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January 14, 2012 by madmadge

The International Union of Mail Artists (IUOMA) is a group that I always go back to. It is an international group of people who like to exchange art through the mail. I like it because I get mail from all over the world and I feel comfortable sending my experiments to other members. There are no ratings like on swap-bot, no accountability if you don’t send something back. Most people do send something back though, on their own schedule, which works for me.

Angie organized a New Year Cat swap on IUOMA and I participated. There were eight of us and I am still waiting for some of my cat mail. I will post what I received when I receive most, if not all of them. Mine are done and have started arriving at their destinations and so I feel comfortable sharing.

The cat is my dear Maya. The images of her are contact paper transfers. It would be fun to make a carved block of this image to print.

This time, I experimented with textured wall paper and paint. After awhile, I found that it was easiest dabbing a light amount of paint on my finger and lightly passing it over the raised areas. Later, I added color with watercolor crayons. I did decide that I like working with inks and watercolor crayons more than with acrylic paint. I may try to make washes out of the acrylic paint that feels more like the consistency of ink. Has anyone tried this?

I hope you are having fun making,

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Posted in Cats, Mail Art Sent, Technique Experimenting | 6 Comments

6 Responses

on January 15, 2012 at 9:55 am | Reply iamrushmore

these are crazy-beautiful. love them love them love them. and didn’t know you were part of a cat swap but you will laugh when you get mail from me in a few days time (sent something Friday). -Karen
on January 15, 2012 at 3:37 pm | Reply mad madge

I am glad that you like them, Karen. Looking forward to seeing what you sent me.
on February 6, 2012 at 9:46 pm | Reply cats arriving in the mail « can i mail this?

[...] of Mail Art mail sharing of New Year’s cats that Angie organized. I shared what I sent off here. My cats have been trickling in from all over and I decided that it was about time that I [...]
on February 10, 2012 at 9:49 am | Reply frenchandfolly

thanks for blogging about that group, have been wondering how to do something like that!!
on February 10, 2012 at 7:41 pm | Reply madmadge

I visited your blog and your work is beautiful. If you ever want to exchange snail mail, let me know.
mm
- on February 12, 2012 at 3:35 pm | Reply frenchandfolly
  
  Would love to exchange work, mm! I am going to get a po box and send you something in the meantime (a work in progress right now..!)