August 2011 Blog Posts (312)

Artwork contribution by:

• Florent Gillet, Forcalquier, FRANCE

I got this in the mail yesterday but forgot to post it with the rest of my entries.

Florent sent me this addition to an otherwise blank zombie…

Very cool Zombiesemics - I love that I see something new each time I look at it.

Glad you like my zombie.  I love your…

I received this…

There's all sorts of jargon that that only those in the know know - right? 

Ficus Burkei Miq, Natalensis Hechst. Lycium Persum. The good news - they all grow in Selinda and Umtali and Chirinda. Hope that helps????

Seriously - Les has created her own…

I received an intricate collage from Theresa featuring asemics, iconic images and dancing skeletons. A clue to the contents was on the front of the envelope – “It’s a good week for lovers of old-school monster Reade, the godfather of stop-motion animation.” Reade (1927 – 1998) was of course the Australian who created the character Pepe – an animated propaganda cartoon character in Cuba.  Theresa and Stamped Theresa's :-) X…

Received (2) Awesome pieces from Vaida...they are so cool and I AM TOUCHING!  Thank you Vaida...

This one I named "Coming of Age"…

This could be read so many different ways:

I love the asemic writing, and the cut-off poetic text at the top right.  And the shape of the piece itself!

Here is the inside, which you see after flipping the front page up vertically:

More…

Received from Mim Golub Scalin, "Minimal 3 + graphite": Shortly before this arrived, I was admiring Mim's photos section, which at the moment was carrying what appeared to be a series of which this is a part.  Big surprise when the postman showed up!  Very appealing collage, and my scanner is sorry that it doesn't do orange well, damn thing. Thank you so much, Mim!

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Seeing and touching these in person is amazing:

Her style is purely unique, unlike any other.  The next piece has the attached anchor, which can be placed anywhere depending on your mood due to its movable string.  I know the anchor is black, but I am also taken with the collaged text on its back side, so I'm showing that side first:…

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For Obvious Reasons, Zombies Love The Dark by Guido Vermeulen @ The Book of…

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A handsome hand, informative and reaching across the world: The bridge stamp is beautiful too.  The whole piece is an excellent collage work.  Other side:

Very nice handwriting, and I'm dying to read it all, but of course that isn't quite possible. …