"Hello!My name is Ruby. I am new to IUOMA and excited to make friends and exchange art. I'm a late career artist who has worked in both live and static arts for over 50 years and I am in an art explosion moment in my life. …"
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K Ruby Blume
- Female
- Grants Pass
- United States
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- Discussions (5)
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- Groups (2)
- Photos (4)
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K Ruby Blume's Groups
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Year 2024 - 2026 -- Acti…
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ADD & PASS - The X Files
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K Ruby Blume's Discussions
Seeking Ongoing exchanges
Hi! I am new here.I am a long time correspondence enthusiast, but have always exchanged with personal friends and folks I have met along the way. I am the type of person who is compelled to…Continue
Tags: #exchange, #mailart, #newbie, #newfriends
Started yesterday
K Ruby Blume's Page
Profile Information
- Mail-Artist since:
- 1960s
- My Website (without http://):
- http://beeblume.com
- Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
- It's a great way to be a maker but not worry about selling or storing your work, and it is fun to connect with other makers
- My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
- wisefool@lmi.net
842 Ferry Road
Grants Pass OR 97526
About Ruby aka BeeBlume
I am an artist, activist, gardener, beekeeper, fruit enthusiast, educator and author.
I am interested in botany, biology, psychology, nature, comtemporary art, pop culture, puppetry, history....My main art form is ceramics but I have done everything from bookmaking and silkscreening to handspinning yarn, sculpture, collage, marbling, photography, soap making, and graphic design. I even ran a giant puppet theatre in my younger years. I just like making things!
I currently live on a farm in the country where I raise sheep, cows, llamas, chickens, ducks and rabbits. I have cats and dogs too. I manage a mixed fruit orchard of about 100 trees, large collections of roses and dahlias and many other flowers. I prune fruit trees in the winter, shear llamas and alpacas in the spring and sell fruit, jam and other homemade goodies in the summer and fall.
I've been a maker since I popped out of the womb and started my life as a correspondence artist back in the 1960s when every child was encouraged to have a PenPal or two. As far back as that I also made books, dolls, bespoke greeting cards and more.
I have several boxes of correspondence going all the way back. While I haven't been explicitly involved in mail art I have maintained long correspondences with other artist friends, traded ongoing projects back and forth through the mail and snail mailed original art to my bigger list of friends as my annual New Years tradition.
I recently discovered post-crossing and several other mail exchange platforms online and I am excited to exchange and learn.
I included my newish artist website above but I can also be found at
http://faerieroadfarm.com farm website
http://wisefoolhandbook.com cult puppet building book
http://beerepair.com alternative beekeeping site
Latest Activity
Year 2024 - 2026 -- Active Members Only - Let Us Exchange Mail Art !
This is a group where active IUOMA members gather and look for mail art exchange partners in 2024 - 2026. Come join and let us exchange mail art ! :-) Only active members in year 2024 - 2026.See More
"I actually have only been here since 2009. moved here after things went haywire where I was living on the east coast. I'm mostly from california but I have moved so many times that I dont feel right saying I'm 'from'…"
"wow so you're a true local---cool. I've been here 10 years. It took about a year before I met any real Southern Oregonians. But now I know some real old timers--folks whose properties were settled in the Oregon trail…"
"well whattaya know. I will put you on my mailing list and I'll send you a postcard asap. I'm sure the local postal workers will be amused.
I live in town. my parents used to live up where you are. I know that neighborhood fairly…"
"Hi Kathy--your added me as a friend this morning and I've checked out your profile. Would you like to exchange? I am currently mostly doing postcards, but I am also up for letters in envelopes. Check me out and let me…"
"Hi Mathhew aka Zeno IzenMy name is Ruby and I am a recent addition to IUOMA. One of my new friends asked if I knew you as I also live in Grants Pass. Would love to connect and exchange mail. I'll send something soon. I…"
"Hi Treah --thanks for the friend request...I couldn't quite figure out how to respond to your message, but trying here. I do not know Mathhew Carey--should I? I will send you something soon! Ruby"
"Thanks for including the picture with your address--something coming your way as well. If you send me something, I will ALWAYS send something back--Ruby"
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Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 3:44am on October 28, 2026,
Zeno Izen said…
I actually have only been here since 2009. moved here after things went haywire where I was living on the east coast. I'm mostly from california but I have moved so many times that I dont feel right saying I'm 'from' anywhere.
the idea of someone living here since the settler days is fascinating. that is a completely alien concept to me. funny.
yeah there are a couple postcards for you already in the pipeline over here. it's a randomized process so I dont know when but soon enough you'll be getting things from across this vast distance.
- At 6:10pm on October 27, 2026,
well whattaya know. I will put you on my mailing list and I'll send you a postcard asap. I'm sure the local postal workers will be amused.
I live in town. my parents used to live up where you are. I know that neighborhood fairly well. I got a lot of orienteering practice in the woods up there.
if you organize something in the area ya be sure to tell me about it. good to meet you.
- At 3:23pm on October 22, 2026,
Richard BAUDET said…
HI Ruby ! Welcome in this crazy world ! I will send you something next days !
- At 3:57pm on October 16, 2026,
Medwolf said…
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