Vittore Baroni, E.O.N. Post, Viareggio, Lucca, ITALY

A mail art package of visual mailart ephemera, artistamps, postcards, with add and pass enclosures. Thanks Vittore.

Mariano Bellarosa, Milano, ITALY

#744 in the postcard series is returned with its autograph - Thanks Mariano!

In addition to the mailing was this fold out booklet "Contortions"

Amber Andersen, Estevan, Saskatchewan, CANADA

Thanks to Amber who was part of the artists who gathered to work on portraits at the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum for the Newfoundland Show. Much appreciated! See you in the mail!

Charles R. Turner, Portland, Oregon, USA

Thanks Charles . .  see you in the mail!

Luigino Solamito, Ventimiglia, ITALY

Thanks to Solomito for these recent additions to the collection of portraits.

Pier Roberto Bassi, Castel Mella, Brescia, ITALY

Grazie Pier Roberto!

check out his page:PIER ROBERTO BASSI

Marci Katz, Bowser, British Columbia, CANADA

Life's Balancing Act 

Check out Marci's website: Marci Katz Fine Art and Design

Thanks Marci!

Luigino Solamito, Ventimiglia, ITALY

Digital self portrait from Luigino

Buz Blurr, Gurdon, Arkansas, USA

Buz the Surreality conductor

John Travolta, Santa Barbara, California, USA

#731 in the postcard series is returned along with signed postcard from John Travolta . . who gets to be congratulated as the 1000th autographed portrait to join the Palace walls at Studio J!!!! Thanks so much John . . very much appreciated.

Rod Summers, Maastricht, The NETHERLANDS

Rod  photo by Hans Lemmen

webcam selfie as Birdbrain

Selfie

Rod by Finnbogi Petursson

Michael Goetz, Rockford, Illinois, USA

Comic self portrait from illustrator Michael Goetz

Thanks . . . see you in the mail!

Sugar Irmer, Berlin, GERMANY

Thanks Sugar . . segment by segment I piece the portrait of you together.

Clemente Padin, Montevideo, URUGUAY

Thanks to my friend for this portrait postcard . . appreciate your continued support.

The Sticker Dude, New York, New York, USA

Thanks to Joel S. Cohen, The Sticker Dude who lived up to his reputation this past weekend while at the Ex Postal Facto event in San Francisco.

Ragged Edge Press

Tim Allen, North Hollywood, California, USA

Thanks Tim, greatly appreciated!

More from Tim at his site: TIM ALLEN

Phaedra J. Kelly, Ryde, Isle of Wight, UNITED KINGDOM

A surprise musical portrait package arrives from my friend Phaedra. Cover art of the poetry booklet is by Dawn Redwood. You can hear Phaedra and her poetry band at my space: ECURBREKAL

Patricia Eloy-Veltin, Chauny, FRANCE

Self Portrait Monkey from Patricia.

I was saddened to get the news today that she passed away on the 19th February.

I will miss her. RIP my friend.

Carole Sabiston, Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA

Artist Carole Sabiston avec moi (Mailarta) . . at the Art Gallery of Victoria's Wearable Art Show. Carole currently has a show of her work at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. See the coverage of the show at:  Exhibit-V

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Special Thanks to:

01. Guido Vermeulen, Brussels, BELGIUM

02. Rob McTavish, Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA

03. Alan McConnachie, Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA

04. David Stanley Aponte, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

05. Frank Fine, Berlin, GERMANY

06. Cristina Blank, Wörthsee, GERMANY

07. Eddie Izzard, London, ENGLAND

08. Ottmar Bergmann, Gylsboda, Sweden

09. Hilda Paz, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

10. Sugar Irmer, Berlin, GERMANY

11. Magie Dominic, New York, New York, USA

12. Tierre Joline, Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA

13. Mariano Bellaroso, Milano, ITALY

14. Chris Newstead, Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA

15. Joan Rivers, New York, New York, USA

16. Roberto Scala, Naples, ITALY

17. Francois Leduc, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA

18. Valery Shimanovsky, Tatarstan, RUSSIA

19. Robert Conrad, Sunland, California, USA

20. Mariana Serban, Targu Mures, ROMANIA

21. Otto D. Sherman, New York, New York, USA

22. José Luis Hernández Galán, IGAKUSEI, Sevilla, SPAIN

23. Colin Scholl, San Diego, California, USA

24. Anna Boschi, Bologna, ITALY

Jimmy Somerville, London, ENGLAND

# 710 in the postcard series returns to the Portrait Palace!

Thanks to Jimmy . . one of the most amazing voices out there . . I look forward to his new album release . . . 

Olivia Chow, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Had an opportunity to meet the gracious and delightful Olivia Chow this morning here in Victoria. Silk Road Tea Emporuim hosted the signing thanks to The Victoria Chinatown Lioness Club.

Thanks Olivia for signing her portrait as well as her new book for me. All the best on the tour!

Love and Laughter, always, Mailarta

Olivia signing her book: My Journey

Chalk Artist Ian Morris does a portrait of Olivia Chow outside the Silk Road Shop