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It was so good to hear from Lesley and I love this print she did on a doilie. The message was written in a circle on the back. The face is sad and I would imagine this is a reflection of the difficulties she is experiencing at this time. So glad things are better though. Thank you…

One of the best envelopes I have ever received. What an amazing idea to send this. the letter was tucked inside:

He sent a copy of a Saltine Cracker print that I had sent him and the following letter:…

Received this great laminated piece from Austin.The wine label qualifies it as trashpo.  It is my first art from him and I love the composition.He titled it "Crazy Mary" referring to the Pearl Jam song.I'm a huge fan of grunge rock so thank you Austin!!

I received mail from Thom Courcelle and Ruud  Janssen in the same week. They seem tied together in some way – so Thom – your work has informed the meaning I have ascribed to Ruud’s new FLUXUS word.

 ZAPIL:

Time is short, soon there will be ZALOP of it left.  Use every minute wisely – its an un-renewable resource.

 Thank you for the accompanying…

I was amazed when I received this piece by Karen. I don't remember seeing anything similar on the blogs, it looks like a completely new turn for Karen. She has framed the text with thick brush strokes of various colors, sometimes blending into each other, sometimes not. The textures are also quite remarkable, I hope one can see it on the picture. And I forgot…

Who knew one could do such wonders with rolled-up paper? This is a very creative card from Torma Cauli. I love the way he worked with picture and paper to create a three dimensional story (including the envelope). Great card, thank you Torma!…

Postcard by Thierry Tillier (Charleroi, Belgium) included in mail-art package from IUOMA member Guido Vermeullen (Brussels, Belgium)…

Happy new year to everybody (it's time up to the end of january, I hope)!…

cracker mail received from Diane Keys

Tamara Wyndham (NY, USA) sent me some wonderfull booklets she produced lately. I already saw her work on het websitem but having the original colour printed booklet in the collection is wonderful. Tamara Wyndham isn't active here on IUOMA, but active on Facebook and also in art and mail-art (see:…

Supercool, Alicia Starr sent me this great inchies! Each one is very special, and I love the whole character of these tiny little thingies! Are those "trash-thingies"? I don't know but love them! Thanks, Alicia!!…

There is dragon mail art project call from the German dragon museum (with support by the German mail artist Henning Mittendorf)

Postcard size in an envelope and deadline is July 15, 2012.

Doc to all. Exhibition in September.

Mail to;

Das Deutsche Drachenmuseum eV

Heike Wider

Nibelungen strasse 38

D-64678 Lindenfels

GERMANY

My first barcode postcard from Dean! And I have to say it's great to see it "for real". I don't know why but the golden parts didn't come out at all on the photo, so you'll just have to imagine they are there. I can see why you are saying that barcodes are human too, Dean :-))) there is a certain energy to them that pertains to human life. But above all, they…

DK is sending me this doll (about 2cm thick), I can only imagine the puzzled and amused expression on the postman's face on both continents. It looks indeed like she could use a coat of some kind, I was thinking that Thom could knit something for her. Actually, on closer inspection, she almost caught enough hair during the trip (or before) to start a fur coat,…

Lesley has been going through a rough patch for several weeks already and we miss her at IUOMA. In the middle of life's turmoil she took the time to make this beautiful card, with the word "fine", and this is very touching as well as reassuring. The layering is beautiful, as usual, it is Lesley as we know her. I hope things will get better very soon, Lesley,…

Received this from my son for my birthday some time ago. Fab to spread the mailart routine!  He knew the way to my heart. Below is a haiku from a swap bot.…

Simon Warren (UK) has been making some fascinating ink drawings on card stock. You can see all of them at the 12-12-12 blog (http://12-12-12theendoftheworldproject.blogspot.com/). Here's an example of just one of them:…

I HAVE ALL KINDS OF OLD PHOTO,…