail art by IUOMA member Moan Lisa (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA)

June 10, 2015 - One of my few but large blogging regrets is that I cannot keep pace documenting work received from the prolific and ever-changing Moan Lisa. I can…

Mail art by IUOMA member Neil Gordon (Lehigh Acres, Florida, USA)

June 9, 2015 - I am thrilled to have received this colorful, large-size postcard collage from old friend Neil Gordon. He took a long break from the…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jesse Edwards (JesArchives) (Villemoustaussou, France)

June 9, 2015 - Jesse Edwards is a marvelous correspondent, a gifted artist and a fount of knowledge concerning the network. He has been…

Mail art by IUOMA member Erica Durante (Waldwick, New Jersey, USA)

June 6, 2015 - I received this wonderful card from Erica Durante upon which she is further developing her very original asemic style. She has integrated some…

Mail art by IUOMA member Thomas Brown (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

June 5, 2015 - Given that, like Richard Canard, he primarily uses the compact postcard format, Thomas Brown manages to squeeze a lot of concepts into his…

Mail art by IUOMA member Mars Tokyo (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

June 4, 2015 - I am thrilled to have received another collage by Mars Tokyo in Baltimore. She has stellar work currently circulating that is turning up on the…

Mail art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

June 3, 2015 - Riding yet another post-avant wave with characteristic adeptness, Richard Canard has donned his shades and made another foray into the…