October 2010 Blog Posts (182)

Never everything - from Cheryl Penn

"I have started a series of cards where other mail artists get a bit/bite/section of a painting/drawing. These cards are intended to deal with the fact that in life we never get everything, but the bright bits we DO get can make it all worthwhile".

Those are Cheryl's words that accompany the mail I got yesterday. What can I say, what could I add to those words and this card? It's utterly brilliant, so I'm not going to say much more. Just enjoy the art. I wish these pictures… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on October 7, 2010 at 5:00am — 2 Comments

Received: Part III Brent Leopold's mail-art prints (Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA)

October 5, 2010 - This is the final installment from the series of mail-art prints Brent Leopold in Pennsylvania sent me. In the beginning I focused on the larger prints in the collection. Some of the smaller pieces (you can't judge size well from the scans) are very interesting. Brent produced somewhere around 1,300 prints last summer. A real project would be to look through the… Continue

Added by De Villo Sloan on October 6, 2010 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

From Cheryl Penn

Beautiful work from Cheryl. My first art from her and I hope many more will come. Now I've really got to get my brain into gear and send something to her as equally amazing as…

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Added by Frank Odette on October 6, 2010 at 1:23am — 2 Comments

Orphan symmetry card - from RCBz

Quite proud to get this orphan card from RCBz today, and to close the loop of his (failed, apparently) experiment. It might be too small for you to read his explanation on the card, but basically, if I'm getting it right, RCBz has been sending the same card to several people, as part of the "Science Project", with the idea of sending back a symmetry card to each reply he would get. That sounds like a great idea to me, but… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on October 5, 2010 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Received: Honest mom, Simba ate Erni Bar's mail-art (Hamburg, Germany)

(Re-enactment of Simba eating Erni Bar's mail-art; no mail-art was harmed.)

October 4, 2010 - Dear Erni, I deeply appreciate that you sent me chocolate from Germany. I would advise most people not to ingest mail-art. But Erni, you are a very good IUOMA friend and fellow Dharma Bum. I had no concern…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on October 5, 2010 at 10:30am — 7 Comments

CALL for CAT ART ... http://fortheloveofcats-mailart.blogspot.com/

A few changes made on the blog...numbering and listing of contributors/artists.
There are a few new pieces that may have originated from IUOMA ...Thank you !
http://fortheloveofcats-mailart.blogspot.com/

Added by Nikki Soppelsa on October 4, 2010 at 6:47pm — 1 Comment

Received today from Yves Maraux

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Received today from Yves Maraux

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Received from Lilac Girl, USA--thank you!

Added by Bifidus Jones on October 4, 2010 at 2:25pm — No Comments

Motto yukkuri hanashite kudasai - for RCBz

Added by Marie Wintzer on October 4, 2010 at 1:41pm — No Comments

That silly rabbit thought... - from Miss James

That silly rabbit thought he couldn't burn. Well well well... Unbelievably cute doesn't mean unbelievably smart, does it? :-)

In any case, this is a fantastic envelope from the rodent lover (that sounds wrong) Miss James.

Rabbit looking at the moon.... Here in Japan the rabbit is highly symbolic, and strongly associated with the moon. I found an interesting article on the paradoxical and contradictory… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on October 4, 2010 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments

You are here - from Kiera Pannell

My first piece of mail art from Canada. 3D, mind you!

Kiera Pannell sent me this great piece of art, a card, oh wait no, 4 cards actually, from the Museum of London. She carved out a branch with leaves in each of them, only slightly bigger every time, and superimposed them to give a sense of depth. Very cool!

The cards were then carefully sewn (stitched?) together with black thread.

On the back of the card she covered… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on October 4, 2010 at 12:31pm — 1 Comment

Received from Angie Cope

My good friend Angie had noticed Erni's blog about my sending him a big box of paper. So she, in her kind snookie way sent me an envelope with at least a 1/2 lb of wonderful paper...etc! I LOVED IT! Yeah yeah I'm trying to declutter my studio, but an artist HAS to has a paper pile.....MANDATORY! So Thank you Angie! The scan in no way does it justice.…

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Added by Karen Champlin on October 3, 2010 at 9:15pm — 1 Comment

Received from Erni Bar

Master colorist Erni sent me this great collage from his collection. This is a 2006 piece entitled "Play Illusion". It's quite a treasure. Thanks Erni!

Added by Karen Champlin on October 3, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Received: Mail-art and stamp documentation sheet from Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

October 2, 2010 - Ruud Janssen, IOUMA founder and artist, is just the best in my book. With everything else he's doing, he manages to keep his mail-art flowing and respond to all kinds of requests and questions. Several weeks ago I received mail-art from him in one of his hand-painted envelopes. It included an add-and-pass sheet to gather Fluxus mail-art documentation for the TAM… Continue

Added by De Villo Sloan on October 3, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Strawberry delight from Julian Grant

Everyone knows Julian Grant and the magic he does with his stamp carving craft. I can't even start to imagine how much patience it takes for this strawberry stamp to come out so perfect. Let alone his insect men, fish men and other fine creatures he's designing. Amazing stuff, really. Thanks Julian for sending a special piece of your… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on October 3, 2010 at 1:34am — 2 Comments

Ava Gardner Inde' Film Festival Oct. 7-10th North Carolina USA

Two Wilder films have been selected to screen at this year's Ava Gardner Independent Film Festival in Smithfield, North Carolina USA.

The selections:

Director Candy Wilder's film short… Continue

Added by Fred Wilder on October 2, 2010 at 8:54pm — No Comments

From Stefano Sini

Added by liketelevisionsnow on October 1, 2010 at 10:51pm — No Comments

From Stefano Sini

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From Cecil Touchon

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