November 2010 Blog Posts (211)

Received from Jen Staggs, USA--Haptic mail art that really pops

Jen has sewn a piece of bubble wrap inside a handmade fabric envelope and I can't stop popping it. This is a great haptic AND audio piece. Jen's sewing abilities never cease to amaze me. I"m mightily impressed that she sewed the Gene Autry stamp on and that the postal service gave it the go ahead. It's super to see how the idea of haptic poetry and art inspires and challenges…

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Added by Bifidus Jones on November 22, 2010 at 3:02pm — 4 Comments

RECEIVED from KATERINA NIKOLTSOU-GREECE, Cat Day on Art!

Added by Michalis Kotsaris on November 22, 2010 at 1:55pm — No Comments

RECEIVED from KEMAL OZYURT-TURKEY-CAT DAY!

Added by Michalis Kotsaris on November 22, 2010 at 1:42pm — No Comments

RECEIVED FROM CAREN CHAMPLIN-USA.

Added by Michalis Kotsaris on November 22, 2010 at 1:35pm — No Comments

Asemic Haïku for Marie - from De Villo Sloan

Sloan's work is taking a turn towards serious asemic writing (not that it wasn't serious before), and I was thrilled to get one of his new creations in my mailbox the other day. This is a truly mesmerizing piece, in fact I can barely keep my eyes off of it. More than writing, it is a personalized haïku, which makes it even more special, if that is possible.

The poet writes on the back of the card: "it is about… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 22, 2010 at 10:43am — 3 Comments

Received: Mail-art from the Diane Keys Postage Due and Roadkill Club (Elgin, Illinois, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA)

November 22, 2010 - How I met Diane Keys (virtually) at the IUOMA helps explain this first installment of mail-art I received from her. On a quiet Sunday afternoon not long ago, I…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 22, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Received: Chapter Draft Documentation for Cheryl Penn's "The Crimsoned Giant" Mail-Art Book Project (Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa)

Chapter from "The Crimsoned Giant" mail-art book project coordinated by IUOMA member Cheryl Penn (Durban, South Africa). Contributors: Bifidus Jones (Minnesota, USA), Jen Staggs (Texas, USA), Erni Bar (Hamburg, Germany), Marie Wintzer (Wakoshi, Japan), Austin Wills James (Texas, USA), and Batgirl (New York, USA).…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 22, 2010 at 10:30am — 10 Comments

Received from Kiera Pannell, Canada--Longtailed Hopping Mouse

This little rodent is on a mission to tell me about Kiera's open call for mail art. With a theme of culture and language, I will not be passing this one up. Thanks, Kiera!

Added by Bifidus Jones on November 21, 2010 at 10:44pm — 1 Comment

Theatrical very mini booklet - for Snooky and Angie

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 20, 2010 at 8:09am — 1 Comment

Jizos triptych - for RCBz

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 20, 2010 at 8:06am — 1 Comment

A virtual tour of creativity with Nèo

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Added by Katia Fernandes on November 19, 2010 at 12:26pm — No Comments

A man may know the world... - From Lisa Iversen

... without leaving his own home.

Lisa has kindly added me to her IUOMA friends a couple of weeks ago only, and here I am, sitting on my sofa somewhere on an island on the other side of the world, holding her work in my hands while sipping my morning coffee. I do feel that I can travel the world without leaving home, and that's what my travels are these days.

Because you can't tell from the photo, this is an A4 page. A bit… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 19, 2010 at 10:10am — 2 Comments

A Book My Friend jaye and I made

Jaye and I have been sending mail across town now for three years. This is a collection of the first year of our correspondence....

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/214746

Added by David Stafford on November 19, 2010 at 3:57am — No Comments

So Much Good Stuff Today

Thanks go out to Austin James, Laurie Ljubojevic, Rainett, Lauriana Glenny, and Muriel Frega. Going to send out a bunch of stuff tomorrow. Thanks so much for the inspiration, folks.

Added by jon foster on November 18, 2010 at 9:53pm — 2 Comments

Received from De Villo Sloan, USA--Q for Bifidus

Asemic poetry exists as an apparition of traditional poetry. The beauty of it is that while there is no language "to read" it still retains the sense of text and meaning. The controversial Marshall McLuhan, in his 1962 book, The Gutenberg Galaxy, predicted a post-literate society where reading and writing will no longer be necessary. I see De Villo's piece as post-literate because I know his mind is deep and wide and his…

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Added by Bifidus Jones on November 18, 2010 at 4:41pm — 11 Comments

Received from EftIhia Petala - Thessaloniki, Greece.

Many Thanks Ευτυχία!

Added by Michalis Kotsaris on November 18, 2010 at 1:34pm — No Comments

Received From Aristotelis Triantis -Greece

Added by Michalis Kotsaris on November 18, 2010 at 1:28pm — No Comments

Received: Kaleidoscopic Mail-Art from Douglas Galloway (Cherry Valley, California, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Douglas Galloway (Cherry Valley, California, USA)

November 17, 2010 - Douglas Galloway - a new member of the IUOMA - has been sending out some…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 18, 2010 at 10:40am — 1 Comment

The cult of the Giant Amaryllis - from RCBz

I like to receive RCBz's japanesque cards, his wild imagination never fails to impress. Japan's Shintoism is largely based on Animism, and I'm not surprised if a shrine worshiping a giant amaryllis actually existed somewhere (it would be less weird than the cult of the Giant Penis in Kawasaki, true story, check it out).

I like the back of the card because the red symbol could also represent the typical gates of a shrine, to… Continue

Added by Marie Wintzer on November 18, 2010 at 10:04am — 1 Comment

A Blog for RCBZ "Alexander Wept"

Mail Art Received Beginning November 2010.

Across the ether eye RCBz spotted a title that tickled his keyboard.

The result was a series of 10 postcards which will be collated into a book. The first problem Alexander encounters is the Rubik's Cube. As opposed to ONE Gordian Knot, over 100 million cubes… Continue

Added by cheryl penn on November 18, 2010 at 7:14am — 1 Comment

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