September 2017 Blog Posts (81)

This sizzles, yes?

...and it is just the envelope from Carmen :-)

Inside is a bike print...very soft textured paper, nice to the touch:…

Color on the envelope and flip side, too:

then inside: symbolic drawings and print:…

A mosaic on the top of a garbage bin/ trash can cover...real trashpo :-)!

Also another lovely art work, mosaic, too.…

Marker art from Argentina,

with a few little surprises, too,

and in a color-lined envelope:

Thank…

Wonderful to see Jan's art for the 365 Project! It's a Tweet!

Keep going and keep sending! 365 = one-a-day for a year challenge! Go go!

Thank you so much for the lovely bird and kind…

Fri 09/29/2017, 14:28

While out on errands this morning, I found a half-dozen back issues of National Geographic and a self-published book of somebody's goofy poetry. Of course I brought them home with me! That's why I've issued myself a little creative challenge for this afternoon--making ten [10] cards with these requirements:

*Each must be a standard 5.5"x3.5" (13.97x8.89 centimeters to our non-Yank…

Mail art by IUOMA founder Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

September 28, 2017 - Here is another gorgeous addition to the collection of hand-painted…

Kentucky Fried Goose, I contributed this image to Arnolfini e-mail art project.  http://arnolfini-mma.blogspot.nl/

A rubber stamp collaboration between me, CZ and Cracker Jack Kid.



Even while Toni is travelling in France she's finding time to send off some mail art here and…

The photo doesn't do this beautiful, subtle card justice...…

Ah, yes we have no bananas...(but more DUTCH in the mail :-)

and Heleen sent strawberries, (even strawberry postage!) and then strawberry juice carton inside:…

'Tis a beauty in the mail from Ruud, painted CIRCLES!

and inside, it is full of goodies, art work/vispo:…

Arrived back from a trip to Athens,

and there is a fun hoard of mail art awaiting :-)

Can you spot…

Always good to see David in the mail...

here are lower sections of his poem: "Citadel:...…

Vintage and with music, a card with tears and torn,

Jay Block sent this beauty,

"His Master's…

Always good to see you in the mail, Roland!

Bits and pieces..elegant, and postage , too:

nice Hannah Hoch…

A packed full envelope from Aponte arrived in Greece,

full of fun items, lots of "mail art omens":

Gotta…

two cards I have received where the postal service has left its stamp: a card from jan with some machine art added.

and one sa mue with a sticker added and a (pretty short) number poem. actually I had to pay 1 EUR to get this card, asking for the reason I…

Mail art by IUOMA member Dave Araki (New York City)

September 25, 2017 - This is the second missive by Dave Araki I have received. I am thrilled to be able to share this wonderful work as well as his thoughtful writing. I plan to send…