June 2011 Blog Posts (194)

Over the years I have sent my postcard artwork naked. It always bothered me that inkjet tracking marks would get put on the art side of the postcard. I wondered if putting the actual card on a larger surface would allow the card to escape the tracking depredations of the Post Office. :)



Checking out what dimensions were allowed and still remain the standard postage in price I made some test pieces and sent them off. From everyone who sent back a scan or photo of the card they…

John Bennett aka Onword John – a dab hand at words for sure!  The visuals of Johns language use are well known to us all – the way he takes these unwilling critters and bends and shapes and remakes them to suit his own vocabulary - and the amazing thing? They happily bend to his will :-)

John sent a note with his work - I hope he does not mind me quoting:

Hi…

Sent to Mail Artist Eduardo Cardoso (Sines-Portugal)

{Acrylic and collage on cut cardboard ; 19.8x17cm; 2011}

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

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Sent to Mail Artist Imelda Wubben (Den Hagg-Netherlands)

{Acrylic and collage on cut cereal packaging   ;…

Sent to Mail Artist Julie Bynum (Parrish,Florida-U.S.A.)

{Acrylic on cut cardboard ; 12.5x17.5cm; 2011}

For a better view of the Mail Art visit the link…

Sent to Mail Artist Diane Keys (Elgin,Illinois-U.S.A.)

{Acrylic and collage on paper construction; 13x17.5cm; 2011}

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

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The third issue of my arts magazine Un<>Cut is now available to preview or purchase. For the first time, you can now purchase the magazine as a print copy or a digital version.  This summer issue features the work of well known American painter Michael Byron, NYC writer Sarah Cavallaro, Hungarian photographer Peter Nagy, and Chinese artist Liu Chen…

That's the back of the card...here is the "View of Iceland":

Cool! Nice and cool!

Very nice and cool...and very minimal!…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Tiziana Baracchi (Venezia, Italy)

"Fluxus begins tomorrow."

- from mail-art by Dick Higgins, posted by Ruud…

I received more work from Lesley for the Heart Matters projects - FAB as usual :-).  Anyone who has seen another person through Bad Physical Heart Matters, known this sight. The staples that hold chest and heart together. 

When it happens to someone close to you, no elastoplasts  can fix a Heart Matter.

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I've been longing for an envelope from Bifidus for quite a while, but this one was well worth the wait. I am so completely impressed by this piece (including the hilarious envelope). A stroke of genius crafted with such talent I can barely keep my eyes off it.…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Ruth Schowalter (Decatur, Georgia, USA)

June 24, 2011 - Ruth Schowalter - aka Hallelujah Truth - sent me this stunning, wonderfully colorful piece that is a fine representation of her very…