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Françoise Comeyras: Mer Made in Marseille; A story of Love and Fins

My first mail art piece from Françoise.  And what a great piece it is.  Handpainted redhead Mermaid is beyond all imagination.  Far from an Air of nothing.…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on May 15, 2014 at 10:26am — No Comments

Received wonderful book written by Diane V. Horn in New Jersey last week. Thank you !!!!!

Diane this was a great surprise and gift. Love the book!!!! Thanks sooooo much!!!!

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inside signed copy for me…

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Added by Rochleigh Z. Wholfe on May 15, 2014 at 4:56am — No Comments

SEE! SEE? SEE!

Haven't answered a mail art call in quite a while, despite all the mail art I've been creating.

The SEE mail art call appealed to me. As is usually the case with me, my piece is a literal translation of the theme.

Red Head, Red Head, what do you SEE? I SEE a tarantula looking at me!

Went with a variation on the children's book 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear What…

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Added by Lynn Radford on May 14, 2014 at 4:39pm — No Comments

David Stafford:A Complete Guide to Safe Helmet Usage

Orginally meant for an Art unworthy relative.     I have it now, and it's all mine! 

     This wonderful boekie is so funny, but actually started me thinking of accidents.  So I started a little research project to go with the blog.

    According to the Center for Disease Control, falling out of bed accounts for 1.8 million emergency room visits and over 400 thousand hospital admissions each year.

“The primary way consumers can avoid static electricity…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on May 14, 2014 at 10:55am — 17 Comments

MA card received from Emily Coles in the U.K May 2014. Emily Coles. Love this monoprint Emily!!

Thanks Emily for your insightful little note and glad you like Birth of Spring piece I sent you. Your original artwork is always a joy to receive!! Look for something from me soon.

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Finally finished my…

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Added by Rochleigh Z. Wholfe on May 14, 2014 at 7:16am — No Comments

MA received from Mim in Richmond, VA April 2014 Thank You!

This piece reminds me of the Blood moon we had last month. Intense energies emerged from it. Thanks

Working on something for you.

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Added by Rochleigh Z. Wholfe on May 14, 2014 at 7:04am — No Comments

Original MA received from La Marquesa in New Mexico, May 2014. Like this piece very much! Looks like moon cycles. Thanks

La Marquesa I like this experimental piece you created. Interesting indeed. Thank You!

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Added by Rochleigh Z. Wholfe on May 14, 2014 at 6:58am — No Comments

MA received from Katerina Nikoltsou in Greece, May 2014, Spring Time MA. Thank you Kat!!!

Spring has finally reached New England Kat. Yeahh!! Thanks for Blue Bunny Time. Love the watercolor background. Happy Spring to you too.

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Added by Rochleigh Z. Wholfe on May 14, 2014 at 6:50am — No Comments

MA original and prints received fromSuus in Mokum! Suus love the prints and origan cat tails. Thanks!!!

Your work is really unique Suus!! Like this very much and working on something for you. Thanks again!!

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all pieces back…

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Added by Rochleigh Z. Wholfe on May 14, 2014 at 6:41am — No Comments

MA gifts received from Claudia Garcia in Argentina!!! April 2014. Gracias!!!

Claudia  thank you for the headband gift and dotted piece Rads. Interesting design. Best of luck as you prepare for your show.

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headband ---great colors for summer!

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Added by Rochleigh Z. Wholfe on May 14, 2014 at 6:29am — 1 Comment

DK, your post has landed.

A wonderful tribute to DKultTX, notice we have a kitty named Waco!…

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Added by borderlinegrafix on May 13, 2014 at 7:34pm — No Comments

Valentine Mark Herman: To Blog or not to Blog

Val sent a very old French post card from when they use to put the stamp on the front.  Maybe as old as 1980?

On the back it reads; "Once the Non-blogger posse was established, a many Mail Artists when into hidding."

Thank you Val.  What a tool you…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on May 13, 2014 at 6:53pm — 9 Comments

Alicia Starr: Rue Voltaire

Well to tell you the truth, this isn't the title Alicia came up with for this piece.  I just made it up as part of rue Voltaire can be seen.  Also recently I had been to the…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on May 13, 2014 at 6:21pm — No Comments

Katerina Nikoltsou & Heleen de Vaan team up in Paris and sends us on an Artistique cruise down the Seine

They Came, they Created, they Cruised  (For Paris Toy Boys?) 

Great Mail Art from the Cruising Duo.  Love the drawing and the play on words with pont…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on May 13, 2014 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

Poets' Coroner by Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illusion, USA)

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Added by De Villo Sloan on May 13, 2014 at 12:43pm — 6 Comments

200 Postcards/Got Mail Art: Incoming! Incoming!

“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.”

So said Charles Bukowski and I agree. (Tip: flame retardant underwear helps.) Mark Hammond put the fire-walk words on the back of his view of Fuji:

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1) Mark…

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Added by Carola Von Hoffmannstahl on May 12, 2014 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Trashpo Encore by Eduardo Cardoso (Sines, Portugal)

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Mail-art by IUOMA member Eduardo Cardoso (Sines, Portugal)

May 11, 2014 - On April 18, I blogged Blunt, a new Trashbook by Eduardo Cardoso. Last night I discovered this additional mail-art by Eduardo (mixed with a…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on May 12, 2014 at 4:00am — No Comments

Richard Baudet

Love the stamps, love the lettering! Thank you for this beautiful mail art. I wish I could write that way :-) And I will not break the chain.

Added by Nina Hermus on May 11, 2014 at 11:32pm — No Comments

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