12 June 26
Mail Art -- For the Dead
This evening’s Friday Night Comics workshop was about mail art. Ron Regé has been sending art and zines through the mail for decades. We were encouraged to write or draw a letter to a specific person (it could even be yourself) and refrain from photographing it but rather putting it in an envelope and mailing it.
The Postal Service for the Dead is something I’ve encountered in my work with VEOLI (Visualizing End of Life Issues). A member of the comics community at SAW was recently diagnosed with leukemia and had a stroke before she’d even started chemo. She died shortly thereafter.
I didn’t know Kayte well but had interacted with her several times, always finding her a positive and inspiring presence. I made a zine this evening, filled it, and it will go in tomorrow’s mail to the Postal Service for the Dead. I like the idea of illustrating letters and think I’ll write more to those who have passed on…
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