January 2020 Blog Posts (222)

Wonderful altered postcard -- how did she know I am really into old air bases and planes?!…

Sometimes I pity the postal workers of non-Latin countries like Russia or China who have to be proficient in more than one script. Ours coped with Richard's calligraphy, though.

Last memory of December last year. Envelopes came from Greece, USA, France, Italy. Thank you,

Katerina Nikoltsou

David Stanley Aponte

Mark Rossmiller

Jean-Charles Boilevin

Walter Pennacchi

Thea…

This lovely came from Debra Mulnick early December.  It has a fabulous tactile quality, invites you to trace your fingers over the buttons. And of course, you cannot go wrong with a spiral.  Every piece of MA from Debra is different and special.…

Jean Jackson sends a collection of intriguing images.  It takes a while to enjoy.  I scan them together, but they come in little folded packs.

I have never seen such am intimidating two of swords before.…

Earlier in the month I reported a missing piece of mail from July Staroscik.  It arrived!  A little worn about the edges.  My theory is that thickness  have confused the sorting machines.  Fab piece, I'm so glad it is here.

For the onces that use fast communication connections. IUOMA has now its own Telegram Channel, but it directs to this main page on NING off course. See: https://t.me/iuoma_network if you are on Telegram and join there too.

Always a most fantastic painted envelope from Bernard,

Beautiful postage, too,

and inside:

Beautiful card...…

A very clever idea for Add/Pass:

and artist books, zines, too.

It is tiny, (about 10x8 cm) but an amazing recycled mail art bookie:…

Received a colourful New Years card from Katerina In Greece today. Many thanks Katerina !

Received a great mailing from Bonniediva enclosing her Bon-zine holiday issue, plus stylish card. Thanks Bonnie !B425320A-A239-4342-A60D-2F8FEA560542.jpeg

Thanks Jon!

Hans Braumuller sent his zine and cards from his Artist Matter project.

It is a large A4 zine, with Brain Cell on the front and back covers:…

Eléna made a lovely tag card with the sentiment,…

The Lyons' Den received mail from Nancy Armstrong (Shreveport LA) on the 13th of January. I had friended Nancy on Facebook last Summer (at Picasso Gaglione's urging), and I've come to admire her artwork.

In my opinion, Nancy's collage work is second to none.  It is quite lovely…

I thank the artists who sent me postage stamps for collages as a gift. Thanks The Sticker Dude (a. k. a. Joel Cohen ) and Maria Nekrasova. Maria Nekrasova also sent me a beautiful, kind…

Holiday card postmarked 15 Nov 2019...from Sacramento California,

Alan Grover Daniel sent this very nice tactile Xmas Tree!…

El Winlove has sent two fun postcards!

Doggie arrived today, January 16, NEVER is mail art "late",

it does arrive ...someday...somewhere :-)…

A "happy" sticker on the envelope,

and many happy goodies inside,…