Collaborative Mail Art Books

I left a message in your inbox :-) - each image is of two different peoples work - front page only :-) X

Cover of Zine 1:

great-great :-) !

The CIRCLE is perfect, Cheryl...can't wait to receive the Ziine!

Wow!

Beautiful pages from Karen Greenwood (South Africa) and Bifidus Jones (USA) - you guys are in for a treat :-) - THANK YOU!!!

Fortuitous double spread from De Villo Sloan (USA)

Cheryl, am working on the final page for my zine pages.  Is it too late?

Rebecca - for sure not! I am filling edition two and it looks like there may be edition 3 - so send - and then send again!!! Thank you for participating :-) XX

Received from Rob Grant (Australia) and Claudio Romeo (Italy) - BEAUTIFUL pages.

Received from Svenja Wahl (Germany) (her Zine 2) contribution - I am posting back and front for obvious reasons - everyone loves a mathematical equation!

I have pages from David Stone (USA) too - I will post with the next set I have. Zine 1 is full. Zine 2 has 17 contributors (more on the way) so far and I know people are sending for Zine 3 - MAN! That is a phenomenal response!!! Thank you!!!!! XXX

Hi Cheryl :

 Did you send my sample of the Zine ? I understood that if we post a certain number of copies, we will receive one copie of the collection of works...

Roberto - yes :-) - I am assembling at the end of July - I will tell you on the day I post - for SURE you're getting a copy :-) - Sue - I KNOW your work - just send!!! X

Cheryl, OK this is comical now! First the translation from A4 to Letter and then back again because I am in the US at the moment, away from my studio using unfamiliar materials and equipment... but eventually rationalised all that. Then, I am terrible at directions and before printing out all of my pages (had done about 1/2 decided to re-read all of your brilliant instructions and realised I was wrong, wrong, wrong so had to reformat all in A5 or B5  12 x 15cm portrait WHATEVER so things are a bit wonky and I feel the heavy hand of the deadline on me and I mistakenly believed I needed four pages or two sets of backs and fronts so in the end I have compromised with 2/4 images for each and making that make sense without the other context....TRICKY. What i want you to know, really, is that I will be posting it all off to you today from the US and it turns out I have two sets of 27, so I hope you can use them both but if you can't no big deal!XX

Rebecca - a double set is just GREAT! It means you will be in two Zines - so NO complaining from me!! Thank you for sending - I find working outside my studio a HUGE challenge - so congrats on achieving what you have! I look forward to the results - decontextualization - MAN! - Always makes for interesting 'reading' - thanks again Rebecca XX 

New FAB Zine Pages - from Angie Cope (USA)

Sue Hobbs (South Africa)

HOT off the press - from Carl T Chew

And David Stone (USA)

So much great stuff now! Hope mine make it on time.  Posted last week.xx

I'm certain they will :-) - AND there is issue 3 just beginning - so there is ALWAYS space  XX

Angie - I left you a message on Thursday - that was the day they arrived - they're beautiful - thank you - and yes - you're in number 2!!! Send for THREE!!! :-)) X

Hey Cheryl, my copies went out this morning...nonetheless, being the quintessentially spacey artist that I am, the 25 stuck in my mind w/out the +2, thus I sent 25 not 27... Do you think this will be a big prob, or should I post the other 2? Thanks!

[btw, I wld. love it if the pictures you posted were a bit larger...my eyes... It's easy for most to go larger here than it was even 5 years ago as broadband is so prevalent now, but if you have a slow connection it makes sense of course... Just thought I would mention it...] %_^]

Dear Claire - send for all the Zines and then you can see ALL the pages in REAL LIFE:-))!!! I will copy for you - unless they are originals? 

ha-ha-ha - 'fraid I've faaaar too many projects on my eternal 'to do' list as it is though %_^... Thanks indeed Cheryl, appreciated indeed! nope, not originals [but nice prints on laid paper :)]

These arrived today - I'm filing for Efficiency!!!! Please note too - all pages are posted on http://cherylpenn.com/wpb/

From Lisa iversen (Skybridge Studios's) (USA) - Zine 1 and 2 :-)

From Arac (USA)

Love, love love that envelope edge!

Rebecca - I agree :-).  Beautiful pages received from Erich Sundermann - this is from a book I received a while back

And pages from Fancy Bell Scott (USA), Katerina Nikolsou (Greece) - Zine 3 - and Samuel Montalvetti (Argentina) - images tomorrow :-) XX

Pages from Nancy Bell Scott (USA) and Katerina Nicoltsou (Greece)

Pages from Samuel Montalvetti (for 2 Zines)

great works and great news, Cheryl! love the new topic for 4. i'll be sending material this week for 3 in the mean time! cheers

Pages from Erich Sunnderman (AUSTRIA) - I apologize, I said Germany - so I'm reposting.  TICTAC - great news - ALWAYS good to receive work from you :-) XX

Another re-posted message...

Zines 1 and 2 are full. Assembly will begin middle of August, not end of August as stated in the invitation.  Pages have arrived for Zine 3 too. Many thanks for your overwhelming response - it has been incredible.  Due to the nature of work received, these are going to be high quality Zines and I thank you all for this.  I have also  decided that Zine 4 will be titled  Town Asemics in a Mail Art World. So please bear that in mind if you intend sending for further Zines.  I will send a message to this effect to each member of the group.  Once again, many thanks - enjoy your weekend :-) XX

Oho...great ASEMIC idea for zine 4, Cheryl! Same instructions and format as the first 3? Will be thinking about it this week :-)

Zine Cover 3

Gorgeous!

Ah, that's great Cheryl! I sent my pages [zine 3?] last Monday...

Thanks you two - Rebecca - I saw your thoughts on your blog - maybe the two pages belong together in one Zine? They seem to belong - that ok?? I don't have them yet - I'm going on your explanation and images - I will let you both know when your pages arrive :-) XX

John - I hope you're not pulling the plug??? Beautiful pages from Rebecca Guyver for Zine 3 - England but America - I hope you had a good holiday Rebecca - thank you for doing Zine work on holiday! Covers and introductions are complete for Zine 2 also - I am looking forward to collating X

Hah, no plug pulling here as of yet - just very busy what with being in Chile and Peru on a very strenuous and Amazing trip - now back and trying to catch up...

john

Cheryl, Today I will post my zine pages, a little bit to to but, finally!  :)

URG!!! Sorry - about continued comment deletion - my spelling is up the creek!!! Carina - GREAT news - I NEEEEED pages from Finland :-)!! Perforated stamp sheets from John Held jnr (USA) - still to photograph and Claire Dinsmore - aka daCleo (USA) - Claire - I'm HUGELY tempted to open the cover - but its only for looking - right???? - FAB - pages - thank you :-)X

Beautiful pages too from Alica Starr (USA) - each unique - conceptual for sure Alicia - The World is a Town a town is a room...

And Aprilia Zank (Greece)

And the first Asemic pages herald ALL the way from up the Road - THANK YOU Sue! Remember - the title for Zine 4 - Town Asemics in a Mail Art World - same format - A5, 27 double sided, signed and numbered pages X

ha ha ha - you will be pleased to know the things in the little glassine envelopes on the cardboard are for you - that's just the way I package things. [i don'r remember what I enclosed, but there's a little letter/note to you in one iirc...?] Aaaanyway, open away mon amie! %_^

Oh, the asemics are gorgeous! Sue who?

Beautiful colors and Rothko arrangement John :-) - Cleo - sorry - Sue Hobbs (South Africa) AND going to open now now - thank you - packaging looks to good to disturb as I said :-) XX