tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63236743585985452572024-03-11T14:21:00.302+01:00Weird Existing AnimalsCall for Mail Art: Weird (existing) Animals!
Platypus, Tapir, Okapi, Echidna, Mole, Axolotl are some of my favourite animals. They have in common that they exist irl and that they are uncommon.
Which animal do you think odd?
Send your image of an unusual (existing, no fantasy) animal.
All media are welcomed, preferable postcard size (10x15 cms), maximum A4 (20x30 cms).
No jury, no fee, no return.
All weird existing animals will be published in this ongoing virtual exhibition.Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.comBlogger473125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-32483640849827595642024-03-11T14:19:00.003+01:002024-03-11T14:20:15.044+01:00Stripygoose (15)Already received in December 2023, accompanied with festive greetings, <br>finally posted here, this elegant Thimble Bird!<br><br>
Created and sent by Stripygoose. thank you very much!
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<a href="https;//mailadventures.blogspot.com">Eva</a> made me happy by sending this friendly Dragon, which was so large that it filled both the front and back side of the envelope:
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And I learned that Dragons can fly kites, too (even better than I can :-) ) <br><br>
Thank you very much, Eva!<br>
And to all who celebrate: Happy New Year of the Dragon!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-61663784575185296642023-01-23T01:25:00.006+01:002023-01-23T01:36:36.048+01:00Eva (34)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoBPZBUmyRUlI_TeBU6z7qciLfEECJb7b7xWMtdoIlfAEM8UPG2Q7ucRhrh9uagR8mx-vix5bbHoNkNpn1Sm73FrFFMXmYUSKuz8g6jm1hJp_nsMuetQaqpEXC9eGJUlEqSn_N4A7I0iTcglPwNVp9oEdi2QpeEqf8i80Lnqvz8P1aXcOELz1OOiMBg/s3504/2022%20van%20Eva%20Kameleon.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="2372" data-original-width="3504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoBPZBUmyRUlI_TeBU6z7qciLfEECJb7b7xWMtdoIlfAEM8UPG2Q7ucRhrh9uagR8mx-vix5bbHoNkNpn1Sm73FrFFMXmYUSKuz8g6jm1hJp_nsMuetQaqpEXC9eGJUlEqSn_N4A7I0iTcglPwNVp9oEdi2QpeEqf8i80Lnqvz8P1aXcOELz1OOiMBg/s320/2022%20van%20Eva%20Kameleon.jpeg"/></a></div>
The headline says 'Eva (34)' but it could have been (50) or more, because I've received a lot more beautiful mail art envelopes!
Great cool <a href="https://mailadventures.blogspot.com/2022/12/calm-leon.html" target="_blank">chameleon / calmeleon</a> was made and sent by Eva. And see the matching stamp!
Thank you very much, moltes gràcies, Eva!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-31744126559637652132021-10-31T14:40:00.002+01:002023-01-23T01:19:21.811+01:00Katerina Nikoltsou (35)In the title I counted nr 35, although that is incorrect: Katerina has made and send me much more great and very much appreciated mail art. Only lack of time made me publish just a few pieces of mail art in the past years.
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This Whale in Space is one of the examples of Katerina's wonderful mail art works, mixed media (acryl paint, collage) and caused a big smile on my face, as big as the whale's smile.
Thank you very much, Katerina!
Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-30416339713667502912021-09-09T23:37:00.002+02:002021-09-09T23:37:25.085+02:00Eva (33)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7Ti-n62ZrwZz8607jUpuYGCGB0mzPnZaf1dtdoQTw8DHPbCktk4pY4EyESNsnjBSfAwgjYJdkXdNbYuGZMJNiMrjsODT2uFyGErbp1MGPPnRjBcXzOfcxi3B71szm-jxWgVsUlZQnu0p/s2048/2021+09+09+Eva+Crocodile+pencil.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7Ti-n62ZrwZz8607jUpuYGCGB0mzPnZaf1dtdoQTw8DHPbCktk4pY4EyESNsnjBSfAwgjYJdkXdNbYuGZMJNiMrjsODT2uFyGErbp1MGPPnRjBcXzOfcxi3B71szm-jxWgVsUlZQnu0p/s400/2021+09+09+Eva+Crocodile+pencil.jpeg"/></a></div>
After the Turtle, cousin Crocodile arrived! (Via water or via air?!)
Thank you very much, moltes gràcies, Eva!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-83571418942249772122021-09-08T11:59:00.004+02:002021-09-09T23:39:54.019+02:00Eva (32)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlwdkr2ebRdcOjh-nSZDn7KoOJUv2CIU5u32qFh3CMgUG4tnbEVgIQl5nUQjARqoDnIlrXmuKefd_uYb476eWwnXAU_eEYIU_OLKqAs2VXmkxzmncnbqMQj5yCAIyH2e4AY_w6_UPEa7q/s2048/Eva+2021+09+Mail+Turtle+and+puzzle+and+lighthouse+and+Playmobil+and+tea+or+coffee.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlwdkr2ebRdcOjh-nSZDn7KoOJUv2CIU5u32qFh3CMgUG4tnbEVgIQl5nUQjARqoDnIlrXmuKefd_uYb476eWwnXAU_eEYIU_OLKqAs2VXmkxzmncnbqMQj5yCAIyH2e4AY_w6_UPEa7q/s400/Eva+2021+09+Mail+Turtle+and+puzzle+and+lighthouse+and+Playmobil+and+tea+or+coffee.jpeg"/></a></div>
Who would ever have thought that turtles can be puzzled by lighthouses? <br>
Wonderful drawing by Eva, and look how the colourpencil colours match with the stamps!<br>
Thank you very much, Eva, moltes gràcies!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-87485888711237968372021-07-20T18:03:00.001+02:002021-09-09T23:39:24.720+02:00Eva (31)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYYpBNbuiVSXopT2v2n9mSct5dmNNh9Y6CDCk-O0AlcYvOB-9ZwEyU9mmnaV4LqRc-fBjA3UCE1d-IdGMbe5aoYEuacLhniwfcF08Bz6PH_HVsmcPoh4bhYt_sAv_YSOfq4rz5a-KluPP/s2048/5FB515C4-A5CF-42DF-BB0D-A168EA23EB6F.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYYpBNbuiVSXopT2v2n9mSct5dmNNh9Y6CDCk-O0AlcYvOB-9ZwEyU9mmnaV4LqRc-fBjA3UCE1d-IdGMbe5aoYEuacLhniwfcF08Bz6PH_HVsmcPoh4bhYt_sAv_YSOfq4rz5a-KluPP/s400/5FB515C4-A5CF-42DF-BB0D-A168EA23EB6F.jpeg"/></a></div>
Tucan, defending its right to a shaded corner - something we all need in the heat.
Great drawing made and sent by Eva, thank you so very much!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-74798539750744548122020-12-16T02:30:00.006+01:002020-12-16T02:34:25.333+01:00Eva (30)It has been one year and one-day-and-half since I posted my most recent blog post here at 'Real Weird Animals'... Meanwhile I have received so many beautiful matching mail art! <br>I apologize for being this late, and I guess my huge backlog (in sharing my received mail with you) will keep on being huge. <br>
Hopefully, and step by step I'll show you the gems. To start with this Squirrel, named Francis, which I received today:
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I wish the squirrel would have been baking pancakes for me, but fact is, he is baking for his BF, Peris Little-Dormouse :-)
Made and sent (and accompanied by a matching story) by Eva. Thank you very much!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-13759315669450970852019-12-14T01:28:00.000+01:002019-12-14T01:28:15.348+01:00RobinSo much to see and discover on this beautiful collage by Robin from the Netherlands!<br />
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Thank you very much, hartelijk dank, Robin!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-22116364791293300672019-08-29T00:45:00.000+02:002019-08-29T00:48:48.261+02:00Nicole Eippers (29)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOntBtBiiVRYSrbHDzJp9SjF3A9k0t3EaLMKLpy2qblLeWwTbxgr0vIuQdYpJyTSfTJj9DWKdm4cg6bkSRMXi-ZUmIwFjyJtbXgCXmWdcITKD1X30StJVj93_BTnTx86RxVhO0882mj8HQ/s1600/RWA+571+20190820+Nicole+Eippers+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOntBtBiiVRYSrbHDzJp9SjF3A9k0t3EaLMKLpy2qblLeWwTbxgr0vIuQdYpJyTSfTJj9DWKdm4cg6bkSRMXi-ZUmIwFjyJtbXgCXmWdcITKD1X30StJVj93_BTnTx86RxVhO0882mj8HQ/s320/RWA+571+20190820+Nicole+Eippers+%25283%2529.jpg" width="320" height="185" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="923" /></a><br />
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Wonderful envelope from <a href="http://piggy-own-mailart.blogspot.com/">Nicole Eippers</a>, tmo the Queen of Collage mail art!<br />
The mail arrived despite of the location of the postmark :-) <br />
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Enclosed this great Mole shown above, and ATC's: of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade">Tardigrade</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon">Chameleon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird">Lyrebird</a> and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudibranch">Sea Slug</a>. And of course Nicole's famous Flying Piggy.<br />
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Thanks to Eva's new mail I now know why!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeUjmPv7Mu2l_fDtiki5G-4tAaSSxVuGzDVyUVMEOEOz8v2kyJBI2TH6jFgvDfK3AzqJSsMfaEpXOGOzOz-pFDYH9fEhugRJBM2K6YeOt_u1szk2eb6SBOmybYtpoITV_UB2N2pV5Guly/s1600/RWA+560+Mail+Monster+in+H+her+home.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeUjmPv7Mu2l_fDtiki5G-4tAaSSxVuGzDVyUVMEOEOz8v2kyJBI2TH6jFgvDfK3AzqJSsMfaEpXOGOzOz-pFDYH9fEhugRJBM2K6YeOt_u1szk2eb6SBOmybYtpoITV_UB2N2pV5Guly/s320/RWA+560+Mail+Monster+in+H+her+home.jpeg" width="320" height="209" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1044" /></a><br />
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See more Mail Monsters on Eva's <a href="https://mailadventures.blogspot.com/search/label/Mail%20Monsters">Mail Monsters Postal Project</a> website!<br />
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On the backside of the card there is this beautiful bridge stamp... Without bridge! Another Mail Monster's act? <br />
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Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-6929708822182802812018-02-23T12:21:00.000+01:002018-02-23T12:21:12.855+01:00Ruud Janssen (9)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpkDfWcQLr-QuHJoqOBj3xtC7dDiE-z_wmcVLdR6yp99Tji9pLYAI-W9rhIoAP8mK70RpbHIl10wO6pk1zXNLL1Cf8qErK009BDOPNet3GLTBWmnBmT3LNrDqNzFkgccKXkxtIjKaTjZQ/s1600/RWA+510+van+Ruud+Janssen+artistamp+Ruud+door+Domenico+Ferrara+Foria.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpkDfWcQLr-QuHJoqOBj3xtC7dDiE-z_wmcVLdR6yp99Tji9pLYAI-W9rhIoAP8mK70RpbHIl10wO6pk1zXNLL1Cf8qErK009BDOPNet3GLTBWmnBmT3LNrDqNzFkgccKXkxtIjKaTjZQ/s320/RWA+510+van+Ruud+Janssen+artistamp+Ruud+door+Domenico+Ferrara+Foria.jpg" width="318" height="320" data-original-width="1489" data-original-height="1500" /></a><br />
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Sent by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/10405851031473598283">Ruud Janssen</a> from the Netherlands, this awesome artistamp. The artistamp is showing Ruud himself and has been designed by Domenico Ferrara Foria, in honour of the 35th anniversary of the International Union of Mail Artists (<a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/">IUOMA</a>), which takes place this year! <a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/RuudJanssen">Ruud is the founder</a> of this great network.<br />
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The artistamp arrived in this envelope, which is an alibi to post the mail art here: there are animals on it! <br />
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Funny detail might be the fact that the snail mail snail and Year of the Dog stamp have been designed by me :-) Always nice to see them travel. <br />
I've sent the original stamps to Ruud Janssen, because he also is curating the <a href="http://tamrubberstamparchive.blogspot.nl/">TAM rubberstamp archive</a>.<br />
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Also in this envelope this bright work of art arrived: <br />
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Created by Ruud Janssen. I guess it is named bits and bytes, or some other name?!? <br />
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Thank you very much, hartelijk dank, Ruud!<br />
Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-47519472931226292092018-02-22T21:12:00.000+01:002018-02-22T21:12:23.167+01:00Jimmy Connors (9)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVpsiJ0x2ohmgj7AHNmvRvX5SGnjG4tcdXPjuM2XF6ZdusH3h1cacYBQFhjrfj4IcLwOaw8kpPI6Cgn4tyxJe_W_B8bbsl3WjAntoTfxV2kQNTElm3SygqjipiriljWezef8eM6BH3YiI/s1600/RWA+505+van+Jimmy+Connors+konijn.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVpsiJ0x2ohmgj7AHNmvRvX5SGnjG4tcdXPjuM2XF6ZdusH3h1cacYBQFhjrfj4IcLwOaw8kpPI6Cgn4tyxJe_W_B8bbsl3WjAntoTfxV2kQNTElm3SygqjipiriljWezef8eM6BH3YiI/s320/RWA+505+van+Jimmy+Connors+konijn.jpg" width="320" height="225" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1126" /></a><br />
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Rabbit, Lion, Human being, Birds. <br />
Thank you very much, Jimmy COnnors! <br />
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~ 14 February: Valentine's Day ~<br />
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~ 16 February 2018: start of the Lunar new year, the Year of the Dog ~ <br />
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~ 21 February: <a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/bananas">Banana Day</a>! ~ <br />
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Featuring artistamps by Anna Banana, accompanied by the '<a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/what-or-whom-is-she-staring-at">What or whom is she staring at?</a>' lady.<br />
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Thank you very much, Katerina!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-50771235259502411052018-02-10T23:24:00.001+01:002018-02-10T23:26:42.387+01:00K Rolina Artist<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LKHFY3C2g3vrhxKHwtrazhcoD-g2rVlgHgLtGQDnQ-Iqd0GnWxzLT7Xt4QFeJ00gEYCU99WSGWrQXHyDcpdQqTaUuwzSp98gjGbNRkuFE4VaJ7EOFvasvck2QVCDnmm84e8gQy98se6g/s1600/RWA+507+K+Rolina+Gibson+collage+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LKHFY3C2g3vrhxKHwtrazhcoD-g2rVlgHgLtGQDnQ-Iqd0GnWxzLT7Xt4QFeJ00gEYCU99WSGWrQXHyDcpdQqTaUuwzSp98gjGbNRkuFE4VaJ7EOFvasvck2QVCDnmm84e8gQy98se6g/s320/RWA+507+K+Rolina+Gibson+collage+%25282%2529.jpg" width="231" height="320" data-original-width="1155" data-original-height="1600" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-539SWzHc5rJtU-xngN6i2MapBwJUNUWQzpyUw4o7tYLTUfeqUl6JnIjJFyb8PeNKMJ8AK7afkAT0HI1x-6puIcixxBshdFEkk4Fl0ITkWRyB3ce0-PWAUA_twGb5pDVYcGsU9cp4gzr/s1600/RWA+507+K+Rolina+Gibson+collage+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-539SWzHc5rJtU-xngN6i2MapBwJUNUWQzpyUw4o7tYLTUfeqUl6JnIjJFyb8PeNKMJ8AK7afkAT0HI1x-6puIcixxBshdFEkk4Fl0ITkWRyB3ce0-PWAUA_twGb5pDVYcGsU9cp4gzr/s320/RWA+507+K+Rolina+Gibson+collage+%25283%2529.jpg" width="221" height="320" data-original-width="1107" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br />
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I was surprised by <a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/KRolinaArtist">K Rolina</a>, who sent me a pretty envelope, with inside a beautiful booklet containing eight collages.<br />
Above you see two of them, below the front side of the booklet:<br />
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And the back side of the colourful envelope: <br />
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Thank you very much, K Rolina!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-65685614997484991472018-01-17T12:34:00.000+01:002018-01-17T12:34:19.401+01:00Jimmy Connors (8) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzdoD7mTCJ_WpDF4vskh7qPjgkLyPFhGj_SVNRnjb3kNZNOunTVqmVpnRvV3piu5U481QVHgsb_5QdISVXGSdWRhKVT1DLewAldDivvJwUo4SFGo5EpQP9afFKJwAiQQyL_gvDCzW5Q8q/s1600/RWA+500+Jimmy+Connors+Hooli+ganse+-+kopie+%25282%2529+-+kopie.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzdoD7mTCJ_WpDF4vskh7qPjgkLyPFhGj_SVNRnjb3kNZNOunTVqmVpnRvV3piu5U481QVHgsb_5QdISVXGSdWRhKVT1DLewAldDivvJwUo4SFGo5EpQP9afFKJwAiQQyL_gvDCzW5Q8q/s320/RWA+500+Jimmy+Connors+Hooli+ganse+-+kopie+%25282%2529+-+kopie.jpg" width="320" height="220" data-original-width="1203" data-original-height="828" /></a><br />
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Lovely Birds and a nice word play by Jimmy Connors. 'Gans' (in both German and Dutch) means 'Goose'. So it is clear the animals above are HooliGans!<br />
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Inside the decorated envelope some goodies arrived, like this matchbox named 'Vögel und Fische', which means 'Birds and Fish':<br />
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And look at this Mail Pigeon on a mail certificate (of which I have to find out how it works to send mail - and in what locations, a mystery since the last Dutch post offices has disappeared in 2010) (I think I'll keep this UPU paper as it is, because it is beautiful!<br />
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Thank you very much, vielen Dank, Jimmy!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-28876363489107401662018-01-16T12:30:00.000+01:002018-01-16T12:30:14.861+01:00Mail Art Martha (11)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGEo1kvwXRh98zSMHuvjEa4SaPfp9wLqwV6lTVsJUo7e94AQ7vCElK8t1zPb2X-ItIdJtwIimWux_vzlialwcV7Am4qnRL2jcKLb9730L2UIWXlgZqu08f2Fi29Lj-rwr3hY-L1tRV_ld/s1600/RWA+497+Mail+Art+Martha+Ali+Khat+Vermina+Rat+Seasonal+decorations+slak.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGEo1kvwXRh98zSMHuvjEa4SaPfp9wLqwV6lTVsJUo7e94AQ7vCElK8t1zPb2X-ItIdJtwIimWux_vzlialwcV7Am4qnRL2jcKLb9730L2UIWXlgZqu08f2Fi29Lj-rwr3hY-L1tRV_ld/s320/RWA+497+Mail+Art+Martha+Ali+Khat+Vermina+Rat+Seasonal+decorations+slak.jpg" width="217" height="320" data-original-width="1087" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br />
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Two wonderful episodes of <a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/MailArtMartha">Mail Art Martha</a>'s Cattitudes.<br />
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Brought to me via Owl & Snail Mail.<br />
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As is this contribution to my '<a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/what-or-whom-is-she-staring-at?">What or whom is she staring at?</a>' mail art project. <br />
'She's looking in the mirror and wondering who she is':<br />
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Thank you very much, Mail Art Martha!<br />
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Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-91175710523358596472018-01-15T12:21:00.000+01:002018-01-15T12:21:05.425+01:00Antonia Mayol (7)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1gtltwnp20fuiYbDREdiGXeOvshg8zzxh-4nSuar1m_bVDfY8VLSd495Zwa85Prb1lvNNGWrDAwfrijPZ5U_ckh2jUxejV4rv5WvFq_uzdIOC2MBOt4pwIO3y1jEc5ZVUHmxIlmOgCdW/s1600/RWA+496+Antonia+Mayol.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1gtltwnp20fuiYbDREdiGXeOvshg8zzxh-4nSuar1m_bVDfY8VLSd495Zwa85Prb1lvNNGWrDAwfrijPZ5U_ckh2jUxejV4rv5WvFq_uzdIOC2MBOt4pwIO3y1jEc5ZVUHmxIlmOgCdW/s320/RWA+496+Antonia+Mayol.jpg" width="320" height="225" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1127" /></a><br />
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Dog stamp, for a happy 2018 and a happy Year of the Dog!<br />
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Created and sent from Spain by Antonia Mayol.<br />
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Thank you very much, muchas gracias, Antonia!<br />
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Great shoes, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walrus_and_the_Carpenter">Walrus</a> has!<br />
The Carpenter is on the other ATC. The characters are of the wellknown book about Alice.<br />
By the way, at IUOMA there's a group on Alice's '<a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/through-the-looking-glass">Through the Looking Glass</a>'.<br />
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Both ATC's have been created by <a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ToniHanner">ToniPoet</a> and arrived in this envelope: <br />
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On the envelope Toni added a great stamp of someone reading mail. <br />
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And on the back there is this tiny lovely Horse:<br />
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Thank you very much, Toni!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-24611705726698391192018-01-14T22:21:00.001+01:002018-01-14T22:21:21.416+01:00Gin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gEI-MH9nr3s4UGQLjAf6K-9DdTh_P7ycPqVogyzitRHzEum17EEHubAsUsrTbK1vK-19beifr452Y_kJVGR-p4XQ47MR_11Tfl9SqXkL-qBds2nEcY_ZJmyShFkVRASmkHVy00A-80zy/s1600/RWA+495+Gin+portret.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gEI-MH9nr3s4UGQLjAf6K-9DdTh_P7ycPqVogyzitRHzEum17EEHubAsUsrTbK1vK-19beifr452Y_kJVGR-p4XQ47MR_11Tfl9SqXkL-qBds2nEcY_ZJmyShFkVRASmkHVy00A-80zy/s320/RWA+495+Gin+portret.jpg" width="213" height="320" data-original-width="1067" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br />
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Great portrait, drawn by Gin.<br />
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And an add and pass: <br />
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Thank you very much, Gin!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lcXqeYXSGO3m4vrJChnVbLo9wRMZFxN4KDkFwbOFE1DARkpF5AfRep2JvaonGZOznU8_7sUwM9pCrCRSt2cd8mbOtGe0C2fdUwO840ySpw6q2M3Ux65I6C3zYBkc5cHNPZBtBfHQljqe/s1600/RWA+495+Gin+env+-+kopie.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lcXqeYXSGO3m4vrJChnVbLo9wRMZFxN4KDkFwbOFE1DARkpF5AfRep2JvaonGZOznU8_7sUwM9pCrCRSt2cd8mbOtGe0C2fdUwO840ySpw6q2M3Ux65I6C3zYBkc5cHNPZBtBfHQljqe/s320/RWA+495+Gin+env+-+kopie.jpg" width="320" height="143" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="714" /></a>Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-78379072257117580722018-01-14T22:09:00.000+01:002018-01-14T22:09:24.045+01:00Mail Art Martha (10) and Cascadia Artpost (5)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxk1zwiAv2f0mWTb9Fzj5U0PWYiRSXgi7gtnuR9xWZV7TOM9WEMTj7SfLc1Jz-SpO3PVpZkAWOFiye-57rP5bjcnVvdElAJyp6f59P7IWkIXJM8KVbfHoX4BNRxuL4YxM4P7-IQigusN1x/s1600/RWA+480+Clowns+Cascadia+and+MAMartha+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxk1zwiAv2f0mWTb9Fzj5U0PWYiRSXgi7gtnuR9xWZV7TOM9WEMTj7SfLc1Jz-SpO3PVpZkAWOFiye-57rP5bjcnVvdElAJyp6f59P7IWkIXJM8KVbfHoX4BNRxuL4YxM4P7-IQigusN1x/s320/RWA+480+Clowns+Cascadia+and+MAMartha+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" height="212" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1058" /></a><br />
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Great documentation of Mail Art Martha's and Cascadia Artpost's mail art project 'Sending out the Clowns'. See also <a href="http://clownparadeproject.blogspot.nl/">The Clown Parade</a>.<br />
Thank you very much, the two of you!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-10166561613565822772018-01-14T22:00:00.004+01:002018-01-14T22:00:56.102+01:00MilwAs you probably have noticed, especially when you have sent Animals Mail Art to me, I am much behind in posting the wonderful mail art I received so far. <br />
To the pictures I am posting I want to add the right, matching words. However, being a kind of perfectionist, and having other parts of daily life taking a lot of my time, posting takes this much time, that in fact I even don't post anyway. <br />
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From visiting other mail artists' blogs I learned that words aren't necessary at all. And of course it should be like that: art speaks for itself, most of the time. <br />
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Therefore, from now on, I will try to keep up posting, under the motto "More images, less words" :-)Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-73094448870600237892018-01-07T03:06:00.001+01:002018-01-07T03:07:29.664+01:00FinnBadger (15)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZf89sq2Yb43eRFDprC-v-khiZq7xPaLC6gQQzyP7XL68u-8G6f-VXL7qIn0qzcWU7Pxv99eBGAxhjB8Lov6jdr8rT-Q2rWwTIcrULwqsIzYdtaYeIvL4eW7aRETIR5znAOTnfinwaWzb/s1600/RWA+502+IJsbeer+van+FinnBadger+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZf89sq2Yb43eRFDprC-v-khiZq7xPaLC6gQQzyP7XL68u-8G6f-VXL7qIn0qzcWU7Pxv99eBGAxhjB8Lov6jdr8rT-Q2rWwTIcrULwqsIzYdtaYeIvL4eW7aRETIR5znAOTnfinwaWzb/s320/RWA+502+IJsbeer+van+FinnBadger+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" height="231" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1154" /></a><br />
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I love this Polar Bear, drawn by <a href="http://envelope100.blogspot.nl/2017/12/u-is-for-united-nations.html">FinnBadger</a>. While I always draw too many details, this illustration shows that 'less is more'. <br />
The Polar Bear traveled from the USA to, yes, to where? To obtain a great and matching United Nations stamp. <br />
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And inside the envelope a matching card, which in real is shining bright:<br />
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Thank you very much, FinnBadger!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-17170656917832286802018-01-02T23:41:00.001+01:002018-01-02T23:43:12.143+01:00Ti Ar Raden (4)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iEbrRC1eb2rJPHvSLRLMTdEuHxDQAWLd-ZektI5nTkRxm3xJ7nYVCSo4EVOQpgyZlRY13wemyCNWOJcjAViRb7RlCyxaou-WudgE9YaSIP5oSyJ1ZfQ9GUYxtxu7OW6BqJoTcvSJ7JtU/s1600/RWA+503+AAP+022+returned+78+Ti+Ar+Raden.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iEbrRC1eb2rJPHvSLRLMTdEuHxDQAWLd-ZektI5nTkRxm3xJ7nYVCSo4EVOQpgyZlRY13wemyCNWOJcjAViRb7RlCyxaou-WudgE9YaSIP5oSyJ1ZfQ9GUYxtxu7OW6BqJoTcvSJ7JtU/s320/RWA+503+AAP+022+returned+78+Ti+Ar+Raden.jpg" width="320" height="248" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1238" /></a><br />
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A Deer, a Reindeer and - in addition to 'Prettige Feestdagen' = 'Happy Holidays' - a Happy New Year!<br />
Created by Ti Ar Raden for my '<a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/what-or-whom-is-she-staring-at">What or whom is she staring at?</a>' mail art project. <br />
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Thank you very much, trugarez vras, Ti Ar!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323674358598545257.post-88587278771730292982018-01-01T02:02:00.000+01:002018-01-01T02:02:40.702+01:00Katerina Nikoltsou (33)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAX4vyf1ybBLblTdHpdZF-meVNZSu3gd-G1ZQ8IT63aJ1Th-0MdiZDgHCHorGRMpLaNcBRKL4GPUIFBcVnyrZASAqtBX2k6e83gGKQ_c1ecffpGyv48etq2uxQvxnDREWJehVnKuL-4cHB/s1600/RWA+498+van+Katerina+december+holidays+and+year+of+the+Dog+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAX4vyf1ybBLblTdHpdZF-meVNZSu3gd-G1ZQ8IT63aJ1Th-0MdiZDgHCHorGRMpLaNcBRKL4GPUIFBcVnyrZASAqtBX2k6e83gGKQ_c1ecffpGyv48etq2uxQvxnDREWJehVnKuL-4cHB/s320/RWA+498+van+Katerina+december+holidays+and+year+of+the+Dog+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" height="231" data-original-width="1589" data-original-height="1145" /></a><br />
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The New Year 2018 just has started. And in one and half month an other New Year will begin: the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)">Year of the Dog</a>.<br />
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The mail art Katerina has sent to me a few weeks ago, matches with both years, as you can see!<br />
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The front side of the Dog card shows <a href="http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/blueroads">blue</a>: <br />
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And inside the envelope there is an other envelope, a red felt one meant for Santa, so to see. But first we park the Squirrels here!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj489GyoUh1ro43I6X2E2MFDgVqRgagRBwI2PnOKgqTFsJDHv0vT0yMyweIL-JhPqKu3iKw1S23JOnucvueCzfar13ZQSo63NE4zBu9k86n_TRnJzGkFrIELfxGDQVkKVm3BDfI3KzpX-LL/s1600/RWA+498+Squirrels.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj489GyoUh1ro43I6X2E2MFDgVqRgagRBwI2PnOKgqTFsJDHv0vT0yMyweIL-JhPqKu3iKw1S23JOnucvueCzfar13ZQSo63NE4zBu9k86n_TRnJzGkFrIELfxGDQVkKVm3BDfI3KzpX-LL/s320/RWA+498+Squirrels.jpg" width="288" height="320" data-original-width="1210" data-original-height="1344" /></a><br />
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On the back side of the outer envelope there are Katerina's famous stamp prints: <br />
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Thank you very much, Katerina, and happy New Years!Heleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959062355192978529noreply@blogger.com0