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David Stafford Rocks Some Vigilante ATCs

Posted by Thom Courcelle on July 19, 2025 at 2:00pm 0 Comments



Yeah…okay…. a pretty innocent, innocuous envelope announcing the contents of the Dave’s mailing (just in case one is “triggered” by ATCs).

A sketch experiment of some…

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Cascadia Artpost Provides Mailings Galore This Spring

Posted by Thom Courcelle on July 19, 2025 at 1:38pm 0 Comments

Another prolific mail artisan this spring has been Jack Latteman of Cascadia Artpost. Three envelope surprises, and 3 of his oversized hand-pirinted postcard, all marking significant projects or historical investigations or adventures or celebrations…and sometimes even a little political humor!…



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Diana Hale, the Subtle Art of Statement Artistamp-ery

Posted by Thom Courcelle on July 19, 2025 at 1:28pm 0 Comments

Diana Hale has been prolific…extravagantly productive…prodigious…bountiful of late in producing some beautiful sheets of artistamps.

She appears to be principally expert with a perforator…

Over the course of this spring and summer, I’ve been the lucky recipient of no less than FOUR examples of her handiwork. Some…

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Two Postes Received from Ficus S.

Posted by Thom Courcelle on July 19, 2025 at 1:18pm 0 Comments

You can’t miss an envelope from Ficus Strangulensis in your mailbox…his use of NEON address labels slathered over the face of his missives is a dead give-a-way that you’ve gotten something unique through the mail. One could say that Fike is the reigning champion of A.I.-generated experimental artwork…you can see his weird and magnificent visual…

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Incoming from France/ Brigitte De Reys

Posted by Hélène LAGACHE on July 19, 2025 at 6:14am 0 Comments

Brigitte grew this four-leaf clover for me, supposed to bring me luck and good fortune. She also sent me this collector's postcard from her family album.

Merci Brigitte.…

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Incoming from Canada/Awyn.

Posted by Hélène LAGACHE on July 19, 2025 at 6:09am 0 Comments

Thank you Awyn for your beautiful poetic and delicate card.…

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Awyn Helps Me Keep Track of My Place…With a Face!

Posted by Thom Courcelle on July 19, 2025 at 1:41am 0 Comments

Awyn wins the award for most creative bookmark EVER! This clever character can either give you the full glare over your book-marked page…or she can fling her tresses over the page and simply peer at you over the rim! Either way, it’s magnificent.…

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Robert Gregory has a Knack for Envelope Art

Posted by Thom Courcelle on July 19, 2025 at 1:37am 0 Comments

Robert and I commenced a wonderful correspondence trade last year that has continued and developed into a friendly letter-writing exchange. Robert’s art is a testament of what is possible with creative design and minimal medium. His envelopes are often the same size and shape, but every poste comes individualized with a unique concept of…

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Dr Zack sends Star-Studded Transparent Package

Posted by Thom Courcelle on July 19, 2025 at 1:34am 0 Comments

Long-overdue thanks to Dr. Zack who sent this labor-intensive piece involving miniature origami stars sent “naked” in a transparent plastic box, creating a sort of night sky diorama-through-the-mail. The choice of papers for the project were, it seems, painstakingly chosen, not just for color combination, but also for subject… Because if one…

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Mailart Received from R. Schmidt and S Kim: Two New Mail Art Friends

Posted by Thom Courcelle on July 19, 2025 at 1:30am 0 Comments

Rebekka Schmidt from Germany and I exchanged boekies…although Rebekka’s colorful contribution was much bigger than what I had sent….and, it related adventures through a couple of seasons of the year. ...A very creative endeavor, and fun to read through.…



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Somehow people always think that if a group of artists work together that then there must automatically be some kind of organisation that coordinates it all. Well, in mail art there are many groups working together. These groups themselves also work together, but there is NO organisation that arranges all the things that go on in the mail art network. The I.U.O.M.A. is the Union that mail artists can become a member of. The Union has no rules. Everybody who is active in mail art and hears about the Union can become a member just by saying so.

In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. I invented this name and made forms for people to become a member of this (fictive) union. About 300 mail artists reacted in a year, and official membership cards were made, even a official Union Magazine was published. Anybody who was a member of the Union could also claim a special function within the Union.

Even today, people still join the Union. And somehow it gives power, to say that YOU are a member of the International Union too.  It is just the center for archiving all the things that are going on. But I am not in control of the Union. I just invented it. And to make it official, I made myself General-President of this Union. Sure was impressive when I travelled to the USSR in 1991 and went to visit some friends there who were also members of this Union........

Today online on Ning there are thousands of members. On December 2nd 2018 the 5000th member joined in.

 

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Mail art blogs and twitter accounts 54 Replies

Many of us keep blogs and have twitter accounts, and I know that many of us post up our best work there. Personally I love seeing people's work on their blogs, and I follow the latest work of many mailartists on Twitter too, where the banter is…Continue

Tags: mailartists, twitter, blogs

Started by andytgeezer in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Peter Abajkovics 9 hours ago.

Sensations of Tone by Hermann von Helmholtz 1 Reply

Has anyone read The Sensations of Tone by Hermann von Helmholtz??  I got a copy of the Dover edition for my birthday;  I haven't read it yet, but I am thinking about making some art about it.Continue

Started by Asterion in Other. Last reply by Oberdada Jr. on Wednesday.

Mail Art addresses for a workshop

Next week I will be giving a Mail Art workshop to my Capoeira school teammates (adults and children). The final project will be to send the resulting works through the mail.If you are interested in receiving a work and in responding to the received…Continue

Started by Eduardo Cardoso in Mail-Art Projects on Wednesday.

Museum for Fotocopy: 40 years Unruly Publishing 1 Reply

Dear Community,we are new here but actually 40 years in the business of Copyart. Located in Mülheim an der Ruhr the collection of Klaus Urbons celebrates its 40th birthday this year under the topic "Unruly Publishing". We would be happy to welcome…Continue

Started by Museum für Fotokopie in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Stephen Tomasko on Wednesday.

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Started by Peter Abajkovics in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Stephen Tomasko on Wednesday.

Brain Cell - Ryosuke Cohen 208 Replies

What are your thoughts about this project? Would be interesting to know what you think. Do you participate. Since when, How much times. Do you know the concept? Will also try to publish a few samples here (or others can help me with that)

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Started by Ruud Janssen in Mail-Art Magazines and Publications. Last reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) Jun 26.

🤔😥 mail art 2 Replies

a few minutes ago, at the Post Office of Serbia, they received all my mail except for the USA. They say that traffic has been suspended since this morning.…Continue

Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Juan Petry Jun 25.

I just reached the limit 10 Replies

Today i received a message``You have reached the maximum limit of 100 outstanding friend requests across your Ning Networks``   So, if I am having 100 friends and ``friends`` and I reached the limit, can I remove some who are not active, and then…Continue

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Whose mail is this?

To mail artists I want to return a mail to this person (I think I asked before but I forgot) but I don’t know who. Can anyone tell me whose mail is this?…Continue

Started by Tomoe N in Mail-Art Information Jun 15.

POSTYOURART: Mail Art Workshop & Showcase - APPALACHIAN CREATIVE FRONT 7 Replies

Appalachian Creative Front is hosting POST YOUR ART mail art workshop, and benefit for postal worker unions. The event…Continue

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Started by James Kellis in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by James Kellis Jun 10.

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