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Comment by Ruud Janssen on March 24, 2011 at 7:01am

Mail-Art means something different to everybody. There is no standard welcome package possible. Jump in and absorb what you see. Then decide on which road you like. It is that simple. "Mail-Art changed my Life" is a simple statement. This can happen to everybody that stumbles onto mail-art. Meet new people, meet new views, change your views, change your life. Basic things that Mail-Art has in its power since human beings communicate on a creative and a direct way.

Comment by Jessica Weybright on March 24, 2011 at 5:17am

Thanks Ruud and Val! Here goes nothing...

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 23, 2011 at 10:38am

Re Jessica's ...Help! Ruud, why don't you prepare a short and simple 'Welcome to IUOMA' package so that people like Jessica, Plush Rose Mc G and others will have some idea of how best to partcipate in IUOMA when they join? It is not very clear what new members can expect or should do. Regards, Val

Comment by Ruud Janssen on March 23, 2011 at 5:42am

@ Jessica : Yes, there is a lot going on. Just start with some of the things you suggested and see how people react. You will find a way to make this place work for you. There are no fixed rules. Just enjoy and participate.

Comment by Jessica Weybright on March 23, 2011 at 2:14am

Hi! I'm new here and a little overwhelmed! Am I supposed to post pics of  the mailart I send or what I receive? Do I post my received cards as my photo, or do I send a message to the sender and post it in the message? Help!

Comment by Helder on March 7, 2011 at 7:15pm

I will soon organize a New MAIL ART CALL with a friend here in PORTUGAL, the exhibition will be in a historic and well-known coffee which usually organizes Art Events I hope to count on your participation. Soon I will give all the detailed information, stay tuned.

Comment by Annie-Ada on March 3, 2011 at 10:35am

thanks everyone, thats really helpful. I shall start creating exciting things ASAP!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 3, 2011 at 6:38am

I count things.

This year I have mailed out, to date, 118 pieces;

I have received 66 in return.

A 56% return rate. And you might think that's not very good.

BUT, I have done two 'blind' mailings to people I didn't know but who were my Friends*, and one totally unnecessary Group mailing, making a total of 25 pieces, for which I only received 3 back.

If I exclude these from my mailing totals, I then sent out not 118 but 93, and received not 66 but 63.

The return rate is then 67%, better but it means that one in three pieces sent is not reciprocated.

But that's the Rules of the Game.

To which I have adapted, and now only send pieces to people who I know are likely to reciprocate.

So if you are reading this you might feel (remember I told you that I count things):

1. indifferent

2. guilty that you haven't replied to me

3. that you will send me something knowing that i will reply to it. I will, I promise you.

4. other

John, incidentally, is one of the people I exchange mail with on a regular, totally reliable basis.

Regards, Val

 

*Sometimes i wonder what a 'Friend' is, if the person in question doesn't reply.

Comment by Ruud Janssen on March 3, 2011 at 6:28am

My advice: just start sending out and don't expect anything back. The surprise when getting somethign back will be all that more. I started like that in 1980.

Comment by Ruud Janssen on March 3, 2011 at 6:03am

Mail-Art is 'guilt free' as they call it. When you send someting do not expect an answer. When you receive something, only reply when you want to. For mail-art projects, the basic unwritten rules apply.

There is no guideline on how to start. Only senders are receivers, but it sometimes takes time. The mail-artists most promently in view might not have all the time to answer.

Mail-Art is not an exchange club. You send out because you want to. Others do the same.

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