June 2013 Blog Posts (207)

As the next one I would like to show you the Birthday Bookie from Vizma Brūns

.I got it a long time ago, but since a while I was gone from here, I can say - better late than never. (Latvian saying: Labāk vēlu nekā nekad)

Birthday bookie cover:…

Few days ago I got my first piece from Haptic Werewolf, mister Dharmadada Erni Bar.

... today I opened little paper package in the front of postcard and found this : …

Watch closely and scroll fast for full effect…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

June 27, 2013 - When scanning this mail-art received from Richard Canard, liketelevisionsnow and The Blessed…

center spread. Nadine's dad may have been in this film.

page 4 and page 5

back cover, my favorite!

Viz, Nadine's dad may…

Minxus Waitpinga! Starting with Vizma's envelope, a gorgeous relief map of her neck of the woods. 

And inside was this fabulous…

Very raw/trashy piece with an industrial feel...note the staples....

these next pieces are part of a new Free Book...http://book.moanlisa.org…

Mail-art by Luc Fierens (Weerde, Belgium)

June 25, 2013 - I am absolutely thrilled to have received this visual poem by Luc Fierens, as I have been a fan of his visual poetry and collage art for some time. Luc Fierens is an…

This is a fabulous watercolour illustrated accordion boekie on stiff structured watercolour paper from Carina!

 It has everything; a nonsense poem, mushrooms, gold smudges, an undercover detective with a detachable arm, scary pointy toothed people, flying heads, aggressive ingots, 5kg hair and of course the Holy Duck!!

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Here's a little story to prepare you!!

The next photo is photographed in full sun for complete Razzle Dazzle effect!! Sunnies on now!…

Received sometime around 6/20 or 6/21 but discovered on 6/22...This book demonstrates that art and science are true companions....…

I think I may have stumbled onto the right place. I started making mail art back in 1976-- sheesh-- under my name S. Mericle-- in 1991 I changed it to Mars Tokyo and invented the Mars Tokyo Rubber Stamp Co. which I owned till 2000-- then sold it to Adorned Surface. Looking for some old familiar names and some new ones. I hope that Mail Art isn't dead, that it's still alive and well. I'd like to resurface--looking for exchanges.

Mail-art by IUOMA member Moan Lisa (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

June 24, 2913 - The ever-changing and evolving Moan Lisa stepped out of a recent Fluxus preoccupation briefly with this Neoist-inspired piece…

Mr/Mrs Lovecraft(?) always sends a few ATC's with their overwhelming envelopes for you to add to and rtn to him/her. I always insert them directly into a postcard as opposed to just using the ATC by itself.

"Exiled in my own country" photo by Jan Theuninck, 2010