Vispo & Ephemera by Thomas M. Cassidy aka Musicmaster (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)

[De Villo Sloan]

Mail art by Thomas M. Cassidy aka Musicmaster (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)

April 9, 2016 - Network stalwart Thomas M. Cassidy aka Musicmaster is such a presence that he requires no introduction to most IUOMA friends. For the diligent Tenderfoots who are not yet MM initiates, you will be well-rewarded indeed to learn more about him starting here:

http://xexoxial.org/is/xerolage44/by/musicmaster

Thomas M. Cassidy is extremely versatile and, in my estimation, has done especially notable work in visual poetry, performance art and collaborations of various kinds. He sent me a generous sampling of vispo in a format that might be considered ATCs. The ephemera he included, such as the event score above, adds another dimension to this superb mail assemblage.

Mail art by Thomas M. Cassidy aka Musicmaster (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)

And the vessel:

Many thanks to Thomas M. Cassidy aka Musicmaster for a wonderful mail art package!

[De Villo Sloan]

Thanks, Jason.

Look for Cassidy collabs w/ John M. Bennett, if you haven't already seen them. They turn up on FB. Those are among my faves.

[Jason C. Motsch]

Love love love this!  I get a really cool feeling from these pieces.  Thanks for posting these!

[Susan McAllister]

Fantastic!

[William M]

i'm not sure if i've run across his work before, but it really interesting.

[De Villo Sloan]

Thx William, Musicmaster is a huge mail art figure just not an IUOMA members as far as I can see so maybe not so widely known on this platform. However, he collabs w/ folks who are members.

[William M]

so very cool!