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Happy mail week for me: Diane Keys send me this great mail art as a surprise. The part on top (if it is the top) looks like an old anatomical drawing (or a river delta??) - it's wonderful, Diane, thank you very much!

After getting the postcard with notes from Cathérine last week I received this wonderful mail art from Nancy Bell Scott. I favorited and commented it a few days ago and Nancy wrote that it was already on the way to me at this time. I love this card because of the wonderful colours and the very special touch (??) Nancys cards have. And I love the tiny "Nancy" on the bottom…

As a few of my friends have been reminding me, this month is one year of IUOMA contact for me. Serendipity came to the celebrations.  You’ll see why.  The first piece of mail I ever received was from Jen Staggs.  I received her Plagiarist pages two weeks ago – Jen has been weighed under her own studies, but took the time to send the pages back.

Bifidus sent me the second piece of mail art I had ever received from an IUOMA member  -  again without me asking.  It was…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Prettylily (Norfolk, Virginia, USA)

September 29, 2011 - Prettylily (aka Sue Bowen) has become a good mail-art friend, a bond that was strengthened through her steadfast involvement in the Asemics 16…

The deadline for sending mail art works was on September 21(Autumnal Equinox-Mabon), but we will ACCEPT works to the end of September, we already have 117 Mail Art Works. YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO SEND YOURS :)…

This arrived three weeks ago and knocked my socks off: Gabriel sent me this because a couple of months ago I admired some photos he'd put up that played with the alphabet and signs and symbols. He has created his own symbols for the alphabet, and an imaginary story to go with the concept. The above is the front of this 7"x9" book; and the back plus his translation sheet…

A wonderful minimal work: The slicing or carrying that's happening to the alphabet here really appeals to me. The shapes and the spots of color along with it make for an extra nice composition. I love it, and always love her address side too, with "official" stamps: …

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This is Lesley's second chapter for the Windmills of My Mind collaborative book. She has produced two fantastic chapters filled with the most beautiful etches. Faces, profiles, eyes wide open or tired eyelids, each of them has his own windmills, his own little world of rolling thoughts. Thank you Lesley, I hope I can send you a chapter very soon, as soon as those…

French cerealism and trashpo: Behind on blogging, but realized today that this had better be put up before Katerina gets home from Paris, which is probably imminent? Very fun card, thanks you…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Svenja Wahl (Heidelberg, Germany)

September 27, 2011 - During the past months, IUOMA members have been receiving and viewing Svenja Wahl's distinctive and beautifully made mail-art. She has an…

Last week I received this wonderful card from Judith. If I got it right it's part of a bigger picture and a second card I received a few weeks ago belongs there too. So I'll start to collect and see if I'll get the big picture together. I love the colour and the special texture of Judith's cards very much (and look forward to her trifold pages...) 

On the other…

Lesley's lovely drawings are always a welcome sight. The added bone(?) collage is like a sculpture and the asemic writing adds mystery. I particularly like the figure's hand (must be the Haptic in me). It comes across as strong yet nurturing. A nice overall sense of self-love here. Lesley created fun negative space for the envelope:…

Mail from Guido Vermeulen (Belgium) arrived last week. A beautiful painted envelope (large) in which he included some details of his work and also a photo of his working place where you can see how he makes his envelopes. Seems he like to use a lot of ink. Also a…

ZALOP – it’s a performance right? Whoever says NO in a deadpan voice, devoid of tone or apposite energy - quiet and sadly whispered or in a loud exclamation?  However it is said,  NO  is a complex word for sure.  ZALOP - the Fluxus word as original score was sent by Ruud on 15th December 2010.  I determined ZALOP to mean  "ABSOLUTELY NO WAY DEFINITELY NOT NADA NIX.  It is essential this word is said in an emphatic tone. Accents do not matter…