April 2015 Blog Posts (156)

Dynamic Duo Drawings, Letter + Mail Art Call from Chris "Mudhead" Reynolds & Alyssum (Payson, Arizona, USA)

Mudhead - 4.19.2015 - 1

Mail art by IUOMA member Chris Reynolds aka Mudhead and Alyssum (Payson, Arizona, USA)

April 20, 2015 - My favorite Seers – Mudhead and Alyssum – have sent a fabulous new missive featuring some absolutely extraordinary…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on April 20, 2015 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Mail Art IN - USA, Linda French

Every cat is worth it... New blog here ->

Added by Suus in Mokum on April 20, 2015 at 8:00am — No Comments

Vintage postcard from Mim inspires visit to Zonar's cafe in Athens

Visiting in Athens these "summer" sunny April days,

'stopped by this famous cafe in the center of Athens: Zonar's:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 19, 2015 at 4:00pm — No Comments

What is Mailart?

One of the things I like best about mailart is that it isn't just one thing, and the only one who sets the rules is the USPS and ourselves. There's always something new to fiddle with. Or, I can forget about it for a few days and fit in a nap somewhere. Tonight I started to paint some envelopes that I'm recycling for a 'bad poetry' mail-out. After about the third mess, I stopped and just thought about it for a minute. I realized I really didn't want to do it. I wanted to create, but I was…

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Added by Linda French on April 19, 2015 at 7:51am — 11 Comments

Carina Flux

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Added by Frieder Speck on April 18, 2015 at 5:05pm — 4 Comments

cat stuff...

Here I made for Nikki S. 

She seems to like cats so I save the cat photos from the cat food bag. 

I stamped a cat stamp on Mac Donald paper bag and cut and pasted on postcard.

I also pasted a little origami doll just got recently... …

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Added by Tomoe N on April 18, 2015 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Australian event!

If you live near Nowra NSW, Australia,  check out the event that I'm participating in for MIcro-Galleries. My work will be there, but, sadly, I won't. Check it out HERE.

Added by Mim Golub Scalin on April 18, 2015 at 4:38am — 2 Comments

Mail From Keith S. Chambers.

It's always a real treat receiving mail from Keith.

A fancy envelope full of cool bits and pieces. (Hippo stamp!)

"Feeling minimal for March" mix media collage and a page from a book about Pilgrams. Loving how all the different elements come…

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Added by E Elkan on April 17, 2015 at 10:00pm — No Comments

London? Who is coming to "Enjoy London"?

Stripygoose Sue will be there...and a few others?

...a birdie or two with Katerina?

MomKat plans to arrive at the Tate on Sunday, April 26,

(along with the new Royal Baby, perhaps?)

There will be a mail artists meet…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 17, 2015 at 9:28pm — 41 Comments

"A Fish got Caught with a Plastic" trash art...

I will send this trash art to De Villo.

I picked up the unit code, and medicine capsule on the street.

Fish is from newspaper. 

My teacher liked my fish painting so I cut out as a reference. 

Added by Tomoe N on April 17, 2015 at 1:09pm — 4 Comments

Trashpo boekie from Finnbadger

It's all about recycling small paper baggies and recycling mail art received

and then Finnbadger creates a super wonderful trashpo art book!

Each page reveals more fantastic tidbits (trash bits?) from other people's mail…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 16, 2015 at 4:28pm — 5 Comments

stamp art masking, template

#‎CreativeSprint‬ day 14 stamp art masking technique

I learned this technique from my stamp artist friend Darlene

They came out good and I like it myself so I will scan them and keep the originals and sent to somebody. (^_^) …

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Added by Tomoe N on April 16, 2015 at 1:21pm — No Comments

New Vispo & Asemics by Matthew Stolte (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

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Mail art by IUOMA member Matthew Stolte (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

April 15, 2015 - Visual poet Matthew Stolte sent me this batch of colorful yet language-centered vispo that includes a fair share of asemics and shows a…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on April 15, 2015 at 8:31pm — 3 Comments

Addendum

Some sources say 75 miles. Take your pick.

Added by Linda French on April 14, 2015 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Do You Know What Day This Is?

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Google has a horse-n-rider game up today to celebrate the 155th anniversary of the Pony Express, a unique time and method for mail distribution in the US. Pony Express riders were generally small, light, young, and very brave as they each rode their 50 mile assigned route, changing horses every 10 miles of way.

Here's a link with Google's animated clip.…

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Added by Linda French on April 14, 2015 at 4:22pm — No Comments

OBRAS RECIBIDAS DE PATRICIA GUZMAN Y AGOSTINA RUSIANI-ARGENTINA Y Wheeling Ice-USA PARA LA I CONVOCATORIA INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE CORREO DE LA GALERIA DE ARTE GETAFE Tema: “MODA MUJER”

Invitamos a participar de la I Convocatoria Internacional de Arte Correo de la Galería de arte Getafe.
Nos motiva utilizar como tópico para la producción de arte postal “Moda Mujer”, dos palabras que, permiten imaginar, crear, reactivar el diálogo sobre moda y proyectos como así también fusionar la práctica  artística con la vida social.
De la…
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Added by JUAN CARLOS CABALLERO CIFUENTES on April 14, 2015 at 10:46am — No Comments

International Mail Art Show - The Red Show

Added by Mick Boyle on April 13, 2015 at 11:18pm — 1 Comment

Nunca amei assim_Texto_Sidnei Piedade

            O mundo para mim sou eu e você, onde não cabe mais ninguém...pois somos apenas um. Você entrou na minha vida onde me fez apaixonar, e nosso amor nunca terá fim....pois agora sei o que é o amor e nunca amei ninguém assim. Você foi feita pra mim..és minha vida e coração, somos corpo e alma...eu o amor você minha…
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Added by Sidnei Piedade on April 13, 2015 at 8:30pm — No Comments

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