July 2018 Blog Posts (128)

Brent in PA does many series of watercolor paintings on postcards,

and sends them out in the world to random places,

and to IUOMA mail artists, too.

He asks that you simply photo his art with backgrounds of where they…

Mail by Stephen Perkins (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

July 19, 2018 - Stephen Perkins using the moniker Janet Janet was a central figure in the great mail art surge of the 1980s. Those who participated or have studied correspondence and zines from that era are likely to recognize the Janet Janet persona even if they are not familiar with Perkins, who has also achieved a distinguished career in the above-ground art world.

Janet…

From "up-the-hill" on the way to the seaside,from Trilofos, came TWO mail art sendings,

Stampings on the envelope, super!…

Nice writings over the chinaware ,

and between the yummy foods :-) A very nice handmade envelope:…

Mail art by IUOMA member Yayoi S.W. (Kirkland, Washington, USA)

July 18, 2018 - Yayoi S.W. is creating wonderful art and sharing it via the Eternal Network. She is receiving rave responses. Because her work is often image-text and/or asemic, she has captured the interest of the vispo and asemics communities as well.

I’ve already been thrilled to include her work in the Asemic Front mail art call. Her asemics are becoming, in…

An original painted card,

arrived with other special items, too.

A card with RED, and these mail art omens…

Altered architecture...with a touch of BLUE!

and on the envelope, too.…

and with map fragment...

'Love searching for the location when i see a map piece :-) It is Kentucky, I guess...

also here too, a map fragment from Missouri with Harry S. Truman State Park:…

Kathy Barnett sent a FAB retro!...the red vinyl booths and waitresses...

with stickers and images of those days,…

From Ficus S -  3 lovely photos of his art and a lovely letter.

From Ed Giecek- 3 Add N' Pass and some extra goodies.Ed has made another fun stamp that looks like ME! LOL

Thanks to both of you for the Mail…

Mail art by IUOMA member Bonniediva (Gurnee, Illinois, USA)

July 15, 2018 - To be honest this lovely collage with verses was never “lost” as much as it was “misplaced.”  But making lemon juice from sour cherries, I squeeze this into an opportunity to share a hitherto unseen piece from mail art friend – the ever-exceptional – Bonniediva! The collage is vintage October 2017. And a fine harvest indeed!

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It’s bright color and lovely image but at the same time painful to look at thinking about those affected.

It says it all....