October 2013 Blog Posts (165)

Collage on cardboard from Miguel Jimenez (El Taller de Zenon). The Middle Finger Project is an ongoing project. If you'd like to submit your work, please visit the Group page here at IUOMA!

The picture quality is not so good because I took them with my phone using flash and my scanner is rather temperamental.

From Cernjul Viviana I hope I got the name correct. A lovely collaged postcard.

More machine stitched atcs from Amy…

Marking the Centenary of the First World War, this mail art project for young people (aged 11-25 years) aims to create cross-cultural dialogue and exchange through research and visual art. Theresa Easton, the North East of England Project Manager, plans to work with young people in her region to research aspects of World War I and the legacy surrounding it. Using a wide range of printmaking techniques and art-making processes, they will be partnered with young people in other countries to…

In 1995 an image of Cavellini’s performance with Ed Higgins III, from 1981, made the album cover of Tripping Daisy’s second album “I am an Elastic Firecracker,” which combined psychedelia and pop.

The…

Mail Art envelope in my mailbox today, full of wonderful little artistamps

Claudia sends a beautiful collage…

When a rusty brown envelope arrives in Greece,(it really is rusty brown)

and  "Rust Never sleeps" on it, surely it is from GREAT SCOTT!

and inside...3(three)...3-scrapper poetry:…

These arrived last month and I have either been extremely busy or trying to overcome insomnia not helped by someone who insist on sleep at 4am and still managed to wake at 11am.

Anyway here are some arrivals.

This is from An. U.- collaged postcard and two atcs. I love this simple and refined style.…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Nancy Bell Scott (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, USA)

October 8, 2013 - Nancy Bell Scott in New England sent me a stunning missive with wonderful examples of her…

received this wonderful mail today:

with inside some more surprises which I will pass on for sure!…

- TILT is a multi-disciplinary laboratory directed to the dissemination of the various strands of plastic expression (painting, drawing, collage, printmaking,…

Fun collage card from Val...always interesting ! :-)

Classic?...in September.

It is from  Mark and Mark

(MARK Rothko...

and MARK Herman...who lives in Sigean, France).

Thank you muchly, my dear Valentine !…

Guido sent : The Earth...as i have never seen it! (I see a face...)

And also a wonderful folded tiny boekie:…

Very nice folded card arrived from Ti Ar today.

All with  stampings and designs in black and white...very Breton!…

At 06.29 CET on Tuesday 8 October, I am the ONLY one of IUOMA's 3,136 members to be online.

Does this mean that I am, albeit only temporarily --very temporarily, I hope -- representing in some way the whole Mail Art community?

If so, the responsibility is too much.

It is overwhelming.

I am overwhelmed.

I had better log off.

(But then who will take over?)

Good bye, Val

King's hat on black:

And other nice bits......thanks!