Nancy Bell Scott's Comments

THANKS !!!!   ti abbraccio . bruno cassaglia

Nancy, great news about the new materials you're working with. Can't wait to see. I don't know that Michaux did tons of asemic writing but agree with GV his prose is pretty interesting too. You know I'm partial to the Bryon Gysin-William Burroughs work. Cheryl knows more about ancient texts that are considered asemic. Geoff Huth (a quiet member of our asemic group) has a blog that is a kind of center for the visual poetry world, including asemic writing. If you haven't seen it already, it's a way to see what's going on in and out of mail-art:

http://dbqp.blogspot.com/

Hi Nancy,

Part, yes, the recording CREDO by Hélène G is without any doubt her finest album. I saw the comment on Michaux (a Belgian who influenced me a lot, also Dotremont, but Michaux went further). Just made a comment on these influences in the Literature group. Okay, this means that our friend De Villo Sloan "knows his stuff" !

Guido

PS Do you know the femail artist Unica Zurn? She was the compagnon of Hans Bellmer and committed suicide.  Wrote 2 great books: "Sombre printemps" (on her youth, she was an incest victim) and "L'hommeJasmin" (on her staying in psychiatric clinic). She had 2 men in her life: l'homme-poubelle (that was Bellmer) and l'homme-jasmin (who was Henri Michaux). This is little known. I have an original etching of Zurn at home (bought it in Switzerland). I refuse to put the work in a safe like some have suggested.

Nancy, I'm glad you found Henri Michaux. He's one of the early asemic writers I think is excellent to explore.

Holy bejeepers, Nancy... your piece got here today. If Carl hadn't already cleared out my nasal passages, your fountain pen-scripted letter would've undoubtedly done the trick! Counting my lucky prayers and stars for so many wonderful people in the world making me smile and laugh... I gotta wind-up on the pitchers mound for the doozy of a blog I'm gonna throw in deference to your ASTOUNDING piece. keep an eye out the next day or two... xo Thom C

Hi back to you Nancy, looking forward to everything, minimal or not. What's minimal? They used to describe the music of Phlip Glass as "minimal". Euh ...

Or Eric Satie? I'm quite lyrical I know that but people who can create a unverse with very little are highly regarded by me. Perceptions also change! You have the famous confrontation in Amadeus "too many notes, Mr Mozart" while now some musicians are declaring: "Mozart, that's too easy, but because it's easy it's quite difficult to play the wright way". I must have a conversation one day with Hélène Grimaud on that topic. If you don't know her: she's a French piano player, living in the US, and using the money from her concerts to raise wolves in the wild again. I met her a few times in Brussels and she's the most stunning beauty I have ever encountered in my "poor" existence. Google her if interested.

Guido

So interesting you saw that 'E'. YEARS ago I was watching an Asian girl write out a check and she used that way of writing her e's. I loved it and used it ever since. The things we remember and use. I wanted to see all the ways she wrote her letters but she finished and left. Once again, I'm a copycat.

I used to use a ruler when I was a kid. It was kind of a fad at the time. That may have influenced me too- pulling the letters out.

Hey girl, it's funny I've always hated my handwriting but maybe I'll take a second look. We took cursive when I was a kid. I never got the hang of it. The perfect curves and all.

Nancy, as you know....there's nothing wrong exotic debris...most of what I do falls under that category.

My wife got it from an elderly neighbor, sent something home to us in it.  The woman went into a nursing home and passed away shortly after, and we ended up keeping the cup.  The glazing is in excellent condition, and there aren't any chips.  Thanks for the info, didn't know how old it was!  It's interesting because I'm in NH and you're in Maine... must have been some that sold around the NE states.

Hi Nancy - About a week ago you posted a photo of block type.  In the background, there was a handpainted cup.  I wanted you to see that I also have that cup.  Here's a photo of it!

Thanks so mmuch for the IUOMA  sticker. How did you knowi wannted to have one?

Thank you so much for the wonderful gradma Emma and grandpa charles postcard. I love all the vintage look of it including the stamps. The envelope is awesome. It gives me the image of you opening the old trunk at the attic and finding all this memorabilia and wanting to share.  Aunt Julia Fever?  Nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Nancy, yes, love to exchange art.

First off, I love you. I was having full blown deliurium tremens without a good stockpile of trash. And that this trash has a known story makes it that much better. Excellent art as well. I'm very reassured to know that I am not the only one who can't get my husband to get the right stuff at the supermarket. Let me know what your solution is for that one.cool timing is that I got a JB list in the mail today along with yours. I think we should all go to the store one day and buy the exact things on his list as some kind of pointless performance art.

Your basket of plums arrived today, Nancy. Thanks so much. I will blog tomorrow or when I find time. You're right...they do belong in Santa Fe.

 

 

I will surely send you something Nancy in the next days. Bye

Guido

Magwood is my maiden name and Fraser my husband's name, but I use Magwood in my work cos my dad had 4 daughters so it was the end of the line for our name and I didnt want to lose it! My one sister uses Magwood too, Michele, she is a book editor and consultant and runs a Book Salon in Johannesburg, interviewing authors.

Nancy Bell Scott - your WONDERFUL pages arrived - altered books are one of my favorite mediums - that was what my thesis was on - PERFECT for me :-) X