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I received this very nice piece of photo-poetry from Natercia Tomé. I believe she is not a member of IUOMA but she has a great collection of cards on her blog les folles enveloppes. She also has an ongoing mail art call about windows, so if you are a window aficionado you can send her your favorite one. I really like her choice of (her own) photos for this card, conceptual and leaving a lot to the imagination.

Thank you…

A colorful envelope... A lively and modern city? Zalop. The envelope is a prelude to a lost and ancient world...

Important findings that will shed light on centuries of questions around the Lost Londelozi.

Cheryl so kindly sent her L chapter to me even though I didn't participate in the 26 Book. Lucky me! I was thrilled to get this piece because I met some of the…

Definitely the most fun I had working on a booklet. Thank you Cheryl!!

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Viviana's envelopes are a fantastic showcase for her art. She is making excellent use of space, on both sides of the envelope, which becomes an extension of what is to be found inside. Or is it the other way around? :-)

Thank you Viviana!…

This is another card that really touched me. I didn't know Thom before, I think he is new at IUOMA, and he didn't know me either, but he took the time to make a card and write very sweet and heartwarming words. What a nice way to introduce oneself, really. Thank you so much Thom, I hope you'll have fun at IUOMA. I'm sure you will...…

Lisa Iversen (Skybridge studios) sent me this old Japanese book she found in her attic, I think. She wasn't quite sure what it was about but she thought that it would be of interest for me. The book didn't look unfamiliar to me, as it is a lab manual. I am only showing a few of the softer pictures, but there is a little bit of everything. How to handle lab rats, how to house them, anaesthetise, dissect, perfuse, analyze data etc.. It looks like it is from the 50's, and 1000 yen was a hefty…

Katerina cracked me up with this card, and I am certainly not the only one. What a fantastic way to depict the IUOMA Zeitgeit, and what a great sense of humor. I have to admit I sometimes find it hard to find my way with things at IUOMA moving so fast. Zalop, asemic, haptic, trashpo, sandpo, 365, holes, anti-holes, you name it. Pfiuuu, it's a real sport. Oh, and I forgot the year of the squirrel rabbit, how sweet you remembered that I am…

Cheryl suggested I post this photo somewhere after seeing it, so this is a quick blog entry. I took it last year at Yanaka cemetery, the largest cemetery in Tokyo. It was cherry blossom time, and the strong warm wind turned all the petals into a light cherry…

A lame title for this blog, sorry about that, it doesn't match the fabness of the card. My brain is not functioning properly these days, if…

Just found it this morning, I like it a lot.

* - New radioactive leaks are now very unlikey

 - Oh, finally some good news!

(from …

What a fluffy ball of fur this Daisy, so cute! Angie, I don't know what you're talking about, she doesn't look a thing like a monkey :-)) I was wondering, does she have special skills like Snooker the amazing mail art dog? Is she also a canis scannus? This soft nuzzle is oh so welcome, thank you so much Angie!

(sorry for this unnecessarily dusty scan)

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New cards from Atte, and I'm still at a loss. Have been scratching my head all day :-)) Thanks for playing the game Atte!

(does anyone know Atte's snail mail?)

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It was nice to see Cheryl's circled envelopes in my mail box again. Because it all started with those same circles on her envelopes several months ago (well, it was the circles of my mice back then, but still).

Cheryl's chapter is traveling deep into the machinery of one's mind. Those circles and wheels aren't just going to turn on their own, are they :-)) Just…

Great card from Val, but really, Val, I should be the one thanking you. You have done a lot and I have received nothing but support from you and the IUOMA friends.

I like the parallel between the lady devil's horns and the poor dog's bandaged ears. He looks really sad though. Tribal Night Tatoo is probably a band, one of those one can dance to, and this is all very good omen. Thanks again Val...

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Karen has put so much into this piece, it is going to be difficult for me to write up something that can convey how touched I was when I read her message. It tells about a long journey. Searching for someone and searching for herself along the way, and in the end, the story of a redemption, if I can put it this way, I think it is not too strong a word. The woman sitting on the bench and posing for the photo is Karen's mum. The words "he recognized that expression" from the…

A beautiful and delicate card from Katerina. Yes, in spite of all the things that happened and are still happening, hope is not dying out. Spring in here. Are we going to sit under the cherry trees and do hanami as every year? Maybe not. But then again, maybe we should.

I find this card to have quite a Japanese feel. Is it the ink, the symbiosis of paper and paint, the pure lines.... In any case, I love it, thank you Katerina, you have been such a great support in these…

This is the first envelope I got from David, and it got me instantly curious. I am very fond of his stories, he is such a good storyteller as well as a talented artist. This one transported me into the world of a nursing home and I could just picture the scene so clearly. Residents at the nursing home being really tired and bored and probably upset but... you don't mess with nurse Dalisay, the flower arranging channel it shall be. Beautifully writen, and that TV, I don't even want to switch…

Today I met Val's cats, Bianca and Trouble. Or at least I think those are Val's cats. Yes, they must be his cats... The postcard is quite cool, I have no idea which technique he used, it's hard to tell, but I like it. The back of the card comes with a drawing of a very blasé looking cat, in a very cosy looking home :-)) Great one, Val, thank you!

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This postcard is quite different from the previous ones I got from Viviana, very topical, I would say. Darker and more grave, but it's still Viviana. I like the long format too. Thank you so much for sending!

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