Thom Courcelle's Blog – October 2011 Archive (5)

Domestic Trashpo

But wait… There’s more. Domestic mail artists have been prolific with their artwork, too, proving that Americans produce garbage just as colorful as their overseas brethren.

From Marcia Cirillo, in Texas, a treasure map to where some fantastic Trash might be located for our next trash treasure hunt…

From Michael Orr in Cornpone land (that’s…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on October 10, 2011 at 9:46pm — 8 Comments

Mmm, Mmmmm, Mmm! We’ve been having fun with Lady Ga-Garbajo’s Group of Trashpo enthusiasts. And I have recently received some spectacular examples from abroad (..a WHAT??!!) I mean some friends from international locales:

From the Haptic Werewolf, Erni Bär, some vegetarian bratwurst et frites. I love how the card says “UHU,” which I’m sure is text phone lingo…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on October 10, 2011 at 9:26pm — No Comments

More Trashpo -- from the Heap to "Deep"

I have been reveling in the most wonderful stuff from Nadine Wendell. Most recently she sent me a piece of Trashpo that I just LOVED! Simply a piece of corrugated cardboard that has been altered with the most diverse of materials: print illustrations, ad cards, rafia wrapping, a safe sex brochure, paint, rubber stamping, Nadine's personal doodle-drawings, and a [found?] junior prom picture that Nadine craftily attached so that I could lift it up and see on the reverse what the young lady in…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on October 3, 2011 at 10:06pm — No Comments

Ghost Stories to Read during Rain Storms -- from Theresa Williams

Another "Trashpo" book--self defined by the artists--though I would have been loath to define it that way myself. Theresa Williams's handmade Trashpo rubber stamp has found it's place inside on a few pages, though that has to be the biggest clue! Maybe a melding of genres... The book itself is a handsome collection of art papers and perfectly chosen found/torn black and white illustrations.. the whole thing bound with gold chord. Theresa has been working hard on the New Tombstone Group and…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on October 3, 2011 at 9:27pm — 1 Comment

Trashpo from the Trashpo Queen

This is one of the most exotic Trashpo pieces that I have received so far... and is it any wonder that it's from the Master of ceremonies, herself? Though I usually am overly verbose in my blog descriptions, I will let pictures of some of my favorite pages say all that is necessary about the creativeness of Diane Keys's piece:…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on October 3, 2011 at 8:53pm — 4 Comments

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