January 2013 Blog Posts (232)

It's red and with classic stampings...Nebraskadada!

it's a CD?

Well, 'tis a "pseudo CD"...no hole or…

Neil collects "tea things", and he very generously has sent many,many great tags and bags .

Also, there are some "BLUE" items from a vitamin C fizzy drink , a BLUE ribbon, cork,

and other mail art omens, soon to be used in future mail art ! 'Love the "BLUE" envelope, too, Neil! xxx…

A 2D piece from Erni?  Really?  There is more than meets the eye ...

What looks flat to some, may not to all.  Remember it wasn't too long ago that sailors thought the sea was flat.

Well Well, the joke is on all of us ...…

This is an "Enlightened Belly Button" from C. Mehrl Bennett,

our "Visual Mom". And along with it was and envelope full of great things:

"The Many Varieties of Beer" ... a wonderful detailed graph:…

Fun! fun! Fun! at the Tate Britian, I see!

Fun little clear packet arrived from MailArt Martha.

The card has the work of Stripygoose along the top...waddling :-)

Oops, is that a red egg?

Also the "Field Study" info and…

Don't be "blue", but have happy "blues" from Suus.

Her artistic work is fantastic and so wonderfully patterned!

Always a joy to receive! Thank you so much. xxx

Fleur sent a flower...of course!Look at that BLUE…

Dosankodebbie is no longer here at IUOMA, but she continues to create wonderful

etegami cards, and one arrived in Greece. Beautiful Japanese papers make this "moon",

but unfortunately texture and "feel" is lost because it is plastic…

Modelling is hard work :))

Jay, thank you for this superb…

Sent some "shiny" ephemera to Dustin by request and recieved a shiny package in return.  It included Trashpo, Xeroxpo, a Hand-drawing, and a little plastic figurine.  There was definitely a military theme running through everything...

A xerox of the artist's hand wearing camoflage from days in the marines...…

A few pieces that provide a bit of alchemical mystery--verbally or symbolically.  And, quite a bit of alchemical magic of the postal art variety...

Silver and Gold with symbol asemics from Rachel Freeman (Missouri, USA).  SHINY!!!  It deserves a gold star, but it's already got a GOLD HEART!

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A very nice surprise from a new to me Mail Artist...I have been a fan of Jane's work and was lucky enough to get a mail box surprise right before New Year....thank you Jane...all the best for 2013 *!*

Thank you Jane for a burst of Super Women…

Walking the dog will never be the same after this piece.

Thank you Jon, keep your head loose and your dog on a lead !

Radio heart and numbered dots.  What does it all mean?, I hear you ask.  Well I added all the numbers in the dots, and the total comes to 59. So that should give you a clue ...

Thank you Dani and keep up the good work and moustache!

The new year arrives and the clock keeps turning.

Thank you Sarah and the best wishes to you in 2013.

I LOVE getting mail from Alicia and this is a whole new direction in trashpo. She has envisioned a piece of artwork around the owner of the found trash. Really beautiful thank you Alicia!!!!  I sooo admire your…

I paid $1.50 postage due for this lovely sock--what a score! From Superhero/Moan Lisa.

HOw much merriment could some mail art make if some mail art could make merriment?  Turns out... A LOT!!

Gosh DANG IT, David Stafford!!  A smile on my face has offically CRACKED--unlike the head of GrimMan, but possibly like the tooth of the Green Dragon.  A better shot of the "episode" to be able to get a sense of the drama...…

I have seen--it seems--some rather amazing poetry included on this site and inclusive of many mail art pieces recently.  It does my heart good.  Poetry has saved my soul many times over.  And though I shant wish to proselytize poetry upon any of the masses that define themselves as verbal art-agnostic, I would like to celebrate a recent mailing from Japan that might make you see the light.  You might find yourself verse-converted...…