September 2010 Blog Posts (114)

A postcard of geometries (geometry was my favorite math class) and one of my favorite colors. Sweet! Thanks AWJ!

Received this interesting piece from Karen Champlin. I just love things made from cardboard.

And this came from Super Aska in Australia. Sweet!…

September 16, 2010 - From the first time I saw his mail art at the IUOMA a few months ago, I wanted to be Ander Morlando's friend. I like the clarity, vibrant color, and his mastery of technology to make art (which is better seen in his IUOMA portfolio). I've also been intrigued by the ideas Ander must have that inform his work. I especially like and ponder about his "Simbolicus erratus" series. In the piece he sent…

Thanks much and thanks for acknowledging my penchant for hardware--love the key (and I do not take lightly the responsibility that comes with having the key in my possession). There are a couple of things that come to mind about a key: turn it one way and it locks something up, turn it the other way and it sets something free; a lock doesn't work without a key, and a key has no relevance without a lock. At any rate, great…

IF 'The pen is mightier than the sword' (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Richelieu: Or the Conspiracy, 1839),

THEN 'An Envelope is superior to an email.' (Me, 16/09/2010, 17.05 CET

(Discuss with specific relevance to forms of communication in the 21st century; or not)

Regards,

Val(entine Mark Herman)

*and Tomorrow, and the Next Day, etc

Hello (of Goede Avond) Ruud and Gang*,

I'm new to the Union, and currently finding my way around it, so please allow me to join your team. My name is Valentine Mark Herman, aka Val. For details of what I'm…

September 14, 2010 - Bifidus Jones recently sent me a stunning piece that integrates many vispo elements that have been mentioned in IUOMA discussions, notably layering (or over-laying) and integration of image with text. I like the expansive…

September 12, 2010 - Larned Justin's mail art arrived, along with other pieces by Bifidus Jones (Minnesota) and Jen Staggs (Texas). In this artwork (above), Larned uses a phtoto of the classic U.S. small town upon which to overlay complementary images creating, for me, an overall vintage and ghostly impression. I had seen Larned's work at the IUOMA but until now never looked at it closely. He definitely has a…

This has been my week for delicious MA packages. Detailed as below:

Envelope - Heavily stamped and altered international envelope complete with paint additions and Fluxus Stamps, IUOMA tags…

Received a beautiful and complicated MA selection from Kris Naylor. Detailed as below:

Envelope: Hand folded Mars pictorial. Complete with Earth Day Artistamp.…

Received beautiful Artistamp from Elle Mental. Front Cover is delicate watercolor blueberry painting with reverse personal note. Complete with FDI Stamp and Maltese Cross cancel and personal note, this is a lovely piece of faux postal. Elle has a delicate and…

The layers of paper and fabric give it a great tactile quality--thanks!