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A mail art Renaissance?

So says The Art Newspaper in the article "A mail art renaissance is growing in the US—just as the postal service struggles to survive" that was posted on the 5th of May 2020. Read all about it here: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/today-in-the-mail-art-made-for-you

Added by John Gayer on May 6, 2020 at 7:17pm — 2 Comments

Nice chatty mail from Ficus Strangulensis - always a pleasure to get to know the person behind the mail! Thanks, love Petrolpetal!

Added by Petrolpetal on May 6, 2020 at 8:32am — No Comments

I received mail art of Elke Grundmann from Berlin Germnany

Added by Sabela Baña on May 5, 2020 at 9:26pm — No Comments

four hands

I suggest we work four hands. You know my postage stamp collages. I have an incomplete collages: about 50% of the postcard is blank. I can send you these postcard, you will complete the collage and post the photo on the Internet. You will be able to keep the resulting collage.

Added by Ilya Semenenko-Basin on May 5, 2020 at 8:27pm — 7 Comments

Beautiful mail art from Nancy Nosegay - loved the folded flower! Many thanks, love Petrolpetal.

Added by Petrolpetal on May 5, 2020 at 9:53am — 1 Comment

Keith Chambers Your Postcard has Landed

I love love love vintage postcards! The three best things about this one: 1) the little mule 2) Keith's artistamp, 3) the UFO the Postal Service added to the top of the middle spire! Super nice, Keith! I don't think I've ever been there, I would have been a baby -- I was born in…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on May 5, 2020 at 12:51am — 1 Comment

Sad news about Samantha (Sam) price

Hi, everyone

I learned the sad news that Samantha (Sam) Price passed away last month. http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/SamanthaPrice

She had been suffering from severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

Her obituary is here …

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Added by FinnBadger on May 4, 2020 at 7:19pm — 21 Comments

Mail artist exhibition Staten Island ny mail me somthing Find artistic trophy mailed

staten island art center ny 2016 , mail art exhibition mail me something

Added by maha on May 4, 2020 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Great collage FromMNQ. thank you so much! Love Petrolpetal.

Added by Petrolpetal on May 4, 2020 at 10:50am — No Comments

Mike Parsons Friendship

Dear Mike Parsons from Ames, Iowa send me this terrific card -- also a letter with his trademark handwriting all around front and back! So glad you're my mail art buddy!

Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on May 3, 2020 at 11:09pm — No Comments

Debra Mulnick Fun

Debra what fun! You know I love vintage postcard! This one reminds me somehow of The Great Gatsby. Didn't he look out over water and see eyes staring back at him? I love the other side too -- so happy you're doing well. Crazy times. We just cancelled an event we were really looking forward to in late June. I think it's…

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Added by Toni Hanner -- tonipoet on May 3, 2020 at 11:05pm — No Comments

Clever postage stamp collage from Ilya Semenenko-Basin. Many thanks! Petrolpetal

Added by Petrolpetal on May 3, 2020 at 11:35am — 3 Comments

More Of The Same

Funny how each day feels like a Sunday - except Sunday that feels more like a Monday? Have been working on some new papier mache things. Can you guess what they might become? …

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Added by Michael Leigh on May 3, 2020 at 8:09am — 8 Comments

From Kayenderes in Canada

...weeks ago this nice "warrior" arrived from Kayenderes,

'fighting coronavirus by staying in lock down :-)

with cats and kits, too:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 3, 2020 at 7:50am — No Comments

From Martine Latrille in France

Passion Art Postal...mail art is on the outside :-)

nice Spring, butterflies...Art Envelope

nothing inside, but so lovely for all to see outside:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 3, 2020 at 7:48am — 1 Comment

upcycled postcard from patricia landon [delray beach, florida, usa]

super fun upcycled postcard from patricia landon [delray beach, florida, usa]! thanks so much!… Continue

Added by allison on May 3, 2020 at 6:51am — No Comments

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Added by Li Araki on May 3, 2020 at 4:34am — No Comments

Smart card from Colchester, UK

Thank you, Alan!

Added by Carien van Hest on May 2, 2020 at 11:49am — No Comments

Little Collages from Postage Stamps

I continue to use up my vast horde of old postage stamps. I’ve spent the week cutting, gluing and making small little collages — each from two or more postage stamps. Here are some examples.

Added by Tofu on May 2, 2020 at 12:08am — 2 Comments

Box set of altered mini- board book

I found these in a box of partially created mail art projects from way back in about 2010-2012.

These particular books were from a boxed set of kids mini board book picture stories that I picked up from a charity shop. I must have been in a chocolate mood at the time as I used different chocolate bar wrappers to cover the books and the box.

Im…

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Added by Heather Wilkie (paganfrog) on May 1, 2020 at 7:37pm — 6 Comments

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