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Mail Art by IUOMA member Artista Daily (aka Maralena Howard) (Allen Park, Michigan, USA)

December 23, 2016 - Artista Daily is making a splash in the network these days with her aesthetically pleasing and sometimes…

this one was only half showing... here now full :-))

A large "naked" fun card arrived in Greece,a perfect moment!

...with several drawn mustaches

even on the…

Fun details added to a vintage card:

and on the flip side:…

To fill his old Ford Folly...

many send Buz old keys,

and he sends a nice documentation.…

Thanks Juana! So fun!

This is the "envelope" unfolded. I love the look of typewriter text, how its uneven in places....Thanks Debra!

Finley says his mother made the three "Santa motif thingies" many years ago -- he had the scanned and can now use them in his own art projects. He also made the very sweet little envelopes for each one. The giant puzzle piece is extra. In the next picture, the other sides of the ATC's and envelopes....…

Grethe Bjornhaug makes such lovely pieces! On top, "mixed media and acrylic on paper"--gorgeous colors and textures. Below, an altered postcard. Vincent would have loved the chicks looming over everything! Wow indeed! Thanks Grethe! Godt…

My scanner doesn't even BEGIN to capture the brilliance of these colors and textures. The card is painted, but also the lower part is covered with fabulous brocade silk. I love the tear near the bottom right with the whitish paint revealed. It's really not white but many colors, all reflections of the colors in the rest of the piece. Just wonderful! Thank you so much, Lorella…

I love Diane's envelope, which is made out of a recycled "letter to Santa." Great artistamps of the Goddess Herself! And on the other side (inside of the envelope)...…

Anita, I just love the bird on your envelope. He looks thoroughly drenched and disgusted at his plight. Up behind him comes a cat, I think, with a purple rose in her mouth! Inside, another wonderful creature! I hope you are safe, Anita, and can have a good holiday in spite of the madness that surrounds us all! Peace to you and everyone in…

Two really nice collage pieces from Joey and Gail. So many different styles of mail art--that's why it's so much fun to make and receive! Thanks Joey P. and Gail A.

This was for November 18, Banana Day,

it did finally arrive...by banana boat?

And while I cannot make an iTune or send banana sounds,…