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My History of Mail-Art, the Scam

This blog is about the power of the unknown sender, of the art world’s effect on people outside the establishment, canalized through a scam that I now in retrospect consider being my first mail-art attempt.

In the late 1980s I worked for the Church of Sweden in a church yard in my hometown. I was a gardener but also had inner duties inside the church. I was never interested in Christianity but was fond of architecture and this was nice when working in a historical building. It was a… Continue

Added by Eraser Heed on August 29, 2013 at 3:32pm — 11 Comments

A Blog by The Blessed Father!

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Added by Eraser Heed on August 29, 2013 at 6:59am — 3 Comments

sketches from nadine

so impressive works thank you!…

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Added by Frieder Speck on August 28, 2013 at 2:24pm — 2 Comments

Nancy Triptichon

One great collage again from Nancy! Thanks alot I love it!

Added by Frieder Speck on August 28, 2013 at 2:11pm — No Comments

ernis coin

What does it mean? Peace to my money? Or plant a coin to get a papertree? The direction you hold will change the meaning! I show a third possibility, but whats the meaning now?

By the way another alittle older card: Sushi am Morgen? Hatschi am Morgen?…

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Added by Frieder Speck on August 28, 2013 at 2:07pm — 2 Comments

Tomb Faces by Guido Vermeulen.08.19.13

Another fantabulous bookie from Guido...there are many that are my favorites, but I will only be posting a couple....

the envelope is quite a statement "Love is Not a Sin!"; very visual; the postcard is based on a fragment of a poem by David Stone.

the cover of Tomb Faces with partial…

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Received from Claudia McGill.08.26.13

Thank you Claudia...

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Sent to James Hill

http://joaquimlourenco.blogspot.com

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Sent to Diane Keys

http://joaquimlourenco.blogspot.com

Added by Joaquim Lourenço on August 27, 2013 at 4:32pm — 2 Comments

Sent to JOB (5 B Mailart)

http://joaquimlourenco.blogspot.com

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"US" or "USA"? From Hamburg :-)

Rolls of paper spell out "US"

but the RED character could be the added "A" for "USA" :-)

Flip side..."peaches" :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 27, 2013 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

David Schulze, your post has landed

Great landscape PC-

Added by borderlinegrafix on August 27, 2013 at 4:07am — 2 Comments

To blog or not to blog?

Two people let me off the hook recently, telling me that I REALLY didn't need to blog their mail art. I ignored them. Do you think I should have?

http://thepostalleger.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/no-blogging-blog-carina-and-marie-send.html…

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Added by Rebecca Guyver on August 26, 2013 at 9:57pm — 7 Comments

Inside the Demonstrative Catalog

Stan Askew

Angie & Snookie

ARAC

Sherrie Ayers

Allan Bealy

Lutz Beeke

John M. Bennett

Mute Sound - Pedro Bericat

Stephanie Blake

Vizma Bruns

Richard Canard

Cayte Catastrophe

Kendra Given Carter

Keith S. Chambers

Karen Champlin - Art Nation

Mei Chan

Carl T. Chew

Ryosuke Cohen - Brain Cell

Christine Copa

The Crackerjack Kid

Brandon Cunha

Abigail Davidson

Kristoffer DeCosta

Claire A.…

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Added by Jay Block on August 26, 2013 at 7:28pm — 4 Comments

Andie Pace drawings...many thanks

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Miguel Jimanez does stamp

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Collectif de Sigean Exhibition, Galerie du Chateau, Sigean, France, 24 viii 2013

The 8-artist/photogrpaher/sculpture Exhibition opened on Saturday 24 August. Here's what it looked like just before we opened the doors to the thousands of fans who had been camping outside overnight and were clammering to get in. Well 3 people and a puppy. But more came! People that is.

Two general views of the Galerie to start with, and then the works of the individuals…

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Added by Valentine Mark Herman on August 26, 2013 at 10:30am — 5 Comments

Timeline, Ana-Karina

There's much going on in Ana-Karina's collage, but I can't figure it out, maybe it's got to do with time, I can see a timeline... but that's just me, an incurable "Thing-finder" :)

The collage arrived in a handmade, Florida inspired envelope, with pink…

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Added by Carina on August 26, 2013 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

new group!

http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/for-the-liberation-of-colombian-poet-angye-gaona

Added by Claude Nguyen on August 26, 2013 at 1:00am — No Comments

link.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1HDOlK/nguyenclaude.blogspot.com/

Added by Claude Nguyen on August 26, 2013 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

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