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Mail-art by IUOMA member Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA)

February 4, 2011 - Diane Keys (DK) sent me this amazing collage. A scan of this piece was posted in the IUOMA photo gallery around the holidays and received much…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Emily Townsend (Lakewood, Colorado, USA)

February 1, 2011 - Emily Townsend sent me a mail-art book announcing a call for her ongoing Goddess project (see the final panel of this blog for…

Mail-art book chapter by IUOMA member John M. Bennett (Columbus, Ohio, USA)

January 30, 2011 - John Bennett's chapter for the 26 mail-art book project is "Kako Nebuloso," a series of poems. John is part of a core…

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

January 28, 2011 - To start the second round of our mail-art exchange, Matthew Stolte sent me this postcard-size piece of visual poetry. The use of the term…

Mail-art book chapter for the 26 Project by IUOMA member Lisa Iversen (North Manchester, Indiana, USA)

January 24, 2011 - Lisa Iversen is distributing her chapter for the 26 international mail-art book project to…

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

January 20, 2011 - liketelevisionsnow sent me this holiday mail-art (which shows you where I am with postings). This piece carries a message,…

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

January 19, 2011 - Cheryl Penn sent this fascinating word weave (below) along with some of her distinctive style of asemic writing (above). I…

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

January 17, 2011 - Karen Champlin has done a stunning new series of postcard-size asemic letters with stamp images, and I was very pleased to receive this…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Test Tower (Centralia, Washington, USA)

January 15, 2011 - New IUOMA friend Test Tower sent me a spectacular package to start our first mail-art exchange. As you can see above, the reverse…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Valentine Mark Herman (SigeaN, France)

January 12, 2010 - Still digging out from the avalanche of holiday mail, I was pleased to find this large post-card size piece from Val. He is a…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois)

January 11, 2011 - After her meteoric rise to success in mail-art with the controversial Roadkill Club, Diane Keys became concerned she was a one hit wonder.…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Linda Pelati (Milano, Italy)

January 11, 2011 - A holiday mail-art card from Linda Pelati arrived about a week ago. She makes excellent collages. I made friends with her back in September and…

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

January 10, 2011 - Marie Wintzer's holes have been appearing across the mail-art network recently. I know some of them are angry. Having been involved in the…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Michalis Kotsaris (Etoliko-Etoloakarnia, Greece)

January 8, 2011 - Michalis is a very talented artist and IUOMA friend. The first mail-art I have received from him is this monotype. As is often the…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Jon Foster (Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA)

January 7, 2011 - Jon Foster has been producing what are, IMHO, a series of tremendous mail-art collages recently. Many of them are on…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Arttower (Aschaffenburg, Germany)

January 4, 2011 - Arttower is a PRESENCE at the IUOMA and in the mail-art world. This beautiful piece (above) he sent me shows his talent and more…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Kiera Pannell (Montreal, Canada)

January 4, 2011 - Kiera Pannell has…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Mim Golub Scalin (Richmond, Virginia, USA)

January 3, 2010 - Mim Golub Scallin has been making some very beautiful collages recently. I am very pleased to have received one through our ongoing…

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

December 27, 2010 - Ruud Janssen sent me an envelope of mail-art last fall. I posted part of it here at the IUOMA. I saved this "New…

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

December 26, 2010 - David Stafford's first round of mail-art to me was this kind letter on a Venetian placemat, although you would never know it was unless…