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When you GIVE...you GET ...from Hamburg: Blog 2-collages plus

So, the box from Erni is OPEN and what is inside?

Under the paper towel:

And all kinds of fun surprise!

It is always like Christmas, when a parcel arrives from Hamburg:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on December 5, 2013 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

When you GIVE...you GET ...from Hamburg

So today I packed up a parcel for the Haptic Werewolf (left) and went to the Greek Post

Office to send it TO Hamburg. Postal clerk Matina was all too happy to GIVE me a parcel

FROM Hamburg, too! (on right, see?). Talk about making our postal service HAPPY:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on December 5, 2013 at 12:46pm — 2 Comments

Santa Doggies with the Haptic Werewolf arrived in Greece

WAU! and Holiday greetings from the Kunsthund Santa!

TWO collage cards from the Off-Scene Akademie of Hamburg are here!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on December 3, 2013 at 1:43pm — 1 Comment

WIPE 78: toilet paper boekie from Australia

Another boekie made up of sheets of toilet paper

stamped or "added" by mail artists around the world arrived in Greece.

What a great project..."Field Study" from David Dellafiora in Australia.

Here's a sampling of the pages…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on December 1, 2013 at 3:37pm — 8 Comments

Minimal beauty from Cristina of 5Blanks

This card of simple and yet powerful dynamics arrived in Greece today.

...spell-bound like a black comet in a pink sky!

wonderful textural burst!

Thank you, Cristina!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 29, 2013 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Puddin it mildly: FEED ART arrived from Off Scene Akademie Hamburg! PART 2

And now to open the Pudding Box!

Inside lid has this guy and question:

The answer is YES!

And those are EMPTY pudding containers!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 29, 2013 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

Puddin it mildly: FEED ART arrived from Off Scene Akademie Hamburg!

Special package was waiting at the Greek Post Office today...

Necessary labels for the postal clerks to read and adhere to :-)

And images to put a smile on their faces:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 29, 2013 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Moon watching in the day from Mail Art Martha

Beautiful watercolor card arrived in Greece from Martha.

"the moon in daytime, a wondrous sight", indeed!

It has the most delicate colors...and image of the rabbit-in-the-moon!

Also these painted cut-out figures are…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 27, 2013 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments

Insect buzz from Guido

A fantastic ink-washed envelope...art-on-the-outside! This came in today's mail:

And then, inside was a surprise "Light House" altered card by Guido, too.

But also, as I unfolded the envelope...magic seeping ink image was…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 27, 2013 at 12:11pm — No Comments

A Kiss from Rodin...in Sigean :-)

Val sends a KISS and "thank you" from our friend Rodin.

Also the flip side is full of my dear "Valentine Wisdom":…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 27, 2013 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

A very HAPPY Mail Day from ArtTower!

Along with the Haptic Werewolf came this very nice mail art from ArtTower.

I see a big cuddly BEAR, too!

Always a joy to see you in the mailbox,

Thanks so much, Gunter.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 25, 2013 at 12:58pm — No Comments

x2 from the Off-Scene Akademie Hamburg!

Erni sends TWO of his amazingly fun collage cards!

One has an image of an Advent calendar perhaps...(the "world" sticks with UHU!)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 25, 2013 at 12:52pm — 4 Comments

Time is a setting moon...or sunset?

Magically BLUE moon setting...a clock!

Cinderella...all in BLUE

this card also from Giovanni Donaudi in Italy.

Perhaps my setting suns (clocks) are not so original after all :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 23, 2013 at 5:04pm — 2 Comments

A horse is a horse , of course, of course

and no one can talk to a horse of course...

but it is a colorful horse in my mail box, carefully cut out atop a painterly card!

from David in Indiana...Sub-Real Alchemy!

and it is great to receive mail art from you,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 23, 2013 at 4:53pm — No Comments

From Giovanni Donaudi in Italy: a package full!

The package was a bit torn and in a Postal bag, exterior drawings saved,

and stickers, too...all this arrived safely from Giovanni:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 23, 2013 at 4:27pm — No Comments

The Colour of Mail Art book from Rebecca Guyver arrived in Greece!

An amazing collection of art from Rebecca,in a mini boekie!

All inspired by the colours and art of mail artists…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 22, 2013 at 8:46pm — 1 Comment

The Haptic Werewolf Strikes...TWICE :-)

Two collage cards came from Hamburg ...super fun!

"Make mine PINK!" Oh, Erni!

The Erni gals are always happy! Puts a smile on the mail man's face, for sure!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 22, 2013 at 8:00pm — 7 Comments

Colorful envelope full of goodies from Ruud!

Here it ia...a very colorful , sponge-print envelope from Ruud,

like the ones I saw in his art space photo! (a fluXus buck, too!)

Very rich with texture of the printing.…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 22, 2013 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Brittany BLUE from TiAr

This is a cut-out odd-shaped lovely card from TiAr

A fine "cat -on-the-window-ledge" !

The message on the back:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 21, 2013 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Faces..Edition #9 from Guido

Another fantastic boekie arrived from Guido: RESPECT":

Full of his stunning ink drawings...now to see "Faces of Respect":…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 21, 2013 at 3:00pm — No Comments

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