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Mail-art by IUOMA member Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

May 2, 2011 - In addition to all her other talents, Marie Wintzer is an excellent photographer. I think she has been very successful at integrating this work into her…

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

April 30, 2011 - Another Fluxus word by Ruud Janssen has found its way through the network and fully into the world. Many mail-artists are receiving…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Sue Bowen (Norfolk, Virginia, USA)

April 30, 2011 - Sue Bowen has joined the ranks of mail-artists creating text weaves. This includes Cheryl Penn (South Africa), Tina Festa (Italy), and…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Matthew Stolte (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

April 27, 2011 - This intriguing mail-art sent to me by visual poet Matt Stolte is apparently not political as I had first thought. However, I like the blog…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

April 20, 2011 - Marie Wintzer (aka Marie Antonette, Cassandra, Cherry Blossom, CB, MW) is named in the original Sandpo Manifesto. She is an excellent friend who has…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Helder Coelho Dias (Coruche, Portugal)

April 20, 2011 - Portugal is producing some interesting visual poetry and asemics these days, thanks to the efforts of Eduardo Cardoso, Bruno Neiva, and…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Austin Wills James (Dallas, Texas, USA)

April 19, 2011 - This recent piece from Austin Wills James (one of two received) seems to be a departure from his music-inspired pieces. He also does…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Stephanie Blake (Huntsville, Alabama, USA)

April 18, 2011 - Stephanie Blake sent me a sewn, mail-art collage. A dozen different images are juxtaposed on this postcard size work and the same amount on…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Katerina Nikoltsou (Thessaloniki, Greece)

April 14, 2011 - This is turning into a series on Katerina's Nikoltsou's mail-art. She is currently working in the areas of asemic writing, haptic poetry, and…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Oh Boy (Burbank, California, USA)

April 12, 2011 - Mail-artist Oh Boy is spearheading what I think is a tremendous add-and-pass project to honor New York City artist John Evans. Who is John Evans? He…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Erni Baer (Hamburg, Germany)

April 11, 2011 - Erni Baer and I have been friends for what seems like a long time. We have exchanged different types of mail-art. This is the first time I have received a…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Katerina Nikoltsou (Thessaloniki, Greece)

April 11, 2011 - Katerina Nikoltsou is a prolific mail-artist. I have been receiving tremendous asemic and haptic work from her regularly as well as…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Marcela Peral (Santa Fe, Argentina)

April 8, 2011 - Marcela Peral is doing tremendous work with types of poetry that thrive in the mail-art network. Above are two asemic pieces she sent; the…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Nikki Soppelsa (Berea, Ohio, USA)

April 7, 2011 - Nikki Soppelsa hosted a very successful mail-art call in the latter part of 2010 based on the concept of cats. I recently received this thank you note…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

April 5, 2011 - A small group at the IUOMA discovered they were all fans of the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" and by extension the two versions of the movie…

Mail-art from IUOMA founder Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

April 4, 2011 - This hand-painted classic from Ruud Janssen, created at the close of 2010, came with information about the MAIL2MAASTRICHT call, which is ongoing…

Mail-art by IUOMA members Angie Cope and Snooky the Amazing Mail-Art Dog (Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA)

April 3, 2011 - As many IUOMA members know, nothing exactly equals the experience of having your mailbox brightened by…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Karen Champlin (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

April 2, 2011 - In an earlier blog I jokingly referred to spring lines in the work of mail-artists. Maybe new lines are serious. As springtime arrives…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Cheryl Penn (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

March 30, 2011 - Cheryl Penn and I are working on another mail-art book project involving verbs. Her "Attack" chapter explores areas I do not often see in…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Bifidus Jones (St. Paul, Minnesota, USA)

March 27, 2011 - Bifidus Jones sent this "Minimal Histories" piece, which seems like a departure from the signature overlays and complexity of images to which…