Back in Australia and back at IUOMA but where do I start?

[vizma bruns]

Aaah, it's grand to be back amongst the stamp lickin' arty goodness of IUOMA. After 95 days of absence (with a quick peek here now and then) I am itching to find out what's new and who's who and check out the blogs and photos and read the 96 letters in my inbox and thank everybody personally for mail art sent to me in Latvia, yes there were lots especially from Dean...3 or 4.. and there's a boxful of MA right next to me which I'll open with my new Mexican obsidian letter opener after I've checked out the latest pictures at my Show us your Artspace group and ooooh I have 2 new friend requests and a group invite, how nice, and thanks again everyone who sent me mail art while I was away, you'll all get MA in return as soon as I've recovered and had a little lie down......xxx.....zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[vizma bruns]

Thankyou very much Claire, and everyone for the welcome back! Can't wait to send mail art to all of you!! -tomorrow I get back home to my real art studio, YAY! ;-)))

[Claire (aka Cleo)]

Welcome back Vizma - we missed you!!! Hope you had a Great summer! Sending you something...

[vizma bruns]

Yes, I was in Latvia for 5 weeks but I never checked my IUOMA page, so was unaware that I could have met a fellow Latvian mail artist in Riga! ( Vai vai, cik zel.) I was living on Klostera just next to the brilliant Arsenals Gallery where I saw 2 shows...the galleries in Riga are fantastic!!

Looking forward to our Aus/Lat exchange! ;-)

[An. U.]

I've heard that you are in Latvia and sometimes when I was walking in Riga I thought about "ooh, there are other mailartist somewhere" and as you know - Riga is a place where that happens very rarely.

Welcome home and there will be mailart soon. From Latvia especially for you. :)

[vizma bruns]

How kind of you to offer her a new Artspace, Stephanie! No, don't bother her, I'm sure she's working on a superb mail art piece for me as we speak, and if she's anything like me wouldn't want to be disturbed while she's working. And she doesn't need much food, just leave her some sugary cereal by the cell gate, I mean door.

[vizma bruns]

WooooHHooo! Thanks for the welcome back everybody...there's so much I've missed...Trashpo badges!!! What? I want them all!! How do I gettem? And zines and boekies...guess I missed the deadline Cheryl, and your Doggy thing too, sorry Angie..Hey Stephanie, what have you done with Arac? Or did I do something to her in New York to scare her away from IUOMA?? We had a full day of buying Rubber Stamps in NYC!! AND I met La Koki in Tobago!! And Supermentor Kat in Greece of course, as you all know! Yay! Oh and the the friend request was a girl in Riga, damn, I could've met her if I'd known...Oh yes Thom, I have stories to tell...I'm sure they'll seep out over time, and I'll be posting pics here and there once I've unpacked my camera, and now I'll finish my glass of  champagne and have another lie down...hang on, I only woke up 2 hours ago, yes, we do things upside down here. What day is it again? xxx

[Valentine Mark Herman]

You start with Viz'n'Val, of course!

[Thom Courcelle]

WHHhhooooHHooO!  Welcome home after your adventure!  ...You must have a thousand-and-one stories to tell about your travels!

[Marie Wintzer]

Vizma! Welcome back!

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Welcome back home in Australia....

but really, Vizma, wouldn't you really want to be here in Greece ? :-)

Take it slowly...one-thing-at-a-time...

Good to see you back at IUOMA!