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Should We Be Worried About Thom Courcelle ...

that he created so many trashbooks in one week?

One has to wonder, is it possible he is turning COB: compulsive obsessive boo? (I mean that in the best possible way, Thom.) This has been here for a little while, and whenever I'd be about to blog it, someone else would blog theirs. So we have seen several different ones, all wonderful. Above is the cover, and also the front of the… Continue

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 20, 2011 at 8:54pm — 18 Comments

From Cheryl Penn, Ghostwriter Part 3

Wow! And I'd decided it wasn't coming:

This arrived about one hour after blogging Cheryl's Ghostwriter Part 4 today, at last deciding I'd misunderstood her when she said she was sending Part 3. Strange timing. What a wonderful piece! In addition to the mysterious… Continue

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 20, 2011 at 8:14pm — 2 Comments

From Cheryl Penn, Sandra Granthon, and JJalltheway

Following Cheryl's example when blog is backed up: Very late to the blog due to a mix-up, this is Cheryl's fabulous Ghostwriter Part 4, which knocked my sox off when I opened it. It says: "He was CERTAIN the link was Durers self portrait -- The likeness was unmistakable" and "The manuscripts revealed NOTHING" and "Bound by Betrayal. No-one he could trust." Plenty ghostly, the…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 20, 2011 at 5:54pm — 7 Comments

Lesley Magwood Fraser asemics and trash gift

The Asemics 16 #5 pages are being blogged elsewhere, but while I'm thanking Lesley for throwing in a fantastic 2007 Guide to Culture in Cape Town with tons of pictures and descriptions to use, as she tells me, for trashpo (and I will), I decided to post the front page of her Asemics #5. The pages are all as outstanding and unusual as this first one--am so glad to have them. Thank… Continue

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 17, 2011 at 5:22am — 9 Comments

Face card from Georgia Grigoriadon

My third, and I love them all:

This arrived with Georgia's Asemics #5 pages, which have already been blogged, and I'm very happy with the whole package. Her pages are beautiful, and her faces always give me a lift for some reason, maybe because I'm so bad at them (have sent her only one so far, and it was a rather sorry face--will try again soon, Georgia, and it has to be an… Continue

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 17, 2011 at 5:09am — 1 Comment

Trashpo cerealism from Katerina

An unexpected treat:

No sand, but there's just about everything else "po" about this card. I love it, and it's taped in a shiny, snug way that makes me want to carry it around all day. Thank you so much, Katerina, and I also received your Asemics #5 pages, which have already been blogged, and they are, as Boss Cheryl would say, FAB! Still loving those stamps,… Continue

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 17, 2011 at 5:00am — 4 Comments

Art by Nadine Wendell-Mojica

Three great drawings-paintings:

Not only is Nadine's art very accomplished and unique, but she also tends to caption them in ironic and/or mysterious ways--so they are doubly enjoyable to receive. Thank you, Nadine, these are a real treat to have--as is the Empire State Building, and half of a most interesting article about art-journal-keeper Janice…

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 17, 2011 at 4:50am — 2 Comments

Nourishment for trashpo from Germany, Illinois, and Wisconsin

From Erni Bar, Diane Keys, and Angie&Snooky:…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 16, 2011 at 3:19am — 3 Comments

Tabula Rasa from Guido Vermeulen

A tribute to Estonian composer Arvo Part: We have been conversing about contemporary composers and share an appreciation of Arvo Part. Part's "Tabula Rasa" came up as Guido was working on this incredible painting, and it evolved into a tribute to Part. I was enjoying seeing it in fragments in Guido's photos, and then, to my great surprise, the whole large painting arrived in…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 16, 2011 at 2:54am — 2 Comments

"Lost Asemics" from Karen Champlin

Karen sent me this lovely card:

Part of a series, I think, as its full title on the back is "Lost Asemics #2." I love that it's on cardboard, plus the colors, composition, and (maybe needless to say!) the asemics. Thank you very much, Karen!

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 15, 2011 at 5:51pm — 3 Comments

Our Own David Stafford: The Sane Choice?

You be the judge: The answer is in the eyes, isn't it? They are either very sane or very not sane; no in-between. And yes, this is for real. After he sent it, I asked David several times if this is really him in a campaign poster from the '70s. And several times he said yes. I ended up believing him because at very first sight the eyes looked familiar--yes, they're the same eyes…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 15, 2011 at 3:51am — 13 Comments

Asemic radio from BarnArt

I was delighted to receive this from Sarah today:

Very cool! It's downright striking in real life, and the first look as it came out of the envelope screamed "Asemic radio!" But here, at the laptop on desk, the second-guessing began. IUOMA is on my screen;…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 8, 2011 at 11:25pm — 2 Comments

Beautiful trash book from Katerina Nikoltsou

Front cover and several pages:…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 8, 2011 at 3:36pm — 6 Comments

I don't know Jon Foster ...

... but after "raising my hand," I found this in my mailbox,

and I love it! This has to be from the Lexington series others are raving about, and its depth and moody word + number play make it a fine work of art that I feel lucky to have received. Somewhere on the site Jon mentioned that he is back and asked if there is anyone new who has never gotten mail-art from him.…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 5, 2011 at 10:07am — 7 Comments

Gentle push from Judith Heartsong

How did she know I need this? "Get yourself outside" and wonderful old doors that remind me of the happiest days of childhood, spent at my grandparents' house in upstate New York. Literally, a breath of fresh air for the mind. I don't get out enough now and think that Judith must be psychic.…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 5, 2011 at 9:30am — 4 Comments

Outstanding booklet from Lesley Magwood Fraser

Beautifully asemic and exquisitely understated work:…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 4, 2011 at 4:00am — 9 Comments

Few more pages from Diane Keys trash book

The "SORRY" slip indicating refusal of the city to pick up yardwaste is a psychedelic green that apparently insults a scanner. Please see initial post… Continue

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 2, 2011 at 2:44pm — 2 Comments

My heart's desire, from Diane Keys

A trash book from our trashpo leader:

That's the front, and this is the back:

Diane and her work have made me finally understand why I save stuff, why I love the crooked edges and wrinkles and accidents on the detritus of our lives: because they're…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 2, 2011 at 2:37pm — 6 Comments

Helen Amyes and minimal abstraction

Or just "minimal," or just "abstraction": Helen said that she is studying abstraction, when she answered my (very) appreciative comments to her posting of photos showing her abstract explorations from the same series as above. In my view this is "advanced" abstraction, meaning it looks to me as if it came from an artist who has been through many phases of abstraction. In any…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 29, 2011 at 9:11pm — 2 Comments

"Firebird Suite" envelope painting by Guido Vermeulen

I think this is wild and wonderful:

Guido titles this "The Firebird" on the front, saying that it was "inspired by the music of Igor Stravinsky." I can see that, and am extra delighted that this envelope painting is big: 9" x 12 1/8". I appreciate all of Guido's work, and the size really doesn't matter to me, but he had to paint on a large envelope this time because he…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on August 29, 2011 at 8:44pm — No Comments

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