Bifidus Jones's Blog (246)

I know people here at IUOMA give many reasons why they are involved in mail art--a couple of those reasons: for the uplift and happiness it elicits. Val's sealed envelopes never cease to express those qualities. A hat-donner himself, Val manages to find amazing hats on people in art. The dialogue is laugh-out-loud, and I get a kick out of the hand-drawn birds that always put in…

Marie's triptych trips the light fantastic:

onion row

single

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L

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Bow Tie

or

tying up butterflies (qui…

The postal service should give themselves a hearty round of applause for safely delivering this mail art--the paper is thin and old--what I would call fragile--and yet it made it its way across the U.S. with nary a rip. The handwritten calculations, stamps, and images are terrific. Thanks,…

It's always swinging, extraordinary, and visually experimental in heebeejeebeeland. If you haven't visited for awhile, stop on by. Thanks for another elegant and easy-going piece,…

With a quote by Lao-tzu: A man may know the world without leaving his own home. So true for mail artists. Thanks, Lisa!

Besides making films, Julian has been practicing the techniques of stone lithography using wax pencil and crayons from 1980s Russia. The mask is a compelling subject--I like the idea of it transforming the wearer into another being for another purpose. Why no mouth, I wonder. A thousand thanks for mailing this to me,…

As Deb explains, The words to this great piece say "I love your laughing face" which is a play on words based on the similarity of "waratah" and waratta. Arigato,…

Karen's work continues to wow with her personalized stylistic elements--the layers of indecipherable ledgers, net, word lists, and string. To me, this piece looks like something found, something washed ashore. I like it very much.

Defying society's expectations. Taking a stand for personal freedom even though…

Katerina's FeMAIL Art always lands in style. A real leaf--from what kind of tree, I don't know, but I love it. The laminated memory of her Chicago visit to meet up with other IUOMA members earlier this year came in a little envelope--a great bonus. Katerina has recently risen to starlet status due to her appearance in Petala's video of…

The narration gets cloudier: "I am not the red giant

I am

Symbols rebel

Chaos

Ensues

Babel lay abandoned…

C'est formidable and I like the little bits of photocopied mysteries. Merci!!

It appears that Marie is well on her way to some eclectic fashion design and perhaps I am her first victim customer. The composition of this piece is a nice balance of written and illustrated collage and the tanuki stamp is the frosting on this dessert. I love the bits and pieces from…

In addition to enjoying the overall composition of this piece, I like looking at the sheer number of techniques and artifacts used to create this mail art. From the playing cards to the staples, this piece is wonderful. Thank you, Lauriana!

Easy on the eye and quirky to behold--thank you!!

The X marks throughout are compelling but the word that pops out for me and sums up this great mail art is "ineffable" meaning, not to be spoken because of its sacredness. Thanks,…

An artist booklet containing the works of top notch mail artists from around the planet: Roland Halbritter, Dmitry Babenko, Angela Behrendt, John Bennett, Don Boyd, Keith Buchholz, Peter Dowker, Fraenz Frisch, Servane Morel, Reiner Langer, Ahlrich van Ohlen, Wolfgang Skodd, Litsa Spathi, Lubomyr Tymkiv, and Hong in Young. These works were exhibited during the art show Kunst Karree last May in Schweinfurt, Germany. Roland…

A visual and tactile piece, multi-layered to evoke a surreal setting for woman and dog, as well as ponder the significant difference between solitude and loneliness: one you choose, the other you don't. The untidy thread work adds a appealing quality. Cheryl's work is reminiscent of artist Maggie O'Sullivan, in particular, her piece "Brokenness is at the Centre of our Being".…