September 2015 Blog Posts (168)

What the story, random glory?  A great story of how this was created. Thank you Tofu.  I always liked…

New Eyes, Blue eyes, black eyes, my eyes Here,…

Another can for the can collection. But this time…

Mail art by IUOMA member Tammy Riggins (Clarksville, Tennessee, USA)

September 19, 2015 - The venerable and distinguished ATC (Artist Trading Card) is enjoying a resurgence (or at least a blast of popularity) in the Eternal…

The UCI world races begin tomorrow in Richmond, VA, USA.

The Mail Art that was submitted has been installed at Rostov's Coffee and Tea shop, on the street where there'll be lots of activity around the main race circuit.

The folks at the venue installed it in the window and inside the shop, and sent this first photo. I'll go by there and take more to post. This is…

I started a circus with my very good mail art friend Mevrouw Jarina Renz!

And here in this Great Big Collage (#6 in the series in case you have lost count) is the one and only Circus Herman Renz

I'm sure tht you'd like to see Jarina and I in our circus costumes -- well, not to disappoint you....…

thanks for your mail!

                A lua é dos namorados, dos eternos amantes..minha lua de mel eu te quero sempre ao meu lado  estou apaixonado a passear no céu iluminado. Eu te quero cheia de amor...pois se há luar sou seu onde giramos num carrossel se enrolando no céu em busca do amor , aos namorados pertence a lua.…

Janus sent out cards with a hole in 'em...

(That is the "Hole" that was cut from the card I received)

I added the Greek mail pigeon and returned:…

Mail art by IUOMA member David Stafford (Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA)

September 16, 2015 - This great piece by reigning mail art satirist David Stafford graces my humble blog today. The visual image on the front of this…

It's part of the Match Box Art Project. 

This is aka Gina Geo match box. 

She explained the guys on the stamps and the book are famous Greek musicians. 

Nice fold book that fit right in the box.…

She sent me her painting.…

Here is another on going project, just started which I may send some of your mail art.... 

I just sent this to Renata Solimini in Italy.

Whatever I draw people it will looks like me... lol

Another side…

Besides (or along with) my stamp carving project, I am also interested in doing printmaking. 

I get the idea based on a book, 642 Things to Draw, Chronicle books.

http://www.chroniclebooks.com

I draw first and then make stamps or do printmaking.…

Keiichi used to send me many postcards of copy of his collage.

envelope…

Mail art by Annette Kesterson (San Francisco, California, USA)

September 15, 2015 - I admit that I had begun to think of my diligent West Coast correspondent – Annette Kesterson – as a mail art formalist (more of less). See if…

A new chess game: CIRCULAR CHESS.

The board consists of two circles.

Here is the circle for the white and brown pieces (side and aerial views):

This is the circle for the black and white pieces (again side and aerial views):…