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Received this week from M Stephens and Ed Giecek, postcards!

Posted by Penelope Timm on September 22, 2026 at 9:27pm 0 Comments

1 A lovely departure from her usual style I received a watercolor from M Stephens

2  Here  are bold swatches of teal and green color on a postcard from Ed Giecek. Thank you Ed.…

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The rubber postcard arrived

Posted by Oberdada Jr. on September 22, 2026 at 3:28pm 0 Comments

Thank you William, and all others for no. 102!

i received Mail Art from Jeff Swartz

Posted by Zack on September 22, 2026 at 11:14am 0 Comments

the shoes make the outfit 

];-)

the card makes me smile

i received Mail Art from C. Mehrl Bennett

Posted by Zack on September 22, 2026 at 11:09am 0 Comments

CMB delivers some pretty cool stamps: fire-starters -

and funky owlfish and chicken mermaids!

time to jettison the old rabbit-duck monopoly, hear hear!

bonus: another great score for…

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i received Mail Art from Fleur Helsingor

Posted by Zack on September 22, 2026 at 10:57am 0 Comments

well, this has been prophetic.

to be frank, i'm still a little spooked by this summer's fires that came pretty close - we're okay, but our village lost 29 homes. i'm hoping the rest of the year will be more horse than fire... 

merci…

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Michel Della Vedova 260919

Posted by Mikel Untzilla on September 21, 2026 at 9:46pm 0 Comments

Awesome mail day!

Posted by Jeremiah Paddock on September 21, 2026 at 8:43pm 0 Comments

I received some great mailart today. From Fishspit I got an amazing postcard collage, a most excellent postcard from L. Angelo, and a delightful collection of zines from Bonniediva. Thanks everyone!…

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I am overwhelmed!! Today's mail from Matthew Carey & Ficus strangulensis blew me away!!

Posted by Treah Pichette on September 21, 2026 at 7:00pm 2 Comments

Thank you both. I loved it all. Special mail will be coming to you both soon.…

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Posted by Mikel Untzilla on September 21, 2026 at 4:05pm 0 Comments

Mail Art recebida de Aude Perrigault/Laure Dewey (França, 2026)

Posted by Jessica Dachs on September 20, 2026 at 10:50pm 0 Comments

I was surprised to receive some mail art from Aude Perrigault from France, muito obrigada!

The envelope was beautifully decorated with an astral navy woman, with a bit of a Sailor Moon vibe.

Inside, there was a card from an exhibition the sender probably visited in Paris, along with a few stickers.

I had a little trouble figuring out…

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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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After Ray Johnson: Add (to) and Return To Mail Art Call 10 Replies

Call for ContributorsAFTER RAY JOHNSON MAIL ART PROJECT – INSTRUCTIONS/FAQHELLO!This is an invitation to participate in a mail art project dedicated to Ray Johnson, the founding father of mail art.ALTER OR ADD TO THE ENCLOSED COLLAGEI will send you…Continue

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Started by Rebecca T. in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Rebecca T. 4 hours ago.

Drawing score: anyone feel like trying it? 2 Replies

After looking at Sol LeWitt’s instruction-based drawings, I tried writing a small drawing score of my own.I would like to see what happens when the instructions travel without an accompanying image. If anyone feels like trying one interpretation,…Continue

Started by Isabelle Dehennin in Other. Last reply by Isabelle Dehennin on Thursday.

Documentation of sent Mail Art 14 Replies

Since the beginning of my involvement in Mail Art that I keep a digital archive of sent material.Do you document in any way the Mail Art you send to others? Or do you just let it go its way and forget about it?Continue

Started by Eduardo Cardoso in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Carmela R Sep 14.

Page Trade/Exchange? 3 Replies

I often have several scribble/sketchbooks going at once, and I rarely finish them.Some pages contain work I consider unsuccessful or difficult to look at—usually because I was experimenting, learning, or simply having an off day. But those pages…Continue

Tags: Sketchbook, page, trade/exchange/collaboration

Started by Josofa in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Denice Newton Sep 10.

NETWORK PROJECT: Co-Conspirators Wanted to Spread Anti-Machine Zines 16 Replies

Calling all mail artists!,I have printed an underground zine fighting back against the corporate "efficiency trap," data-mining, and the trillion-dollar attention economy. It is a call to become illiterate to the algorithm and fluent in each other.I…Continue

Started by Matthew (mm2001) in Mail-Art Magazines and Publications. Last reply by Jes Bidlack Sep 8.

Best adhesive for collage 86 Replies

A friend asks: What's the best adhesive for magazine collage that won't wrinkle the paper? I told him Spray Mount...anybody have any other suggestions?Continue

Started by David Stafford in Technical Details in Mail-Art. Last reply by Connor Engelsman Sep 7.

Worldwide diminishing postal service 18 Replies

Please complete the situation regarding the postal services in your country.Sad news: starting next month, mail will only be delivered three times a week in The Netherlands. Reason: cutbacks. Stamps are becoming more expensive.Continue

Started by Carien van Hest in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Re Schmi Sep 6.

Dear IUOMA people, today, I am wondering..... 32 Replies

Dear IUOMA people,Today, I wonder, if you are a discriminative type of person or a type of person who suspect /has doubts more or less on certain other IUOMA members ?I happen to be Asian myself and so I am sensitive on these issues more or less.For…Continue

Started by Kiki in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Re Schmi Sep 6.

ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED 32 Replies

are there any volunteers for the research?a few days ago they didn't want to receive my envelope at the post office.The reason was the ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED.They say that any color can be used except red.Red is supposedly for controllers.If anyone…Continue

Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Aug 7.

Mail art blogs and twitter accounts 57 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

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Started by andytgeezer in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Franis Jul 21.

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