De Villo Sloan's Blog – February 2014 Archive (18)

Mean Sheena aka Crocodile Barbie enters Who Has The Best Hair Contest (somewhere Southern California)

Added by De Villo Sloan on February 28, 2014 at 11:05am — 7 Comments

Vispo by Matthew Stolte (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Matthew Stolte (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

February 25, 2014 - Matthew Stolte lives in Wisconsin, USA, a state with a high concentration of visual poets, enough so that I have renamed it Vis-consin.…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 26, 2014 at 3:30am — 3 Comments

Who Has The Best Hair Contest prizes include designer MinXus combs by Empress Marie

MinXus designer combs by Empress Marie Antonette

Contestants in the MinXus-Lynxus Who Has The…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 25, 2014 at 12:30pm — 53 Comments

Rebecca Guyver (Suffolk, UK) goes for the gold in best hair contest - Whig Party & Best Copyright Violation categories

Mail-art by IUOMA member Rebecca Guyver (Suffolk, UK)

(February 22, 2014 - I just had to share this remarkable entry in the MinXus-Lynxus Who Has The Best Hair Contest mail-art call with IUOMA friends. Rebecca Guyver is…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 22, 2014 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

Ray Johnson enters the Who Has The Best Hair Contest - thanks to Alicia Starr (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 22, 2014 at 3:30am — 2 Comments

Diane Keys Yard Sale: Rare DK mail-art for sale - ridiculously low prices - everything must go!

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 20, 2014 at 3:00am — 17 Comments

"Letters to Mila III" (artists book) by Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

Letters to Mila III (cover) by Marie Wintzer (Saitama, Japan)

February 17, 2014 - Her friends were deeply saddened when, at the beginning of the year, Marie Wintzer - aka Empress Marie Antonette - announced her…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 17, 2014 at 4:00am — 8 Comments

Trashpo Gutai by Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

February 16, 2014 - The international mail-art network has long been a friend to intermedia work that stretches the boundaries of traditional poetry, such as…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 16, 2014 at 12:31pm — 6 Comments

Vispo cut-up from Claudia McGill (Wyncote, Pennsylvania, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Claudia McGill (Wyncote, Pennsylvania, USA)

February 13, 2014 - I am thrilled to share this postcard-size piece from Claudia McGill. This time she has…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 14, 2014 at 3:00am — 3 Comments

Vintage, altered postcard by Mim Golub Scalin (Richmond, Virginia, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Mim Golub Scalin (Richmond, Virginia, USA)

February 13, 2014 - I am a big fan of vintage postcards and altered postcards. Mim Golub Scalin thoughtfully sent me this piece that has a…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 13, 2014 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Amazing Trash & Pass from Rebecca Guyver (Suffolk, UK) + lintpo, trashemics, DK tribute

Mail-art by Rebecca Guyver (Suffolk, UK)

February 11, 2014 - Friend and…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 11, 2014 at 3:04pm — 4 Comments

From Moan Lisa (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) - "We're on a mission from God" - Damn the postage - But who the Hell is Josie?

Mail-art by IUOMA member Moan Lisa (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 11, 2014 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

The Two Sides of Dan Mouer (Richmond, Virginia, USA)

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 9, 2014 at 1:30pm — 7 Comments

19th Nerzous Breakdown - MIA mail-art at last received from Svenja Wahl (Heidelberg, Germany)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Svenja Wahl (Heidelberg, Germany)

February 8, 2014 - After unfortunate glitches and delays in the postal system, I was thrilled to receive a brimming package of mail-art from Svenja Wahl of…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 8, 2014 at 1:44pm — 10 Comments

Mail-Art Call: The MinXus-Lynxus Who Has the Best Hair Contest

All entries will be documented on the MinXus-Lynxus blog.

Added by De Villo Sloan on February 6, 2014 at 3:29pm — 6 Comments

Beatific Trash & Pass from Borderline Grafix (Austin, Texas, USA) - cosmic chakra vision of Diane Keys, DKult chapter map

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 6, 2014 at 2:00am — 6 Comments

Issue of SMILE zine by Karen Eliot (1988) from Borderline Grafix (Austin, Texas, USA) - Neoism, Plagiarism

SMILE zine - Commodity Issue - by Karen Eliot (1988) (cover)

February 4, 2014 - Borderline Grafix sent me a most amazing and thoughtful gift: An issue of Stewart Homes' SMILE zine from 1988. The issue is attributed to Karen…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 4, 2014 at 7:56pm — 4 Comments

Fake Andy Warhols by Moan Lisa (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) with portraits of mail-art luminaries, etc.

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 1, 2014 at 7:30pm — 14 Comments

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