De Villo Sloan's Blog – December 2014 Archive (25)

Mail-art by IUOMA member David Stafford (Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA)

December 28, 2014 - The inclusion of a pipe-bedecked David Stafford in the holiday card he sent me this year puts me in a mood for a bit of puffery as…

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

December 27, 2014 - Thanks to Tiffany Bahan for sending this beautiful, postcard-size collage. She certainly brightens what was a bleak, grey December…

Cover of Excavations #1 featuring a collage by IUOMA member Svenja Wahl (Heidelberg, Germany)

December 24,…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Moan Lisa (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

December 23, 2014 - Many thanks to Moan Lisa for sending a…

Mail-art by Giovanni and Renata Strada (Ravenna, Italy)

December 22, 2014 - The Italian duo Giovanni and Renata Strada do not appear to be IUOMA members, but they are certainly active networkers and performers. I am…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Nadine Wendell-Mojica (Burbank, California, USA)

December 21, 2014 - MinXus-LynXus Hollywood correspondent Nadine Wendell-Mojica put an outstanding year of reporting to bed with these holiday…

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

December 19, 2014 - Richard Canard has ridden many successive mail-art waves. As a result, he has acquired a useful tool box of avant…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Susan McAllister (Berkeley, California, USA)

December 18, 2014 - Susan McAllister has been a fantastic correspondent in 2014 and has factored into my sub-project of mapping West Coast USA mail-art.…

Mail-art by IUOMA member WA Rodgers (Takoma Park, Maryland, USA)

December 18, 2014 - Inside-the-Beltway, Washington, DC-area correspondent WA Rodgers sent me this lovely holiday mail-art that displays her distinctive style…

Mail-art by IUOMA member liketelevisionsnow (Tamworth, New Hampshire, USA)

December 17, 2014 - This has been a good year for learning more about the amazingly talented and always elusive liketelevisionsnow. After four years…

Mail-Art by IUOMA member Mail-Art Martha (Beckenham Kent, UK)

December 16, 2014 - In the Trashpo world, 2014 has been a spectacular year for DKULTUK. Membership has grown, phenom innovations have been made and the…

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

December 13, 2014 - Neil Gordon is a longtime mail-art friend. Like Grigori Antonin, Neil fell under the influence of the teachings of Erni Baer…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Petrolpetal (Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa)

December 13,2014 - It has been a dog’s age since I received Trashpo from South Africa. So I am thrilled to display this imaginative work from…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Moan Lisa (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

December 12, 2014 - Many thanks to Moan Lisa for a conventionally tasteful and very pleasing holiday greeting. I did a Moan Lisa tribute today at MinXus-LynXus that…

Mail-art by Alesandra Crowley (Berkeley, California, USA) and/or IUOMA member Meeah Williams (Brooklyn, New York, USA)

December 9, 2014 - Last week Borderline Grafix (Austin, Texas, USA) posted online documentation of…

Mail-art by GX Jupitter-Larsen (Hollywood, California, USA)

December 8, 2014 - I am absolutely floored and, needless to say, elated to have found mail-art from none other than the GREAT GX Jupitter-Larsen waiting for me in…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Finnbadger (Columbus, Ohio, USA)

December 8, 2014 - Finnbadger is sending out some very interesting, self-identified “bad mail-art,” which has captured the attention of none other than Queen of Trash…

Cover of artists book by IUOMA member Carina Granlund (Petsmo, Finland)

December 7, 2014 - I received this spectacular boekie from Carina Granlund that showcases her recent experiments with black and white, minimal color…

Mail-art by IUOMA member the Blessed Father (San Diego, California, USA)

December 6, 2014 - One mail-art highlight of 2014 for me has been getting to know the Blessed Father (aka Rick) and receiving fantastic work from him. I…

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

December 5, 2014 - Today I am thrilled to share a collection of both new and not-so-new work I received from mail-art icon Richard Canard. None of these…