De Villo Sloan's Blog – August 2015 Archive (14)

Asemic Writing by Henry Denander (Stockholm, Sweden)

Mail art by Henry Denander (Stockholm, Sweden)

August 31, 2015 - I am thrilled to have received a second missive from Henry Denander. The first mail art he sent me is documented on MinXus-LynXus II:…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 31, 2015 at 2:28pm — No Comments

Collage Text by Brooke Cooks (Seattle, Washington, USA)

Mail art by IUOMA member Brooke Cooks (Seattle, Washington, USA)

August 29, 2015 - I am very happy, after an inexcusable delay, to share this highly innovative mail art from Brooke Cooks in Seattle.…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 30, 2015 at 3:31am — No Comments

Summertime by Annette Kesterson (San Francisco, California, USA)

Mail art by IUOMA member Annette Kesterson (San Francisco, California, USA)

August 29, 2015 - I do not know why I am so lucky to have a wonderful and generous correspondent like Annette Kesterson. I always deeply appreciate…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 29, 2015 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

New York Times Review of a Current Ray Johnson Show in Manhattan

Runs through the end of September.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/28/arts/design/review-recalling-ray-johnson-a-pioneer-of-mail-art.html?_r=2

Added by De Villo Sloan on August 28, 2015 at 12:03am — 2 Comments

Trashpo as Frenetic Romanticism: Vispo collabs by Jim Leftwich and Evan Damerow (Roanoke, Virginia, USA)

Mail art by IUOMA member Jim Leftwich and Evan Damerow (Roanoke, Virginia, USA)

August 27, 2015 - This summer I received two large packages of mail art from visual poet Jim Leftwich in…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 27, 2015 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Asemic Tacky Little Pamphlet (TLP) by Jason Motsch (Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA)

Mail art by IUOMA member Jason Motsch (Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA)

August 23, 2015 - The Tacky Little Pamphlet (TLP), a mail art staple, is an ideal vehicle for asemic writing projects. Certainly prize examples can be…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 23, 2015 at 4:53pm — 3 Comments

New DKult Doodle Therapy Pages from Rebecca Guyver (Suffolk, UK), Figgy Guyver & Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA)

Mail art by Rebecca Guyver, Figgy Guyver (Suffolk, UK) and Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA). Click to enlarge.

August 21, 2015 - Rebecca Guyver’s DKult Doodle Therapy TLPs (Tacky Little Pamphlets) are becoming a phenom…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 21, 2015 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

"Organized Chaos" by Erin Young (Innisfil, Ontario, Canada)

Mail art by IUOMA member Erin Young (Innisfil, Ontario, Canada)

August 15, 2015 - Many thanks to Erin Young who so kindly sent me this stunning mail art. This is a wonderful abstract piece and roughly post-card-size.…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 15, 2015 at 3:30pm — 6 Comments

"Posturban Wildlife at Night" by Joey Patrickt (Oakland, California, USA)

Mail art by IUOMA member Joey Patrickt (Oakland, California, USA)

August 13, 2015 - Joey Patrickt sent me this highly conceptual, textual-visual work that raises questions about meaning and…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 13, 2015 at 4:36pm — No Comments

2 X Thomas "Space Monkey" Brown (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

Mail art by IUOMA member Thomas Brown (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

August 11, 2015 - Thomas Brown continues to perfect his visual-textual mail art in the tradition of Richard Canard (USA), David Stafford (USA) and perhaps…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 11, 2015 at 2:00pm — No Comments

On Bad Poetry: Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands), Moan Lisa/Maria Morisot (Iowa City, Iowa, USA), Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

Mail art by IUOMA founder Ruud Janssen (Breda, Netherlands)

August 7, 2015 - This Richard Canardesque card I received from Ruud Janssen is very thought provoking in terms of some of the Eternal Networkers whose work I follow…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 7, 2015 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Schwitterspo by Erica Durante (Waldwick, New Jersey, USA)

Mail art by IUOMA member Erica Durante (Waldwick, New Jersey, USA)

August 6, 2015 - Erica Durante is an awesome correspondent, especially given her gargantuan responsibilities as President of DKult New Jersey…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 6, 2015 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Doodle Therapy for the Great Confusion by Chepin (San Francisco, California, USA)

Mail art by IUOMA member Chepin (San Francisco, California, USA)

August 5, 2015 - Chepin’s reputation as a gifted and active correspondence artist precedes – in my awareness – the arrival of her work in my post office…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 5, 2015 at 6:45pm — No Comments

The Opposite of Trashpo or the Gina Ulgen Fan Club (Norwich, Norfolk, UK)

Mail art by IUOMA member Gina Ulgen (Norwich, Norfolk, UK)

August 4, 2015 - Gina Ulgen has distinguished herself in mail art with contributions to DKULTUK (among other triumphs.) Now, an ambitious edition she has released…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 4, 2015 at 3:00pm — 9 Comments

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