Nancy Bell Scott's Blog Posts Tagged 'asemic' (17)

She began at IUOMA by writing a most thoughtful blog post that had me thinking for a while. It struck me as perceptive, questioning, honest. Meeah's mail arts are multi-faceted; in a way they could be like taking a course in one envelope, in the best sense of the…

She did this on a page of text, so that the threads are covering, or almost covering, every word. It's a fine, beautiful, and mysterious piece. This is the second time I've been so fortunate to be richly surprised by mail art from Rebecca in my mailbox. Thank you very much, Rebecca…

A great deal of richness in these two mailings, the first on "outsider" art:

The second, Solstice II, begins with a wonderful asemic collage by Theresa--torn out of her own journal--accompanied by a Kenneth Ames quote on the back:…

Lindall put up a series of asemic cards in photos recently, and I loved them instantly. That is the one from the series that Lindall sent me, and it happened to be my very favorite, what excellent luck! Thank you so much--this piece is an asemic wonder, in my…

It's hard to pinpoint why, but Neil's asemic envelope--which IS the art, with just a sliver of grocery bag holding it together along with an abundance of clear tape--stole my heart. I asked him, with hope that the answer would be no, whether I need to open…

This recent asemic style of Catherine's has captivated me: Wonderful--I love it! The thickness and spirit of the asemics are strong and dramatic.  Catherine also included a poem she loves, called "Klem," by Flemish poet Eva Cox. Catherine translated it "as best I could" (bravo, the humanity comes through clearly), and also included an exceptionally graceful drawing she made…

This handsome mail art card is fantastic, I love it, along with the delightful booklets: I've seen some of Samuel's ultra-tiny fluxus and asemic books elsewhere, and coveted them.

Also enclosed is a [ ... ] cool add+pass envelope (I.D. credit: Lesley Magwood Fraser).  thank you for everything, I'm so pleased to have MA from you ~…

Number 7:

I love this asemic cardboard booklet, an excellent piece. Thank you very much,…

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;…

Front cover and several pages:…

Beautifully asemic and exquisitely understated work:…

First we have the caterpillar climbing asemic writing and a branch:

Then we have the ultimate butterfly on the back:

I love the composition and subjects, and don't know how Svenja knew that I'm a wildlife creature lover, but another one graces the…

Katerina's work is always graceful:

The scanner doesn't quite do the blues justice, but they're beautiful, as are the asemics. We are still hoping that an earlier one she sent with olive pits stuck on it will turn up! And because it is hard not to post envelopes and Katerina's is so pleasing, here it is:…

Here is the art (but not the poem):

This is such a thought-provoking, mysterious, and visually appealing piece, by itself;  and here is a postcard she included that is related to the art and its concerns (and also to the epistolary poem I'm not at liberty to post because Theresa is having some accepted and some still considered for publication):

Front of pc:…

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:

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