De Villo Sloan's Blog Posts Tagged 'Champlin' (9)

RECEIVED: "But is it Trashpo?" from Neil Gordon (Connecticut, USA) & Karen Champlin (Illinois, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Neil Gordon (Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA)

January 25, 2012 - Neil Gordon is a relatively new…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on January 25, 2012 at 1:00pm — 24 Comments

RECEIVED: Mail-Art Plasticized Trashpo & the Confessional Vispo Concept from Karen Champlin (Highland Park, Illinois, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Karen Champlin (Highland Park, Illinois, USA)

November 12, 2011 - Last week's mail brought an unusual reply piece from dearest friend Karen Champlin. For me, Karen is a master…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on November 13, 2011 at 2:50pm — 10 Comments

RECEIVED: Mail-Art Vispo Roundup from Karen Champlin (Highland Park, Illinois, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Karen Champlin (Highland Park, Illinois, USA)

June 14, 2011 - Within the last few days, Bifidus Jones (Minnesota, USA) blogged a new piece of mail-art by Karen Champlin entitled "The Nascent…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on June 14, 2011 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

RECEIVED: Asemic Mail-Art Talisman from Karen Champlin (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Karen Champlin (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

April 2, 2011 - In an earlier blog I jokingly referred to spring lines in the work of mail-artists. Maybe new lines are serious. As springtime arrives…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on April 2, 2011 at 1:30am — 12 Comments

Received: Karen Champlin's Mail-Art Asemic Project (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Karen Champlin (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

December 11, 2010 - Karen Champlin has embarked on a new project to integrate asemic writing into her distinctive mail-art assemblages. I am very fortunate to have received two pieces from the series. As always, I am…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on December 11, 2010 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

Received: If it wasn't for bad art, I wouldn't have no art at all from Karen Champlin (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Mail-art from IUOMA member Karen Champlin's "Bad Art" series (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

November 9, 2010 - First, Karen Champlin is an IUOMA best friend so what I have to say is just in the spirit of the… Continue

Added by De Villo Sloan on November 10, 2010 at 10:30am — 9 Comments

Received: Assemblage mail-art from Karen Champlin (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

October 7, 2010 - Karen Champlin sent me a new set of her mail-art assemblages, which I appreciate very much. It just seems to me her work gets better and better. In a previous blog, I discussed at length the relation of her work to vispo. Her use of textual material becomes increasingly more diverse and complex. This piece is the first example of something I've received from her that… Continue

Added by De Villo Sloan on October 8, 2010 at 10:00am — 6 Comments

Received: Karen Champlin's (Mail) Art Nation (Chicago School, USA)

September 3, 2010 - Karen Champlin and I joined the IUOMA about three months ago, only days apart if not on the same day. She was one of my first friends, and it has been a joy watching her art evolve and blossom. I saw her earliest pieces as posts on this site. My first reaction was that they were assemblages of…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on September 4, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Received: Vispo/assemblage from Karen Champlin (Chicago, USA)

7.19.2010: I recently received this incredible piece from Karen Champlin. The scan does not do it justice. I don't know if the images were found or inscribed by Karen, but they are incredibly ornate and detailed. Not only does she know I like vispo, she knows exactly the style I like. This one I'll cherish. Thank you KC!…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on July 20, 2010 at 1:00am — 1 Comment

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