November 2018 Blog Posts (164)

Jimmy Connors Survives the Post Again

Still amazed that these pieces make it through the postal system. Note that the postage is on a thin bit of paper sticking up out of the cut-out envelope! And one bit is on the envelope itself. Somebody in the post office had to really think about how to frank this!…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on November 24, 2018 at 7:59pm — 1 Comment

Beauty from Martine Latrille

So original and creative. I love this!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on November 24, 2018 at 7:51pm — No Comments

Richard Canard Disappearing Poem

Richard apparently took his own advice and detached before mailing!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on November 24, 2018 at 7:50pm — 4 Comments

William, Your Mail Art is Here in Oregon

The last piece from William before he disappeared into the wild savagery of Paris. A stamped "Phobia" piece and of course, a wonderful…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on November 24, 2018 at 7:49pm — 2 Comments

Doggie Mail from Pam

Pam McVay sent some original doggie art,

so sweet, and with a nice touch-of-BLUE!

thank you, Pam,

mail art from Greece coming soon to you, too.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 24, 2018 at 7:53am — No Comments

Artsy kimono from Julia Payne

Very lovely, very minimal,

Thank you so much,Julia,

Julia in West Virginia, travel to Penn State :-)

...liking the US postage CIRCLE stamps:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 24, 2018 at 7:53am — No Comments

Why I don't do lino cuts....

Added by Sabrina S on November 23, 2018 at 7:07pm — 4 Comments

From Berlin, more from Germany

One day in Berlin!

Elke Grundmann sent a large A4 fold-out card,

with a fabulous 3-d constructed composition:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 23, 2018 at 3:22pm — 2 Comments

From Hamburg: ERNI UP

Large packet arrived from Erni in Hamburg,Germany,

always fun for the postman to see,

many images and wise words on the outside of the packet:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 23, 2018 at 3:02pm — 3 Comments

Artist's Book for Monty Cantsin by Anja Mattila-Tolvanen (Palkane, Finland)

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Mail art by IUOMA member Anja Mattila-Tolvanen (Palkane, Finland)

 

November 22, 2018 - Apparently Anja Mattila-Tolvanen is among the ranks of those artists who believe I am – in truth – the great Monty Cantsin. Legends die hard, and I won’t expend any more time or space protesting I am not Monty Cantsin. (I suppose in a way we are all Monty Cantsin.)

I do, however, envy the great Monty Cantsin for having the ability to inspire Anja to…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 23, 2018 at 2:30am — No Comments

BIG CAT and fishies from Toni Hanner

A handmade envelope shows a tiger, me thinks.

So I opened it up and there is the Big Cat! Meow, grrrr.

Inside is something fishy:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 22, 2018 at 9:59pm — No Comments

Never too late for Halloween!

(even on Thanksgiving Day! ;-) From Kathy Barnett comes some skulls on the envelope, spiders on the card!

...and her magical skeletons inside,

that can dance and move their joints in all…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 22, 2018 at 9:58pm — No Comments

Bon-Zine arrived

Interesting first zine from BonnieD... Thank you!!!

Added by Bill Porter on November 22, 2018 at 3:10pm — 2 Comments

Thanks Sabrina, two of my favorites

Mail art received from Sabrina S. yesterday...

Added by Bill Porter on November 22, 2018 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Mail from MomKat

Post service is up again in Belgium, so I receive today Autumn mail art in the mailbox

I love the tree/leaves stamping on the…

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Added by Jean-Philippe Gilliot on November 22, 2018 at 12:11pm — 1 Comment

Mail from Cuan Miles



Cuan Miles often sends a tidy little package with postcard sized collages, smaller collages and even smaller ATCs. These are from two letters quite a while ago.  

So far I have not been able to produce any ATCs myself…

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Added by xx Jones on November 21, 2018 at 8:49pm — No Comments

Friendly owls from Heleen arrived, and a CAT!

Who? who?This owl is bringing mail art to Thessaloniki,

...and this is the lovely owl that is inside the envelope.

Heleen does beautiful illustrations, and this original ,painted, postcard is…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 21, 2018 at 4:26pm — 3 Comments

Cool winter block print from Charlotte Geister in Germany

A three-block print of the winter mountain,

BLUE on the slopes,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 21, 2018 at 4:25pm — 1 Comment

Hot time in Mexico from ToFu

An original watercolor postcard came in the mail the other day,

and it is stunning,

glad to see that ToFu was enjoying the warmth of Mexico!

Many thanks, hombre :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 21, 2018 at 4:24pm — No Comments

Trashpo: recycled baggie from the Celestial Scribe

Heavenly trashpo!

a fine baggie with goodies all the way from Brazil,

and inside , some fine mail art, too:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 21, 2018 at 4:23pm — No Comments

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