"reminded me of a caricature of the Cohen brothers (directors), also in some striped sweaters and with an accent on cigarettes and tobacco smoke. I don't remember who the author is."
In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In November 2008 this NING platform for IUOMA became the home for members
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From Ricky Long.. Thank You my west coast friend
Posted by Medwolf on July 12, 2025 at 6:27pm 3 Comments 1 Like
what can I say an eagle flew by and dropped it in my mail box.. I drove the smokey grid to town and picked it up yesterday evening Thank You Ricky…
Incoming: Selections from Stampzine and Arthole
Posted by William M on July 12, 2025 at 3:50pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
From Zorica Obradović Thank You
Posted by Medwolf on July 12, 2025 at 6:36am 0 Comments 4 Likes
I totally love the spirit wolf in the last pic Thank You Zorica your mail art rocks…
Came on the wind from Awyn
Posted by Medwolf on July 12, 2025 at 5:31am 0 Comments 5 Likes
Went into town this evening and there it was.. Thank You Awyn…
Mail from Nick Tauro
Posted by Jennifer Wallace on July 11, 2025 at 1:20pm 0 Comments 7 Likes
Months ago, I sent a bundle of old photos to Nick Tauro in Albuquerque and here's how he's used one of them. I love it! Sooooo good.
Ready to send (11.07.2025.)
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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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ANGELS
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Kindness Mail Art Call
January 1, 2025 at 6pm to September 25, 2025 at 7pm – Gualala Arts
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MURMURATION Mail-Art Project
January 24, 2025 at 6pm to January 24, 2026 at 7pm – France
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Black Friday is a Joke
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Latest Activity
"mysterious...interesting..."
thank you .....Audineth Asaf
"I like it a lot. This is absolutely to my taste. finely dosed emotion."
"Example from Poznań/Posen."
"Love the Pontiac and boys with striped shirts; reminds me of my Texas childhood in the 60s."
"Drove the smokey grid to town last evening and picked up your mail art "Thank You" my west coast friend"
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MANHOLE COVER LOVERS
29 members
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BRAIN CELL - RYOSUKE COH…
344 members
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Group for Cat-Lovers
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Postal History Boutique
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ATC REBELS
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POSTCARD 2025
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ArtiStamps Creators
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BORING POSTCARDS
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ADD & PASS
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Seasonal Mail Art
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Smiles & Smirks
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ADD & PASS - The X Files
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Thee Add & Pass Book Club
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Year 2024 - 2025 -- Acti…
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US Embassy
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OPEN CALLs
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The One Page Zine
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Zines
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Assembling Zines
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MINIMAL MAIL ART
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Forum
Sensations of Tone by Hermann von Helmholtz
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 Jun 27.
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)
Tags: Mail-Art, Project, Cell, Brain, Cohen
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
Started by Predrag Petrovic in PROBLEMS. Last reply by Predrag Petrovic Jun 23.
Mail art blogs and twitter accounts 53 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 Tomoe N Jun 15.
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
Tags: workshop, show, events, event
Started by James Kellis in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by James Kellis Jun 10.
My Offer : Lots of My Mail Art for You - REQUEST : Donation to IUOMA ! 1 Reply
Hello dear fellow IUOMA members,In short, I would like to monetarily support IUOMA but currently I cannot. So, I thought of this idea that I send you lots of my mail art, mostly made with my hand-carved stamps prints, and in return, you just donate…Continue
Started by Kiki in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Kiki Jun 8.
SANDRO BONGIANI CONTEMPORARY ART / INVITATION:
SANDRO BONGIANI CONTEMPORARY ARTINVITATION:As for several years we have been preparing the collective exhibition that will…Continue
Tags: Art, Contemporary
Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects May 30.
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