[ilssa] Re: The First Annual ILSSA Festival to Plead for Skills
- From: Ansley Joe <ansleyj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:52:44 -0400
Hi
Just letting ou now that my name is actually Ansley (first name) Joe (last
name). It's something that happens a lot, but if you could just take note of
it, that would be awesome!
Thanks
Ansley
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Local 917 Shop RC <
local917shoprc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> dear Impractical Laborers,
> It was great to meet so many of you at the Hybrid Book Conference in
> Philadelphia last weekend! We'd like to welcome our twenty-one most recent
> members who have joined in the past week! Thank you, thank you, we're
> thrilled to have you with us.
>
> The time has come for us two Operators to begin preparations for the
> Festival. We have 45 participants. If your name is on this list, and you
> have decided NOT to participate in the Festival, please let us know ASAP.
> Similarly, if you believed your name to be on this list and it is not
> represented here, please do let us know. ASAP. Many thanks, and we look
> forward to seeing the products of your observance.
>
> THE 45 PARTICIPANTS IN 2009 THE FESTIVAL TO PLEAD FOR SKILLS:
> Adolfsen Eric Ansley Joe Barba Evan Benton Amanda Bervin Jen
> Brock-Reed Amy Bryant Sarah Cabeen Louise Cicatiello Jamie Edwards
> Lyman Elam Chelsey Elmer Bridget Gilbert Rebecca Graphic Union
> Greenan Amy Griffin Lark Hoffman Jessica Hutchins Ed Johnson Polly
> Kalkstein Molly Landis Millie Larned Emily Leepard Amy Lyon Emily
> McCarney Scott Meinolf Travis Mowinski Melanie Murken Katie
> Needlegardens
> Netburn Deborah O'Hanlon Adrienne Peterson Jessica Phelan Mary Rooney
> Erica Ruggiero Chris Smith Champe Stevens Missy Stewart-Stand Theo
> Sweeney Erin Tibbatts Terri A Wheeler Carolee Yang-Kelly Sugene
> Zimmermann Philip Zorn Alesia
> can't wait!!
> x,
> *--*
> *AS MANY HOURS AS IT TAKES*
> ILSSA Local 917 Shop RC
> http://www.impractical-labor.org
>
>
>
>
> O
>
> On Apr 7, 2009, at 5:07 AM, ILSSA Operator wrote:
>>
>> Greetings Impractical Laborers! We are writing to invite each ILSSA Union
>>> Member to participate in our first collective project. This summer, on the
>>> 7th day of the 7th month, we will celebrate our own version of the The
>>> Festival to Plead for Skills. The festival is derived from the Chinese
>>> holiday of Qi Xi and the Japanese festival of Tanabata, in which celebrants
>>> wish for the betterment of their own craftsmanship. Instead of wishing, the
>>> ILSSA festival will be a holiday of practicing.
>>>
>>> We are inviting all ILSSA Members to observe the first annual ILSSA
>>> Festival to Plead for Skills by practicing a skill. This could involve using
>>> a new tool, working in a different medium, or honing your technique – it's
>>> all up to you! As a framework for this event, each ILSSA Member is invited
>>> to make 50 objects (no larger than 2 inches in height, width and depth) as
>>> iterations of their practice. Conceive of this project as something you can
>>> complete entirely on the day of the Festival. We imagine Impractical
>>> Laborers across the land, practicing together in observance of the holiday
>>> on July 7th.
>>>
>>> After the Festival, we ask that each ILSSA Member mail the resulting 50
>>> objects to ILSSA. We will then compile the objects into 50 custom, handmade
>>> enclosures that will house one object from each participant. One copy of the
>>> box set will then be mailed out to each ILSSA Member as a commemorative
>>> archive of the holiday and a physical manifestation of our collective
>>> action.
>>>
>>> We request that all objects arrive at the following address by July 17th:
>>
>> [this is the corrected address, not the original from the April 7 email]
>
> Bridget Elmer
>>> c/o Asheville BookWorks
>>> 428 1/2 Haywood Road
>>> Asheville, NC 28806
>>>
>>
>>>
>>> Along with your 50 objects, please include $7.00 (well-concealed cash or
>>> check) to cover the shipping costs for your copy of the box set, which will
>>> be mailed to you upon completion or the edition.
>>>
>>> Please feel free to reply to this message with any questions you have
>>> about the project. In addition, we request that you accept or decline our
>>> invitation to participate by May 7th. This will enable us to begin design of
>>> the box set in preparation for construction in July.
>>>
>>> Your comrades in Impractical Labor,
>>> Local 917 Shop RC & Local 347 Shop FS
>>>
>>> P.S. For those of you on the listserv who have yet to join ILSSA, we
>>> welcome you to become a member before May 7th if you wish to participate.
>>>
>>> ILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSA
>>>
>>> AS MANY HOURS AS IT TAKES
>>> ILSSA Operator
>>> www.impractical-labor.org
>>>
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