Heebee Post #410 - Richard Canard - Carbondale, Illinois - USA

The 'Affair' welcomes back seasoned Mail Artist Richard Canard to join in the festivities. Richard is very popular here and is always up to his elbows in Mail Art Antics as you can plainly see above!
Here, Canard nearly mistakes me for my cousin Art Tower as he addresses this card. The truth of it is, that while always a wise guy, it is difficult not to love this unique Artist. Thank you very much my friend - see you in the mail soon! PS: Cousin Arty will be visiting me here in December from Germany. Looking forward to the two 'Towers' being reunited once again in Heebee Jeebeeland. Will have pics - stay tuned!

Heebee Post #409 - C.Z. Lovecraft - San Jose, California - USA

C.Z. returns to Heebee Jeebeeland with this dramatic and stunning portrait of Kabuki actor Ichikawa Sadanji III as the "Leader of the Forty-seven Ronin". Absolutely cool!

Three gorgeous ATC's from C.Z.'s fabulous collection. Love these!

Sure is a happy time when we find C.Z. on the Island. Included in the packet of Mail Art fun was a very poignant hand-written note. I hear what you are saying my friend and it is heartfelt. I had just returned from sending something off to Mr. Lovecraft when I discovered this lovely envelope in the mail box. Be seeing you soon and thank you very much. C.Z. is a super guy!

Heebee Post# 408 - Michael Orr (Cornpone) - Decatur, Georgia - USA

Cornpone makes his debut here with this spectacular 'electro-epiphany' postcard. I can feel this one pretty well. Super job Michael - nice and disturbing - like being resigned to being disturbed.
Great to find Michael taking time to have some fun here. He is usually busy working his magic over here: Sang Moo. This really is a splendid card, thank you very much Cornpone. Love that name as well!

Heebee Post #407 Sergio Della Giustina - Vittorio Veneto - Italy

Sergio is back with a double shot of postcard antics. The card is vibrant and fun and that Italian postage stamp is spectacular, isn't it?
Nice to see you here again my friend. This card has a festive tone to it as well - Thanks for spreading the cheer Sergio. I sent you something cheerful as well last week. Enjoy!

Heebee Post #406 - Collaboration - William L. Philyaw / Test Tower - USA

Sure was fun to collaborate with William again. The collection is growing nicely. Thank you very much William. Find out more about the fantastic Philyaw Art Machine and his Mail Art site: Addressee. See ya in the Mail!

Heebee Post #405 - Katrina Nikoultsou - Thessaloniki - Greece

Katerina returns to Heebee Island after basking in the sun in her own beautiful Grecian shoreline see above. Note the ever present 'Blue Grass' that pops up frequently on her cards. A nice assortment of Artistamps as well.
The Greek postage stamps look fabulous on top of Katerina's distinctive sea of blue that often adorns her envelopes. Love the large 'Fluxus' and other rubber stampings on the reverse side too. Thank you very much Katerina!

Heebee Pos # 404 - Kiera Pannell - Reading, Berkshire - U.K.

Kiera's declaration here is hardly arguable - reminding me of reading Baba Ram Das (Richard Alpert) in the late 1960's "Be here now". I loved that book, even if it does appear kind of corny now - but the premise works nicely in the Karmic field of reality. I couldn't quite get the little 'negative' pictures to show up via the scan and so just appear as black squares - it looks cool in person though. Note the sewing around the edges.
What is curious here is that although Kiera resides in the U.K., this card apparently was mailed from the Czech Republic! Mail Arting on vacation Kiera? Thank you dear girl, nice to see you back on the Island!

Heebee Post #403 - Stan Askew - Pasadena, California - USA

Ethereal and freaky, there are some creatures in the Heebee jungles that defy description. Skeletal specters like these wander mistily along the jungle floor and can be a common sight at certain times of the year.
Stan's photographs are always tale telling and this one has a twisted vision as well. Nice to find you back on the Island my good friend. His cards are invariably top-notch and superbly put together - a postcard wizard and a fun guy to trade art with! Thank you very much Stan - great card! In fact Heebee Jeebeeland is the perfect place for this creepy little fellow (welcome home my lovely)! Photo Askew

Heebee Post #402 - Eduardo ZenDada Cardoso - Sines - Portugal

Eddie is back in 4D-ville with this cryptic statement about the life and antics of extra-dimensional affairs and adventures in his trademark 'Paranormal Mail Art'. It is a beautiful message that I just could not help myself from enhancing just a bit. ZenDada is a good sport about my meddling and collaboration and I thank him very much for that. I love this thing Eduardo!
Almost all of the time, our observations regarding life have no beginning and no end. In our day to day world, we usually see only glimpses of ongoing affairs - knowing not how they started and not how they finish. Such is this 'Paranormal Episode' of Eddie's bizarre truncated tale seen above. "Imagine this as..........". ZenDada strikes again!
Nice to find another of your 'anomalies' on the Island my dear friend. The local Island folk are always in a festive mood when this Artist shows up here. Thank you very much Eddie for your thought provoking submission - Great stuff! You can find Mr. Cardoso toiling in the 'Outer Limits' here: Paranormal Mail Art. Soon, we shall have to call him Dr. ZenDada!

Heebee Post #401 - D.C. Spaulding - Lomita, California - USA

Imagine a scenario where a rather standard looking suitcase appears as menacing and scary. Easy to do in Heebee Jeebeeland! Just ask D.C.. On a recent trip to the 4th Dimension, Spaulding explains how a common piece of luggage can evoke an unusual fear. A splendid postcard by an Artist that has come up with many 'classic' Mail Art cards for years. His work has a distinctive 'professional' look and feel to them that I admire and enjoy greatly.
A double shot from D.C. has this second postcard depicting the Mail Art migration "Overcoming treacherous mountain passes and hot barren wastelands". Spaulding's grand sense of humor is a always present in his work and this one is not disappointing in that regard. I love this card - replete with a 'migration map' and 'M.A.migration symbol'. And Zzyzx Rd? Perfectly obscure! Thank you very much my friend - these are two jewels!

Heebee Post #400 - Jennifer Kosharek and Company (UR Toy Story Mail Art Show) - St. Petersburg, Florida - USA

Jen's Mail Art shows are always terrific and this latest endeavor should prove to be nothing short of fantastic! Even boasting a 'Fluxus Performance Party'! Ahh, madcap Dada in sunny Florida! Sure sounds like a fun event! Thank you Jennifer - I'm sure it will be a gas! Ur Toy Story.

Heebee Post #399 - Valery Shimanovsky - Nizhekamsk, Tartarstan - Russia

Alyonka, the famous Russian chocolate candy bar girl, makes an appearance on this festive looking 'Art candy bar' sent in by none other than notorious Mail Artist Valery Shimanvosky. The stars and stripes are a very interesting touch - made for an American market? Nice one Valery.
Nice to have you return to the 4th Dimension my friend. I had sent a USA 25 cent coin (quarter) to him for his collection. Glad you liked it old man - I'll include another next time too! Valery is one of a group of extremely talented Russian Mail Artists and they have a lot of fun with the genre. I also like the great Russian postage and that rubber Cyrillic stamping is fantastic. Thank you very much - great card!

Heebee Post #398 - Art Tower (Gunter Schwind) - Aschaffenburg - Germany

The Special Delivery IUOMA Blimp soars majestically across the sky in this lovely commemorative postcard sent in by my wonderful cousin Arty. A spectacular classic!
Gunter writes "Thanks for the spices". I introduced him to some "Tony Chachere's" Cajun spice while he visited here last year and he is hooked. I also gave a few cans of the blessed substance to his sister Carla when she went to Germany a couple of months ago for him. "Tony C's" can be terribly habit forming as a lot of folks from the southern USA will attest. Cousin Arty is currently having a Mail Art Show in his hometown of Aschaffenburg - "Sending and Receiving". See his MA site here: Art Tower's Mail Art. Killer card Gunter - thank you very much and see you in December!

Heebee Post #397 - Litsa Spathi (Nobody's Dummy) - Breda - Netherlands

I have said a few times before, I don't usually post the 'Add and Pass' efforts - but when Litsa Spathi sends you something, you should respond accordingly. I am the third participant on this and I changed it rather drastically. It is a large 'A-4' size and hopefully will gather more interest as it goes from one artist to the next. Baroni, Spathi and now me. I am enjoying the company here! Who will be next?
Litsa is a very clever Artist and the 4th Dimension has been a big fan of her very interesting work for a long while. In our humble estimation, she is the best of the best when it comes to Fluxus Art. She is the MaMa of DaDa! Shown above is a little booklet of a "Digital Fluxus - Performance on Facebook - Version #1". Great ideas seem to just flow out of her and this is one of them. I enjoyed this 'Fluxus episode' very much - A lot of Artists contributed to the performance and it is an engaging read. It contains all the remarks made on Facebook as a reaction to the statement "No money for Fluxus Claquers!" made by Litsa (seen above on the cover).
Some handsome 'Fluxus Stamps' were also included in this fascinating envelope of curious fun.
Welcome to the 4th Dimension dear Litsa! It sure is a pleasure to have this wonderful Artist on the Island. There is a considerable amount of her all over the Internet and you can start right here: Fluxus Poetry. That you very much my friend - I shall be visiting you in the mail quite soon!

Heebee Post #396 - Thompson - Clearwater, Florida - USA

This super 4-D window into another universe is both vibrant and spectacular. It has that hard to define odd 'eternal' feel to it. Very Heebee Jeebee - this one really takes me away!
More of Thompson's brilliant work. Like being in the middle of ancient, mysterious riddles.
This healthy 'Add and Pass' was also in the envelope. I'll be passing that along after I add a little more on.
This unusual line up of oddities is actually a mail call (see the bottom portion). Sounds like fun. .......................occult artifacts?
One step beyond! These collages are wonderful and ponderous - lovely work.
Welcome to the 4th Dimension Thompson. Thank you very much for all the Art - loved all of it. Certainly looks like they all belong here - in fact, they are home now! See you in the mail my friend!