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The Whimsy of Theo Nelson

Wonderful stamps , full of whimsy...

and this Air Mail is such fun to see,  too,says the postman!

See a…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 21, 2016 at 10:16am — 1 Comment

Dharmadada Erni Bär: Do what you Love

Do what you Love.  Ah Ah Ah  Surely making Mail Art is something Erni loves to do.  At least I'm the sheep dog and not the sheep.  Then again would I like being a…

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Added by Dean aka Artist in Seine on July 21, 2016 at 8:10am — 2 Comments

Something fishy

The latest from Eva in Morocco -- there's definitely something blue and fishy going on in the mail lately

Added by Alan Brignull on July 21, 2016 at 7:00am — No Comments

Richard Canard's Post-Punk Trashpo Revival (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

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Mail art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

July 20, 2016 - North Carolina networker Jon Foster initiated a punk revival in mail art circa 2010, which has had considerable impact in the contemporary…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on July 21, 2016 at 1:00am — 4 Comments

Fiber Art Diorama Mail Art from Vikki Johnson

A most unusual package was left on the front stoop yesterday. Newer IUOMA member Vikki Johnson and I decided to exchange fiber art mail art, so I knew that this amazingly decorated box would contain something quite interesting... I wasn't expecting such a large "production," but quite a lot of work went into this piece...so I'm going to make a visual…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on July 20, 2016 at 11:02pm — 2 Comments

A Window [Envelope] to the Stars

The best up-cycling I've seen in a long time! A business envelope turned inside-out to show its confidentiality pattern on the outside, with the envelope window revealing a peek at the delicious contents inside...…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on July 20, 2016 at 9:34pm — No Comments

Mystery Mail With a Poetry Call

Received this envelope today with no return address but a cedar rapids postmark. That's one of my address labels so it must be someone I've sent mail to.



Inside was the poetry call:…



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Added by William M on July 20, 2016 at 7:37pm — 4 Comments

Envelope design by Torma Cauli, FinnBadger and Matthew Stolte

From Torma Cauli, a small folded trashpo card, photo of a door/lock and funny envelope.

From FinnBadger, a ghostly map, marbled paper (with shaving cream!), collage and wonderful stamps.…

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Added by Carina on July 20, 2016 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Heleen de Vaan made me a photorealistic butterfly!

When this arrived in the mail it caused quite a sensation at my house.  Two friends and I all had to look two or three times, very closely, to see if this was an actual butterfly somehow mounted on heavy weight art paper or maybe a finely detailed photo of one that Heleen sent to me.  I swear I can see the dust on it's wings.  It's simply unbelievable.  We were in…

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Added by Minneapolis Gnome on July 20, 2016 at 5:19pm — 2 Comments

Vispo by Jay Block (Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA)

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Mail art by IUOMA member Jay Block (Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA)

July 20, 2016 - Jay Block is a collage master of the contemporary Eternal Network. But I see his language-centered work, such as this piece recently received,…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on July 20, 2016 at 4:03pm — 1 Comment

An Elephant’s Frontal Lobe

I was married to “Untitled,”

when all of this began.

Still begs the question,

“does he like me?”

Sitting in the afternoon,

watching the clock in a hundred degrees;

sitting. Waiting for him to text me back,

Watching the clock, hands spin slowly...…

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Added by Maria Morisot on July 20, 2016 at 11:38am — No Comments

Da Da DaDa from Keith Chambers

That's the word for 100 years of DADA!

And more DADA stamps from Keith...nothing fishy about it!

Thank you,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 20, 2016 at 10:31am — 3 Comments

M.T.Zine #1 from Matthew Stolte

Excellent collection of mail art from many contributors...

collected and printed by Matthew...a few pages here:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 20, 2016 at 10:27am — 1 Comment

An Annotated Bibliography of Mail Art

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from John Held Jr of SanFran...

Sending some old announcements...and this too:

and perforated…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 20, 2016 at 10:26am — No Comments

"High Rise Asemic #1" by Jan Hodgman (Anacortes, Washington, USA)

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Mail art by IUOMA member Jan Hodgman (Anacortes, Washington, USA)

July 19, 2016 - Jan Hodgman has been a faithful and productive member of the IUOMA asemic writing group, and I have watched the evolution of her work with great…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on July 20, 2016 at 2:47am — No Comments

Linda and Carina and Jay

So many people have sent me so many things that, in order to catch up, we'll have to work right through the Republican Convention. I hope that's okay with most of you. Sometimes you have make sacrifices. So Linda has sent me many many things since I departed for California and now upon my return. We'll start with these very cool collages and ATCS that give you…

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Added by David Stafford on July 20, 2016 at 1:31am — 3 Comments

Sheri Rice asks, this is the way out?

A nifty collaged postcard that arrived today from Sheri Rice.

Added by William M on July 19, 2016 at 7:27pm — No Comments

Richard Canard identifies as a "punk."

Added by Maria Morisot on July 19, 2016 at 4:46pm — 3 Comments

Another package from William

Another package from William with great rubber stamping.…







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Added by FinnBadger on July 19, 2016 at 4:20pm — 3 Comments

Dkult Boekie

At last the story can be told. I received this complicated boekie that purports to be part of my backpages, the missing Rodeo Years. The boekie itself is a wonderment of found materials including an old kerchief of mine. (see blue thingie above)…

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Added by David Stafford on July 19, 2016 at 3:58am — 2 Comments

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