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Center section of visual poetry chapter by IUOMA member Svenja Wahl (Heidelberg,…

Trying to catch-up and recognize some wonderful artists who've blessed my mailbox over the past couple weeks...

Sandra Pinon (France) send an amazing collage piece naked through the postal service:

Got my first trade with Vizma Bruns (Australia), and she was the sweetest sweety-pie to make it fiber-themed!  Notice the crocheted eyes and lips!  They are…

A wonderful Trashpo-em from Carina.  I love the way the tails of the red thread do just what they want to...sometimes cooperating, sometimes not.  And the mirror-image smudge created (unintentionally) when the poem was folded just adds to the reverse image of Captain Acirema (or as our presidential candidate Mittens Romney likes to say: "Amercia").

Anyway, thanks for…

Received two great trashpo pieces. This fantastic laminated American Spirit Cig box and my favorite piece to date from NBS. Nancy has proven that raw trashpo and aesthetic trashpo are not diametrically opposed. Thank you…

Just when you think the call is tucked up and ready for the lights to be switched off, along comes the kid who says ONE MORE PLEEEZE. So I'm pairing Roberto and Nancy for the first appearance - remember DeskTops? These beautiful late-comers make a re-visit to a project a thing of delight.  Roberto sent these a WHILE ago - I have not posted these - APOLOGIES Roberto - but thank you! I see your scotty-dog came along for the ride.  He's almost camouflaged - where's his red hat?…

This sprightly little thing is about 1,8x2,8in (4,5x7cm) makes me smile big! It's a wonder and a mixture of arty slides, vispo and trashpo, thank you so much Alicia!…

I received two very fresh and cool looking arty slides from Stephanie. The heavy plastic wrapping Steph use is just great, love them! Thank you Stephanie!…

Janine has been sending me things like crazy this spring. Like this joyful Matissean envelope.

And inside....

...this cornucopia of color, a garland of shoes with Mr. Pritt and me trapped behind scissorhands...Smashpo,…

THE DOCTORS TELL ME THE CANCERS WERE REMOVED AND THAT I MIGHT EXPERIENCE SOME SIDE-EFFECTS. I WILL BE GOOD-TO-GO IN A MONTH...SEE YOU IN THE MAIL.

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Dig those stamps! Thanks, Connie…

"Utopology and what we know of it" has me thinking from the start.  A very unique style from Marie that comes in a form of Boekies.  Or any way this is how I see it.  I must admit I had truoble with the text, so before going to bed, I asked my wife if she could read it.  She picked it up and started reading it out loud.  "What, you can read it?"; I said.  'Yes, it's easy" she replied.  So I sat back and listened as she read me this bedtime story.  Even if we don't live in Utopologia, Life is…

Right in time for my bicycle trip around England, and then from London to Paris.  (Not sure how to get over the water part yet.  I'll work it out when I get there.)

Thank you Erni, and yes I will be taking it along and using it.  Thank you also for the sign with the bottles.  Have Bicycle Bottles will travel is our motto.

Here it is just before the wind came up an nearly blew it away.…

Well, Val started this strange puzzle painting exchange a few weeks ago by mailing puzzle pieces to us five mail artists. He took 5 famous paintings that had 12 puzzle pieces, a child's collection that he found in a flea market, and sent 12 pieces to each of us, mixed of course, in a green envelope!!!

I received these 12 pieces:…

If you are in Philadelphia, PA, USA, on 4 June, stop in to the Mutter Museum for the 2nd annual Skull Appreciation Day. Mail Art received will be on display. I'll be there until about 3 p.m.

I am so far behind in my blogging that I may never catch up. Forgive me, everybody. But I am starting here with a piece that arrived from Dean just before we departed for Europe.

It’s a wonderful riff on the Vizma Art Barns or whatever they are with one of Dean’s strange stories on the back that creates more loose ends than it ties up. Which, of course, is the way we…

Alicia Starr sent this great reply to my "thief"-envelope. 

Who would have guessed? It was an undercover cop:

Thanks, Alicia, I love…

Great card from Nuno and Nela, I love the envelope too, even if someone is looking really mad at me:…