Here is one of your Fake John Evans Collages

Thanks for participating.

http://tinyurl.com/3cq9cqq

Dear Cap'n Mike, Thanks for an incredible selection of....Velimir stamps, Bob's yer Uncle and is ona Postcard with his mouth-harp, cards, Sewer Lizard warnings ...and even an invite to the Sticker Dude 'Under Cover' event (sorry i missed that!). Wow...what did i do to deserve all of this, I wonder.

Anyway, Merci Beaucoup...and I'll mail you something back before the end of the week.

May all your Easter Eggs be filled with chocolate liquers.

Regards, Val

Received envelope with awe. So many terrific stamps and work. Your generosity inspired me to send a thank you with no expectations. I don't want to use any of the stamps. I want to horde them as the treasures that they are. I actually saw your work in J.Hinchcliff's book a long time ago and marveled at it. Again, I'm grateful.

Also will send on the 'add &send'.

Bonjour le Biological Captain! Thanks for the latest envelope stuffed full of Dickaunian goodies: some great stuff and stamps in there that are all much appreciated; i especially liked the Baroni/Il Soppalco archive note. I'd really love to organise small scale 'Home Exhibitions' chez moi, but the little front room that opens directly on to the street isn't really suitable, and is full of books, ceramics, miscellaneous junk (and today my mountain bike). If i ever get round to organising an exhibition there, i'll definitely feature some of your mail art works, 'cos i have a good collection of them now;

I hope to be able to mail you something back at the weekend;

Bestest, JE Sweefoo

Convocatoria de Arte Correo / Mail Art

Tema: Arte Povera / Reciclado / Collages

Técnica: Libre - No Se aceptan Materiales Perecederos -

Mediadas: Postal HASTA A4

Documentación en: http://papelcollage.blogspot.com/

Convocatoria de Poesía Visual

Estampillas de Artista

Tema: Estampillas de Artista

Técnica: Libre

Medios de comunicación. Postal ¡Hasta A4

Documentación en: http://estampillasdeartista.blogspot.com/

SAMUEL MONTALVETTI

Av. Rivadavia 2109 piso 1 dto 3

C1034ACA-CABs.As. Argentina

Bonjour! Its good news (for me) and bad news (for you) time.

My good news: I have got my first genuine US Post 'Return to Sender' (plus 'Not deliverable as addressed. Unable to forward) sticker on a card I posted to you on 13/08/2011. It was returned to me today.

Your bad news: you don't have the card. I do.

I'll try again next week.

Regards, Val

More goodies safely received, Dear Mike, for which many thanks indeed. I'm intrigued by the 'Secret is Hidden' book, and hope you'll let me know when it's available. Who's the co-author -- M Greenfield?

There's something in the post for you, and I hope that it's not returned to sender-ed this time. Best wishes, Moby/Val

Mike,  have you sent a SECREt to the Tell Me Tell Me exhibition at MoCA in Korea?
http://iuoma-network.ning.com/events/send-to-the-secret-exchange
                                                         Duchamp's not Klein Blue blue suit

Mike, fast reply; like the Bananafish book cover...that could sell 'mail' in a mall

Goede avond Mijnheer Dickau!

Hi!

Thanks for the latest Dickau Super Special Envelope -- soon to star in one of my Envelope art exhibitions.

I'm amazed that you always manage to come up with so  many fantastic 'goodies'.

I'll 'add and pass' as you request.

And I'll send you something back in the next few days...BUT don't get too excited about that, as it won't be anywhere near as good as your stuff.

I just ain't that clever... but I'm working on it.

Thanks again, and best wishes, Val

The Diary of a Young Girl
Theme: a Mailart exhibition dedicated to Anna Frank and to International Holocaust Remembrance Day. January 27th, 1945: death camp Auschwitz was liberated
Size and technique free
No jury, no returns, no fees
Exhibition in 2012 in Giulianova, Italy
Documentation online gallery and catalogue to all participant if it will possibile (because of sponsor)
All works via post, no email please.
Info: daliobaracchi@hotmail.com o image000@libero.it
Deadline to be received January 2nd, 2012

Isabella Branella
via Giardino 12
I- 64021 Giulianova Lido
Teramo
ITALY

Hi Mike, have a look at : http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/iuoma and find the hardcopy version of the book. Had to make it two parts since above 750 pages  it doesn't fit in a single book. Will let you know if it sells or not....

Hello again, Mike! Thanks for an incredible series of stamps that I've just received. I especially like the '50 details...'series and the 'Vittore Baroni + 8...' ones. It must have been hard choosing just 50 details, 'cos I imagine that you would have thousnds or millions of details to choose from. I'm currently reading about Magritte and Duchamps, and some of their stuff was definitely Fluxus flavoured, even though Fluxus hadn't come into existence then.

I'll be mailing you something back soon. In the meantime, thanks again, and here's wishing you a Happy Xmas and a very Merry New Year.

Best wishes, Val

PS...and thanks for the funny photos, too! Val

I AIN'T GONNA SEND YOU A NY MORE MAIL ART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Miguel...just wait until you get an envelope from me...hasta la vista baby!... valentino

Bonjour Monsieur Mike

You sent me a photo of an old wooden wagon wheel -- for which many thanks;

The photo below is sort of related to it. It's made up of photos of disused wheels i found in the countryside round here;

Regards, Val (& Dolly)

Dear Mike, Thank you for the stamps and goodies you sent.  I blogged it her.  Real pro stuff you have there.

http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/mike-dickau-more-stamp...

 Bonjour Mike!

The poor Lady Captain Dickau has a lot to put up with your Factoids, but I truly appreciated them. Did you woo her in the mid-80's with that spider on your forehead,

And your banana plate with dominos. (Do you know dominos were originally named after the Dominican Order? Hence their white on black nature).

And the Big Dada/Big Mama card -- which is really cool.

And all the rest of it, too.

I'll be mailing you something back soon, and , in the meantime, Best wishes from Val

PS I probably should know this, but don't: is the cap'n the same guy as the Sticker Dude?

PPS Here's a couple of domino themed images i produced for a photo-essay-type book I once did on dice.

And yet another mike Dickau very special envelope stuffed full of goodies has just arrived. Thankyou/Merci/Bedankt: Gracias; etc.

As requested, I'll add and pass...but in a few days time when things are a bit less busy.

And I'll mail you something back...perhaps an add'n'pass, too.

Hope you're having a good summer.

Regards, Val

Dear Captain!

Merde -- that's one French word that you can truly boycott.

Thanks for the laest envelope with all the ATCs and stamps and labels and everything else. I am now 10,000 things richer, too.

I was very interested to read about your old typewriter. I too had one when I went to university in the 60's, and remember all the hassle of carbon copies, correction fluids and tapes, etc. (Didn't one of the Monkees' parents invent correction tape?). I think we still have an old typewriter in a cupboard somewhere, but it didn't work last time I tried it: some of the 'arms' were stuck.

It's nice to know that you'll be using it again. Can you get ink reels for it these days?

I'll be mailing you something back soon.

Hope you are well, Regards and thanks once more, Val

DOINGPOETRY IN THE WORLD

Mailart project

Doingpoetry: Poetry, Art, Society

Free size, medium and technique

No fee, no jury, no sales, no returns

The show will be held in Pavia in 2012,    

 November 23-25

At Santa Maria Gualtieri during PAVIART POETRY Festival 2012

Organization by O.M.P. and Farepoesia

Documentation: all submissions will also be posted

on the web sites under costruction in http://www.farepoesia.it/mail-art.html  

info: daliobaracchi@hotmail.com

Artworks should be sent by snail mail

DEADLINE to be received

2012, November 10

send to:

TITO TRUGLIA

Via Torino 37

I-27100 Pavia

ITALY

Hello Mike, your work has been selected for The Unexpected: Art in Transit, a postal art exhibit at the Basch Gallery in Sarasota, Florida. The following pieces of yours are listed in the collections, contributed by Sandra Lefever and Sarah Carter.

- Add-N-Pass, Collage on Japanese Postcard, Received May 1, 2012

Learn more about the show here. We already have these pieces in the inventory on loan from the collectors. Please let me know if you have any questions! Photos will be provided.

Thanks, The Unexpected curatorial team.

Bonjour mon Capitain!

Look at the photo 'Valentine' posted by Niklas heed, and you'll have a pleasant surprise;

Bon dimanche, Val

Dear Cap'n, Hey! sailor, I just got an envelope full of mail art goodies from you, and am off now to the Playland Fun House and the longest slide in the world (how long is it I wonder?) Hélas, I missed your Shimo 2nd Reception, sorry. But do, please invite me to the 3rd one. Did you exhibit just one digital collage (as the invitation card implies) or many?

 The collage add and pass thing will come back to you one day.

But before that, a French (postal, of course) letter will be on its way to you next week.

Have a good  arty weekend!

Regards, Val

Dear Mike,

      We are having a Banana Mail call for the following events.  

February 21 World Banana Day .

February 23 International Banana Bread Day in Candace Canada    

     Let me know if you want to be put on the list.     You can send to as many people on the list as you want.

     The goal is to try to have your piece arrive on the day of 21 or 23 February.

Go Bananas

Dean

Would love to start trading works... the clown stamp is fantastic.

MAILART PROJECT

Good day, Mike,

Just to let you know that I found your address somewhere in Add & Pass and that MA + Add&Pass from Sil Dubois is on itsw way to you from Holland. OPreview? See photo's I posted.

Have a nice day!

Margreet

Oh, and btw...., Your Add & Pass came by too. I added and passed them along to Germany (Elke Grundmann)... Hope you see them in time.

Regards, Margreet