De Villo Sloan

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United States

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Mail-Artist since:: 1988
My Website (without http://):: http://www.pinterest.com/devillos/_saved/
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:: There are those who are.
There are those who are not
-Robert Stone Dog Soldiers
My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail): Please note my Auburn, New York USA pob is closed.
Send mail art to:
DVS
102 Meadow Drive
Elbridge, New York, USA 13060

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Bifidus Jones

hey you. do you know anything about the poet John Yau?

Nov 10, 2010
Bifidus Jones

My ignorance never fails to amaze me. I never heard of him. He's going to be here doing a reading and sharing his reflections on the literary inclinations of Yves Klein (who I have heard of and whose work fascinates me) tomorrow night. Sounds like I don't want to miss him. There's actually a three-month long Yves Klein event series going on here with opportunities for lectures, art labs, and film all having to do with Yves. If I make anything having to do with Yau or Klein I'll send it to you

Nov 10, 2010
Austin Wills James

How the F@CK did you know that Scarlet Begonias is my all time favorite song by anyone!!!!!!!!!
-AWJ-

Nov 15, 2010
Austin Wills James

The caption under my profile picture on FaceBook, the same one I use here reads "The sky was yellow & the sun was blue."; because honestly, that day it was.
-AWJ-

Nov 16, 2010
Natasha Jabre

Thanks so much! It looks like you made a stamp and printed it off. Love the colors!

Nov 16, 2010
Natasha Jabre

I usually put 'Mail Out' (1,2,3, ect) without anyone knowing who it's going to so it's a surprise to that person, but since you are so exited, I haven't posted it on my site! It will just have to be a complete surprise :) Thanks for supporting my work!

Nov 20, 2010
jon foster

Is that Richard Hell, De Villo?

Nov 23, 2010
Judy Skolnick

Thanks for the friendship

Nov 25, 2010
Judy Skolnick

I went to the University of Maryland graduated in 1972 and lived nearby. Mostly I have lived in Maryland, DC, and NYC where both of my kids were born. The photo is Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah the spiky land features are called hoodoos and supposed to represent the spirits of bad peoples, sort of like the pilar of salt theme in the bible. Native American legends. I love to travel.

Nov 25, 2010
Courtney Prudhomme

thank you for the wonderful mail art!! I will be working on something to send to you asap :-)

Nov 29, 2010
Susanna Lakner

Do you got my package?

Dec 1, 2010
Bifidus Jones

hey, was you who's doing the Jean Genet mail art call?

Dec 4, 2010
Kim JungYoun

Thanks for your wishes. :)
Have a good weekend!

Dec 4, 2010
Bifidus Jones

got it. I want to submit something for the Genet mail art call but the deadline is so soon; we'll have to see. I'm working obsessively on the sketchbook project for the Brooklyn Art Library which has a deadline of early January. I think a few others here at IUOMA are submitting sketchbooks as well. I'm enjoying your blogs too and I will be sending you some kind of Haptic Yves Klein inspired asemic braille trashpo in time for Winter Solstice. Regards, Bifidus

Dec 4, 2010
Michalis Kotsaris

Thanks for addng me! Greetings from Greece...

Dec 5, 2010
cheryl penn

Wrapping De Villo. That sounds like an interesting concept...

Dec 6, 2010
Susanna Lakner

Happy St. Nicks´to you!

Dec 6, 2010
Bifidus Jones

Hi De Villo, fantastic blog on Karen's piece and asemics. I also recently received one of her pieces and am wondering if I can include the image of it on your blog. You and others have been so thorough, I have very little to add at this point. Regards, Bifidus

Dec 11, 2010
Bifidus Jones

Hi, I just added Karen's piece to your blog and left only a brief comment because I'm wrecked and lopsided from literally digging through three feet plus of snow from the house to my truck. How bloody inconvenient to be numb and stupefied by weather.

Dec 12, 2010
Bifidus Jones

good morning my friend. quick question: If I make Braille dots that do not actually form any letters so that they do not actually form words, but just mimic and give the appearance of Braille text, is that Asemic?

Dec 13, 2010
Bifidus Jones

Christo in MN would be a cool thing. Thanks for getting back to me. I only ask because I'm playing around with concepts and wondered how many I could incorporate into one piece of mail art. I'm sending you the results. It can be loosely described as a page from an abstract graphic novel with haptic asemic text. Regards, Bifidus

Dec 14, 2010
Bifidus Jones

I'd like very much to participate in Project 26--what an honor--count me in!

Dec 15, 2010
Bifidus Jones

woah, am I the only one who leaves you comments??? I'm practically my own herd here. I did see the object poetry and no doubt Haptic fits. what about object music though? do you have an example of that?

Dec 15, 2010
Ruud Janssen

well, someone else is leaving comments too... Just a few busy weeks away from 2011

Dec 15, 2010
Test Tower

Hey De Villo,

Thanks for your remarks on the Fluxus Affair blog and the friendship. I have noticed your well articulated remarks all over the place and have wanted to be friends with you anyway. I will be sending something shortly to you and am hoping for an exchange of sorts. Here's to getting to know each other - Cheers, Test

Dec 16, 2010
Hélène LAGACHE

Hi!

Dec 19, 2010
Susanna Lakner

Dec 20, 2010
Bifidus Jones

Just wanted to say thanks for the great blogs you post--they often generate great discussions. Between you and Erni I have enough artists' names to learn from and study up on well into the next millenium. Life couldn't be better, my friend. May the remainder of your end-of-the-decade be a thopiesiastic one. Regards, Bifidus

Dec 29, 2010
Test Tower

Hey De Villo - Happy New Year old boy! Hope I get to know you better during 2011. You are a great guy - Cheers, Test

Jan 3, 2011
andytgeezer

Of course we can be friends! You don't have to do 365 to love it, it's all good to watch and hope you drop by and leave some comments for the folks. It's a long stretch!

Jan 5, 2011
andytgeezer

BTW - Geezer in UK English has an entirely different meaning to what Americans have it mean

Jan 5, 2011
andytgeezer

No offence taken De Villo! A geezer is merely like a dude in the US

Jan 5, 2011
John M. Bennett

Great! I'll take that milk in a squirt gun, please!

thanks

john

Jan 7, 2011
John M. Bennett

Hi DeVillo

Got yr mailing, and also link to format page, so I can produce the 26 copies, thanks for the offer to do it, but I'll take it from here. (I wanna do a little handwork on each unit) However: should i send the 26 copies to you? Not exactly clear to me how this will become a book - is each of the 26 people supposed to assemble a copy from the pages they receive? (i gotta say i've never seen a project set up like that actually work out - it always takes a single person doing the assembling to make it happen)

thanks, and thx for the copy of yr 1986 book - I remember seeing it back in the day. I'll send you a little something i've been doing

john

Jan 11, 2011
Test Tower

Hey De Villo,

Thanks for the postings and the very kind words. Let's see if we can't do more this year! Cheers, Test

Jan 16, 2011
cheryl penn

I hope you got chuffed??? :-)

Jan 21, 2011
Jen Staggs

Be on the look-out for an odd postcard with no return address...I might owe you .44...

Jan 22, 2011
Jen Staggs

Thanks! That makes me smile! I'll check out the postage-due section too.

Jan 22, 2011
Tina Festa

Thank you De Villo and ...by the way.... the 1st postcard of this year has got your address in the back! :p

Jan 23, 2011
Jen Staggs

Have you gotten a clear postcard recently? I sent out last week and I don't think any made it...

Jan 28, 2011
andytgeezer

Thanks for joining Little Big Stories De Villo! Hope to see one of your pieces on the walls of Pimlico Library!

Feb 8, 2011
andytgeezer

Yeah it's much harder than the usual I think. Sequence, story etc is more involved than the single pic. Really looking forward to how this is interpreted by lots of different artists. Great to have you on board!

Feb 8, 2011
Red Head Love

Wow-I'm flattered. Even blushing a little..thank you for enjoying my art as much as I enjoy creating it. Keep in touch and lets EXCHANGE!

-RHL

Feb 11, 2011
Helder

Hey david

Just passing by to say tanks for your friendship here on IUOMA

!namaste!

Feb 13, 2011
Helder

Hey De Villo

Just passing by to say thanks for your friendship here on IUOMA

http://www.artinthemail.blogspot.com/

!namaste!

Feb 13, 2011
Bifidus Jones

Morning, De Villo, I received your A section. You don't know this, but I study your work frequently and for long periods of time, trying to figure out how you make your art look so contemporary and ancient at the same time. I like too the fact that you dedicated a page to Cheryl and a page to Lisa. I did the same for you, Karen, Erni, and Julian in my art book for the Sketchbook Project 2011 at the Brooklyn Art Library. I think the exhibit opens next weekend. Regards, Bifidus

Feb 14, 2011
Kitty Rocket

It's been a while since I was so jacked about something cool! Thanks for connecting with me. So I want to mail some art...perhaps I could find your address on your site here? Which is swell by the way. I look forward to seeing your dream image!

Feb 15, 2011
Fast Eyes

Greetings, my new friend.

Feb 16, 2011
Marie Wintzer

No worries, Sloan. Even if I am an Antonette (apparently), I won't pull a Grigster, I like you guys too much. I'm only morting de rire, which is the french equivalent of lolling.

;-)

Feb 25, 2011
Austin Wills James

A 5.5 x 8.5 card should be making it's way to you. I tried to go overboard on the postage, to avoid any issues with the size or weight. Just letting you know so you can keep an eye out for it (and then replace said eye where it belongs once the card arrives.)

-AWJ-

Feb 25, 2011