Asemic Front is moving along with solo and collab work via snail mail and digital. At root it is a mail art call. Thanks to all in the group who are participating.
Kerri Pullo, Mud Head and John M. Bennett are doing collabs that I hope to be able to cover.
Collabs at Asemic Front 2 by John M. Bennett, Diane Keys & first timer Shawn McMurtagh (ohio, USA). I think "Body Finger" is available in hard copy form by Luna Bisonte Prods (link at AF2). Here is "Body Finger" by Bennett, Keys, McMurtagh:
OMG Jayne, that is so cool! This is the way to go right now. I think it's good people pull starters from the group. But I will get you the snail mail soon!
Many of you know Dona Mayoora via asemics and vispo groups outside IUOMA. She has ventured into the mail art side by sending me an original piece for Asemic Front. She is an excellent asemic calligrapher. She was educated in India so this is amazing cross-cultural work, cross-lingual exploration. I think she is a great innovator.
Some new work by Carl Baker (Canada) posted here at IUOMA is re-posted at Asemic Front 2 including "Gysin." It just wouldn't be AF without Carl. Many thanks! I hope to include more.
Collab by Rosaire Appel (New York City) and Ferran Destemple (Barcelona, Spain). Ferran is a mail artist and he's doing a collab series (snail and digital) called INTERZONA. I'll be documenting some of it as part of AF2.
Carlyle Baker (aka the mail artist we know as Carl Baker of Canada) has work featured on Michael Jacobson's New Post-Literate blog, which is very likely the best known asemic writing blog in the world.
Carl Baker has been an ongoing contributor to Asemic Front. Congrats to Carl!
Shawn McMurtagh of California (best known at IUOMA as a collaborator of John M. Bennett) sent me a big package of concrete poetry that I'll use primarily for asemic-concrete hybrids in the AF2 project. If anyone wants to jump in on the foundations I post, feel free. Many thanks to Shawn.
The now legendary Asemics 16 collaborative mail art book project had headquarters right here in our equally legendary asemics group!
Many members who remain were participants and we share fond memories.
I'm not here to report Asemics 16 is starting a new edition. But Cheryl Penn - who made it all possible - is doing some A 16 re-documentation from her collection. You might want to check this out and we'll see if she does more. Extraordinary work came from that project that shouldn't be forgotten:
BTW...I'd probably give myself a c- for this piece. Rubber stamping is not the greatest, and getting used to working with India Ink. Glad to practice, though...
Asemic Front 2 continues w/ collabs, solo work and the Studies in Material Culture Series. Mail me your work or post in this group if you want to participate.
Here is a collab by Jayne Lyons (Minnesota, USA) & me. Jayne's contribution is "Letter to Nancy Bell Scott" - an esteemed group member. Thx, Jayne.
I try to post an image and it asks abt pixels and wants one to use an url--so how does one actually post here? I have no problem on my own page but that is set up differently--many thanks for any advice--dbc
David, for me posting in this group is the same as always. But in other parts of the iuoma platform I can't upload at all and/or encounter bizarre glitches. Could be some software incompatibility. It can be tedious posting on this site. A lot of iuoma folks are on fb. I have to grit my teeth coming here.See you elsewhere. dvs
Such a rare honor to collab w/ the incomparable Carl Baker (Ontario, Canada). Time for some roots gothic industrial Great Lakes "dirty concrete" copy art-based ... whatever. Many thanks to Carl for participating in the series. The series is documented at Asemic Front 2.
De Villo Sloan
Asemic Front is moving along with solo and collab work via snail mail and digital. At root it is a mail art call. Thanks to all in the group who are participating.
Kerri Pullo, Mud Head and John M. Bennett are doing collabs that I hope to be able to cover.
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/ongoing-asemic-collab-by-...
Nov 2, 2018
osvaldo cibils
Nov 5, 2018
osvaldo cibils
Nov 8, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Some great new asemic calligraphy by Laura Ortiz (Canada) at Asemic Front 2. I think I'll have some Laura collabs soon too.
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/new-asemic-calligraphy-by...
Nov 10, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Collabs at Asemic Front 2 by John M. Bennett, Diane Keys & first timer Shawn McMurtagh (ohio, USA). I think "Body Finger" is available in hard copy form by Luna Bisonte Prods (link at AF2). Here is "Body Finger" by Bennett, Keys, McMurtagh:
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/asemic-front-2-collabs-by...
Nov 11, 2018
Jayne Barket Lyons
Collab with De Villo Sloan - From his 10-24-18 starter (posted earlier). I used an app on my iPad, called “Paper.”
Nov 13, 2018
De Villo Sloan
OMG Jayne, that is so cool! This is the way to go right now. I think it's good people pull starters from the group. But I will get you the snail mail soon!
Nov 13, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Many of you know Dona Mayoora via asemics and vispo groups outside IUOMA. She has ventured into the mail art side by sending me an original piece for Asemic Front. She is an excellent asemic calligrapher. She was educated in India so this is amazing cross-cultural work, cross-lingual exploration. I think she is a great innovator.
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/asemic-front-2-exclusive-...
Nov 13, 2018
Jayne Barket Lyons
Thanks, DVS! It was fun to work on. I’ll be on the lookout for your mail, my friend!
Nov 13, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Welcome Ilya, so glad to have you in the group!
Feel free to share visual poetry, asemic writing, concrete poetry. Feel free to post related comments, ask questions, etc.
People in the group are pleased to trade visual poetry and asemic mail art.
Post finished work OR starters for collaborations.
Regards, DVS
Nov 13, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Jayne Lyons and De Villo Sloan (me) - another version. Piece is at AF2.
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/asemic-front-collab-by-ja...
Nov 14, 2018
Jayne Barket Lyons
Love it, De Villo! “You da bomb!”
Nov 14, 2018
De Villo Sloan
New work by the great visual poet and mail artist in the great treat tradition Matt Stolte (Wisconsin, USA) at AF2
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/asemic-visual-poetry-by-m...
Nov 16, 2018
De Villo Sloan
AF2 collab by Matthew Stolte (Wisconsin, USA) & me (DVS).
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/asemic-front-2-collab-by-...
Nov 17, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Some new work by Carl Baker (Canada) posted here at IUOMA is re-posted at Asemic Front 2 including "Gysin." It just wouldn't be AF without Carl. Many thanks! I hope to include more.
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/gysin-more-image-text-by-...
Nov 21, 2018
De Villo Sloan
"Interzone Invades the Asemic" by Ferran Destemple (Barcelona, Spain), DVS (me), and inspired by William S. Burroughs. Many thanks to Ferran.
Nov 22, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Great piece from our Yayoi S.W. (Washington State) that ignited a theoretical rant by me at AF2. Thanks, Yayoi!
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-theory-spontaneous-co...
Nov 27, 2018
osvaldo cibils
Nov 27, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Collab by Rosaire Appel (New York City) and Ferran Destemple (Barcelona, Spain). Ferran is a mail artist and he's doing a collab series (snail and digital) called INTERZONA. I'll be documenting some of it as part of AF2.
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/11/interzona-project-collab-...
Nov 28, 2018
Jayne Barket Lyons
Nov 29, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Eco-Asemics
Nov 29, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Jayne, I'll do a type-over. And if multiple people use a shared foundation - well, I think that's interesting imho. Thx Jayne
Nov 29, 2018
osvaldo cibils
Nov 30, 2018
De Villo Sloan
AF2 collab by Michael Orr (Georgia, USA) & me (DVS)
Dec 4, 2018
De Villo Sloan
New AF2 collab by (The Legend) Moan Lisa ( Iowa, USA) & Michael Orr (Georgia, USA). Thx
Dec 6, 2018
De Villo Sloan
IUOMA member Cinzia Farina (Italy) is featured at Asemic Front 2. Many thanks to Cinzia!
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/12/asemic-writing-by-cinzia-...
Dec 11, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Carlyle Baker (aka the mail artist we know as Carl Baker of Canada) has work featured on Michael Jacobson's New Post-Literate blog, which is very likely the best known asemic writing blog in the world.
Carl Baker has been an ongoing contributor to Asemic Front. Congrats to Carl!
https://thenewpostliterate.blogspot.com/2018/12/future-main2-sticks...
Dec 18, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Shawn McMurtagh of California (best known at IUOMA as a collaborator of John M. Bennett) sent me a big package of concrete poetry that I'll use primarily for asemic-concrete hybrids in the AF2 project. If anyone wants to jump in on the foundations I post, feel free. Many thanks to Shawn.
https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2018/12/concrete-poetry-by-shawn-...
Dec 19, 2018
De Villo Sloan
Dec 19, 2018
De Villo Sloan
The now legendary Asemics 16 collaborative mail art book project had headquarters right here in our equally legendary asemics group!
Many members who remain were participants and we share fond memories.
I'm not here to report Asemics 16 is starting a new edition. But Cheryl Penn - who made it all possible - is doing some A 16 re-documentation from her collection. You might want to check this out and we'll see if she does more. Extraordinary work came from that project that shouldn't be forgotten:
https://newalexandrianlibrary.blogspot.com/2018/12/asemic-16-collab...
Dec 19, 2018
De Villo Sloan
AF2 collab by Shawn McMurtagh (California, USA), Rafael Gonzalez (Spain), & me.
Dec 20, 2018
De Villo Sloan
asemics dvs
Dec 26, 2018
Ficus strangulensis
Jan 8, 2019
Jayne Barket Lyons
An enhancement of my original digital (word processing) piece.
Jan 11, 2019
Jayne Barket Lyons
BTW...I'd probably give myself a c- for this piece. Rubber stamping is not the greatest, and getting used to working with India Ink. Glad to practice, though...
Jan 11, 2019
Ficus strangulensis
Jan 21, 2019
De Villo Sloan
Asemic Front 2 continues w/ collabs, solo work and the Studies in Material Culture Series. Mail me your work or post in this group if you want to participate.
Here is a collab by Jayne Lyons (Minnesota, USA) & me. Jayne's contribution is "Letter to Nancy Bell Scott" - an esteemed group member. Thx, Jayne.
Feb 16, 2019
De Villo Sloan
More pieces for the SiMCS that have been posted at AF2. Thx to contributors!
Feb 18, 2019
De Villo Sloan
Collab by Shawn McMurtagh (CA, USA) & moi. Asemic Front
Feb 18, 2019
david-baptiste chirot
I can not figure out how do you post to this group an image?--
Feb 18, 2019
david-baptiste chirot
I try to post an image and it asks abt pixels and wants one to use an url--so how does one actually post here? I have no problem on my own page but that is set up differently--many thanks for any advice--dbc
Feb 18, 2019
De Villo Sloan
David, for me posting in this group is the same as always. But in other parts of the iuoma platform I can't upload at all and/or encounter bizarre glitches. Could be some software incompatibility. It can be tedious posting on this site. A lot of iuoma folks are on fb. I have to grit my teeth coming here.See you elsewhere. dvs
Feb 18, 2019
De Villo Sloan
Such a rare honor to collab w/ the incomparable Carl Baker (Ontario, Canada). Time for some roots gothic industrial Great Lakes "dirty concrete" copy art-based ... whatever. Many thanks to Carl for participating in the series. The series is documented at Asemic Front 2.
http://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2019/02/studies-in-material-cultur...
Feb 21, 2019
De Villo Sloan
Diane Keys & DVS (me) for Asemic Front 2
Feb 25, 2019
De Villo Sloan
Feb 28, 2019
De Villo Sloan
Another (2 versions) collab by Diane Keys & me for AF2.
Feb 28, 2019
De Villo Sloan
New snail mail & digital asemic-abstract work by our own Yayoi S.W. (Kirkland, Washington, USA) at Asemic Front 2. Thx Yayoi!
http://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2019/03/new-abstract-asemic-art-by...
Mar 7, 2019
Terry Owenby
Collaborations between De Villo Sloan and Diane Keys are the best! You two create amazing art together!
Mar 7, 2019
Sabela Baña
VilIo Sloand. I
send to Ferran Destemple for your project.
Mar 9, 2019
De Villo Sloan
Yes Sabela, I have used several collabs by Ferran for Asemic Front. You can participate as much as you want.
I can use this starter?
And thank you Terry Owenby.
Mar 9, 2019