Chris wells's Blog – October 2015 Archive (5)

interesting IUOMA stamp - Juana Almaguer

When I was going through my mail art pieces, I came across this stamp from Juana and wished I had shared it before. So, here it is - a blog post devoted entirely to Juana's stamp. This is about 1 inch in diameter. 

Added by chris wells on October 25, 2015 at 8:43pm — 1 Comment

Rec'd from Helle Pollas - October 2015

I received this card from Helle Pollas the other day. The card came in somewhat dented and damaged, and I was not sure if it was intentional or if it was due to a "collaboration" with the international postal system. In any case, what I received was a piece with a glamorous (and tragic) star contrasted with discarded/found elements ("trash"?) and paint splatters that…

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Added by chris wells on October 25, 2015 at 8:39pm — 1 Comment

Rec'd from Stephanie Dodson - October 2015

I received this wonderful collage postcard from Stephanie Dodson the other day. It was the first thing I received actually in the PO box following the fiasco I mentioned earlier. And I loved the surprise! Very interesting and creative use of color, text, pen, etc. I hope to received many more works from Stephanie in the future, and I will definitely…

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Added by chris wells on October 25, 2015 at 8:24pm — 1 Comment

Rec'd from Jan Hodgman - October 2015

The two postcards above were received from Jan Hodgman. They are asemic in nature and the last is specifically conceived of as a minimalist/post-minimalist work as well (I never know which term is more appropriate nowadays).

Here's a bit…

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Added by chris wells on October 25, 2015 at 8:00pm — No Comments

PO Box issues - resolved (I hope)

IUOMA friends, those of you, known and unknown, who have sent mail to my PO Box:

Unfortunately I learned today that my name was never actually put on my PO box, so it is due to a couple layers of mistakes that I have been receiving mail in it sporadically at all. The postal clerk said he would personally correct the issue today. I'll be pinging myself with a postcard this week to test it out.

If you got mail returned from my PO box, as of today it is supposed to be fixed. If it…

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Added by chris wells on October 13, 2015 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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