August 2010 Blog Posts (105)

Very Excited to receive this from Rachel Freeman

Added by Ranae on August 18, 2010 at 3:22pm — No Comments

Received: Mailart cut-ups from Ficus Strangulensis (West Virginia, USA)

August 17, 2010: New IUOMA friend as well as old friend Ficus Strangulensis sent me a "greatest hits" package from recent years. These show his distinctive adaptation of William Burroughs' cut up technique. His letter explains what he's been doing and provides an authentic portrait of the homegrown U.S. artisitc renegade, right down to the firearms fascination. To provide a little more bio. for you on Ficus, he is also an organic chemist. His investigations into randomness and…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 18, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

Long Distance Running Bulletin #3

Added by Ivan Zemtsov on August 17, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Received: Meta-mailart from "Fluxus Angie" Cope (Wisconsin, USA)

August 16, 2010: In email messages prior to sending me this piece, Angie Cope stated her intention of pushing the boundaries of the collage style she has developed, particularly with an eye toward Fluxus. We both share an interest in Fluxus; and IUOMA has among its members many practicing Fluxus artists from whom we can learn and have dialogues. In this piece, I see not only some Fluxus-derived elements but also styles and tendencies represented among…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 17, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Received from Patrizia Pianini, Italy--molto grazie, Patrizia

Added by Bifidus Jones on August 16, 2010 at 2:03pm — No Comments

From Julian!

Check out this very intriguing print from Julian Grant. And the sweet stamps, postage and otherwise on the "envelope". (He tri-folded this print and addressed the back) Thanks Julian!…

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Added by Kris Naylor on August 16, 2010 at 4:14am — 1 Comment

Reflecting on Ryosuke Cohen's 'Brain Cells'.

Having recently joined the IUOMA I thought it would be relevant to upload and mention my brief involvement with Ryosuke Cohen, a major mail artist. You can read a nice description of him here… Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on August 15, 2010 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

landscape mixed media

I was struggling what to do in independent study, but finally I did something that I could be satisfied. Summer class was over, so I can do something else till Fall semester starts on Sep, 2nd.…

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Added by Tomoe N on August 15, 2010 at 1:08am — No Comments

Received from Athenais Scales

Added by liketelevisionsnow on August 15, 2010 at 12:06am — No Comments

from A. Scales

Added by liketelevisionsnow on August 15, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Received: Trashpo mailart from Erni Bar (Hamburg, Germany)

August 14, 2010: Versatile artist Erni Bar finds inspiration for some of his work in the streets of Hamburg. The mailart he sent me, documented below, marks my first experience in what I think could fairly be considered trashpo:

As with all mailart, packaging must be considered carefully for practicality as well as aesthetics. So in this…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 14, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Received from Karen Champlin, USA--this piece still gives me goosebumps...love it

Added by Bifidus Jones on August 14, 2010 at 11:16pm — No Comments

Received MA - AC (Wisconsin)

Fellow Midwestern artist Angie Cope has sent me a lovely stamped and collaged piece with multiple ephemeral additions. Dig the hand colored additions and the IUOMA tag on the bunny's butt! LOL! Thank you so…

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Added by Julian Grant on August 14, 2010 at 6:54pm — 1 Comment

Received MA - SDG (Italia)

Handmade Mail Art Music collage piece with hand stamps. Love getting foreign MA. Always such a gift. SDG has continued to send me interesting pieces with a 80's color scheme. Many…

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Added by Julian Grant on August 14, 2010 at 6:51pm — No Comments

Received MA - D Berube (NYC)

Unique stamped/printed/painted piece of MA by DB on vintage cereal box or Star Trek promo. Detailed Aardvark tag with text built into the final piece. Very beautiful work. Thank you very much.

Added by Julian Grant on August 14, 2010 at 6:48pm — No Comments

http://cherylpenn.com/wpb/

Please note my external blog. http://cherylpenn.com/wpb/ 5 cards left Africa on Monday - I hope they reach their destinations - 2 to Italy, 1 to Germany and 2 to America.

Added by cheryl penn on August 14, 2010 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Received from Snappy, Canada--thank you!

Added by Bifidus Jones on August 14, 2010 at 1:53pm — No Comments

Received from D.C. Spaulding - USA

Recebido de D.C. Spaulding, USA. Thank you very much, D.C. Greetings from Brazil!

Added by Alexandre Gomes Vilas Boas on August 13, 2010 at 2:21am — No Comments

Received from Ebehard Janke - Edition Janus - Berlin - Money (F)or Nothin´

Recebido de Ebehard Janke, o "Edition Janus Catalogue", com a minha
participação no projeto Money (F)or Nothin´. Thank you very much,
Ebehard! Greetings from Brazil!

Added by Alexandre Gomes Vilas Boas on August 13, 2010 at 2:15am — No Comments

RECEIVED FROM CONSTANÇA LUCAS - SÃO PAULO - BRAZIL

Recebido mais um belo poema visial de Constança Lucas. Demorei para postar no blogger, mas aqui está!

Obrigado Constança por me enviar mais um trabalho tão delicado!

Abraços!…

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Added by Alexandre Gomes Vilas Boas on August 13, 2010 at 2:06am — No Comments

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