August 2012 Blog Posts (235)

Was Val out searching for sea monsters then also?

My 80's were spent being a Mom and raising 2 kiddo's...

Thanks for the nostalgia Val...hugs and smiles…

A beautiful layered asemic art post card arrived from Kerri with an equally beautiful painted envelope...thank you..hugs *!*

I am late in posting, but not forgotten...to start with (3) ATC's; each a one truly a small piece of art...

Print in black

Print with "free" running man - love this one!

Beautiful altered print to show just a…

今天用手工纸试做了几个信封,准给德国,和瑞典的朋友,试着寄出全手工纸的邮件,,,,,,

A beautiful collaged postcard graced my mailbox from BJ...great color combo's...thank you xxoo…

"Can YOU Draw the Mink? Famous Artist Talent Scout Contest" poster for MinXus-Lynxus Solar Festival 2012.

Complete blog on:
http://snailmailsuus.blogspot.nl/2012/08/mail-art-received-week-32.html

This is the 1st treasure from Laurence (Nancy, France) which I received a few weeks ago. A little French bird told that yet another is on the way! ^_^ In the meantime, I share a taste of my joy...…

From Sarah Churchill, South Wales, UK    (189/365)

From Claudia McGill, Pennsylvania, US

From Diane Keys, Illinois,…

As you may have guessed, the tale of the lost dog was behind him and he could not see it due to his long hare.

I enjoy looking at this piece which has more details that the scan can not pick up.  Very fun.  Thank you Angie.

A landscape of sand paper with the setting of a beer cap to light up the evening sky.  Now how fab is that?  Well here it is, and it looks better than the real thng.

My guess is that the red sand paper was imported from Germany.  The bar codes are just an extra.  Thank you…

Yet another stunning piece from Kerri.

It's like watching a long-exposure photograph of the Minnesota Vikings (those are their team colors...) playing in the snow...

Thank You!…

I'm posting all my mailart in golden postboxes :>))) http://www.goldpostboxes.com/

Thank you for fantastic mailart from Jill French, Katerina, Vizma, Susan Walker, Michael Orr, Lisa at skybridge studios and Val. I am so happy to receive mailart from you all :>)))

Thank you so much, Janine! Lots of Love to you too!

Three arty slides with great tiny images arrived in Greece.

I'm not doing too many of these arty slides, as i find the "space" so tiny!

But Janine and others are creating…

This is another beautiful tape-transfer from Jon.

(See the BLUE.."to use"?)

He has a wonderful way of "picking-up" text and images

with packaging tape and then creating these mail art pieces!

Always a good mail art day…

Always a joy to receive a card from Deborah Davidson in Japan.

She is no longer here at IUOMA, but has a very active blog and

continues to send many "etegami" cards.

Here is a beauty in BLUE inspired by a Robert Frost poem

"Desert Places"…

This is a beauty! Mim did a great series of this "holes" and "anti-holes" idea!

using fantastic color arrangements and surprises! Keeping it MIM- minimal !

After completing her first "365" mail art pieces, she went on to do "1000"!…

Medwolf was away for a while for health reasons,

but a fun package arrived in Greece and he is BACK to mail art!

Many a reference to the natives of Saskatchewan, beautiful leather and beaded crafts:…