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There are a lot of basic questions on Mail Art that are often asked and answered. This group might be the first place to look for answers. I will do my best to answer, but hope that other members can help out as well.
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  • Heide Monster

    Sharon, I was confused by this too at first.  But you can just send mail. 

    The advantage of the friend thing is you can send messages privately.

  • Sharon Hall Shipp

    Thank you, Heide!

  • Allison Leonard Rappaport

    I have moved.  I can't find the address list.  How do I update my address?  

  • Mel Anie

    Allison, I think:  if you look at the top of the page, there's 'My Page' i the menu. click on that, it'll take you to your personal page. Scroll down a little and there will be a section called 'Profile Information'. To the right of that, there is a little grey 'edit' box. Click on that and you can edit your address details. I'll post this on your comments wall too.

  • Melanie Reed

    How do I delete one of my uploaded photos?

  • Heide Monster

    Melanie Reed--- on the photo page of your home page, choose (click on) the photo you wish to delete.  On the upper right hand side there will be a button that says "options" (it also has a pic of a couple gears)  there are three choices in the drop down menu: edit details, add tags, delete .

  • Susan Weisberg

    I received some nice Mail Art from Russell Manning in Dallas, but it didn't have any personal message with it. I looked him up in the IUOMA artists' profiles and he doesn't seem to be there. I'm wondering how he got my name and address. Does anyone know him?

  • Mim Golub Scalin

    Susan, I don’t have him on any of my lists.
  • Peggy huff

    In order to find an address to send out mail art, do I need to request it from addressee?  I cannot find addresses on the menu.  thanks

  • Heide Monster

    Peggy Huff---Each artist's address is on thier page.  Click on their icon or name and scroll down halfway down the page is usually the address.

  • Susan Weisberg

    Occasionaly an artist's page doesn't have their address. You can send them a message and ask for it.

  • Mim Golub Scalin

    I only send to mail artists who have a postal address on their page. I don’t send electronic mail to request an address. it’s the way I’ve been doing it for years.
  • CrackerJack Kid

    When was Mail Art Cow established on I.U.O.M.A.? Please post to jackkidmusic@gmail.com with any texts pertaining to the origin of the mail art cow.  

  • Asoc. de Artistas Plásticos PR

    https://www.facebook.com/artistasplasticospr/?ref=pages_you_manage

    THIS CALL IT'S FOR ALL ARTISTS AROUND OF THE WORLD...

    ENVIAR A:

    Asociación de Artistas Plásticos de Puerto Rico, Inc.

    P.O. Box 8608

    Fernández Juncos Station

    San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-0605

     

  • Ficus strangulensis

    got this envelope approx 14 Aug 21 and am not sure who it came from... MY decryption of the return addresses has me responding to Chuck Welch but I see it could also be Nick Johnson. Can anyone out there help me?

  • Coco Muchmore

    Lol--How do you tag someone when you post a comment?

  • Daniel de Culla

    It's a Goal or the Keeper stops the Ball?

  • Richard Canard

    21.08.21 Dare Ms. Coco Muchmore, ...If one is in the game-- then, "posting a comment" is the same as "tagging someone". Of course, sometimes one feels the need to  tag someone twice in order to declare that they are in fact "it." I think Mister de Culla is saying something somewhat similar. SinCelery, Richard Canard

  • Susan Gnaedinger

    I am frustratec. I have added many photos to my groups. I have spent an hour today and can't remember how to do it. I go to the icon above for photos but I can't get to photos on my fire tablet. I can get to camera but when I take a picture I can't attach it. 

  • Susan Gnaedinger

    I was able to switch to my phone and add a photo..so please dont spend any time on my last post.

  • Ilya Semenenko-Basin

    Hello, Ficus strangulensis. You're quite right, it's a letter from Nick Johnson from Eugene, Oregon.

  • Kathy Barnett

    Is there a way to upload more than 5 photos a day? 

  • David Stafford

    I saw a mail art call recently that was something like "Words and Images, Images and Words" but I lost track of the address. Anyone know anything about that call?

  • Ficus strangulensis

    I got this 26 August and was preparing to respond but do not know who sent it. Valdor? It appears to be a response to a submission of mine but I am not able to recall one.

    Can anyone help?

  • Amy Candiotti

    I have a friend who joined IUOMA, but then lost her password.  How can she re-set her password? 

  • Alan Brignull

    Amy, when you first sign in and enter your email address, beneath the password box there is a line saying "Forgot your password?" — click that

  • Amy Candiotti

    Thanks, Alan! 

  • Carien van Hest

    I cannot see the names of the Members Online anymore (blanc screen). How can I fix that?

  • Ficus strangulensis

    in response to the question on how to post a picture to a group I've done it here. put cursor inside the message window and then click on the icon for 'add image'.

  • Ray Haley

    I saw something here (in IUOMA) about "Train Art mail" and would like some information about it. Unfortunately, I can't find my way back to where I saw it to begin with!

    Please advise.

    Thanks, Ray Haley

  • William M

    Ray, I think that may be the project Paulo Teles is doing.

    https://read.bookcreator.com/jmA9Yfz1gDQGhbPDw7OYpYMx54k1/lA4OG8VuQ...

  • Ficus strangulensis

    Another possibility is to look at your browser's history and search it for the words such as "train art mail"

  • Ray Haley

    thanks

  • Mim Golub Scalin

    Wow, I totally missed that mail art call so thanks for posting the link to the book by Paulo Teles, William M. That is just wonderful. I love how he created that book.

  • Eva Amity

    How do  I post my photos here now.  I have some inform the past., I joined in 2015.   I tried  to post photos  several times last spring.

     I have asked friends on this site, & have tried different ways, they say they don't know either.  

    I tried the mobile phone email photos last week, nothing posted

  • Ficus strangulensis

    like this, Eva? just click on the image icon above and browse to y'r image.

  • Sharon Silverman

    How can I locate Mail Artists from Romania. A person sent me art but I can not read their name?

  • Alan Brignull

    If you think they may be on IUOMA, go to the 'Mail Artists Profiles' tab at the top of this page, choose 'Overview All Members' then 'Advanced Search' and select Romania. There are 33 on the list to choose from.

  • Margaret Jeddry

    Rec’d this envelope with goodies last week.  It was opened carelessly.  Can someone help me identify “Katie” in Munich?  Thank you!

  • Mim Golub Scalin

    Margaret J, Check out CutandTear, I think that's your sender. 

  • Daniel de Culla

    Beata Leocadia Ora Pro Nobis

  • Daniel de Culla

    Poca agua

  • Dame Mailarta

    Has anyone heard from Dorian recently? . .  His mail was just turned . . 

  • Daniel de Culla

    Me no, Mailarta.

  • Daniel de Culla

    Dame Mailarta, Dorian passed away on November 26, 2021.

     Nota de falecimento: senhor Dórian Esteves Ribas Marinho

    O Poder Judiciário de Santa Catarina, com pesar, comunica o falecimento do senhor Dórian Esteves Ribas Marinho, pai da juíza Cláudia Ribas Marinho, atual titular da Vara de Execuções Penais da comarca de Itajaí. O óbito ocorreu em Balneário Camboriú. O pai da magistrada era advogado e foi, por muitos anos, presidente da Comissão de Direitos Humanos da OAB.

  • Mim Golub Scalin

    Obrigada Daniel for this sad news. 

  • Mail Art Martha

    Sorry to say goodbye to Dorian. I had not been intouch recently but we did exchanged work frequently in thr past.

  • Mim Golub Scalin

    The Judiciary of Santa Catarina, with regret, communicates the death of Mr. Dórian Esteves Ribas Marinho, father of Judge Cláudia Ribas Marinho, current holder of the Court of Criminal Executions of the district of Itajaí. The death occurred in Balneário Camboriú. The magistrate's father was a lawyer and was, for many years, president of the OAB Human Rights Commission.

  • Heleen de Vaan

    So sad news...

    Also I hadn't been in touch recently, but was lucky to receive mail art some years ago. I love his typical style, which you can see here, accompanied by a list he had added, of (a part of) his exhibi....

  • Susan Weisberg

    Does anyone know if mail art--or mail of any kind--is reaching people in Ukraine?