Received from Diane Keys, Svenja Wahl, Jen Staggs

[Marie Wintzer]

 

Big surprise in my mailbox. My first DK mail, yeeey! Two postcards on carboard. Could it even be very personalized mail? Did DK see my Chance/Choice picture and is sending a reply to it? Is it Chance or is it Choice? The characters on both cards are all blinded with the word Chance, Kings of which Kingdom, we will never know. The cards include numbers of various forms, and some of the text is alluding to (Illinois) lottery, mixing, games and prizes, cashier... The complexity of layers and textures is astounding, and the cards make the most perfect of pairs. This is fantastic work by the Queen of Trash....po, which I am very happy to have, thank you Diane!

 

 

The next piece is by Svenja Wahl, and you probably already know she makes beautiful envelopes. This one is a collage of vintage magazine and wildlife, including monkeys' facial expressions, great!

 

The envelope contains an intriguing and beautiful little piece, a slide (one doesn't see many of those anymore) with the picture of a statue, bathing in red light, and the words COULD I? Very cryptic, this could easily lead to plenty more questions and possible answers. Oh, and it's also ZALOP, did you notice? Thank you so much Svenja!

 

 

 

I was so happy to receive this envelope from Jen. She hasn't been around for a few months, working hard on her thesis, and she has been much missed. This is a beautiful lino print on french text. Jen, thank you for sending, I hope you'll be back for good!

 

*ps -  I'm into E.Muybridge these days, and that dress reminded me of this:

 

 

[Marie Wintzer]

You seem to have at least some con-troll over him. Good thing.

[De Villo Sloan]

Cerisier ma chère, j'ai traité avec le coquin. Vous n'aurez pas à supporter ses insinuations brut. La lumière de ce garçon est faible. Je prends la parole pour vous défendretoujours.

[Marie Wintzer]

Dark wall, do something about your lightbulb boy, he doesn't seem well. I think you forgot to give him his daily peanut or something

[De Villo Sloan]

the offer of cross ants is clearly retracted. the buns have been returned to the oven as they clearly were allowed to grow cold.

[Marie Wintzer]

Oh so very sweet of you DVS. I'll take all that sugar in my morning coffee. With my buns. And my croissants. And my flakes.

[De Villo Sloan]

i would gladly take cherry blossom's buns off your hands.

[Marie Wintzer]

DV I just crossed you off the croissant list too

[De Villo Sloan]

Don't be bashful.

[Marie Wintzer]

Alright you can keep the croissants

[De Villo Sloan]

"Equal goes it loose." Lubke was the only real DaDaist president Germany ever had, and he simply was not appreciated. Excellent story Erni.