Peter Mansbridge, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Another in the series arrives in the poste . . 

Thanks to Peter of CBC's The NATIONAL

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA

The first to be mailed out in my new series of mailings (# 1/25) received an autographed response from the Prime Minister. 

Merci Beaucoup!

The next series of 25 will soon go into the mail system. 

Premier David Alward, Fredericton, New Brunswick, CANADA

A special Thank You to the Honorable Premier of New Brunswick, David Alward. The third to respond in my request to the Canadian Premiers. 

Delighted to see that people are responding by sending their own images for the wall. 

All the best from the west coast. 

Kindest regards,

A. Mailarta 

Anne Murray, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Mail arrives today from one of my favourite Canadians . . Thanks to Anne for this addition to the portrait gallery. Find out more on her site: ANNE MURRAY

Umberto S. Basso, Barletta, ITALY

Special Edition Portrait Postcard from the talented artist Umberto.

His website: Umberto Basso

Premier Dalton McGuinty, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

The Mail Strike is over and I'm delighted to open the mailbox and see mail again. My Autographed portrait postcard series are in the mix of backloged mail . . This one from Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty arrived yesterday. 

With each arrival I feel as if W.R. Bray himself sends a smile. 

Terry Hedges, Gabriola Island, BC, CANADA

Check out more from lead singer Terry and his music on Myspace

also check out the Rock City Slickerz on Facebook

Elizabeth Litton, (via Christopher), Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA

Elizabeth in the reflection of Christopher . . (look deep into his eyes.)

Such a wonderful friend to send this (E)portrait . .  while our Canada Post system comes to terms with the strike. 

Thanks so much  . . with Love and Laughter

Always . . M.

LuAnn T. Palazzo, Bayshore, New York, USA

LuAnn also has a new mail art call: ABAD .  . .The Ties That Bind

Check out more from LuAnn at: The Design Diva

Jason Berlin, Longview, WA, USA

Thanks to Jason for an incredible package that arrived this morning . . this oil painting, was part of an envelope filled with all sorts of ephemera. The gallery continues to grow and with each entry become more of a delight to the visitors that come through the space. More on Jason and his work at his site: Jason Berlin Art Diary  

Karl Spreitz, Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA

Karl Spreitz (drawing by Max Bates)

Karl dropped by the studio this week bearing gifts  and this portrait card . . and he gave me a new word "Verschnorkel" in reference to the studio and the abundance within.

Premier Robert W. J. Ghiz, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CANADA

Special Thanks to Premier Ghiz of PEI for being the first of the Premiers to participate in the project.

I'm hoping we avert a postal strike this week . . this might be the last mail day . . . fingers crossed that a deal is reached.

Roberto Formigoni, Brescia, ITALY

Portrait of the artist . . Roberto Formigoni

David Suzuki, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Pleased to have the second arrival of the Autograph cards today. (17/25)

Here's a link to more on the David Suzuki Foundation

Carole James, Victoria, BC, CANADA

The first to arrive in the new "Autographed Portrait Post Card" mailings . . (03/25)

This is a new series inspired by the John Tingey book on the life of W. Reginald Bray (The Englishman who Posted Himself and other Curious Objects). This card in my postings showed up in my mailbox the day my original autographed W. R. Bray arrived from England . . How I love the serendipity of life in each day  . . 

Sean Nattrass, Hagensborg, British Columbia, CANADA

(image with mylar overlay)

A Flux man encore . .
One of the most fascinating tattoos that I have photographed to date .. FLESH defined

Diana Durrand, Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA

Upon discovering an eggplant in her garden, Diana turned a delicious purple!

Peter Netmail, Minden, GERMANY

Card for Peter Netmail's new mail art call " Life is a Blue Pianist"

you can send your contribution by 31 July:

Netmailart

PO Box 2644

D 32383 Mail Art Mekka Minden

Germany

Yuri Gagarin (via Strelnikov), Fort Collins, CO, USA

Thanks to IUOMA member Strelnikov for this most recent addition to the Portrait Gallery. Also enclosed was a facinating collection of 38 itunes . .

More info on the subject (Wiki): Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин,^[1] Russian pronunciation: [ˈjurʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɡɐˈɡarʲɪn]; 9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human being to journey into outer space, when his Vostokspacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961.

Gagarin became an international celebrity, and was awarded many medals and honours, including Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation's highest honour. Vostok 1 marked his only spaceflight, but he served as backup crew to the Soyuz 1 mission (which ended in a fatal crash). Gagarin later became deputy training director of the Cosmonaut Training Centre outside Moscow, which was later named after him. Gagarin died in 1968 when a MiG 15 training jet he was piloting crashed.

Omar Sachedina, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Thanks to one of my favourite CTV news reporters, Omar Sachedina
Omar Sachedina joined CTV NATIONAL NEWS as a reporter in September 2009, after two years as a reporter/anchor at CP24, where he anchored Toronto's breaking news to a new prime time record in the summer of 2009 when a super storm hit Toronto and 1.2 million viewers tuned in to coverage led by Sachedina. . . . 

Shawn Shepherd, Victoria, BC, CANADA

The the multi talented yet complex talents of SHAWN SHEPHERD . . 

Check out his gallery: POLYCHROME FINE ARTS

Sergey Shkuratov, Krasnodar, RUSSIA

check out more from Sergey at: IUOMA

and 

MYSPACE