Alan Brignull: Drill Chuck Wrench

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

How many drills could a drill chuck wrench chuck if a drill chuck wench could chuck a drill ?  OK easy enough.  But my newt question will surely stump you.

Why would someone send a photo of a drill chuck wrench to a drill chuck wrench fan?  Yes, I have to admit it, I collect drill chuck wrenches and often paint them bright colours and tape them to drill cords.  Yes, this is a bit old fashion as everyone else has moved to cordless drills and keyless chucks. Thank you Alan.  You know a chuck when you see one.

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

That's something crazy greek to me.

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Now that is one smashed mirror...but coming from InSeine,

it can only bring good luck. It arrived ok, right?

Most of InSeine's "naked" mail must surely cause loads of comments

amongst the postal staff. My mailman usually hands me a Dean-Piece saying:

"...κάτι από τον τρελό"  :-)

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

Now that's an interesting thought.  Could my extreme Mail Art give Mail Art a bad name?  I'm sure that none of my Mail Art ever goes into the machinery.  It's all hand stamp by bored postal workers who are delighted when a thing like this comes along.  That evening they talked about it with their mates in the pubs.  And then they expanded the conversation into questions about art.  What is Art, who are artists, why would a grown married man send another grown married man a broken mirror that was found in the streets of Paris?  On top of it, glued to a Calculus book cover from his university days.  What is the meaning of it all? 

     Little by little everyone in the pub starts joining in, the owner turns off the TV sets and the place starts buzzing with talk about art.

   Suddenly a bell rings, the TV sets are turned back on and the Match of the Day starts.  Gradually  everything goes back to normal again.

    But we had our moment, didn't we Alan !

[Alan Brignull]

OK, Dean, your latest has arrived -- once again in a Royal Mail 'Sincere Apologies' bag.

Did you put an unbroken mirror in the post? If so a sorting machine somewhere has seven years bad luck. Or did you post a smashed mirror, shedding bits of glass into the machinery? I know you go for 'extreme' mail but this sort of thing could give mailart a bad name.

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

Well now finally you see the influence you have on people.  You should be a MP !

[Alan Brignull]

Now that is weird!

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

OH no, a real Drill Chuck Wrench is too valuable to send.  However other things could be closer than they appear.

Weird?  You call this photo weird?  I have it framed and sitting on my bedside table !

[Alan Brignull]

I'm sure Dean would have tried to mail the real thing!Watch out everyone, I have plenty more weird photos like this.

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Ouch! what do you drill with a chuck wrench?

Good thing Alan sent a photo..how would that mail: the real thing?