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Mail that came to me in April.

Thanks Jack Lattemann for postal art. Lattemann, always featured in mail art as Cascadia Artpost, has been building his city for years, a model of some beautiful country, populated by little people who live their own lives. In March 2020, a photo of a composition dedicated to the anniversary of another master of mail art, the canadian artist Anna Banana.

In addition, Jack sent me issue of his own newspaper: an funny parody of the…

News that I didn't tell in time. My FB account was unblocked after my complaint. A small victory over a meaningless machine...

Dear friends, I thank everyone who responded. Thank you for your sympathy and letters of kindness! Let's continue on our way.

One artist asked:

Are you quarantining your new mail art for two weeks? Should we be using gloves?

I replied:

This is an important issue. I do not know what to do. Just in case, I keep mail in a package in the hallway. I’m waiting for days or weeks to pass ... I don’t use gloves.

The virus lives mainly in an organic environment. For some time, the virus can live on a metal (plastic) surface, but not for very long. I do not think mail is dangerous. You can…

Anja Mattila-Tolvanen…

Thea Hollister (Seattle, Washington, USA)

I also found the picture book in an envelope from Derya Avcı. They are made very boldly,…

I received from the Derya the Artist`s stamps and a large sheet with her…

Thanks to Derya Avcı. Here are individual sheets painted with…

February mail. Thanks to the Turkish artist Derya Avcı. There are so many works in the package that I will publish them in parts.

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Dear friends,

My Facebook account [Илья Семененко-Басин] is banned. I didn't do anything illegal. The suspicions arose in connection with the posting of a large number of photos on Saturday, February 15. These photos show the works of art I received. I just wanted to thank the artists who sent me mail.

They think I'm a political agitator or a fraud... In the future, I will not be able to post so many photos on the Internet, they attract attention and arouse suspicion.

I…

Mail that came to me in January. Thanks USA! This is great. Please take a look.
Thank you,

Ed Giecek
Nancy Gene Armstrong
Mike Parsons
Bonniediva Bonnie Shorr
Josh Ronsen

I thank Nancy for the postage stamps she gave me.