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Author: Jason Date: USPS stamp: December 3, 1991 Artwork: paint/ postcard   One of the most striking things looking back at the correspondence from both Jason, as well as myself, is the way issues of love and death are intertwined in our communications. This budding relationship was happening right in the middle of the AIDS epidemic. At the time, it was a primary emphasis in my artwork, and Jason lived in NYC, one of the […]

Author: Thomas Artwork: Silver gelatin print, rubber stamp Date: USPS stamp- shows March, but the date isn’t legible. My art stamp date is March 6, 1992 The first thing I remember about you were your eyes, beautiful, intense, and I remember standing in the hallway downstairs and I asked what I should do, and you said I should kiss you. And your lips were soft and tender and it felt new but it also felt […]

Author: Jason Artwork: Mixed media/painting, rubber stamp Date: USPS stamp December 17, 1991 PEACE! I had selected a letter from Jason to post today, and had it scanned and everything ready to go, until hesitation crept in. The letter is fairly telling and personal, and while I asked Jason if he had any qualms about what I shared (and he said he did not), it still feels a little too personal for me. Like, it […]

Type:  Postcard Author: Thomas Date: USPS stamp: Oct 2 1991, card dated 9/29 Artwork included: Postcard was a collaborative project with a friend Mark. I provided him with some photographs and he collaged them into this card. 9/29 Got your “Chicken Vienna Sausage” card today. It’s great. You’re pretty wonderful. I want to peel and stick but am not sure where to stick it too. Had a busy day got a call from Filmmakers about […]

Type: Hand-made card Author: Jason Date: Unknown, assume early February 1992 Artwork included: xerox of sketchbook I’m listening to Lucinda Williams as I work on this post.  There is another singer in my head that I just can’t name, and I thought listening to Lucinda would help me recall her name. So far, no such luck. But as I dig through the stack of letters from Jason, Lucinda is singing “I just wanted to see […]

Type: Letter Author: Thomas Date: USPS stamped date: Sep 27 1991 Artwork included: stickers, mail art documentation, mail art call for work, xerox, rubber stamps September 27, 1991 Dear Jason, I’m a bit sleepy tonight (I can imagine how tired you are) I had a hell of a time sleeping last night. I felt so good after talking to you. I still feel the glow inside. Had a good day at work today. I have […]

Type: Postcard Author: Jason Date: USPS stamped date: 11/07/91 So, two guys in a long distance relationship, each saved all the love letters the other sent. Jason, was a more methodical “saver” and kept both the envelopes as well as the letters /contents, so it is easier to try and order them chronologically. Thomas, on the otherhand, didn’t keep all the envelopes. In fact, he frequently, used the envelopes as the paper to send a […]

Type: Postcard Artwork: Photograph Author: Thomas Date: USPS stamped date: 8/10/92   Wanted to post one of the many postcards I made and sent to Jason, and especially like this one. If I compare the totality of what I sent to him, and what he sent to me–at quick glance– it looks like I sent far more letters than cards, and he sent a lot of cards and possibly fewer letters.  I didn’t seem to […]

Type: Postcard Artwork: Photograph, rubber stamp Author: Jason Date: USPS stamped date: 3/31/92 Thomas- Stopped for breakfast before going to work. Had a good talk with Rinaldo this morning- trying to remember 7th grade- what a bad time that was- how much I can’t remember. Watched end of Academy Awards last night- writer of Beauty and the Beast score died of AIDS, his companion accepted the award for him. Very sad. Several people referred to […]

Type: letter Artwork: fortune cookie fortune on envelope Author: Thomas Date: USPS stamped date: 10/15/91 “Really enjoyed talking with you this morning and I’m looking forward to seeing you whenever that can be.I didn’t get to do much artwork today.My friends Brenda called soon after(no during) our conversationand then I called her back.Today was the Canadian equivalent to our Thanksgiving. She is Canadian.So, a few program people got together at her place and we sliced […]