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"For Ancient Text Call" by Diane Keys (circa April 2011, Elgin Illinois). Considered the first known Trashbook (photo courtesy of the International Union of Mail-Artists)

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At first I thought it was another farm piece from David Stafford until I saw the In Seine stamp on the other side! And when I opened the shed doors, there was Dean!…

No return address on the card but I am pretty sure this is Lisa's beautiful calligraphy. I hope I am right! If I am not, well, it is still a fantastic handwriting, painted on a thick book cover. Another "give it away" is the line about Marie Antoinette (about as much help as aspirin would have been to Marie Antoinette). I might be wrong here again but it looks…

A beautiful and delicate boekie from Alicia. I am not sure what kind of paper she has used, is it a kind of rice paper? It would fit the organic theme very well. Tea at the farm on a late spring evening, surrounded by chicken, or as Vizma would say, chooks :-)) I like chooks better. Alicia also included Japanese text, a piece of sewing pattern, and to wrap up…

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The Little Red Bag came for a visit

the towns people found her quite exquisite

 then she went to visit a farm, it was there she

discovered a tractor man's charm

north, south, east, west, 'i gotta move on

and see what's next 

where can i go in the midwest?'

she reached inside to grab her hankie and whispered,

'I'm off to visit snooky and angie'   

she raised her arm to wave goodbye,

that's…

Finally have a chance to post a piece from Sarah I recieved before my sons Make a Wish trip.it is a post card that seems to have a base of a tag or part of a box. Then embelished with more paper and labels.  I love it and the stitching is something I have always wanted to do.

Thanks Sarah!

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Leda – Or The Search for Beauty by Marie Wintzer.

Minxus  tirelessly walks the arduous road in Search for Beauty.  Marie wrote and told me that she had visited an exhibition in Japan featuring the work of Leonardo Da Vinci.  That visit inspired this series on beauty.    

In Greek mythology, Leda was the daughter of an Aetolian king and a Spartan mother. …

The minute I pulled this from my mail box, I sped to the house so anxious to see what the "heck" Dean had sent me!!! Take a look...

Dean is awesome with his story telling....I just LOVE the clock...metal elephant is super cool.... Dean,…

"Looks like someone got burnt on a pair of 9's"

A super piece Dean...I fell in love with it the minute I saw the burnt cards! Thank you, thank you…

"To Sew or Not to Sew"

Who knew that Dean would be able to find the "exact" upholstery that this furniture piece was made out of...it's supple, and a beautiful beige faux leather; and easy to clean (well for the help of course!). And when…

This is mail art.BBC IUOMA Member.  What a wonderful, fun example of how far communication has come *!*

"Will we get mail art today?"  this piece is so poetic! add 5 dogs trying to find a place on my lap and that is ME!

Val, thank you so…

Carina tells me her beautiful collage and image transfer is called 'One day I be myself' and is part of a series with the same title. Each is different.  Do you have one of these enchanting pieces?

Carina's piece came in an envelope with a selection of postage stamps and carved rubber stamps. This one is fab.…

Svenja found two beautifully decorative creatures to arrange provocatively and reminds me on the back, 'the  impossible is often the untried'.  I will try harder and more often, inspired by Svenja. 

In Cheryl's words, 'In the Interim'.  Nothing makeshift here. Thanks CP, this will more than hold me over.

Another full mail art mail box...no bills or junk mail here :-)

Wonderfully warm hues and bar code collage on corrugated cardboard from Helen Amyes in Australia

Fun pony from Angie,with warm red vermillion over multi-print! And Snooky postage!…

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This is a full symphony of corking fun.

Imagine the amount of wine consumed? Or does Dean collect these over

a long period of time? Whatever, he orchestrates them all into a beautiful happy haptic collage.

(and sends them without a French envelope!)…

Anna Banana is weaving beautiful designs with "security"!

Beautifully BLUE fun envelope, too:

Got me a…

the mail art Gods were shining on me yesterday, because I received art from Alicia AND Nadine. the envelope is so Nadine with her offbeat humor.…