Asemic Writing for Mail-Artists

Group member David Chirot shares his thoughts on asemic writing on Asemic Front. Many thanks to DBC!

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2017/12/27/hubcap-mandalas-and-ot...

I really like having these prose pieces. If any group members have musing they want to share, please contact me.

Two new pieces by Laura Ortiz (Canada) on AF!

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/asemic-front-exclusive...

Group member Nadia Aroca (Spain) sent me some great asemic calligraphy I've posted at AF and here at Yoma.

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2017/12/30/asemic-writing-by-nadi...

2 collabs by Tiina Kainulainen (Finland) and me (DVS) for Asemic Front. We're going to try to do more.

I hope you [2] do.

Happy New Year Ol' Bud!

The envelope coming back from Finland got lost. So it's dragged out. Luckily, we have scans.

So, yeah, we'll try some more. I like the first 2.

Received 2 vispo pieces from Helen Amyes (Western Australia). Helen was very involved on the IUOMA platform a few years ago. You might remember her.

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/two-vispo-asemic-piece...

I'm thrilled to have done vispo-asemic collabs with Carina Granlund (Finland). Many thanks to Carina! More documentation at AF:

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2018/01/14/asemic-vispo-collabs-b...

Stunning collabs with Carina! And great to see work from Helen again, thanks for posting.

I'm thrilled to feature asemic poetry by Donmay Donamayoora (Connecticut, USA) at Asemc Front. I think she's really exceptional. A few sample pieces by Donmay above as well.

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2018/01/17/asemic-poetry-by-donma...

Hi Carolyn,

I will.

I posted this collab by John M. Bennett (Ohio, USA) & Matthew Stolte (Wisconsin, USA) at Asemic Front.

Welcome Caroline Cline!

Norma Soulet & Caroline: I will do everything I can to get starter packages to you in the mail by Monday.

Norma, I still have work from you that has not been blogged.

In the meantime, if you want to share any of your asemic work or ask questions, this group is a great place.

Best, DVS

OK Carolyn, you can do as much or as little as you like. Feel free to post here or mail to other members of the group. That refers to folks interested in asemics and vispo.

This discussion has taken place many times at IUOMA: M-a shouldn't induce anxiety and pressure. Just have fun. No expectations or pressure.

My Asemic Front project is to encourage collabs. Anyone who wants to participate should contact me. Obviously folks can initiate collabs on their own too.

Great piece by Rafael Gonzalez (Spain). 3 pieces at AF

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2018/01/22/city-1-2-by-rafael-gon...

New asemic work through the mail from our faithful group member Jan Hodgman (Washington State, USA). Thx Jan!

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2018/01/25/two-asemic-postcards-b...

A lovely Asemic Piece from Carolyn Cline arrived yesterday.

Thanks again, Carolyn!

Asemic Writing Piece, I mailed to Carolyn Cline:

Ooooooh, Norma! NICE!

Thanks Ficus!

I put together a small collection of the new work our ever-faithful (group and IUOMA friend) Nancy Bell Scott has been posting. This is at AF. I always get a ratings boost with NBS! She has lots of fans. Included are some of the very interesting minimal pieces. Thx as ever NBS.

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2018/02/03/realism-and-other-new-...

Very excited to feature spectacular work by our friend Cheryl Penn (South Africa) on AF. I hope this is only the beginning! I lied and told Cheryl that NBS was a huge AF in order to entice her (Cheryl) to contribute. It worked.

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/two-asemic-poems-by-ch...

Yes, spectacular asemics from Cheryl (and John B here too!) -- so good to see her again. DVS, if you meant I'm a huge AF *fan,* you weren't lying. That's a non-alternative fact.

Thx NBS, Cheryl is going to do some AF collabs too. I'm so thrilled to have these amazing people in the project - old and new. But we have folks from the book projects and IUOMA events. That's special - I'm being serious.

Speaking of JMB, he's one of the foundations of this current collab movement. He's contributing in many ways. His DK collabs are great and we'll see more.

And Osvaldo and Fike!

Thx all

oh yes, NBS meant AF fan

Incredible, much-loved asemic trashpo from Richard Canard, which he found in the street after a rain. Front and back: 

John M. Bennett & Thomas M. Cassidy 

So happy to have completed 3 snail mail collabs with Rebecca Guyver in the UK for AF. She brought my starters to life!

https://asemicfront.wordpress.com/2018/02/12/asemic-visual-poetry-c...

one more collab w/ Rebecca to come in another entry

Thanks for the fab write up! Btw, I can see the bottom one has some plastic sewn on! 

Stay tuned for part 1. I saved the last for best.

Carolyn Cline, if you haven't sent the asemics A&P on to someone else by now, I'd love to work on it. I've never done an asemics A&P before and would love to join in. Thank you! 

Here is the last of my 3 recent collabs w/ Rebecca Guyver (UK).