June 2011 Blog Posts (194)

A beautiful new set of envelopes miraculously found their way to Japan again (I'm always expecting Ahmet to stop sending me his puzzles because those I send him back are so dreadful). It's gorgeous work as usual, nicely framed by the matching artistamps. Thank you…

The DreamTime.

Living in Africa means that rituals and scarring and body painting are part of our daily visuals. We see  beaded and painted Sangoma’s  nearly every day.  There are annual circumcision rituals here too.  So Guido’s work is not as strange to me as it may appear to some.

The title of Guido's envelope:

Walking Works of Art BOYS WEAR CLAN DESIGNS DURING A TEN DAY CIRCUMCISION…

Roberto's mail art is the second in a series of three Damas. There's a wonderful balance to the collage which suits the beautiful woman, and I admire the elegant effect. Thank you very much, Roberto!…

This postcard is breathtaking. I love having this pictorial of South Africa because I am so intrigued what life must be like  in the "Land of Contrasts". Lesley's sketch is so intricate and elegant. Thank you so much…

Corrugated Haptic piece arrived with .45 postage due because of a postal worker who obviously failed math. My wonderful postman paid the difference out of his own pocket so he is now a patron of the arts. Ernie, I hope I am able to enroll in the Off Scene Academie. I don't quite have the wardrobe for it but I can work on it!! Thank you Ernie getting art from you always makes the day roll smoother…

 Sent to the Mail Art Call  titled " Capa 2011-III Edição - Azores Mail Art Contest - Azul, branco e amarelo" the exhibition will take place at Teatro Angrense in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores,  Portugal, from June 17 to 26, 2011.

CAPA 2011 - III EDIÇÃO - Azores Mail…

A compelling digital print from I'm a superhero who can like fly and shit!!  You can also see this great print at the 12-12-12 End of the World Blogspot, along with a lot of other terrific work by IUOMA members.

12-12-12 End of the World…

Andrea Escorcio

Ambassade d utopia "E"

I would like to thanks to all the mail artists that in the last weeks sent me some pieces to my mail box,the reason why i dont already exchange some of my work with you its becouse i was a little busy…

I am the very happy owner of one of Jen's vintage book covers, The Boy who wanted to be a FISH (to the greatest puzzlement of his sister and his dad).

The back of the hardcover is a vintage potpourri with extreme layering which all seems to fall in place so perfectly. The color tones are beautiful, the composition is just fab. And it comes with a very very sweet…

Eat your hearts out...tis mine! made for me..and being added to the collection of Erni's amazing,

sensitive, sensual, etc....collages:

And this is just the outside of the package...…

Full color catalog...brilliant collection!

My "stamps" became a "stamp"! 

And Roland enclosed a great art card, too:

Many…

I am very fortunate to have received these pieces from Bruno.  After REALLY pleading with the man for some WORDS, he describes his work as 'minimal' and 'emotionally detached'.  Those terms describe these artworks succinctly :-).  I have commented before on the sense of desolation/abandonment in Bruno's John pieces.  The clean lines and faint images leave much to the imagination - an integral part of Bruno's 'unsaids'.  Faint shadows skim the surface of the card, creating ghosts that once…