May 2011 Blog Posts (198)

Another great story by David. I am so used to him coming up with the greatest tales and fictive characters that I'm not sure anymore... this is a true story, right? David REALLY used to typeset the haiku journal Frogpond for Elizabeth and Bruce Lamb, and inserted his own work from time to time?! Help me out here, I'm only a gullible Cherry…

This is my very first mail from Russia, and it is sent by Natalya Korolkova (aka Ntk at IUOMA). Yamal is a peninsula of North Siberia, and in the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Nenets, it means "End of the World". I can't even begin to imagine how cold it is up there, and what kind of life it is to travel the roads with reindeer all year…

"Worst Case Scenario: Rapture & Alien Invasion Coincide." 

Received this amazing collage today from Marty Gordon for the 12-12-12 End of the World Project. 

Two perspectives of the same planet: winter in South Africa and spring here in Minnesota. Cheryl does a great job with the paint, line, and text. Of course, my heart always throws me an extra beat when I see those fish stamps on the envelope in my mailbox:…

FROM LESLEY WITH LOVE - a home for the mail I have received from Lesley from late November 2010.  Lesley was one of the founder members of The SA Mail Art School. Many of her Mail Art pieces have been incorporated  into my diary books and have been on numerous exhibitions.  Its was time for Lesley's mail to have its OWN home!…

Received this amazing pencil on paper drawing from Jaromir Svozilik of Norway!

Sent to the Mail Art Call titled " Living slow - Living fast " the exhibition will be in 2011 on QS Gallery of The Museum of Instant Images.

{Acrylic, Permanent ink, metalic paint, decollage and collage on card; 10.5x18.5cm; 2011}

For a better view of the Mail Art visit the link below:

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lovely colourful card arrived! 

Mail-art by the IUOMA founder Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

April 30, 2011 - Another Fluxus word by Ruud Janssen has found its way through the network and fully into the world. Many mail-artists are receiving…

- Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? -

This is part of a painting (oil painting I think) Cheryl was working on, which she cut up and then repainted on. Beautifully earthly and homely and clay..ly (sorry for the horrible word, you know what I mean, something…