July 2016 Blog Posts (156)

From Amalgamated Confusion. Note the 100 years of dada commemorative postage stamp.

It really is you...ism. Moving forward. Onwards and…

"Sol poniente", trabajo enviado a Confraria Selus, Porto Alegre. BRASIL

a larger taped collage PC arrived from Jon. The layers are marvelous and you have to delve deep.

and on the back was a wonderful personal note...thank you Jon....be seeing you in the mail soon *!*

what a wonderful surprise from Thom....a hand knitted fiber PC....with a bit of bling....

back...

look at the detail and it's so soft and fluffy...it came in a clear plastic envelope with some other bling... Thom thank you so much...it's…

Tofu, San Francisco, wants everyone to participate in this Art Call...

there is still plenty of time to submit....…

Mary likes animals from the shelter, here's one puppy...

Fun items inside...

PERASTIKA! And all the best…

Angie and Snooky are doing a great creative job with prints.

Here are STARS!..and another card:

horse rubber stamp on beautiful collage:..…

Meow to MomKat...here's lookin' at you :-)

TWO mail art sendings from Toni ...in hand made envelopes!

KitKat is Number One, and Circles for Number Two:…

Fleur makes these beautiful pieces from photos of decorated utility boxes in Oakland, where she lives. She adds stamps, stickers, and her own touches. Her envelopes match the contents perfectly. Such wonderful attention to detail! Thanks Fleur!

I've been admiring these ravens ever since I first saw them. Aaron's new white ink stamp pad really makes this jump off the paper! I feel a bit sorry for this fellow but he looks smart enough to figure a way out of that jar. Thanks so much, Aaron. I love…

LIGMA sent me this glorious lady on a "naked" postcard. It arrived in perfect condition and I love it. LIGMA is always learning and growing in his art -- I think this painting is beautiful. Thank you LIGMA! I'll send you something soon!

Yesterday, when I got home from 10 days away from my mailbox, I found a BUNCH of wonderful mail art, including this fat envelope from Carina. Inside were many wonders, including the piece at the top of the photo, a digital fold out of what looks like a big fat…

I love how the torn edges look like snow.

Thanks for the scanner warning, Kat!…

Mail art by IUOMA member DSF (Dopesick San Francisco) aka Michael Kelly (Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA)

July 24, 2016 - Here is belated documentation of two originals (hand-altered collage) by DSF. This has been a week for…

A great little piece I received just today, although my scanner seems to have "erased" an important part of the piece. There's a yellow highlighter sort of "outline" around the upper edges of all of the buildings at the top of the piece, which I believe is meant to be representative of the sunrise over the city.



If this piece is all hand drawn, it's certainly very…

Mail art by IUOMA member Mora Chepin (San Francisco, California, USA)

July 22, 2016 - Mail art is alive, well and thriving on the West Coast of the United States. I attempted to document the cuerrent scene in my (admittedly…

     As explained on the back, this is a monotype Jokie did thirty years ago.  I really like it and find myself gazing at it all day.

      Let me see, the big hit of July 1986 was "Holding Back the Years" by Simply Red.  How appropriate! 

By the way, Simply Red is…

Mail art by IUOMA member Zipelit (New York City, USA?)

July 21, 2016 - Zipelit is a somewhat mysterious character who is a member of IUOMA, but not much background material is available. I certainly admire this image I was…