September 2010 Blog Posts (114)

Received from Julian Grant, USA

love the feel of the shipping tape over the black and white stamps

Reconstructed street scene becomes an allegory for man's attempt to balance/control urban sprawl? I like to run my hand across the cut-up photo pieces just for the feel of it. There's also an illegible line of writing at the bottom of the page which my scanner did not pick up. What…

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Added by Bifidus Jones on September 24, 2010 at 3:31am — 1 Comment

The World is a Town

The World is a Town is a unique artist's book I made in 2009. It is based on the Novgorod Codex which dates back to the 11th century. For further information on this book see my website www.cherylpennartistsbooks.com - it is Book 38.

ANYWAY!! I intend to disseminate this work as Mail Art. Everyone who sends me mail art interpreting the title "The World is a Town" will receive a mail art piece of this book. I will collate/bind the received… Continue

Added by cheryl penn on September 23, 2010 at 4:53pm — 5 Comments

"Turn me on, Grigster" - Hidden messages in mail art

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Added by De Villo Sloan on September 23, 2010 at 3:00am — 10 Comments

Received from Valentine Mark Herman, France--frog-themed envelope (which I have been told not to open)--thanks!

Added by Bifidus Jones on September 23, 2010 at 12:35am — No Comments

World Premiere of Julian Grant's new film, THE DEFILED

For Immediate Release:

Sept 22/10

THE DEFILED - WORLD PREMIERE AT THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Oct 13-15-17.

THE DEFILED - USA, Black & White, 100 Minutes Written & Directed by Julian Grant

In a post apocalyptic world, science and technology have backfired leaving unfathomable destruction and a permanently diseased planet in its wake. A virus is mutating the human race turning innocent survivors into mindless cannibals. In a savage future… Continue

Added by Julian Grant on September 22, 2010 at 5:20pm — 1 Comment

Received MA - Marie Wintzer (Japan)

Tanuki Mail has delivered a lovely piece from Marie Wintzer. I've admired her work and stamps since she started posting here and am thrilled about receiving this piece. Japanese language newspaper with translation phrase, "Does this street go to the Mitsukoshi…

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Added by Julian Grant on September 22, 2010 at 4:24pm — 1 Comment

Received MA - Karen Champlin (Illinois) - MANY THX!!!

ART NATION - Karen Champlin has sent me another signature piece bound in thread and full of partial images and textural detail. The continuing themes of isolation, restriction and blood abound - with the stamp "BOY" added. Who is this child? He appears happy but…

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Added by Julian Grant on September 22, 2010 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Sir Erni sent me a Gift

Well I tried to scan it but didn't come out. Erni made this wonderful assemblage box for me. It has the Erni trademark bright colors. He gets his green and yellow by inserting a sponge in the box. It goes on like that. In the box is a cut out statement "Karmic Management". Also "Lost in Repression?...just control yourself". HE even sent along candy for me to eat while I'm looking at it. What a friend you are Erni....Thank you! Oh yeah, is Grigori with you?

Added by Karen Champlin on September 22, 2010 at 4:13pm — No Comments

Received MA - Elke Grundmann (Germany) - Danke!

Long overdue on posting this. So sorry, Elke. Got put in a different folder. EG is an artist whose work continues to facinate me. Her assemblages and typographic desconstructions are quite enigmatic and I do recommend seeking out her posted work.…

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Added by Julian Grant on September 22, 2010 at 4:05pm — No Comments

Received MA - AWJ (Dallas)

FROM DALLAS COMES THE WONDERFUL WORK OF AUSTIN WILLIS JAMES. LOVE THE FRONT COVER MONTAGE. ASSEMBLAGE AND PHOTO DE-CONSTRUCTION IS A TECHNIQUE I ENJOY. AM MAILING OUT ORIGINAL ART PIECES IN THIS STYLE RIGHT NOW FROM MY SKETCHBOOK - OR CUT UP BOOK - …

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Added by Julian Grant on September 22, 2010 at 3:59pm — 1 Comment

Received MA - Helen Amyes (Australia)

B/W Monochrome painting from Australia. Unique fetal artwork enclosed on front cover with what appears to be skull style motifs. Bones and dark shadows throughout - at least that's what I see. A unique and clever piece of…

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Added by Julian Grant on September 22, 2010 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Tokyo snail being pernickety. Or moody. Or something...

Do my postcards look like envelopes?

I've send this postcard to Art who leaves in a neighboring area in Tokyo, putting 70 yen of postage instead of the 50 required for domestic postcards. He got it with a note from the post asking him to pay the 10 yen that are missing within 10 days (10yen=0.1UDS).

Wot?

Maybe they thought it was a letter, for which I should have put 80 yen of postage, but the reason they give it that it was too heavy, which it is definitely not.

Why they… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on September 22, 2010 at 12:58pm — 3 Comments

Received: Mail art from Angie Cope and STAMMER FETISH anti-art recipe (Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA)

September 21, 2010 - Angie Cope sent me mail art - we're on round two - and it lifted my spirits in a very dark time. First, is the piece above which I think represents Angie's dog Snooky who is rapidly becoming a mail art icon. But I think it gets even better than that. The pieces below…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on September 22, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

Two Big Daddy TShirt

The Two Big Daddy TShirt with the image of the Two Big Daddy drawn by Yannick Dangin Leconte is now available for sale @ $14.50US. Send me a message to get details on how you can purchase one. The image is from the cover of our recently published book, "My Public and Concrete Alibi".

Added by liketelevisionsnow on September 21, 2010 at 4:45pm — No Comments

Fuji-Yoshida (Mt Fuji) 1.1/2 - Nara 3.3/4 - for Arttower

Vintage DeLuxe Mayonnaise. Just because they're fishermen doesn't mean I can't add my goldfish...
Or...?

Added by Marie Wintzer on September 21, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Thanks Kiera!!!

Added by Kathy De Wit on September 21, 2010 at 7:56am — No Comments

Received: Stamp, collage, Fluxus mail art from Samuel Montalvetti (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

September 20, 2010 - Samuel Montalvetti sent me a very full envelope of his mail art showing a wide range of areas he works in including collage, stamps, Fluxus, visual poetry as well as other mail art forms. Being new to some of the mail art practices commonly used by IUOMA members, I was very pleased to receive from Samuel…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on September 21, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Received: Legendary missing White Rabbit mail art by Swinx (Greifswald, Germany)

September 19, 2010 - In the depths of summer, Swinx posted this mail art print at the IUOMA. It was very popular, and I requested a large signed copy - a real favor to ask indeed. Week after week, no White Rabbit in my mailbox, Then on Saturday it suddenly appeared. I am very grateful. What is the allure of this white rabbit art that caught my attention along…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on September 19, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

It helps if the foreign hitchhiker knows enough Japanese to engage - for Arthur Huang

A very local mail today. Let's see how long it takes for a japanese snail to go from one lab bench to the next one.

Added by Marie Wintzer on September 19, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

the latest from Greece...Katerina Nikoltsou contributes to...

http://fortheloveofcats-mailart.blogspot.com/

Added by Nikki Soppelsa on September 19, 2010 at 2:23am — No Comments

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