December 2010 Blog Posts (191)

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This title must sound rather puzzling to you, but let me try to explain. A few months ago when I just met Cheryl she asked me what (on earth) I was doing in Japan. I told her a little bit about my job which, in a very small nutshell, consists of drawing circles around mouse brain cells after they have been in a square or in a round box. A tiny drop in the huge sea of the research going on in the field of learning and memory. I think we are both fascinated by the way memory is encoded in our…

Mail-art book chapter by IUOMA member Jen Staggs (Dallas, Texas, USA)

December 19, 2010 - Jen Staggs' chapter for the "What Alexander Conquered in 2010" mail-art collaborative book project is set in New Orleans, Louisiana. USA. Seventeen mail-artists from across the globe are participating. The "Alexander" concept was created by South African Cheryl Penn, who…

Mail Art Received 13th December 2010

Roland, known for his bismark-mail-art call sent this interesting card for The World is a Town project.  A world spanned by bridges, machinery, money, stains, relief and Text. And rain.  It survived the rain.…

Hi everyone,

A print copy of my magazine UN<>CUT is now available at 25% off ($8.20 US) until the end of the month at the website link below. If you have any questions about the magazine, send me a message.  You can preview the magazine's contents at the link as well.

http://www.magcloud.com/browse/Issue/135451

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Mail-art by IUOMA member Satu Kaikkonen (Vesilahti, Finland)

December 18, 2010 - Satu Kaikkonen is a versatile and gifted visual poet who shares her work through the mail-art network. I put the word "techno" in the blog title because this beautiful piece Satu sent me is an excellent example of the work that is being done…

Angie's mail art is bright and always uplifting. The bold colors of the stamps pop against the white background for extra emphasis. Very nice. Thanks,…

ok I'm slow, this has been a couple weeks. Thanks Jon for the most interesting PC. (I like the writing over the woman's face) You can't tell from the scan but the trees and fire are made of many small pieces. …

Mail-Art Artist Trading Card design for IUOMA members Angie and Snooky (Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA). Snooker photo titled "Snooker Contemplates the Paradox of the Indeterminate Floating Signifier" by Angie Cope.

December 18, 2010 - The Artist Trading Card (ATC) is a world within…

Happy Holidays to All!!!!

MIMZY JOY - 2010

Please check out my blog, davidberube.blogspot.com for a new posting of my Holiday prints through the years 1995 - 2010

Mail-art by IUOMA member Matthew Stolte (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

December 16, 2010 - The 11.3 Days of Mail-Art Vispo Marathon continues thanks to Matthew Stolte who sent me this postcard-size piece. IUOMA is a great place to find mail-artists whose interests match yours thanks to the online portfolios, groups, and discussions. I first saw Matt's work…

Mail Art Received 13th December 2010

This is the first time I have received mail art from Argentina - what a wonderful surprise - a FAB collage on red for The Red Book by Comunicacion a Distancia mail artist Samuel Montalvetti.

Scanning, copying, paper, text, stamps, ink, its all here in this wonderful mellifuous collage. .

Looking at Samuel's…

5X5X1cm if I remember well

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A mixed media tag, done in watercolor, pencil, and ink.......I think.  And the other side is random writing.

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Side one is titled 'Unity" side two is titled 'Represent Truth"  the tag has an acrylic varnish that makes it look almost 3d.…