February 2013 Blog Posts (219)

Marcela is working with pinhole cameras and has attached one of her photos in this very personal letter. On the photo, we see an old and devastated spa from Pilsen.

Marcela writes that the spa is having a secret, under the golden triangle exists a…

I love the historical feel to this beautiful piece.  It eludes categorization. So worth looking at in full.  It begs for a context.  http://thepostalleger.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/marvelous-mail-art-from-lithuania.html

Thank you Vaida.  I am…

I hope you will support Dean Marks in his effort to raise money to save the USPS. He has an offer from the Louvre to DOUBLE any funds raised by IOUMA. He has come up with the genius idea of the Mail Artists of IOUMA Nude Calendar!!!  These would be tasteful photos of course, and there are some rather large stamps available no?

We will give a large portion to Ruud, of course, but think of your poor postal workers--worked half to death, trying to compete with robots, the constant brunt…

A thick, yet very light boekie arrived last week from Japan!

The boekie is made with a great sensitivity…

Roland lives in Germany. 

Roland makes Arti Stamps and other clever mail art. 

Roland is not a member of the Banana group or even a member of IUOMA. 

Roland and I  send Mail Art to each other from time to time.

Roland so far has not said that he does not like what I send him, so this is a good sign.

Roland says I can use these Arti stamps in my Mail Art to all of you.

Roland, that is just what I'm going to do.…

Please Please Please help me

When I was younger, so much younger than today,

I never could paint or draw in any way.

But now these days are gone, I'm so self assured,

Now I find I've changed my mind and I paint like before.

Thank you Diane, The black board brings back some great memories. Like having to write 50 times, "Dean will not make the…

From Dogs to cats, from Love to Amour.  Lots of detail to look over.

Thank you Angie

Look…

Beautiful composition. I really like how Anete tells me show much in such light textures and…

Laura is a neighbor and dear friend of mine - she is the one who introduced me to mail-art and the IUOMA!

SO happy birthday to you!  Thanks!

New Friend, Donald Kolberg has sent me this fine piece of trashpo and rare relic from the Impossible Impassable Museum. As the Janitor was once quoted as saying, "Vowels are overated." thanks Donald-I look foward to exchanging more with you and seeing other…

The Bunny, Rose and LAdy in a clear air tight lamination.  How do they breath?  Should I open the lamination to get them out, or must they stay in the package?

Thank you Stephanie, a breath of fresh air.

The Vizma Fish book of schools.

Plenty of Fish in the Sea and hours in a day

Well as they in Jaws:…

Just when you thought you could do no more with Trashpo cans, Erni pops them on a background and the whole idea takes a design approach.

The three cans have been pinned on blue packing foam.  In a frame with backlighting, these could look FAB on a wall.  Sadly the cans are unsigned as they normally are, but I doubt that these are Erni copies.  They look too…

Heavyweight piece with lots of, lots of layers of trash! Anete has done a great job…

Dustin sent this outrageous…

The long wait is over!

After 30 long years of evolution, some say de-volution, the most unexpected art eBook to ever feature the highly obscure and arcane subject of ‘Mail Art’ has arrived.

Mail art is merely mail turned into art, or visa-versa, that has gone through the postal system. Little of it is seen by the general public, but postal workers have a front row seat, and they will tell you that it comes in many shapes and sizes, and all very creative. Someone…

Bamboo - Strong, Flexible and Elegant

Plant, building material,foodstuff…and much more.

I´m looking forward to your Bamboo-Artwork

Media: free (no audio, video or perishable material.) Snail mail only please.

Any irrelevant, insulting or potentially illegal content or works of strong erotic content are not welcome.

Size: Postcard size,

Quantity: max. 3 works per…

Ground Hog Day!

And the the mailbox is bursting with exotica from around the world. I got two pieces from South Africa on the same day from two of my favorite South Africans. What are the odds?…

Received this great ma drawing & lore this week,

yet have no idea who Dave is... Anyone else know who I should reply to/thank?

Whoever you are Dave, my big-time laughter and…