RECEIVED: Card and Guest Mail-Art Psychic from ATC Rebel David Stafford (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)

[De Villo Sloan]

Mail-art by IUOMA member David Stafford (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)

 

February 17, 2011 - It's not a cellphone, trash from Elgin or a pacifier, it's a beautiful and wonderfully executed Artist Trading Card (ATC) from David Stafford. Mail-art has a tremendous variety and range. I have to admit it was nice to receive this piece and move out of the ether for a while. The high graphic quality and representational nature of David Stafford's card has affinities to a particular strain in mail-art. I once read a blog by RCBz (Minnesota), if I understood correctly, that links this aesthetic to the West Coast of the United States, California in particular. It certainly is refreshing and unmurky. David has a stamp displayed on the card's reverse side:

 I found the quarter in the street. You can find a lot of stuff now that the snow is melting a bit. The quarter might give you a sense of the size of David's piece, if you have some sense of the size of the quarter, which on another plane is deflating and inflating in value before your eyes. But enough of politics and economics. Here is the signature ATC Rebels logo:

Karen Champlin (Oak Park, Illinois) founded the ATC Rebels group here at the IUOMA. With the involvement of David and others, it certainly appears an ATC renaissance is taking place in the network. People are sending and receiving amazing things that we've been fortunate to see on the platform: Here's the other side with the cool stamp again:

And what a bonus! David included a fortune! This means David Stafford is the Guest Mail-Art Psychic for February 17-18 (we have time zone issues), 2011.  Here is David Stafford's Guest Mail-Art Psychic prediction:

 

MAIL-ART PSYCHIC: SPECIAL GUEST DAVID STAFFORD

NOTE: This is excellent for a Mail-Art Psychic entry, when compared to things such as altered pages from the "Book of Revelations" or pages torn randomly from a St. Louis, Missouri, USA telephone book (with the name Sarah Connor highlighted three time?). Although the greatest instance of a Mail-Art Psychic crashing and burning just out of the gate is Marie Wintzer's #63 Japanese oracle citation. As much as she is a good mail-art friend in other ways, Marie is permanently banned from the Mail-Art Psychic throne. 

 

Mail-art color of the day: Candy Apple Grey

 

Mail-art words for the day: Zen Arcade (it's better)

 

MAIL-ART PSYCHIC WALL OF FAME

Angie and Snooky

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Church of the Sub-Genius

Da Da Wobbler

Dark wall (deleted)

DKNY

East Bay Ray

Ray Johnson (channeled)

Remote Control Data Corporation

Savage Rain

Terminator-Skynet

Steve

David Stafford

Steve

[De Villo Sloan]

Folks, folks, before we get into some hassle about global monkey responsibility - David was guest psychic for ONE day. Cheryl, I can't compute the time zones, but I don't think this happened on David's watch. I lifted the ban on Marie, and I think it technically falls under Marie's authority.

[David Stafford]

Cheryl, the monkey petitioned me politely for the Paw Paw and had his papers in order so I gave my permission. I believe in the rule of law but we must allow for some Paw Paw privileges to be parceled out.

[cheryl penn]

Well, its WAS anyway :-)

[cheryl penn]

I endured a monkey attack today. I'm afraid David will have to reapply for the position - he had promised to keep the world monkey free. Yes, thats the neighbors  paw paw. I think I have to apply for this post for a bit  I'm in the monkey hub.

[De Villo Sloan]

Marie, I never thought I would have to do this in the network, but you are banned from being Guest Mail-Art Psychic ever again. I will revise the Wall of Fame to indicate that you indeed did serve in the capacity once. Assigning me a #63, a full year of misery, might not have worked in your favor. Have no concerns about the oracle. I've called in some karmic favors and the situation is fixed. Cheryl, the Conflict of Interest clause could create some problems. I'll run it by The Party. You know how they are. Anyone can submit a Mail-Art Psychic prediction. Some do from time to time. It goes to the usual place, although you might want to indicate Mail-Art Psychic on the envelope as it's hard to separate the wheat from the chuff or whatever:

DVS

PO Box 1314

Auburn, New York, 13021 USA

[Marie Wintzer]

Wot? It says I'm rescinded?! :-)) Sloan, you can't just cancel a #63. You have to work it out. It looks quite harsh as it is, but you'll see, in the end it will make you a better person (and all the blahblah...). You can't ban me before I was proven wrong. I'm going back to the shrine today and I am really fearing the anger of the gods who are reading your blog.

[David Stafford]

what he said...

[De Villo Sloan]

david s is riding that cool west coast wave. we'll hitch a ride cuz the west is the best. gd pic 4 once gb.mw - u better weigh in on the psychick front. place comment hear. cp-sa - gaze in2 my crystal ball. uncle tom eliot threw the tarot in the waste. dont u b the typist home 4 tea

[cheryl penn]

I'm SO applying for the post when it becomes available.  I have experience with monkeys. Loads. That makes me psychic? Very?

[De Villo Sloan]

No obligations. Perhaps a kind of community service. No monkey attacks? During your reign as Mail-Art Psychic you have to worry about things like Monkey attacks.