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Valentine Mark Herman
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Valentine Mark Herman's Groups
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The Groucho Marx Club Gr…
1 member
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MANHOLE COVER LOVERS
32 members
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BORING POSTCARDS
46 members
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Vinyl Art
1 member
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Group for Cat-Lovers
167 members
Valentine Mark Herman's Discussions
IS SIZE IMPORTANT IN CONTEMPORARY ART?
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It seems to be, ie the bigger the canvas the 'better' it is perceived to be, the more likely it is to be in important (museum) collections, the more money it will get at auctions, the more fame will…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ian C Dengler Sep 27, 2014.
TODAY IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL VINYL ART DAY
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TODAY'S THE DAY!16 June, 2014, is going to be celebrated by Vinyl Artists everwhere.For more…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gü Jun 17, 2014.
AN INSANE FRENCH ARTIST?
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The following story appeared in today's UK "Daily Telegraph":COCK-A- DOODLE OOH.... A MAN WHO SUFFERED FOR HIS ARTA South African performance artist who tied a live rooster to his penis during an…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Prairie Kittin Oct 22, 2014.
New VINYL ART Group!
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Would you like to join me in a new Group called 'VINYL ART'?I suspect that many of you, like me, have somewhere in your house/garage/attic a collection of old Vinyl records that you have probably not…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Valentine Mark Herman Jan 31, 2015.
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Group OwnerValentine Mark Herman commented on Valentine Mark Herman's group MANHOLE COVER LOVERS
"Katerina, you have a chance to make mail art and medical history. Sue the water company, for every Euro (or drachma) they have.
I tried to make medical history a few years ago. I got RSI (repetitive stress injury) for covering lots of canvasses in…"
"Heleen shows the "lovely" Athens water company's metal square covers along our sidewalks, some of which i fell flat on my face and smashed my right shoulder joint...now in-a-sling after surgery, ugh
PHOTO i took while waiting…"
"HAPPY HALLOWEEN from ArtKat"
"HAPPY HALLOWEEN"
"Good to see you back on IUOMA Val. Always appreciate your sense of humour!"
Group for Cat-Lovers
A group for people who love Cats -- everyone's invited to join, and their cats, of course. We welcome all Cat lovers and any and all Mail Art that features anything about Cats or Kats. Group formerly known as Katerina Nikoltsou.See More
Profile Information
- Mail-Artist since:
- 1952 (when I sent a "Thankyou for my Birthday Present' to my Grandma, and illustrated it with a little drawing). Since then my Mail Art history has been, well, interesting
- My Website (without http://):
- http://www.val-herman-art.eu
- Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
- Well, it's like this, Doc. I've got this thing about the Postlady....
- My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
- billytulip1956@yahoo.com
1 Rue de la Vieille Fontaine, F-11130 Sigean, France
"Protect me from what I want." (Jenny Holzer)
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I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF IUOMA FOR EXACTLY 14 YEARS!
Posted on September 14, 2026 at 4:44pm 8 Comments 9 Likes
It changed my life for a long time and provided a channel for some of my creative urges.
I founded some Groups -- including Manhole Covers, Cat Lovers and Groucho Marx -- and organised some international exhibitions of envelopes, post cards, phone boxes, etc in which many of you participated.
And the IUOMA sign you see at the side of this page is one of my earlier ceations that Ruud adopted.
Now I have more or less retired -- old age has caught up with me, and the cost…
ContinueMAIL -- AND MAIL ART -- IN DENMARK. FROM THE BBC
Posted on December 5, 2025 at 11:30am 5 Comments 0 Likes
Denmark posts its last letters as hallowed national mail ends
The 400-year-old postal service stops delivering letters as digital communication takes over, leaving…
Continue SMELL A STAMP!! The French postals ervice is terrible....buts niffable
Posted on October 9, 2025 at 4:59am 2 Comments 4 Likes
France's postal service rolls out croissant-scented stamp
France
France has launched a croissant-scented stamp to celebrate its emblematic flaky pastry, its national postal service, La Poste, announced on Wednesday
Scented stamps designed to celebrate artisan croissants hit letterboxes across…
ContinueComment Wall (1,772 comments)
- At 8:21pm on September 15, 2026,
Denice Newton said…
Fabulous! I hope to send mail even though you have retired! Blessings!
- At 5:46pm on August 29, 2026,
Zorica Obradović said…
Hi🖐️❗
A manhole in the middle of the stage!?!
- At 5:45pm on May 31, 2026,
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) said…
Have a nice summer, Val!
- At 12:02pm on May 31, 2026,
hmmm, did you drive from Sigean to Athens this weekend, my dear Valentine?
Look what I saw down the street !
- At 7:57am on October 15, 2025,
- At 11:55pm on June 23, 2025,
Medwolf said…
your mail art card arrived today Thank You
- At 1:55pm on February 14, 2025,
- At 12:38pm on September 24, 2024,
Isabelle Vachon said…
Nous pourrons échanger en français!
et oui, j’aime les chiens!
- At 10:11am on September 22, 2024,
Group OwnerCassaglia artista Neo-Fluxus said… Non rispondo ai maleducati!!!
- At 12:36pm on August 2, 2024,
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