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Cheryl Penn How Text Lies from South Africa

Cheryl Penn communicates in a mysterious way, perhaps asking the viewer of her image to "read" it based on the knowledge background he/she brings to it. Combining torn text, a photo of text, sewing in red zig zag lines, she stamps the message: How Text Lies.

Overall her work is engaging, complex, and challenging. The work I show here came in a brightly painted envelop with Ruud Janssen's "zalop" on it. In addition, Cheryl treated me to an entire string of South African fish stamps…

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Added by Ruth Schowalter on June 20, 2011 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

Arttower 2011 Mail Art Matters

Mail Art Definitely Matters! Art MATTERS! Hallelujah for art, art makers, and artful matters!…

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Added by Ruth Schowalter on June 20, 2011 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Rose McGuinn of Plush Possum Studio's Work on Paper

Hallelujah for exciting artists like Rose McGuinn who carefully assembles an art book from varied pieces of paper that have been painted, cut and trimmed in exciting ways and hand sewn together. What is her message? Is it intuitive? Is it beauty that asks to be touched and read for what it is? Thanks Rose!…

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Added by Ruth Schowalter on June 20, 2011 at 2:19am — No Comments

Jenny England's Greeting from Australia!

What a great surprise to receive Jenny's work all the way from the opposite side of the globe! I was absolutely delighted to get this sweet bird peering into my life here in Decatur, Georgia, USA, from Sydney! Thank you Jenny for sending me such a well-executed drawing! Could you please tell me what kind of bird this… Continue

Added by Ruth Schowalter on June 20, 2011 at 1:39am — No Comments

Karin Greenwood's Flock of Birds from South Africa

Hallelujah for Karin… Continue

Added by Ruth Schowalter on May 4, 2011 at 2:14pm — 1 Comment

Thom Courcelle's Playful Horses

How glorious the world is in springtime! Enhanced by romping horses of Thom Courcelle. How dear are the horses' manes so thick and so lush. Where are they going? Is the one with the Persian carpet on its back a magic horse? Thank you Thom!

Added by Ruth Schowalter on May 2, 2011 at 4:10am — No Comments

Roland Halbritter's Angelic Collage with Surveillance Camera!

I received this pretty printed postcard from Roland last week. Roland, right now, seems like a mystery artist to me because there is no return address on this MA, and he doesn't appear to be a member of IUOMA. Roland? Are you out there? I appreciate the mirror effect and feel slightly frightened by what appears to be a hooded figure behind the stamp of the surveillance camera.… Continue

Added by Ruth Schowalter on May 2, 2011 at 4:00am — 3 Comments

KAREN CHAMPLIN: A GIFT OF THE MIND AND SOUL

The postal service in Decatur, Georgia, delivered a gift of the mind and soul from Karen Camplin in Highland Park, Illinois. It is from Karen that I receive the first "enveloped" mail art, which adds an entirely new dimension to mail art for me! Layered visual communication! The "feel" of the envelope is love, frivolity, attendance to image, a presence in the form of a finger print--is it Karen's?

Then inside, there is something more quiet, more layered--profound and warmly…

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Added by Ruth Schowalter on April 27, 2011 at 1:48pm — 2 Comments

David Stafford's Jill St. John

I'm in love with IUOMA! I'm in love with David…

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Added by Ruth Schowalter on April 20, 2011 at 3:07am — No Comments

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