RECEIVED: Psychic Reading & Fur of the Dog from Angie & Snooker (Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA)

[De Villo Sloan]

Mail-art by IUOMA members Angie Cope and Snooky the Amazing Mail-Art Dog (Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA)

 

April 3, 2011 - As many IUOMA members know, nothing exactly equals the experience of having your mailbox brightened by work from the dynamic duo of Angie & Snooker. These pieces I am posting are my favorites so far. Part of the package included the three fortune cookie predictions above that were wrapped in brown paper, wound with red thread, and sealed with wax (the wax is responsible for the smudging).

 

This was very interactive because I was presented with choices from the start. Angie & Snooker can certainly be the guest Mail-Art Psychics for the day. And now the truth can be told: Angie once worked in a Chinese restaurant. She sent me an envelope bursting with fortunes, and many of them were used in the Mail-Art Psychic feature. So many thanks for that. This is the centerpiece of the mailing:

 

This piece, and I am sure Angie is reminding me of my obsessions and weaknesses, is asemic-sandpo-haptic-vispo-cut-up-collage mail-art (and I probably left out a few). After all, Angie is named in the original Sandpo Manifesto; so she does have something to uphold here.

 

The incredible gem is at the bottom. Unless I am mistaken, this is a real piece of fur from the very real Snooker the Amazing Mail-Art Dog. It is incredibly soft; and no, it did not trigger a violent allergic reaction like the first piece of haptic art Katerina Nikoltsou sent me from Greece. Here is the reverse:

 

Angie and the Snooks encased this all in a see-through envelope. Jen Staggs (Texas) did some great work with these I saw posted at the IUOMA. I thought I had received one from her too, but it turns out it was something else and I did not. Here is Snooker's envelope. Perfect right down to the Jackson Pollock stamp:

 

 

Many, many thanks AC & STAMAD. I am taking the sheep shears to Simba in order to respond.

[De Villo Sloan]

how rad!

[Marie Wintzer]

Sounds like your car is in a bit of mess. Glad you found it because I wasn't going to make another one for you :-))

No, I think I would...

The message is on a page from my scrap book in the lab. It's got all sorts of things on it. My mouse killing schedule, sketches for the Crimson Giant I was working on at the time, notes from a stalker colleague in the lab, lab meeting schedule....

:-)))

[Marie Wintzer]

I don't think I am easily impressed, Sloan, some might say I am hard to please. The giant yum, yes, what a laugh. This is quite a normal size for a radish over here :-)) I wanted to post some pictures of what I cooked with it but it didn't look so good (it did taste good though).

I think hairpo is the next big thing....

Le Grigstaire, oh yes, haven't got anything from him in ages. The last thing I got was that condom booklet. Maybe I should send him something.

[De Villo Sloan]

Certainly DW. There's always room for a da-da-deconstructionist in this flea circus.

[De Villo Sloan]

pardon moi for butting in cherry blossom gb - dog hyde could be fur-tile territory 4 ma. gb - can we b mano y mano here?

[De Villo Sloan]

Big news! You wouldn't believe the drama! I have thought for days I lost your windmills, Marie. I just found it under the seat in the car along with the traffic ticket I have to pay and a diet coke can. Your windmills is really impressive. That page with message on it is amazing too. It will be blogged.

[De Villo Sloan]

Ok, take #2: Marie, you are so easily impressed! However, a few months back you did post a photo of a gigantic yam. You held it in your hand, remember? Anyway, I hope everyone doesn't start mailing animal fur. I think Snooks gave me mail-art fleas. Erni received something from the Grigster. Our friend is now assembling zines, I think.

[Marie Wintzer]

Mon cher vous faites même des jeux de mots en français c'est très impressionant. Je vais envoyer des poils de tanuki à Angie.

[De Villo Sloan]

mon cher-ie blossom - dont let glo-boy fool u. hes fur-iuos snooks sent him the hair of the dog. cb - my favorite is still the pic of your giant yam

[De Villo Sloan]

I thought you'd appreciate this Marie. Angie must have 10,000 of those little fortunes. I've only used a portion of what she sent. BTW - the Mail-Art Psychic will be back in yet another iteration. And yes, I have genuine Snooker fur now.