August 2015 Blog Posts (160)

Sent this to Angelica Paez Mail Art Call - Give Donald Chump New Hair! It's still ongoing if you want to submit a piece, contact Angelica here at IUOMA.

Bonjour!

Here is my latest Great Big Collage. It is called "Great Big Collage 3: Is it Art or Sex?"

Here are some close ups of it (the Great Big Collage, that is, not, certainly not, the sex):

Another Lady in White; This one is wondering…

Quacky mess is a wonderful reply on my latest mail to Katerina. Love these double agents.

Thank you…

Thank you Katerina

Thank you Nico

Thank you…

Dean and I met up in Mokum to make Mail Art together. New blog here ->

Lovely half-A4 mail art arrived in Greece last week,

just in time to save the sinking boat?I'll set it up-right on its way,…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jason Motsch (Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA)

August 23, 2015 - The Tacky Little Pamphlet (TLP), a mail art staple, is an ideal vehicle for asemic writing projects. Certainly prize examples can be…

Anna Banana's Retrospective Exhibition, Commemorative map by Jack.  Thanks!

The Republic of Whimsy strikes again!…

Another ATC - Thank you, CZ!

Pocket Art - Thanks!

I just got this in the mail today. No return address, no note. I am a pretty smart guy, so I did some detective work and believe it's from res. A humorous and well-done altered postcard. A nice surprise, and really cool!

My first visit to my new P.O. box was not a disappointment, as I received this surprising piece of mail from Tammy Riggins. I remember commenting on her photo that the poem against the green background was beautiful--and she sent me a piece of it! I thought this was especially thoughtful. The face collage is simple and interesting, and the handmade envelope was…

This is the second envelope of art I have received from Moan Lisa/Maria Morisot. "Haunting" is the best word I can use to describe the work I receive from this artist. It is also extremely original.

This took a while to get here, but when I got it, it arrived in wonderful condition, thankfully. The envelope is handmade from some braille paper, border patterns, and paint. The card in the lower-right was inside the envelope. This is really beautiful stuff--both the envelope and the piece that was inside it are…

I got this collection of things from Samantha Althoff earlier this week. I love it all. The prints using dye-based inks are cool (at least that's what I think it is), the envelope is decorated with stamps of various types, and she also included a bunch of S&H…

Actually it came from Sarah Waldron in the UK.  At first glance it has that Star Wars / Trek feel to it.  However when you start getting into the details, I am drawn into it.  Right now it sits on my desk and I turn it from side to side every once in a while.  Yes I know that Sarah wants me to look at it this way, however it works well from which ever way you look at…