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Marie in Japan sent me this lovely mail art piece.  It is a series of paper squares on a string with knots  between each square.  I couldn't just show it with one single photo.  So here it is in all its glory.

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This has nothing to do with mail art... Or does it?

When I first joined this lovely community of like-minded, creative types, I was in the midst of a project for which I had great passion. I was literally pouring myself into it. So much time had I dedicated to this particular project that I was unable to focus on anything else for very long. (Thus the…

Months ago Thom Courcelle sent me this crocheted lime juice bottle (who needs Absolut bottle art when Thom has his crochet hook out?) I had been greedily eyeing other IUOMA members who had received Thom's woolly wonders, so was delighted when this arrived for me! Life got in the way but I knew that I just had to share this lemony piece with you all one day. Thom says it's neither lemon nor lime, either way, I am CHUFFED.…

This is another of Marie's incredible pieces - images, words and beautiful paper making up a wonderful statement about A Line. I think Paul Klee wrote "a line is a dot that has gone for a walk".... Marie's lines are all over the place... a real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section, the battle area closest to the enemy, a series of person, especially from one family, a cable, a rope, a clothesline and on and on and on - Paul Klee's line wasn't as adventurous as Marie's. The…

 Marie hasn't forgotten me either lately, sending me 3 wonderful pieces over the past 2 months. As always they are amazing works, the first being a Marie-layered image surrounded by her higgledypiggledy stitching (I think Marie may have got an F in Needlework class....) (sorry Marie! my stitching did too) and attached with her FAB floaty Japanese paper on a swatch of denim fabric. The enclosed note said it was to cheer me up which it sure did! Wishes from Japan... and the envelope is a…

Over the past few months Nancy has faithfully been sending me these wonderful pieces, even though I have not had time to reciprocate, so here's a massblog of them in all their glory.... each shows Nancy's inimitable style which is becoming more and more professional with each piece, so recognisable now, as are her envelopes. Nancy even sent me a piece of "toast" and a watercolour of apples, methinks Nancy thinks I need nourishment... her work nourishes my soul for sure! I even received an…

David is most insistent that this is not art, I know it is just the backing board for his lovely watercolour of a startled looking woman who has just had a rocketship fly past her ear, although it is her hairstyle that concerns him the most. And as David has put so much work into the backing board I have to say it has become part of the art work... OK so it is Larry who has reservations about the hairstyle, not David. Larry thinks her sideburns could cut like a scimitar, with curves like a…

Plus one arty slide :-)) They look great Val, thank you for sending!!…

I received a great packet of/from Dharmadada! Wonderful to open, look and get some new ideas  -I'm besotted of this world of Dharmadada! (hope it's correctly expressed)

The artistical and well known envelope...…

A meaty package arrived from Ana! I love the variety of things she added...

El Steak dinner, a family heirloom, a Simplicity neck strap pattern (to keep my chins up when I'm down?) and her beautifully carved cat stamp! And a peel and keep…

Thanks Kat and Sarah. Been busy with a house guest recently but will send an appropriate thank you soon. First from Katarina: layers of textures with article about a tv series, chapter 2, the pacific boils over. and the Agean painting on verse side in Katerina style. Peaceful with a twist of dk. :-)…

The weekend found me celebrating Mother's Day with a 48 hour ART-MAKING MARATHON! I was in my element and in the zone! Nothing makes me happier than cloistering myself away with my imagination and my supplies! In that light, I was quite productive. One piece born of this marathon was intended for the Mutter Museum's Skull Appreciation Day exhibit. Many others like it are in various stages. I used a process that I call "Ghost Printing" to achieve the desired effect. Would love to hear from…

'Love Mondays...the mail box is always full of Mail Art xxxx Thank you all!

A beauty from Nancy Bell Scott!Wonderful layers and textures...

Also a beautiful layered collage from Karen Champlin. And in envelope with BLUE tape :-)…

My husbands response when he saw this card was, "So does she think you're a crazy cat lady?" I said No, she knows I am. I'm impressed Snooky allowed her to create this collage homage montage to felidae. he must be very secure in his doghood. thank you Angie! This brightened my…

In this little matchbox, resting on a bed of wool from her sheep I got this little snowman from Vizma

As I dug deeper I got the story of How the Snowman became an Arac....WOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!

She says it reminded her of The Monkees guitar and I totally agree.  Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!!!! I've been stamping it on everything around…