Mike Parsons

Male

Ames, IA

United States

Profile Information:

Mail-Artist since:
2017 - October
My Website (without http://):
http://www.facebook.com/OnTheEdgeOfCreativityStudio/
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
Love creating, sending and receiving Mail ART - postcards, cards and what not.

Mail art board on Pinterest... https://pin.it/brmo6vksesbaxc
My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
Mike Parsons
On the Edge of Creativity Studio
530 River Oak Drive
Ames, Iowa 50010-4755

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  • Toni Hanner -- tonipoet

    Hi Mike, Thanks for the amazing piece rescued from your aunt's photo album find. And all the little corners! Nice American Flag ATC and handmade envelope, too. Something will be on its way to you soon.

  • Judy Staroscik

    Hi Mike,  I haven't heard from you in a while.  Hope that you are doing OK.  Did you have a good trip?  See you in the mail.

    JUDY and JOEY

  • Judy Staroscik

    Mike, Sending some mail art to you tomorrow.  Have a good week.

    JUDY and JOEY

  • Jayne Barket Lyons

    Hi Mike, This is 'a late thank you' for a piece I received from you in May! Check out my blog post. I will send something your way this coming week!

  • Nancy Bell Scott

    Sure do, Mike -- thanks very much -- 

  • barbargirl

    Thanks for all the great stuff!

  • Heide Monster

    You must be famous with the mail carriers in Ames.  "its a weird mail Joe--must be Mikes"

  • Amy Irwen

  • Norma Soulet

    Hi Mike,

    Happy Tuesday to you!

    Thanks for your lovely compliment ! 

    Can't wait to see what is coming my way. :)

    Keep well and have a super day,

    Norma

  • Debra Mulnick

    Hi!  Thanks for your postal stationery envelope!  Yes I love these old pieces of mail - and I really like the image inside with the cats and guitar.  sweet.  With your typewriter, there should be a little metal lever you push to change the direction the ribbon moves.  On my Smith Corona, a tiny metal bar - I don't know what else to call it - it to the far upper left of the keys.  I can push it up or down (there is no marking indicating what it does) to switch the direction the ribbon flows.  So when it reaches the end in one direction, it appears to run out of ink, and as soon as I switch that tiny lever, it starts moving the other way and clears.  I hope this helps.

    You should not have to manually flip your ribbon each time.  Let me know.  I like your carved Mike stamp.  Very nice of Bonniediva.  I am getting ready to head out on a trip so I will resume my IUOMA work in November.  Cheers! 

  • Heide Monster

    Still no sign of your AM- think it was lost at sea.  I'll keep a weather eye out for it.

  • Heide Monster

    well, the good news is that someday soon I'll have a full mailbox of happiness.

  • Toni Hanner -- tonipoet

    OH Goodie!

  • Bill Porter

    Thanks for the friendship request, Mike! Will look forward to the future.

    ~Bill @ The Olathe Poste

  • Heide Monster

    Thanks for the RedGrid page.  I like the clear envelope too.

  • Charlotte Geister

    Hi Mike, thanks for your friendship! I would like to exchange mailart with you!  Would be inspiring to find one of your art in my mailbox! I will send you something soon made with the sewing machine!

    hugs Charlotte

  • Norma Soulet

    Mike,

    Received your mail art postcard.....Thank you.

    Norma

  • Toni Hanner -- tonipoet

    Mike thank you for the fabulous Mail Art. First, the envelope and postage stamps are amazing. I love the postage especially! And the super-shiny stickered and sewn piece inside! Really nicely done. Thank you for the nice letter and the vintage postcards! All in all a very ice bit of mail art!

  • Penny Reinecke

    Hi Mike. I’m new to this. Help me out? We exchange mail art? I need an address for you? I’ll send something? Then ??
  • Penny Reinecke

    I’ll send some mail soon from Perth Western Australia

  • Toni Hanner -- tonipoet

    Mike, dear mail art friend, thank you for the sheep! I have been having trouble sleeping lately so maybe they will help!

  • Heide Monster

    Mike, your collage-postcard arrived today.  Thank you!  I'll try to post tomorrow, and if the weekend goes as planned, I'll send something early next week.

    H

  • Norma Soulet

    Hi Mike,

    Hope you are doing well. :)

    Thank you for the nice printed  black and blue card that arrived. Is that a Linocut? Or a stamped card? Love the design.

     Sorry that I can't upload a photo of it but maybe you can do it. :)

    I am still having problems with storage on my computer. :(


    Yes, it is very HOT here ! In the High 90's but feels like 105! :(

    Today is my Birthday so, I am catching up on a few things and tomorrow will celebrate! LOL

    Keep well ,

    Norma

  • Toni Hanner -- tonipoet

    Mike if you want Richard C. to send you his immortal stuff, send him a poem, doesn't matter if it's good or bad. He loves that! And Richard, if you see this, here's a poem: 

         Virginia Woolf is back in town

         pockets full of rocks,

         stickers in her socks.

         Virginia Woolf is back in town

         trying to catch Leonard

         wearing her gown.

  • Toni Hanner -- tonipoet

    Mike, thanks for the llamas! I love them! I'm having trouble posting photos right now, I'll see if I can do it in another place on this thing.

  • Moan Lisa

    I put you on my mailing list, will send you something soon!

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    IT arrived :-)

  • Petrolpetal

    mail out!

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Thank you! Great fun :-)

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

  • JAC MAIL

    got your elongated pc yesterday. Added to it and it's on its way. Gonna send you one as well. had a lot of fun with it. thanks for sending it!

  • Bruno Cassaglia - poetArtist

    Hello Mike! all right in your area? I saw where you live, there are many trees.

    A hug W IUOMA W LA PEACE n / * p (

    Ciao Mike! tutto bene nella tua zona? Ho visto dove abiti, ci sono tanti alberi.

    Un abbraccio W IUOMA W LA PACE n/*p(

  • Petrolpetal

    mail out!

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    do that biking!

    Thanks, Mike xxx

    see the blog:

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Thanks for the cats to the moon...

    see the blog:

  • JAC MAIL

    ALtered pc heading your way :D

  • Yvonne Kettner

    Hello new friend, have a great day.

    creative greetings, Yvonne 

  • Motherbrando

    hello from Warren county!

  • Yvonne Kettner

    Hi Mike,

    I don´t know what you mean, you don´t owe me anything ...

    Have a great day,

    Yvonne

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Thanks for the fab postage collage, Mike!

    see the blog:

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Happy Birthday, Mike!

  • p. stellaria

    Mike! Rec'd some swell post cards from you in the last few months. They have brightened my winter. Leaving u a note here as I will not have time to send this timely info in the post

    ...there is a virtual Performance Art Festival this weekend at the salt lake city public library, check it out here and hope you can make it :)

    https://events.slcpl.org/event/4880736

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    From February to April! USPS snail mail arrived!

    Thanks so much, Mike!

    see:

  • Patricio - The Celestial Scribe

    I´m missing your envelopes my friend. No news in pandemic times is not good news. Are you OK Mike?
  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    Thank you, Mike!

  • Carien van Hest

    Happy Birthday, Mike!

  • Ficus strangulensis

    Hi, Mike! Glad to see it's still "Smilin'" Mike!

    Yeah, I do love reading esp 'hard' scifi and fantasy but having no respect for the physical part of books [the book itself] the only ones I'd avoid altering, damaging, etc. are the expensive ones. Otherwise they seem2me2B raw material as well as a medium of communication.

    Cheerio, Fike

  • Monster A GoGo

    Hi Mike,

    I'm jsust checking in to see if you received the next Mail Art thang I sent you on  May 23. Hopefully you got it. Tou can scroll down and see it here: https://monsterago-go.blogspot.com/2022/05/address-unknown-mail-art...

    I was just seeing if iy reached you. Thanks

  • Monster A GoGo

    Ooops! I think I deleted the message I just left. Ha. Your mail arrived. Thank you. Something on its way to you. Cheers

  • Charlotte Geister

    Hi Mike, I am not the best person to ask, because I have never exchanged Mail art with Ed Giecek and do not know if he is still living at the address. Just try!

    Best wishes from GERMANY!

    Charlotte