Got a million things to do but I wanted to quickly acknowledge the week’s haul....First off, a variety pak from Kerri Pullo enclosed in her trademark metallic blue envelope.

Kerri, who lost her couch in a recent hunting accident,  is, thankfully, past grief stage two and thus able to create once again. 

Inside the blue envelope was this neatly tied package of goodies.

Then things really get interesting:

Enclosed were all these things plus more....a cornucopia of signs and portents, flow out on to the table. Thank you, Kerri.

Diane Keys has totally absorbed the bullying self-aggrandizement of my postcard style and taken it up a notch or two.

Here I am starring in the Music Man. Clearly I take the role more seriously than Preston ever did. Note also my handy Linda Blair Swivel style head. On the back an explosion of Elgin Trashpo starring the free-floating flotsam of Diane’s generous imagination.  Thank you, Diane.

Janine Weiss sent me this googly-eyed card avec Jacques Bonnaffe. Not seen: Underneath Jacque’s flap, the old Freudian Crone Vs Young Woman image. A vexing choice...but I’ll go with the young woman this afternoon.  Thank you, Janine.

From out of the blue of the Lithuania’s came this mysterious woman in black from Vaida. It’s like a tiny hardboiled detective novel if you read the words in the right order. Thank you, Vaida

Finally, I received two, count ’em cards from Moan Lisa, one with an admonishment to quit making art. Not to worry, Moan, I haven’t started yet. The second one features an odd Ubo Roi inspired marionette. Not sure if the second card cancels the first in some strange way. It could be a follow up message. Thanks, Moan.

Back to chores....over and out.

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Comment by David Stafford on December 31, 2012 at 9:28pm

Some backstory: The couch is Kerri's spirit totem. The accident occurred when she was hunting for loose change under the cushions and the couch, already infirm, suffered a heart attack. Pullo was arraigned and set free after it was determined that she didn't know the couch was ticklish.

Comment by DKeys on December 31, 2012 at 9:23pm

Thanks for blogging David-quite a feat in the middle of the holidays and all your dress rehearsals. You are getting rave reviews from the Elgin High School marching band--which includes, count them, 76 trombones.

love all this art the lost couch is striking in its' starkness. gets me thinking

Comment by Nancy Bell Scott on December 31, 2012 at 3:59pm

What an excellent haul.

It's a shame Kerri lost her couch in a hunting accident. Thanks to that description, David, I simply can't go on.

Comment by David Stafford on December 30, 2012 at 9:04pm

forgot the vaida image....

here it is...

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