Vel Crowe's Posts - International Union of Mail-Artists2024-03-29T10:38:37ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowehttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/64529623?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2ngtlvij2r7hz&xn_auth=noi have returnedtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2022-07-31:2496677:BlogPost:27001682022-07-31T06:35:09.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hello all, it's Velcrow--remember me? it's been a little while! i'd like to announce that i've moved and would love to see my new mailbox full of art. the new address is:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">V.V. Velcrow c/o R Isabell</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">53 Colton St #509</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">San Francisco CA 94103-1247 USA.<br/></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hello all, it's Velcrow--remember me? it's been a little while! i'd like to announce that i've moved and would love to see my new mailbox full of art. the new address is:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">V.V. Velcrow c/o R Isabell</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">53 Colton St #509</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">San Francisco CA 94103-1247 USA.<br/></span></p>art in my mailbox! 04/07/20tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2020-04-07:2496677:BlogPost:23923192020-04-07T08:07:39.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p>tuesday 04/07/20 lots of swell art came my mailbox way the last few days.</p>
<p>**an envelope from my near neighbor Jokie X. Wilson, also of San Francisco, contains many cutouts of machineries and two Radical Pansy buttons.</p>
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<p>**A lovely envelope from Fleur Helsingor, of Oakland with some of her excellent work</p>
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<p>**some neat stuff from Eugene, Oregon artist Nick Johnson</p>
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<p>**A wonderful mailer From John M. Bennett of Ohio, with asemic wrirting and an…</p>
<p>tuesday 04/07/20 lots of swell art came my mailbox way the last few days.</p>
<p>**an envelope from my near neighbor Jokie X. Wilson, also of San Francisco, contains many cutouts of machineries and two Radical Pansy buttons.</p>
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<p>**A lovely envelope from Fleur Helsingor, of Oakland with some of her excellent work</p>
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<p>**some neat stuff from Eugene, Oregon artist Nick Johnson</p>
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<p>**A wonderful mailer From John M. Bennett of Ohio, with asemic wrirting and an 8&1/2x11" collage\</p>
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<p>And three more pieces just today!</p>
<p>***postcards from Kayanderes from Hogansburg, New York and fdrom Ken B. Miller out of Newtwn, Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>***AND a colorful envelope by Private World of Tempe, Arizona which comes apart beautifully in my hands to revealthree fine cards and two pieces of mylar paper--one is purple and one is silver.</p>
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<p>Thanks to you all; see ya in the mail!</p>
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<p>Sparrow13 Velcrow</p>let me tell you about the wonderful things in my recent mailtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2020-04-01:2496677:BlogPost:23911072020-04-01T09:56:23.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p>04/01/2020<br></br>02:20</p>
<p>i've gotten some <em>fabulous</em> mail art within the last couple or 3 days...</p>
<p>*Envelope full of stuff from <strong>Mike "Capt. Biology" Dickau</strong>, my neighbor from <strong>Sacramento, California</strong>;</p>
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<p>**Not <em><strong>ONE</strong></em>, but <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>TWO</strong></em></span> pieces from <strong>Lord Fugue</strong>, the pride of <strong>Lenoir, North Carolina</strong>--very very groovy…</p>
<p>04/01/2020<br/>02:20</p>
<p>i've gotten some <em>fabulous</em> mail art within the last couple or 3 days...</p>
<p>*Envelope full of stuff from <strong>Mike "Capt. Biology" Dickau</strong>, my neighbor from <strong>Sacramento, California</strong>;</p>
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<p>**Not <em><strong>ONE</strong></em>, but <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>TWO</strong></em></span> pieces from <strong>Lord Fugue</strong>, the pride of <strong>Lenoir, North Carolina</strong>--very very groovy colorful envelopes stuffed with poetry, vsuals and at least one A&P page. One of the good Lord's collages went right on the front of our fridj!</p>
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<p>***From <strong>Henry Guild</strong> (perhaps a relative?) out of <strong>Forest Hills, New York</strong>, come three pages of short, sharp, and sweet poetry, illustrated with photographs</p>
<p>****Last but not least, an envelope from world renowned mail artiste <strong>John M. Bennett</strong> and <strong>Luna Bissonte Productions</strong>, of <strong>Columbus, Ohio</strong>:several very nice cads with asemic glyphs, an exquisite inked piece on tissue paper <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>(FALLING SNAKES)</em></strong></span> and a colorful two-sided print folded into 1/4ths which is so nice i dassent unstaple it.</p>
<p>thank you, generous and talented artists who make my mail so excellent and interesting.</p>
<p>that guy with more aliases than a post office wall</p>Yippee-ya-yo-ki-yay, i got mail art today!tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2020-03-26:2496677:BlogPost:23902582020-03-26T02:35:55.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p>A big manila envelope with many colorful stamps and stickers affixed, from Adam Roussopoulos of Chaska, Minnesota (ahoy ahoy, new amigo).</p>
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<p>Inside, I find:</p>
<p>* A stapled 8.5x11" book of text collage</p>
<p>*A sheet of pix of Bourbon the Dog and another of Tofu the Cat</p>
<p>*A page of pix of various POST NO BILLS signs</p>
<p>*A page of different US POSTAGE PAID stamps</p>
<p>*THIS MAY BE A MANIFESTO.</p>
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<p>Thx for the neato surprise, Adam Roussopolous; see you in…</p>
<p>A big manila envelope with many colorful stamps and stickers affixed, from Adam Roussopoulos of Chaska, Minnesota (ahoy ahoy, new amigo).</p>
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<p>Inside, I find:</p>
<p>* A stapled 8.5x11" book of text collage</p>
<p>*A sheet of pix of Bourbon the Dog and another of Tofu the Cat</p>
<p>*A page of pix of various POST NO BILLS signs</p>
<p>*A page of different US POSTAGE PAID stamps</p>
<p>*THIS MAY BE A MANIFESTO.</p>
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<p>Thx for the neato surprise, Adam Roussopolous; see you in the mails.</p>kiddy colors loud lurid bright and brazentag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2020-03-03:2496677:BlogPost:23852632020-03-03T08:02:00.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p><br></br>i love to use kiddy art</p>
<p>materielle. Poster paint</p>
<p>and Crayolas and</p>
<p>construction paper, those</p>
<p>little plastic trays of</p>
<p>watercolors. Oh, and</p>
<p>Wet'N'Wild nail polish</p>
<p>and flash dry.</p>
<p>i like that they're cheap</p>
<p>and widely available</p>
<p>(wherever there's a</p>
<p>Walgreens or Walmart or</p>
<p>kmart or Target or dollar</p>
<p>and change store, there's</p>
<p>crayons and tempra</p>
<p>paint). i try to work a</p>
<p>low-budg aesthetic…</p>
<p><br/>i love to use kiddy art</p>
<p>materielle. Poster paint</p>
<p>and Crayolas and</p>
<p>construction paper, those</p>
<p>little plastic trays of</p>
<p>watercolors. Oh, and</p>
<p>Wet'N'Wild nail polish</p>
<p>and flash dry.</p>
<p>i like that they're cheap</p>
<p>and widely available</p>
<p>(wherever there's a</p>
<p>Walgreens or Walmart or</p>
<p>kmart or Target or dollar</p>
<p>and change store, there's</p>
<p>crayons and tempra</p>
<p>paint). i try to work a</p>
<p>low-budg aesthetic with</p>
<p>moastly found/scavenged</p>
<p>repurposed materielle and</p>
<p>these penny paint pots</p>
<p>fit in good with that.</p>
<p><br/>they're easy to work with</p>
<p>too and forgiving when</p>
<p>you mess up. which is</p>
<p>also to say that they</p>
<p>really do clean up real</p>
<p>easy after you're done</p>
<p>painting.</p>
<p></p>
<p>and the colors are so</p>
<p>bright and direct.</p>
<p>Lurid, even, and i <em>love</em></p>
<p>lurid.</p>What mail art did *I* get today?tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2019-07-31:2496677:BlogPost:23360322019-07-31T08:31:05.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p>wednesday, 07/31/2019, 01:10AM</p>
<p>Oh, my, where to start? *All* of my mail was mail art today, and three pieces out of the four were from new friends and correspondents.</p>
<p>First off, I've got an envelope from Hilgart, who hails from Charleston West Virginia, with a fab b&w graphic on the front, which contains some photographs, a very nice diagram of an 1840s mechanical toy horse, some Dada Dollars, and a copy of HILGART RECEPTIVE #7.</p>
<p>Next up, a big bright red envelope…</p>
<p>wednesday, 07/31/2019, 01:10AM</p>
<p>Oh, my, where to start? *All* of my mail was mail art today, and three pieces out of the four were from new friends and correspondents.</p>
<p>First off, I've got an envelope from Hilgart, who hails from Charleston West Virginia, with a fab b&w graphic on the front, which contains some photographs, a very nice diagram of an 1840s mechanical toy horse, some Dada Dollars, and a copy of HILGART RECEPTIVE #7.</p>
<p>Next up, a big bright red envelope from Truman Bentley, Jr. of Columbus, Georgia. Inside are some recipes for steak dishes, a pizzeria circular headlined "PROMISE OF DELIGHT", and a DVD.</p>
<p>And here's a big vanilla mailer envelope from Dan Buck, who lives in Armour, South Dakota, stuffed with fables about dogs and Mythical Creatures Found In Ancient Wood, a collage poem, a lovely green collage with American Indians, a flyer for an SFMOMA event this weekend which i might actually go to, and some cut-out newspaper funnies. Frank & Ernest, Zits and Baby Blues.</p>
<p>Last but not least, John M. Bennett in Columbus Ohio has sent me an envelope containing the following goodies: an add-pass booklet on the theme "In Your Eyes", a Vorticist Triangle card, a couple of poetic 5 1/2"x 4 1/2:" cards, and two very beautiful pamphlets made by folding 8 1/2" paper into quarters, with art and poetry.</p>I just challenged myself!tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2017-09-29:2496677:BlogPost:21557802017-09-29T21:29:23.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p>Fri 09/29/2017, 14:28</p>
<p>While out on errands this morning, I found a half-dozen back issues of <strong><em>National Geographic</em></strong> and a self-published book of somebody's goofy poetry. <em>Of course</em> I brought them home with me! That's why I've issued myself a little creative challenge for this afternoon--making ten [10] cards with these requirements:</p>
<p>*Each must be a standard <strong>5.5"x3.5"</strong> (<strong>13.97x8.89 centimeters</strong> to our non-Yank…</p>
<p>Fri 09/29/2017, 14:28</p>
<p>While out on errands this morning, I found a half-dozen back issues of <strong><em>National Geographic</em></strong> and a self-published book of somebody's goofy poetry. <em>Of course</em> I brought them home with me! That's why I've issued myself a little creative challenge for this afternoon--making ten [10] cards with these requirements:</p>
<p>*Each must be a standard <strong>5.5"x3.5"</strong> (<strong>13.97x8.89 centimeters</strong> to our non-Yank friends) USPS postcard size.</p>
<p>*All of them are to involve lines from the poetry book, the <strong><em>National Geographics</em></strong>, and these particular newspapers I just took from my huge hoard, nothing else (except for pens, pencils, and paints).</p>
<p>To proceed thusly:<br/> 1-I take from 1-3 lines at random from the poetry book and write them down small and neat in a spiral notebook using a <span style="color: #ff0000;">red ballpoint pen</span>.<br/> 2-using colors, <em><strong>National Geographics</strong></em> and newspapers, make a visual that relates to the poetry.<br/> 3-cut out the lines copied in my notebook and paste them into the visual.</p>
<p>Sounds like fun, huh? Now let's see if I can actually do it!<br/> </p>I'm BACK! [Warning: Sorry-Ass Excuses Ahead!]tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2017-07-16:2496677:BlogPost:21384942017-07-16T07:30:00.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p>Hello, all! recently i've been a lazy lout, haven't done any mail art or much else. Some folks sent me beautiful and clever pieces i haven't acknowledged nor responded to.</p>
<p>Because why? Because i've been pretty broke. Because i've been feeling <em>low</em>. Because I got run over by a car on Friday 06/02* (it's true!). Because me and my partner and our pets all live in a tiny little hotel room and I can't always get it together to clear a big-enough space to spread out my making…</p>
<p>Hello, all! recently i've been a lazy lout, haven't done any mail art or much else. Some folks sent me beautiful and clever pieces i haven't acknowledged nor responded to.</p>
<p>Because why? Because i've been pretty broke. Because i've been feeling <em>low</em>. Because I got run over by a car on Friday 06/02* (it's true!). Because me and my partner and our pets all live in a tiny little hotel room and I can't always get it together to clear a big-enough space to spread out my making materials and get <strong><em>down to it. </em></strong></p>
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<p>Because--aaw, phoooey on sad-sack sob-stories and angstified alibis!</p>
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<p>What it comes to is that I've been remiss in my creativity and I owe some good people <em>(you know who you are!)</em> some apologies AND some art. I'm gonna get back <strong><em>down to it</em></strong>. </p>
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<p>Postal pals ahoy, you'll hear from me soon.</p>
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<p>Velcrow Petronia Petronia</p>groovin' on a saturday afternoontag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2017-03-18:2496677:BlogPost:21017352017-03-18T22:53:23.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p>sat 03/18/2017 15:54</p>
<p>sfpl sfcausa</p>
<p>last night i had an art fit. did some throwing-about of poster paint and a little collage; mailed a couple of pieces--including one which i sent to my crimey-and-spouse who lives @ the same address as me. he really liked that particular card, so i'm gonna give it to him!</p>
<p>this aft, i'm @ the san fran pub lib; our internet connection has once again gone temporarily t*ts-up. thank whoever's-in-charge for that free library online access!…</p>
<p>sat 03/18/2017 15:54</p>
<p>sfpl sfcausa</p>
<p>last night i had an art fit. did some throwing-about of poster paint and a little collage; mailed a couple of pieces--including one which i sent to my crimey-and-spouse who lives @ the same address as me. he really liked that particular card, so i'm gonna give it to him!</p>
<p>this aft, i'm @ the san fran pub lib; our internet connection has once again gone temporarily t*ts-up. thank whoever's-in-charge for that free library online access! thank whoever's-in-charge for the <strong><em>library</em></strong>, generally! it's a fine thing that a person can take home books, movies, tunes--the whole world's worth of stuff! free-for-nuthin' and keep it all, just like it was yours, for weeks and weeks! you could say i'm a fella who takes full advantage of his library card! i'm broke as a spoke, but the consolations of art and literature and music are available to all for the getting!</p>
<p>just now, today, i sent out some several invites and asked sundry strangers of the IUOMA if they'd like to swap some weird wonderful work. it was fun, and hopefully some nice cool folks will holler back.</p>Thanks a zillion, nice folks!tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2017-03-11:2496677:BlogPost:20995892017-03-11T22:48:23.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p>It's saturday afternoon, and I'd like to thank all you lovely <em>artistes</em> who hollered back with help and encouragement when i sent out my li'l S.O.S.off the wall and on the blog the other day. Our Internet service where we live is not always entirely at its best, like recently, and i've got a streak of indolence in my makeup that's a mile wide, so sometimes it takes me a little longer than we like, to respond to messages--but please do be in touch, 'k?.</p>
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<p>Senor Velcrow…</p>
<p>It's saturday afternoon, and I'd like to thank all you lovely <em>artistes</em> who hollered back with help and encouragement when i sent out my li'l S.O.S.off the wall and on the blog the other day. Our Internet service where we live is not always entirely at its best, like recently, and i've got a streak of indolence in my makeup that's a mile wide, so sometimes it takes me a little longer than we like, to respond to messages--but please do be in touch, 'k?.</p>
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<p>Senor Velcrow El Muy Mucho Mas DeLuxo</p>The Velcrow Vaquero Is Verily Vexedtag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2017-03-09:2496677:BlogPost:20987222017-03-09T23:29:00.000ZVel Crowehttp://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/VelCrowe
<p>thurs 03/09/2017 15:30</p>
<p>THIS ISN'T MEANT AS A GRIPE OR COMPLAINT!but i'm feeling somewhat overwhelmed and confused by the site. there's so much here for me to take in and figure out. i do not know where to post messages like this one so that the wider IUOMA can see them-- here, on this page? on *my* page? is it preferable to frame my messaging as a blog post or in the discussion forum? <br></br><br></br>where and when and how to introduce myself further -- i ain't sure, do folks read each…</p>
<p>thurs 03/09/2017 15:30</p>
<p>THIS ISN'T MEANT AS A GRIPE OR COMPLAINT!but i'm feeling somewhat overwhelmed and confused by the site. there's so much here for me to take in and figure out. i do not know where to post messages like this one so that the wider IUOMA can see them-- here, on this page? on *my* page? is it preferable to frame my messaging as a blog post or in the discussion forum? <br/><br/>where and when and how to introduce myself further -- i ain't sure, do folks read each others' profile pages and use them to communicate, or by putting up their messages in the public space? <br/><br/>where IS the public space? <br/><br/>where is the bathroom?<br/><br/>how do i invite people to be friends? and find folks whose interests are simpatico?</p>
<p>when's dinner?<br/>how does one engage with the chat? <br/><br/>do i just need to look around more and figure it out for myself? like i said up there, all in capital letters, this isn't me bitching and moaning, nor yet trying to be a great big attention-sucking lamprey sponge waah-waah monster; i'm just the new kid in the village who is having a little trouble learning the local folkways.<br/><br/></p>