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DKULT (Diane Keys) is the Queen of TrashPo.

She sent me a series of works, included in the envelope, each one with two sides.…

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Added by FinnBadger on March 5, 2015 at 12:00am — 6 Comments

Glitchy

A spontaneous card from Alyssum & Mudhead.

Thank…

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Added by FinnBadger on March 4, 2015 at 12:00am — No Comments

Linverted Jenny

This is Linda F's version of upside down Jenny.

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Added by FinnBadger on March 3, 2015 at 12:30am — No Comments

Eggsellent

More French mail art! For some reason I get more mail from French artists than from any other country.

Great egg-carrying case on the back. How retro!

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Added by FinnBadger on March 2, 2015 at 12:30am — No Comments

First Greek mail art!

I know I showed Mail heArt from Katerina in an earlier post, however this arrived before the Valentine.

In response to her triangle upside down airmail mail, Katerina sent me this. Really great stamp.

Sneak preview of the contents through…

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Added by FinnBadger on March 1, 2015 at 12:30am — 24 Comments

Marion Anderson

Spontaneously sent, beautifully drawn envelope from Greg Carter.

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Added by FinnBadger on February 28, 2015 at 12:00am — No Comments

A vintage-looking hand made and decorated envelope from Nina in the Netherlands - my first Duthc mail art!

Interesting stamp, with its origami outlines. It is one of a set of 6 issued in 2014 that celebrates Dutch-Japanese relations, and is part of an ongoing series 'The Netherlands and beyond'. Nice article about this set here.

Philipp was a physician and botanist,…

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Added by FinnBadger on February 27, 2015 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Mail heArt

MomKat sent me a ton of love from Thessaloniki - thanks!

Even the stamp has a hot pink background.

I also like the 'phi' on the date stamp for Phebruary :)…

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Added by FinnBadger on February 26, 2015 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

Incoming postcards to brighten up a dreary winter.

I am not really known for being a colorful guy, although every now and again I can pull something off. So it really brightens up the mailbox and my day, particularly in these weeks of below freezing grey grey days to see color on the mat when I get home.

Thanks, Jazzie.

And thanks, Liberty. I love the turtle stamp.…

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Added by FinnBadger on February 25, 2015 at 7:00pm — No Comments

A map of and from South Africa

Petrolpetal sent this great envelope hand folded from a map of part of South Africa - the north eastern Cape, I think, with an added boat. Adventure calls! Just a pity that my adventures at the moment mostly consist of staying warm and dealing with driving to work in snow storms.

And of course Petrolpetal included her usual mix of amazing pieces…

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Added by FinnBadger on February 24, 2015 at 7:00pm — No Comments

A meal of two parts

From Linda.

First, remove staples then tape.

Second, enjoy the art - "Enlarged to show detail". Very clever!…

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Added by FinnBadger on February 23, 2015 at 7:02pm — No Comments

Happy New Year

Eric sent me this happy new year envelope and card, featuring the sheep of the lunar new year, and two interesting stamps from the simple pleasures set issued in 2013; a child of peace and tea brewing.…

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Added by FinnBadger on February 21, 2015 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Freak out!

Eva has an Oz postcard mail art project. She sent me a piece of Oz-related mail as a thank you for my entry. I like the dots on the O - makes me think of doughnuts.

Added by FinnBadger on February 20, 2015 at 9:21pm — 2 Comments

Incoming everything from Finland

Carina sent me a homemade envelope from an old magazine.

Finland/Suomi has some amazing stamps. They seem to come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Eva posted about a set of 'love' stamps that I really like, as an example.

Carina used the…

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Added by FinnBadger on January 11, 2015 at 1:51pm — 4 Comments

Three gnomes, a grasshopper and a minizine walk into a bar...

...not really, although they did come through the mail slot.

Minneapolis Gnome used a homemade envelope I sent him as a template for this beauty.

The Gnome Post artistamps are fantastic. Here's the bonus one from the back.…

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Added by FinnBadger on January 5, 2015 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Connectivity - a theory

I had admired Linda Faye French's series The Theory of Buttons. Each piece is subtitled, and, for me, the titles enhance the work.

Completely unexpected, The Theory of Buttons Solar, Electrical appeared in my mailbox.

Many silvered and blackened orbits, against a cosmic green and mauve firmament. With suns, planets, moons tightly…

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Added by FinnBadger on December 28, 2014 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

The generous Mr Bär

One of the (many) things I like about mail art is chance encounters, which may turn into nothing. Or they may turn into something. Or they may turn into more than something.

I participated in a mail art call titled 'Le Labyrinthe', which my mail friend Jean let me know about.

The organizers sent out a catalog afterwards, and Laurence Gillot took my address from there and sent me a beautiful artist card.

I responded with one of my triangles, which…

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Added by FinnBadger on December 21, 2014 at 6:34pm — 6 Comments

Trashcan Sinatra

I had been wondering what to send back to Laurence in response to the great little game she sent me naked in the mail.

A few days after it arrived, on garbage collection day, this was attached to my trash can:

And the back:…

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Added by FinnBadger on December 18, 2014 at 7:58pm — 2 Comments

WW1 centenary faux postage from Fauxhio

Added by FinnBadger on December 3, 2014 at 7:31pm — No Comments

received: magnetic mail

I received this unusual 'naked' item in the mail from France.

And the back - a travel checkers game! And a great piece of airmail tape.

And on the back of the board, a lovely scene.…

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Added by FinnBadger on November 21, 2014 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

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