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Carl Baker ponders the "object of mail art." I shall send him some of my stuff soon. Thanks for this great package, Carl!

I especially love this "Lost God" flyer.…

Look at all those happy politicians. Isn't it great?…

Ernie, the master of wrapping fetishes, sent me this great package. I love the orange envelope and thick staples. Inside I found this great german Lucky Strike collage.…

I asked for background info on this Santa and received these lovely stamps and placard. Thank you, BF! 

Arac does a great job of combining kitchy pop culture with Potpo and Drunkpo! Love it! I hope one day to meet up with you gals! Some fun times ahead!!!!…

I received this wonderful photo collage and tape transfer from Ana. Great stuff. …

I really enjoy how much time Taidgh takes to create his packages. It reminds me of when my mom used to send me care packages in the Marine Corps. Taidgh creates wonderful drawings and poems. 

He also…

Stepennies sent me this wonderful set of buttons. I already took one and put it on my backpack. Thank you Stepennies!!! 

Well, Erni Bär sent me a set of sponges, and I promissed to stamp with them. Here is how that goes.

First you need to prepare the sponges for the formats you want to stamp. These sponges are tough to cut, so I needed an industrial siccors to get that done. The first letters of Erni Bär to start with.…

It isn't every day you get a pile of money in the mail:

Yes Jack Latteman (Cascadia Artpost) made this sent of banknotes and sent me a bunch for my new purchases. The money is very professionally done and has a lot of small details on it. I will have to see what this money buys me....…

Bonjour Art Lovers of the World!

I have just come from back from Copenhagen where the Polo Mint Adventures continued.

To recap -- a Polo Mint is a small English sweet (very similiar to a Life Saver).

Here is one:

I visit Galleries and Museums, place a Polo Mint on or near an exhibit, take a photo of it, and then move on before I get…

Always a treat to receive a Tiny Town card from Mim,

and a little story, too:

"Laverne's warm smile and pleasant demeanor

made her a welcome visitor to Tiny Town"

There is quite a nice collection of

"Tiny Town" here in Greece:…

Cristina kindly sent me the little altered prayer card which she offered a little while ago. Prayer cards have a long history and most likely are the predecessors of more modern collectables, like baseball cards. I love this little image of the Mother Godess, who is said to have appeared to three children in Fatima. Following my new and…

collage pieces made from flashcards and a white gelly roll. 

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Beautiful creation from Heleen,

....the envelope:

and its stamp...

she used the pattern from my "butterfly" eraser stamp.…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Jen Staggs (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)

May 10, 20…