Stunning Stamps by Jesse Edwards (Jesarchives) (Carcassonne, France)

[De Villo Sloan]

Mail art by IUOMA member Jesse Edwards (Jesarchives) (Carcassonne, France)

March 19, 2015 - Jesse Edwards sent this work from France although he has roots in California and thus qualifies as part of my ongoing West Coast USA Mail Art Survey.

I have gotten to know Jesse Edwards a bit online – as much as you can really get to know someone through this imperfect medium – and I am are very impressed with the art I have seen. He thoughtfully sent me these absolutely gorgeous stamps that I will treasure. They are worth a closer look:

Jesse Edwards’ work, even conveyed in these tremendous stamps, tends toward complexity rather than the minimal. Much of what he does borders upon vispo even if it is not intentionally vispo.

I am very interested in the archive aspect of Jesse Edwards but cannot provide a great deal of information. Tantalizing cards were included in the mailing:

A very impressive list! I would love to see some of those holdings. I note the San Francisco address and assume mail sent will reach its proper destination? I also have this:

Deepest thanks to Jesse Edwards of Jes Archives for this wonderful mail art!

[jesse edwards]

 . . . . . aye aye . . . . CAPTAIN . . . . . full speed ahead . . . .

[De Villo Sloan]

Be careful or you'll poke out your "I" as they say.

[jesse edwards]

. . . . i concur . . . . MAESTRO . . . . . i have also heard it said . . . . . the LOSS of the EGO . . . . is the BIGGEST EGO TRIP . . . . . around . . . . . thus spoke the gurus of india . . . . .

[Richard Canard]

23.03.15 Dare Dr. E. I. Belbis, My ego is better than yours only if it is smaller. Richard Himself

[jesse edwards]

 . . . . . I saw a . . . . . MASTER . . . . . . i sit at your feet . . . . let's see you get out of that . . . .

. . . . . . DOUBLE DARE . . . . dear MASTER CANARD . . . . . DR. E. I. BELBIS . . . . .

[Richard Canard]

23.03.15 Dare Jesse E., Oh,...no,no,no....I distinctly remember seeing you before I realized that you had seen me already for what I was (& please, let's not get into that). R.

[jesse edwards]

well in some way i guess it is / was like columbus . . . and the discovery of america . . . . illusion . . . .

[De Villo Sloan]

Thanks for the wonderful work, Jesse, and glad you were able to "drop by."

So you discovered Richard? I think Richard discovered you. And I can relate to the in-and-out thing but glad you are back.

[jesse edwards]

thank you so much . . . . . both RICHARD C AND DE VILLO . . . . since my " discovery " of richard on the old EC i have gone in and out of the MAIL ART universe . . . . at the moment i am back IN . . . . . ROCK AND ROLL . . . . . .

[De Villo Sloan]

No one I know from "back in the day," Richard. But I suppose it's not so much what they did then as what they're doing now. Jesse Edwards has been a pleasant discovery, and there seems to be a large body of work to dig into. I suppose I see your point about mystery. I can't really find any info that's linear.

The Jesarchives look Fab, but I can't see anywhere to access them online.