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yes this was received months ago, but given all the red, i prefer to think of Mars the planet ];-)

we all know that Mail Art has its own mysterious rhythms

merci Helene et a bientot

wow, look how much texture/depth/layering she got onto this card! this mailing fi-fi-feels personal, as i spent quite a few years in the US Civil Service (all that seems so far away now). could Carien have known about that as she worked on this assemblage? maybe she just intuited it - you know, that special mysterious telepathic dimension of Mail…

puzzling geography, indeed ]:-)

'this is very good' (but as Bill Clinton once said, it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is) 

thanks Jack

an open window + hot lips + them apples + the empire state = another wonderful juxtaposition from Berlin

vielen dank Jimmy

some lovely drip/marble paper samples -

a study in teal, and one of those striking 'portraits' on receipts background -

and perhaps Mindaugas is reliving the summer olympics?…

always enjoy seeing that Guy Fawkes mask - brings back vivid memories of reading "V for Vendetta" (many years ago), practically in one sitting. gracias por todos Sabela ]:-)

oh, dear, it looks like something might have fallen off this postcard....?

also, not sure i've oriented this correctly - i decided to go with the writing on the stamp, but perhaps i've got it upside down? i have a soft spot for George M, because my very first audition song was "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (my mom suggested it). 

thanks…

such lovely colors and patterns, even on the envelope!

accompanied by assorted ephemera -

love that 'oil slick in paper form'; curious about the technique involved - trade secret?

thanks so much…

yes yes yes to good vibes - this is the power of Mail Art ]:-)

merci Daniele, et a bientot

a fun triptych of black-and-white xerox-collages from Georgia

and…

two more little gems from the streets of Oakland plus one of Fleur's "In the Deep Sea" ATCs.

always great to get mail from the area of the Bay 

Flux fish!

(that's the back of the envelope on the left)

Ff swam in along with three lovely ATCs - can you guess which one was done with non-dominant hand?

dank u wel…

32nd edition of the world-beloved Bon-Zine

plus a fun grab-bag of stickers and stamps - very meta, tho: if you look closely you'll find flotsam and jetsam and flotsam and jetsam (literally) --…

cool collage card from Down Under - nice images, textures, palette; thank you Helen.

wait, it looks like the international year of peace was... last century? well that explains a lot. i believe peace is still worth pursuing, tho, don't you?

and yes, too many of our leaders are donkeys; perhaps they all spent too much time on Pleasure Island when younger (Pinocchio)...

thanks for the…

Katerina forwarded this very appealing add-and-pass bookie to me, as she no longer does A&P stuff.

thing is - i'm not a good A&P candidate either; these projects often get buried under other Mail Art and end up being time capsules instead!

also, this bookie is really quite satisfying as is; let me know if you'd like to see…

two robins flew here from Belgium. these days, i often find it helpful to imagine the birds'-eyes-views of things... 

an invitation to participate in remembrance of Clemente Padin - Poesía para Armar

although i never corresponded with CP, our paths crossed at one point --

has it really been 30 years?!…

"Q de Quien (who?)" from the Bird-woman alphabet

and -

two - not so sure that such binary division is helpful in today's world, tho; despite the prevalence of…

a little list of action items, a couple of no-ET labels, and lots of resistance-flag stickers (as requested).

yes i received these a while ago; thanks non!