Kurt Whistles from Ernie

Great to receive my first piece from Ernie a few days ago. 270/345, Kurt Whistles / Can you hear it?

Not long ago,  2 years or so ago, probably, I happened upon a show of Kurt's collages on Cork Street, London. The exhibition was a cracker.  It was up at the same time as a bigger show elsewhere in London, that sadly, I missed.  I thought about the exhibit I had seen a lot.  I even bought the book and read it.  

So yes Ernie, I CAN hear it.  It rustles by the edge of the road and reminds me to turn over the piece of trash and imagine it! It is the reason my collage receptacles are spilling over.  It hovers over my hand as I choose the shape and colour that comes next. 

Thanks Ernie for the great stamps and a jam-packed rhythmic piece that speaks to me!

Jon's Plastic Trashpo

Jon's trashpo mail art arrived on the same day that I saw a beautiful exhibit of Kurt Schwitters' collages at a gallery on Cork Street.  I had been to see lots of art that day, including a blockbuster show at the RA with lines snaking out the door. Nothing really interested me until the Schwitters. There is a big show elsewhere in London but I didn't make it to that, and I can't imagine it could be better than what I saw.  He had an eye and a sensibility with trash...

 I love this piece by Jon.  The colours, the words, the shapes.  It's really pleasing to me. I'm not sure how Jon has made it.  I know he is famous for his tape transfers but I can't tell whether this is lots of tape transfers or a taped over collage. The foreign name tag makes me smile.  Do people send Jon those, like people send Anna Banana colour codes?