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David Stanley Aponte and Sheri Rice, your Mail Art is Here!

These two, Sheri Rice on the left, David Stanley Aponte on the right, so different, so great. Sheri's piece is very highly textured. All that stuff that looks like lace feels lacey to the touch, and the little piece that says "Dream" is a piece of actual cloth. Lovely. David's piece is paint, I think, on some really nice vintage figure drawings of what might be a train car or…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:50pm — No Comments

Dean sends Healing Bling!

Another genius wierd naked card from Dean! That reddish thing on the left is some kind of transistor/processor doohickey and it has a big old diamond stuck on it! Doesn't scan very well, unfortunately. But it's shiny! and on the other side, "My Meds from Bangers…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:46pm — 1 Comment

Finley's Groovy ATC's

Love love love these ATC's from Finley Union! Great work as always! Hugs! Just as great on the back as on the front. And the little envelope the ATC's came in is…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:41pm — No Comments

Beauty from Ryosho Jeffus

Isn't this just gorgeous. You have to imagine how the gold shines in the light. It's really like a stained glass window! Thanks Ryusho!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:39pm — 1 Comment

Thomas Brown, Stan Askew, and Gretchen Brautigan, your Mail-Art has landed!

always pithy. Thanks Thomas!

I sent a very sicky sweet ATC starter to Gretchen and Stan -- here, along with an equally sicky sweet kitten PC, is the result! Nice work Gretchen & Stan! And, faboo envelope from Stan!…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:37pm — 5 Comments

Richard Canard -- Two New Poems!!!

I particularly like "we heart...."

He is not inept. He's terrific! Thanks Richard. I heart…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:29pm — No Comments

Brain Cell #952 has arrived!

and here are the names: Thanks Ryosuke Cohen!…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 11:26pm — No Comments

Vizma Bruns Fabulous Mail Art Package!

First, the cork-popping gumbi-ized front of the envelope. Then, Art-stralia indeed! Sparkles for real! Big package of "real and unreal" postage…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 21, 2016 at 2:52am — 3 Comments

My first Mail Art from Gü is a düzy!

I'm pretty sure Richard Burton has never before been pictured holding a mole. "Alas poor Moley!" -- Look at the little toes! Amazing scissor-work! And in the little clear envelope that came with Hamlet, this great stash of Shakespeare ephemera -- note also the…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 16, 2016 at 2:48am — 4 Comments

Denise Woodward's Commonwealth of Anacrusis ATC and Stamp!

OMG Denise never stops being amazingly creative. Here's she's made a "first day issue" ATC with her "Commonwealth of Anacrusis" artistamp and a certificate "Celebrate Time Travel." The whole package is beautifully done, of course, right down to the gears on the envelope. Here's the reverse of the ATC:…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 16, 2016 at 2:37am — No Comments

"Hang in There" from Dean

From Dean, this amazing collage -- this chicken makes a bigger mess than I do! and then, the reverse!

The bow-tie shaped thing is an actual hanger pasted onto the card. He must use really super-strong glue because it arrived naked and very firmly…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 16, 2016 at 2:20am — 1 Comment

Mars Tokyo's Hats

Back to the 60's with the hats from Mars! And wonderful postage stamps--especially love the Bobby Kennedy stamp. Thanks Mars!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 5, 2016 at 5:03am — No Comments

Aine Holder's Spectacular Mail Art packages

Aine Holder actually send me two envelopes full of mail art this week. The envelope above, wonderful hand-drawn and colored jellyfish scene, contained a ton of different sticky notes. The rest of the art pictured came in the envelope pictured below, the one covered with dragonflies. The circle on top right is from Aine's "Circle of Friends" --on the back it a bunch of great…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 5, 2016 at 4:56am — No Comments

Blog Jam--Lynne Gurnee, William, and Mercedes La Marquesa

I've gotten so much fabulous Mail Art recently. Big card on the left is from Lynne Gurnee, Just lovely images. ATC from William is top right, and Beautiful card from Mercedes La Marquesa bottom right. This is my first piece from La Marquesa and I really appreciate it. Thanks…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on August 5, 2016 at 4:48am — 2 Comments

William's block print

Wow, you've probably seen this already, but it's worth another look, don't you think? I love it!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on July 31, 2016 at 9:33pm — 1 Comment

Richard C -- "Just Another Poem"

"this one will have to do"Seems like the rite, wright, right, write won, one, 1, uno, ein, une! Merci beaucoup, Richard!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on July 31, 2016 at 9:31pm — No Comments

Ti Ar Raden's Banana Ballet!

Check out this Banana! I love what Ti does with just black and white and her own magic hands! Everything about this --isn't it great!?! Thanks,…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on July 31, 2016 at 9:29pm — No Comments

Monsenhor's Paintbrush

Monsenhor Envide Nefelibata sent me this paintbrush, #0000630, that has been used for "one stroke too many." And the special Nefelibata bar code. This all came in a clear plastic ziplock bag, which gave the postal people no difficulties at all. There's also a little sticker that says "This is not mailart. This is artbymail." Subtle but important difference? Thanks…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on July 31, 2016 at 9:24pm — No Comments

Thom Courcelle's tribute after the Orlando murders

Thom sent this right after the killings in Orlando, with a very beautiful poem inside. The envelope is multi-faceted, though, and I opened it up to see the inside.... Quite amazing.

Here's the flip side of the envelope. There are two artistamps, that look…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on July 31, 2016 at 9:20pm — 2 Comments

Katerina's Sandpo Landscape

What a great idea--to used sandpaper as one of the textures in a landscape! Love the Williams sticker and the Sandpo artistamp! Thanks…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on July 31, 2016 at 9:16pm — No Comments

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