De Villo Sloan's Blog – February 2015 Archive (15)

February 28, 2015 - Alicia Starr is exceptionally kind, generous and thoughtful. She sent me a copy of the Challenging Rectangles catalog that was available at a very popular Ray Johnson exhibit in New…

Mail-art by IUOMA member C. Mehrl Bennett (Columbus, Ohio, USA)

February 27, 2015 - Somewhere along the meandering and dusty trail between Infinity and Columbus, John M. Bennett coined the term “fork lint,” which captured the…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Linda French (Two Harbors, Minnesota, USA)

February 25, 2015 - Linda French is as prolific as she is generous. She sent me another gorgeous piece while I am still pondering what to send her…

Mail art by IUOMA member Jan Hodgman (Anacortes, Washington, USA)

February 25, 2015 - I am thrilled to share work recently received from Jan Hodgman. She has a natural interest in and talent for asemics, and I am glad to be…

Mail art by IUOMA member Meeah Williams (Brooklyn, New York, USA)

February 23, 2015 - IUOMA friends, especially those with an interest in Trashpo and DKult, are doubtless aware that the once monolithic DKult New York…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Chris "Mudhead" Reynolds & Alyssum Moinet (Payson, Arizona, USA)

February 22, 2015 - Chris “Mudhead” Reynolds is widely known throughout the Eternal Network. I am thrilled to share…

Mail-art by Rebecca Guyver depicting Queen of Trash Diane Keys (Suffolk, UK)

February 13, 2015 - The very late posting of this wonderful mail-art gift from Rebecca Guyver is the result of me having for some time sought…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Jude Weirmeir (San Diego, California, USA)

February 11, 2015 - Musician and composer Jude Weirmeir – clearly also talented in the visual-textual realm – is becoming a regular…

Mail art by IUOMA member Stan Askew (Pasadena, California, USA)

February 9, 2015 - I am thrilled to share new work recently received from SoCal fave artist Stan Askew. A main attraction is this gorgeous Andy Warhol collage on…

Cover of “Womanifesto” by Maria Morisot (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

February 7, 2015 - I am honored to have received a hard copy (ranging somewhere between 50-100 pages) of “Womanifesto” by Maria Morisot (aka Moan Lisa). I am only…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Linda French (Two Harbors, Minnesota, USA)

February 6, 2015 - Not long ago, I was receiving mail-art from Linda French for the first time. Now it’s already starting to feel as if I had know her a…

Mail-art by Russell Manning (Dallas, Texas, USA)

February 6, 2015 - Russell Manning in Texas sent this superb statement of solidarity with France and principles of free speech. This is the first mail art I have received…

Mail-art by IUOMA member The Blessed Father (San Diego, California, USA)

February 4, 2015 - One wing of mail-art involves not simply mailing envelopes and cards but sending a wide array of materials through the postal system to…

Work by unknown mail artist (Richmond, Virginia, USA)

February 4, 2015 - Lately, it seems, I have been dealing with a greater than average number of mail-art mysteries. Some of it, I contend, has resulted from Meeah…

Mail art by IUOMA member Linda French (Two Harbors, Minnesota, USA)

February 2, 2015 - Linda French has generously sent me this beautiful new work in a second mailing. Included are several abstract painted works (above and…