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Beautiful tape-trans from Jon Foster

This is another beautiful tape-transfer from Jon.

(See the BLUE.."to use"?)

He has a wonderful way of "picking-up" text and images

with packaging tape and then creating these mail art pieces!

Always a good mail art day…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 9, 2012 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

BLUE etegami from Debbie in Japan

Always a joy to receive a card from Deborah Davidson in Japan.

She is no longer here at IUOMA, but has a very active blog and

continues to send many "etegami" cards.

Here is a beauty in BLUE inspired by a Robert Frost poem

"Desert Places"…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 9, 2012 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

#999 from Mimimal Mim Scalin

This is a beauty! Mim did a great series of this "holes" and "anti-holes" idea!

using fantastic color arrangements and surprises! Keeping it MIM- minimal !

After completing her first "365" mail art pieces, she went on to do "1000"!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 9, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

Medwolf is BACK...and ZACK?

Medwolf was away for a while for health reasons,

but a fun package arrived in Greece and he is BACK to mail art!

Many a reference to the natives of Saskatchewan, beautiful leather and beaded crafts:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 9, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

BLUE BlogJam with a gift BlueBag from Rebecca, and wonderful BLUE mail art from Suss in Mokum, Louise Kiner, Amy Irwen, and Rebecca in AZ,!

Rebecca Guyver sent a BlueBag...with all these artists listed as using Cerulean (GREEK) BLUE!

So now I have a wonderful BLUE Bag...for collecting the BLUE mail art that arrives in Greece!

Look, Look...BLUE from Suus:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 31, 2012 at 11:30am — 12 Comments

The (Almost) Lost Letter from Louise Kiner

Watch the birdie!

Here is one of 15 rare bookies from Louise.

It is fabulous...just "read" it "visually" :-)…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 31, 2012 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Wonders from SA in the mail box! The Dynamic Dual: Lesley and Cheryl

It's a GOOD, GREAT mail art day when you see South Africa stamps on TWO envelopes! Wow!

This is in a fold-out, like a small boekie from Lesley Magwood Fraser:

Lesley sends amazing drawings, never can see enough...each one more…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 17, 2012 at 2:54pm — 2 Comments

It's RED hot from the Haptic Werewolf :-)

Soooo, not everything is BLUE in my mailbox?

Well, Buddha is...with BLUE background, that is!

This red hot…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 17, 2012 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Blue Blog Jam : Mail Art pick-up, in the city today :-) Suus, Erica, Sarah, TestTower, Svenja, Dean, M.Nidham, Debbie, DK, and Thom!

What wonderful art awaits in my mailbox after a ten day absence!

BLUE reigns supreme, of course! A real beauty from Suus in Mokum. Many thanks, dearie!

And from Erica Durante, BLUE "SHINE": …

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 17, 2012 at 1:30pm — 7 Comments

REISEPASS - PASSPORT to Art from the Haptic Werewolf

Surprise little packet (10x15cm) in the mailbox and the friendly Haptic Werewolf strikes again :-)

Erni does a get job on the package, always! Oh, Erni:

And then a great red passport Hamburg Reisepass case inside...full of…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 5, 2012 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

From Dean Marks and the London Mail Art Meeting

Now this card definitely came from England! "Let us eat cake"!!!

And it seems to be a great "add 'n pass around -the-table-as we drink"...tea? ale? wine?

Look at these fun details...characters one and all:

Thank you…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 28, 2012 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

The Human Artist Vending Machine is busy at work and sending!

Many thanks to Brent Leopold for his amazing watercolor cards.

The Blue dog is perfect! what an expression...it is Brent's favorite, and I love it too!

He also sent a tarot card, #9, blonde and thinking as only a blondie can:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 28, 2012 at 8:00am — 7 Comments

CD from Jon foster ...and we are singin"

Jon sent his "NOSTRILS know hare" CD and it arrived in a fun envelope!

This is #23 of 50!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 28, 2012 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

Blue from Nadine, #950/1000 from Mim, and Cavellini from HeeBee JeeBee!

Good Mail Art Day in my mail box :-)

Nadine in California writes that "Pacific Blue is NOT as Blue as Greek Blue" So, true!

But this is a great card and fun guy by-the-seaand 'love the ocean waves! Thank you, Nadine

Mim…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 28, 2012 at 7:30am — No Comments

Monday's Magic from Marie in Japan

A large A4 envelope was tossed on the stairs yesterday,

but I retrieved it to safety and discovered delicate beauty inside, as only Marie Wintzer can create!

"A Circle" No.3 of 6...soft, large pages of leaf-pressed rice paper pulp…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 26, 2012 at 6:30am — 8 Comments

Monday's Mail Art Magic from Suus, Vizma ,Dewi, Chew and Secrets!

Beautiful BLUE in the mail box :-)

Suus in Mokum sent a fantastic blue watercolor...and we are on a BLUE-exchange for sure :-)

Then there was BLUE surprises from Vizma...who is traveling and is now in Trinidad, mon!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 26, 2012 at 5:30am — 2 Comments

About Mice 'n Men or how Angie and Snooky reach "365"... Wow!

One day came "365/365" and the following day came "364/365"...back to the Future!

(See SnookyDog stamp?)

But the great thing is that Angie and Snooky have completed "365"! Congrats!

...and now on to "#1001"? …

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 26, 2012 at 5:00am — 2 Comments

The Mystery Mail Artist Strikes Again...D.M.

What a bunch of garbage? NOT! FAB Pink Trashpo and mysterious "eyes" from the Artist-in-Seine: Dean Marks.

It…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 26, 2012 at 4:30am — 7 Comments

Tree from Kemal in Istanbul

Beautiful mail art from beautiful Istanbul !

It is like the Tree-of-Life!

Thank you ,…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 22, 2012 at 11:00am — No Comments

About the Ainu in Japan from Deb Davidson

This lovely card arrived in Greece yesterday from Japan.

Debbie does etegami and this card is an exception,

as it has a historical note about the indigenous people of her island, Hokkaido.

The oral tradition of the Ainu is…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 22, 2012 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

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