November 2013 Blog Posts (222)

We missed Halloween this year so it was great when Vizma sent me this belated Halloween Boekie sans boner jokes. Of course, we were somewhat disappointed by the lack of boner jokes and she has since promised to include them under a separate cover. I scanned this extra big for maximal viewing so please take a look. The jolly roger is the cover.

And here's…

Actually I just threw in the part about Rocky Marciano...both for thematic consistency and because this bit of ephemera that Nancy sent me (see upper left) reminded me of fight posters. It looks pretty good on this A-Line number too. On the flip side Nancy asked me if I miss Gilda. Nancy, my reply is in the mail. Thank you,…

Received this none to early warning about the impending holiday. Unfortunately, it looks like Thom's wall is about to be breached by the Xmas Rocket, aka the juggernaut of capitalist excess. But if Thom could just get with the program and starting being a maker not a taker he could start his own line of products and be on the receiving end of that gravy train.…

This sunday I started the research for all memories in this project. The TAM-Archive has about 400 of the sheets and I am currently trying to find older ones that are in archives worldwide.

The research takes place on Facebook. If you are there, have a look at:

https://www.facebook.com/memorandommemory

thanks for your help.

Ruud Janssen

Alicia says this is her first attempt at tape transfer. I love the effect she has achieved with the background being transparent , then covered with metallic paint. Gorgeous…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Borderline Grafix (Austin, Texas, USA)

"Neoism is more interesting today than when it was happening."…

To ensure I get the latest Brain Cell I send Ryosuke a lot of mail....

Oh, I enjoy this fine 15-scrapper from you very much, Jim:  and this beautifully composed and stitched scrapper from Amy, which she says "is made of scraps just grabbed and put together--altho I used more than 3 pcs":…

Mr. Chambers, love this piece.  I really do!  Thanks so much.

I'll get something out to you soon.

The burnt edges are wonderful - reminds me of how fast these puppies fly.…

What a relief, Blessed Father of the Church of Right Now has found peace in his heart enough to send me this Remission of Sin.  I am truly a follower now.

Also included, a Get Out of Hell Free card!  Need I say more?  Thank you Father!

The catalog from the postal call, done beautifully.

...the back inset has real artistamps pasted into the catalog, a block of 8 by Cascadia.....

More artistamps on the envelope-…

I love this envelope front

Inside, Faces of Respect, FACES Booklet 9, 38/50 ed.

And a postcard from Avenues 2.  Again, thank…

This is a serene and delicate print - that was treat enough but then a whole flock of bird pics as well. Best surprise after a long day at work. Really thoughful and really really appreciated. Thank you Emily. See you in the post very soon.…

Magically BLUE moon setting...a clock!

Cinderella...all in BLUE

this card also from Giovanni Donaudi in Italy.

Perhaps my setting suns (clocks) are not so original after all :-)…

rearranged the workingspace a bit and added these small items collection near my workingplace. Now I can find even the smallest things.....

and no one can talk to a horse of course...

but it is a colorful horse in my mail box, carefully cut out atop a painterly card!

from David in Indiana...Sub-Real Alchemy!

and it is great to receive mail art from you,…

The package was a bit torn and in a Postal bag, exterior drawings saved,

and stickers, too...all this arrived safely from Giovanni:…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

November 23, 2013 - Sometimes in mail-art you find you are only a messenger, perhaps serving a higher purpose, perhaps not. For…