Received from Lesley Magwood Fraser, South Africa--Dalewood Frommage for Asemics

[Bifidus Jones]

Lesley's lovely drawings are always a welcome sight. The added bone(?) collage is like a sculpture and the asemic writing adds mystery. I particularly like the figure's hand (must be the Haptic in me). It comes across as strong yet nurturing. A nice overall sense of self-love here. Lesley created fun negative space for the envelope:

And here is the reverse side of the card--another exquisite and strong drawing of female anatomy with asemic writing:

Of course, anytime anyone brings up the Hamburg/St. Paul Roth Cheese Experiment of 2011 I am thrilled, especially since it was the highlight of my summer. Thanks for remembering it so fondly, Lesley!

 

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Oh my. At least I had the brains to put a question mark next to 2 of the 3 days of the week that are wrong--special credit for that? No? Sunday (Dimanche) turned out funny, I'm glad it has a "meaning." Friday drove me crazy, because syllables were missing according to my memory of the rhythm of reciting the days, but no memory of what they were (Vendredi). Monday is quite far off (Lundi), yikes. I must acknowledge Lesley M.F., who reminded me the other day that Mardi means Tuesday (and informed me that gras means fat, making the New Orleans Mardi Gras = Fat Tuesday). And I'll stop now, thanks Marie. :--}

[Marie Wintzer]

Your french collection is impressive Nancy :-)) 

My favorite one is dimange. That would be a portmanteau word with dimanche + mange (sunday + eating). Nice.

[Nancy Bell Scott]

That, Marie, is some find. Google wonders never cease, and your curiosity is admirable.

Your address is Japanese but you are French? Does this mean I can practice my school French on you? voiture / livre / cahier / bibliotheque / allo / passez vingt-deux quinze / mal / je ne sais pas / maintenant / maundi.mardi.mercredi, jeudi,verdi (?). samedi, dimange(?) /  donde esta el bano, oops that's Spanish.

[Marie Wintzer]

Katerina you made me google Bifidus plus french cheese.

This one is spanish. The add says: "rich in calcium, ideal for all ages : it has properties for the growth and development of bones". !!

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Eating plenty of fromage in Normandy, and now entering Paris.May have to send some French cheese to Bifidus.  Is there Bifidus in  French cheeses, Marie? Beautiful art, Lesley... bone and all! Love it !xx

[Marie Wintzer]

That one is not decomposed enough yet for us french to eat. A few more days at least.

Great drawings as usual, and I really like the envelope with the "negative" cut out of the bone.

[De Villo Sloan]

I love Lesley's asemic symbols here. Bifidus, I think you are the source of these mail-art bones that are appearing to such advantage in various pieces. Fear not! Your place in performace cheese art history is well-secured. The danger? You could become another Orson Welles: "We will decompose no cheese before it's time."

[Lesley Magwood Fraser]

The last few works you sent me Bifidus have lovely bones in them so I had to reciprocate! It's a jackal's vertebrae that I drew a while ago. And it seemed to fit the girl's pelvis nicely...

[Nancy Bell Scott]

Great work--including that envelope!