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I wonder if there might be enough interest in Gyotaku, Japanese fish printing, to have a group or maybe a sub-group of Ruud Janssen's Rubber Stamping group?Y'r ol' Bud, FikeContinue

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DeepDream! Wow! This is an online, image manipulation service which takes your file input and changes it according to arcan rules [???] apparently using imagery it finds online. So far it seems to…Continue

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"Hello, Melissa. Collagebrain! Sounds good2me. I'm too impatient to collage but love the fantastic, enjoy MALOK's collagery and wonder if we might trade mailart? Y'r soon2B 'n the mailbox possible friend, Fike [S{ometimes}AKA…"

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Mail-Artist since:: 1990

My Website (without http://):: http://the 'blog' here at IUOMA

Why I am involved in Mail-Art:: I like to see what people are doing as art and share what I am doing. I like to meet people and get to know them. [DISCLAIMER: tho I am called a mail "artist", I 'cannot' draw due to a lack of proper mindset.]

My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail): 538 Hanson Hollow Rd.
Charleston, WV 25311-8025 usa

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At 10:15pm on April 15, 2025, Kiki said…: Hello from Japan ! Thank you for a friend request. Shall we exchange mail art ? ☺️

At 4:59pm on April 1, 2025, Michael Leigh said…: Yes, I think we exchanged a few things back i the 80's or 90's maybe? Nice to connect again albeit on the interweb. I dont do much mail art these days. the cost of postage has spiralled out of control here in the Uk and elsewhere too it seems. very sad.

At 7:55pm on January 23, 2025, Pam Chatfield said…: Hi Ficus, I received your mailart. What a nice letter! It's good to get to know you better. Thank you! I sent you something a couple of days ago so you should be receiving it soon.

At 12:59pm on January 17, 2025, Pam Chatfield said…: Hi Ficus, You're right, we are friends, but like you, I don't remember us ever exchanging mailart. We need to correct that. :) The address in my profile is correct and I will be sending something to you this weekend.

At 9:10pm on January 15, 2025, Zorica Obradović said…: Thank you!

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At 10:05am on November 7, 2024, Zorica Obradović said…: 🖐️🙃letter arrived... I will contact you when I run out of "silver"😂 Thank you..

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At 4:54pm on September 7, 2024, Carmela Rizzuto said…: Hello Fike, Your mail has arrived. Thank you for the playful enclosures. FYI: my iuoma avatar is made from a mask (2006) decorated with dried flowers and leaves, feathers, snakeskin, and semi-precious stones carvings. It represents Gaia, mourning the destruction of the earth.

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<a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/">https://www.postcrossing.com/</a> sending postcards around the world.

Posted on March 3, 2025 at 6:43pm 1 Comment 3 Likes

Just found Postcrossing, an organization started in 2005 for people trading postcards around the world in Jean Trals's IUOMA page which I looked at due to today being her birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jean. There was a link there to the history of postcards and the postal system which includes a VERY LARGE collection of historical postal images perhaps of interest to some of us.

here's a link to one: …

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Melanie Reed's Escher-esque Origami House

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MAIL ART... ALL forms of art?

Posted on February 10, 2025 at 10:29am 0 Comments 2 Likes

I sense that we think of mail art as visual or perhaps textual [poetry] art but there is a whole Universe of other art, think singing, dance, instrumental music. And, with that to prime our mindset, allow me to introduce you to an amazing guitarist, Jin San Kim, 19-yr old Korean, self taught, sounds as if he plays with at least 40 fingers...

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Wasn't sure of the correct Bondioli address in Guatamala so sent to both!

Posted on February 5, 2025 at 2:13pm 1 Comment 1 Like

Hopefully ONE of 'em'll reach GB!

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