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You Have to Wait Until Chapter 3 to Get to the Good Parts...
An excellent paint-and-Collage work by the amazing hand of Carien van Hest...
A closer view...
Thanks,…
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Holiday Greetings Postcards from Stafford and Muchmore
Dave Stafford on the left, and Coco Muchmore on the right...
Added by Thom Courcelle on January 14, 2024 at 7:25pm — 2 Comments
Adam Roussopoulos Sends New Artistamps
Adam's commentary through his artistry and mastery of the Artistamp form is appreciated for its candor. Some artists, I think, are afraid to say the thing that needs to be said in the face of global crises, but Adam isn't afraid to bring the crisis to our attention with alarming accuracy using popular contemporary imagery, bluntness, and a…
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Anagrams for Miles from Rebecca Resinski
A very wonderful and pleasant surprise from artist Rebecca Resinski who sent a collage board postcard...
...and a super creative little folding boekie with anagrams the word "metamorphosis." Who knew so much could be generated from that one little word??...…
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Received from Katerina Nikoltsou—Holiday Wishes in a Unique Handmade Envelope
Beautiful handmade envelope and Greek postage stamps...
And some handmade up-cycled collage artistry in BLUE!! There's plenty of snow here in Vermont, Kat! Just let me know if you want any sent your way!! ;) …
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Message in a Bottle from the Magnificent Mind of Kathy Barnett
Kathy recently sent a very attractive envelope with vintage bottle labels that hinted at the surprise inside...
Kathy is known for her creative "interactive" pieces, which often reveal her amazing sense of humor.
For instance, a gift of perfume or eau de toilette is always a classy present to gift someone. In the case of…
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Goddesses Bestowing MailArt Gifts
Not one...but TWO Greek Goddesses descended upon my mail box to bestow blessings upon my household...
From Katerina Nikoltsou:
...And they brought some creative ephemera so that the blessed mailart cycle might continue...…
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Got Gorgeous? Artful Greetings from Greg Diaz of California (USA)
Why am I so tickled by this array of simple forms sent by Greg? A sheet of paper swathed in black, reminiscent of Xuan brush Chinese calligraphy...with two red markings like reflective eyes that turn the form into a smiling creature grinning mirthfully from the shadows.
And, um, that hand-carved Johnson bunny on the envelope…
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Negotiable Notions of Mail Art from Non-Local Variable in Oregon (USA)
I had fun going through the cornucopia of stuff that Non-Local Variable sent in. Much of it meant to question "What is Art?"...
There was also a fascinating boekie/zine enclosed. It looked…
Added by Thom Courcelle on November 17, 2023 at 9:58pm — 1 Comment
Hijinks and Hilarity from The Haddock of Oregon (USA)
Poetry, DaDa sketches and miniatures...
Thank you!
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Rita Does It Right—The Riveting Mail Regards of Rita McNamara
Rita's post came in a hand-painted and designed envelope...soooo beautiful, though it was made of newspaper-thin material, so I didn't dare try to unfold the seams for fear of tearing it... The insides were just as fabulous, though...
A wonderful personal note, and an origami paper box that when…
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Magnificent Magic from MailArt Martha
Musings and stories and artwork galore from MailArt Martha in the United Kingdom! ...Including a legacy stamp portrait through the kindness of Adam Roussopuolos:
Thank you,…
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A Cornucopia of des Cartes Postales from the U.S. States and Abroad
Truly some great, creative, artistic pieces. Some from new friends, some from the familiar crew, and some welcome correspondence from friends not heard from in a while...
Below, from top left, clockwise: Jack of Cascadia Artpost; Coco Muchmore in a fantastic collaboration with artist Nick Carterucci; the Dude-bros of France (Artist In_Seine and Dr. Zack); Michael Orr; Jimmy Connors (Germany); Melissa Wand doing some experimental theater (and photography); and Hélène…
Added by Thom Courcelle on November 17, 2023 at 8:28pm — No Comments
Mail Art Received from Mikel Untzilla in Euskadi
Mikel sent a very attractive envelope with his signature carved rubber stamps—I love those pastel España Correos postage stamps!—and a sample of the art form spotlighted by one of the newer Theme Groups on this IUOMA site: “The One-Page Zine.”…
Added by Thom Courcelle on September 27, 2023 at 10:09pm — 5 Comments
Mail Art received from Awyn in Canada
A lucky envelope including an original landscape (“If Trees Could Talk…”) and a bookmark that will get some good use in the near future!
Thank you, Awyn!
I also love the R. Johnson bunny on the envelope holding a message board which seems like a very…
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A Bevy of Beautiful Board — Postcards from Afar and Farther
Hand-made postcards from amazing artists...
(from top left, clockwise...): James Chester's (California) astonishingly beautiful botanical gel plate print; a cut-and-collage geometric "postcard quilt" from Zack in France; Tyler Hannigan's (New Mexico) hand-colored Linocut print "Flight #2"; and Coco Muchmore (Kansas) finds her political voice with a very creative use of rubber stamps…
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Something's Fishy...from the Netherlands!
Margreet Beemsterboer sends FLUX FISH...I'm glad she used a photo as the subject for her amazing hand-drawn sketches (quite special!) because otherwise it might have been a rather stinky art project!! Below is the original inspiration and the lovely envelope she created:
It has been so wet and rainy (with major flooding) here…
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Is Frida Kahlo Stalking Me?? The Secret Mysteries of Mail art from Melissa Wand and the Artist inSeine
Serendipity should never be ignored. Carl Jung had much to say about it. And who am I to argue with the mysteries involved in multiple pieces of mail art being received that presented me with the surrealist and magnificent woman artist FRIDA KAHLO??
Melissa Wand shows me the way through the proverbial rabbit hole (literally) by sending a photo of inter-dimensional portal #0692:…
Added by Thom Courcelle on August 18, 2023 at 1:26am — 1 Comment
An Array of Aesthetically Appealing Artistry
Postcards received in my mailbox include works by...
(from top):
Jack of Cascadia Artpost
Greg Diaz
David Stanley Aponte of Subreal Alchemy
Zack of…
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U.S. Postal Service to Crack Down on "Counterfeit Postage." Are Artistamps at Risk??!!??
This small article appeared in my small hometown newspaper. It was tucked in such a small little space that I could've easily missed it. The notification makes me concerned that the long tradition of Mail Artists creating their own Artistamps may be included in this new "crackdown"—potentially meant to purge mail articles of unnecessary errata. My fear is that the postal system's "unnecessary errata" may be another person's…
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