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...means wet mailbox and...

...literal snail mail!

'Escaping Landscape' - wow!

and of course the envelope is just as compelling -

- looks like Little Red Riding Hood has transformed her basket of baked goods into a boat to avoid…

an invitation to participate in Jack's 'Tickets & Ephemera' project (now in its 9th year); of course i've RSVPd yes. i look forward to seeing the latest documentation of daily life of mail artists in the 21st…

maybe these are printed from actual leaves?

but wait there's more: 'absent leaves'

a hand-stamped envelope full of teabag-strings, some with rare words of wisdom. i am strictly a coffee drinker…

some uncharacteristically small pieces from Vilnius -

pretty sure that's a fragment of a driver's license or other ID card, which gives you an idea of the size of these works. 

apparently Zygimantas is still cranking out those superhero/transformer/alien portraits -…

fantastic imagery for Halloween (yes, i'm still catching up). thanks Pam!

the return of the mysterious AO (not to be confused with AI)

charming envelope seeming to spring organically from that Juliette Greco stamp. i'm tickled; merci!

sub # 6727 

of course the Eternal Network is how the words of Guy Debord now/still circulate... or should i say drift?

a departure: less is more?

of course the other side has several layers of stamps, writing, well-wishes ];-)

thanks JXW

usually MomKat sends postcards, but this time it's a fold-out card...

the inside features a friendly black cat at the acropolis, surrounded by friendly ghosts.

this was sent for Halloween, and it…

wait - what? a white-out typewriter ribbon? 

love this shift, and it makes total sense given the sticker on the envelope:

and then there's a... tracklist? roadmap?... for the…

the puzzle arrived intact ]:-)

bonus: restaurant recommendation for the next time i'm in Paris (along with real sealing wax seal featuring the Eiffel Tower and a glitter applicator?!) -…

oooooh such lovely stuff - including a full pane of instant stamps (just add art!) -

so will this Rabbit Totem help me to hop along? will it make sure my path is not straight-forward? will i freeze, or burst into motion? whatever happens, don't worry; i will, for sure, never stop dancing ]:-)

Coco recommends i tape the…

circular visions ≠ navel gazing

but i do find this piece of asemic writing rather hypnotic...

great choices of materials and stunning simplicity; obrigado…

AMC sends a quirky quartet of cards from Torrevieja - (clockwise:)

 'Citrus Trees' 'Imaginary Flowers' 'Collagraph' 'Ferrís Beach'

love the range of media - muchas gracias mi amiga

eye particularly like this piece ^, part of the mini-expo Sabela sent -

[a musing to file under "retrospective presentiments": even before the arrival of image-generating software, AI was at the center…

this card (©1996) was sent to celebrate International Postcard Day (Oct. 1) - wow i shall make a note of that date for future mailings... but maybe i said that last year? must do better.

thanks Sarah for keeping me in the loop!

always uplifting to receive something from the Museum of Mail Art - like a beacon of hope shining through the dark war-torn night ... stay strong and keep those cards coming! 

full disclosure: i have not read anything by DFW; the right moment has just not arrived (yet). but i do like these warnings. as Berliners know, if the writing on the wall doesn't bode well for the future, maybe it's time for the wall to fall... yes to kindness, compassion,…