March 2011 Blog Posts (255)

If any of you are in Kloof South Africa in the next month come and see my upcoming exhibition!

Growing up in the 60’s with 3 sisters and a mother who cooked and sewed for us all has left me with a strong sense of domestic life. I have never sewed but two sisters followed in my mother’s footsteps, even making their own wedding dresses. Two of us love cooking. I prefer to express myself visually, combining drawing marks with collage for this body of work…

What a great decision for Angie to participate in our "Windmills"...circles of my mind! This materpiece arrived in Greece today and it is stunning! While it is scanned here,…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Rosa Gravino (Rosario, Argentina)

March 14, 2011 - Rosa Gravino's Chapter S for the Project 26 collaborative mail-art book is a stunning piece of visual poetry. Her work is colorful and complex,…

Here's lookin' at you, kid! That is an original drawing on the envelope, me thinks self-portrait of the "artist-machine"! And then there are just a few of the contents...there is much, much more!…

I like this stylized version a lot. It almost looks like this guy is sitting on a slice of watermelon.

Thanks,…

Sent to Artist and friend Fernando Andrade (Salvaterra de Magos, PORTUGAL)

{ Acrylic and permanent ink on packing wine;…

In the past few days, I've received several fantastic pieces for the End of the World Project. If you're reading this, I hope that you consider sending a work of your own! In the meantime, you can take a look at all of the work by going to the following link: 12-12-12 End of the World Project Blog. If you'd like to be a…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Gik Juri accompanying his DADAHOMEYA KIT #9 annoucement (Moscow, Russia)

March 12, 2011 - Mail-art is a serious cultural practice in Russia. It has a fascinating history in that part of the world,…

audio by loyd padgett

Hi, all,

I am getting personal emails and SSN messages from the US about news on Japanese earthquake.

The Tsunami happened at north part of Japan, and I live in Osaka, and my area is by mountain so me and family are all all right. There was no earthquake in my area at all. And Osaka is like 8 hours away from…

Sent to the Mail Artist Stephanie Blake (Huntsville, Alabama - U.S.A.)

For a…

It's a beautiful morning here in Wakoshi (that's 6am from my window), everything looks as normal as possible, and I feel so lucky, being able to leave this message to you. I want to thank all of you for your kind words and thoughts, I feel like you were very close. Yesterday I thought I was going to die. Got badly shaken and shocked, but luckily there is nearly no…

I received this mail art postcard from Angie & Snooky. Isn't it great?

My first piece from Helder arrived from Portugal today.... a gorgeous little work.A scarecrow who does not think he has a future. The grass, glued on and painted - is it the field he is guarding or is it his stuffing? Is he disintegrating? Thankyou Helder, I love it!…