Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)'s Blog – October 2013 Archive (18)

Two from the USA...Jon Foster and Thom Courcelle: Trick or Treat!

And Happy Halloween to my fellow-Americans!

Thom Courcelle sent card, and with special Mail Art stamp!

Great tape-art from Jon Foster arrived too...

and the flip side says:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 31, 2013 at 8:30am — 8 Comments

"Arts In" from Istanbul x2! Plus two others.

Two envelopes arrived in Greece from Turkey,plus two others from the USA(in additional blog :-)

One from Turkan:

and one from Meral:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 31, 2013 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Sent from...sent to...RUUD and the TAM archives

An envelope with multi-stampings from Ruud arrived in Greece

Always intrigued by the many "Words of Wisdom" stamped around: Keep smiling!

And how fantastic to have the Dutch Post accept an artistamp as real postage!

Inside…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 25, 2013 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

Valuable VISPO from John M. Bennett arrived in Greece!

Three little boekies arrived in Greece from John.

All three needed special "caressing" to open the pages.

Two are full of John's remarkable poetic vispo, as only John can create:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 24, 2013 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

MailArt Martha helped by the Greek Post

It came in a special sealed clear-plastic envelope

as the mail art from Martha was open at one end.

And then carefully sealed and checked by the Greek Post

Maybe someone stolen some precious mail art??…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 24, 2013 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Playing Cards project from An.U. in Latvia

Anete sent some very lovely collages on playing cards...very vintage!

and touches of BLUE, too!

The flip sides are interesting, "APC" = Altered Playing Cards.

An.U. has an altered playing card project....great fun to…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 24, 2013 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

2 + 2 from the Haptic Werewolf = ERNINESS!

Two cards make one portrait of ERNINESS :-)

More great collage postcards arrived in Greece,

two last week and two more today, wow!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 22, 2013 at 1:30pm — 13 Comments

Awesome from Aussie...rubber stamps from Vizma!

Fun green shiny packet, fun happy tape, holding 12 (twelve!) rubber stamps from Vizma!

We did a little exchange, although Vizma sent me sooo many more!

A little "special one" for MomKat...meow:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 14, 2013 at 4:00pm — 6 Comments

Choco Express from the Haptic Werewolf, Erni :-)

It is FEED ART to the starving Greeks :-)

Excellent "art" on the exterior, yes?

The postman knew exactly what it was, and wanted a piece or two:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 14, 2013 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

WIPE 77: toilet paper boekie from Australia

What a great project..."Field Study" from David Dellafiora in Australia!

A boekie made up of sheets of toilet paper

stamped or "added" by mail artists around the world…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 11, 2013 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

From Claudia Garcia in Argentina

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

Claudia sends a beautiful collage…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 9, 2013 at 2:30pm — 7 Comments

Beautiful "3-Scrappers" from Nancy Bell Scott...Art works!

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:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 9, 2013 at 2:00pm — 9 Comments

NAI! evet! yes from Val!

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 !…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 8, 2013 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

The Earth and a mini boekie from Guido

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

And also a wonderful folded tiny boekie:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 8, 2013 at 10:30am — No Comments

Breton Black and White from Ti Ar

Very nice folded card arrived from Ti Ar today.

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

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 8, 2013 at 10:30am — No Comments

Snail Mail with IUOMA goodies from Heleen in Nederlands

See? With IUOMA mailbox stamp, too!

Fun stampings on the envelope...ONION mail :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 3, 2013 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Fleurs de fleur...really, from Fleur!

Wonderful hand-made envelope and when opened: bursting with...

FLOWERS!

and FLOWERS...(in a little petit…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 3, 2013 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

It's in the bag...from Erni and the Haptic Werewolf

Goodies finally arrived from Hamburg!

Three...one, two, three collage cards from the "smiling doggie"

(that is really a Haptic…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 1, 2013 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

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