[ilssa] Re: please, a TOOL!

  • From: Genie Shenk <agshenk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:11:46 -0800

Hi, ILSSA Operator:

I have a couple of things, three, rather, but I'm not sure they qualify:

1.  Edges from inked calligraphy paper, the impractical part being I couldn't 
throw them out.

2.  A tool: a wooden spool that was used at least 365 times for monoprint and 
looks it.

3.  A box of curly things: on the cover I had written lightly "trek", which may 
indicate they are the leftovers from someone else drilling holes in fake wood.  
Please gently remove the plastic, so they can be seen, but please put it back 
before you mail them home.



I hope you post some photos of this show, I'm new to this, and would love to 
see whether my vision has anything to do with yours!

Thanks for all,

Genie Shenk

































On Jan 9, 2012, at 9:54 AM, ILSSA Operator wrote:

> to all ILSSA members of all time,
> 
> We are writing in one last final attempt to garner more tools from y'all! 
> 
> We're here at Saint Mary's College unpacking boxes. We're *very* excited 
> about what we've seen, but are disappointed to find that despite having over 
> 150 members, we have only received 15 tools.
> 
> Please know that we really want to include ALL of you in the show -- don't 
> worry if you haven't renewed, or your dues have lapsed, or whatever. (We're 
> in the midst of restructuring toward dues-free membership, anyway: more on 
> that very soon.) To sum up: if you once joined ILSSA, you're part of ILSSA.
> 
> Can you send a tool today, or tomorrow? 
> We'll need to receive it no later than this Friday January 13th to get it in 
> the show.
> We will return the tool back to you (at no cost to you) after the exhibition 
> closes.
> Please be sure to include your return address, and if you have a moment, a 
> brief statement about how you use the tool.
> And in answer to Anne's question below: the tool doesn't need to be something 
> you've used in the past year as long as it is something indicative of your 
> impractical labor.
> 
> Please send to:
> 
>>> Krista Hoefle, Gallery Director
>>> Moreau Art Galleries
>>> Saint Mary's College
>>> Notre Dame, IN 46556
>>> ATTN: ILSSA Exhibition
> 
> Also: forgot to send your remnants? SEND THEM TODAY!!! If we get them before 
> Friday, we'll do our very best to get them in there.
> It doesn't matter if you have 3 envelopes or 300. Please send!!
> 
> One last thing: please send us an email once you've sent your package so we 
> can be sure to look out for it.
> 
> best & warmest,
> your ILSSA co-operators
> 
> 
> 
> --
> AS MANY HOURS AS IT TAKES
> ILSSA Operator
> operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.impractical-labor.org
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 5, 2012, at 2:35 PM, Anne Percoco wrote:
> 
>> Does it have to be a tool we used in the last year?
>> 
>> --- On Wed, 1/4/12, ILSSA Operator <operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> From: ILSSA Operator <operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [ilssa] LAST CHANCE: ILSSA exhibition
>> To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 5:47 PM
>> 
>> Happy New Year, fellow impractical laborers!
>> 
>> This is the last call to send your 2011 collected remnants and/or a tool 
>> (see below) for the exhibition at Saint Mary's College in Indiana. Please 
>> send your packages to:
>> 
>>> Krista Hoefle, Gallery Director
>>> Moreau Art Galleries
>>> Saint Mary's College
>>> Notre Dame, IN 46556
>>> ATTN: ILSSA Exhibition
>> 
>> 
>> We'll be installing the show beginning on Monday. We can't wait to see what 
>> you've done!
>> 
>> best to you,
>> your co-operators
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> AS MANY HOURS AS IT TAKES
>> ILSSA Operator
>> operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> http://www.impractical-labor.org
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>>> From: ILSSA Operator <operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: December 9, 2011 6:14:41 PM EST
>>> To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [ilssa] ILSSA Exhibition! January 27-February 24, 2012
>>> Reply-To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> 
>>> Dearest ILSSA Members,
>>> 
>>> Our first ILSSA exhibition quickly approaches! The show is scheduled to 
>>> open at the Hammes Gallery at Saint Mary's College on January 27, 2012 and 
>>> will run through the 24th of February. In order to make this show an 
>>> absolute success, we need your help!
>>> 
>>> Many of you have been saving remnants. Thank you, thank you! Please keep up 
>>> the saving and be ready to send your collections ASAP at the beginning of 
>>> 2012. The gallery is expecting delivery from all of us between January 3rd 
>>> and 6th.
>>> 
>>> We would also like to include one additional item from each Impractical 
>>> Laborer, even those of you who are not contributing remnants:
>>> 
>>> 1) A tool with which you impractically labor, with a short statement about 
>>> the manner in which you use the tool.
>>> 
>>> Please mail said tool to the gallery, to arrive between January 3rd and 6th 
>>> at the following address:
>>> 
>>> Krista Hoefle, Gallery Director
>>> Moreau Art Galleries
>>> Saint Mary's College
>>> Notre Dame, IN 46556
>>> ATTN: ILSSA Exhibition
>>> 
>>> You are welcome to e-mail your statement to your Co-Operators, and/or send 
>>> a hard copy along with your tool.
>>> 
>>> Your tool will be mailed back to you upon closing of the exhibition at the 
>>> end of February. Please indicate your preferred return address with your 
>>> submission.
>>> 
>>> As always, please feel free to e-mail us with any questions or concerns. We 
>>> hope you'll all be able to participate in this inaugural exhibition, the 
>>> first of it's kind for ILSSA!
>>> 
>>> In cahoots,
>>> Your Co-Operators
>>> 
>>> ILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSA
>>> 
>>> AS MANY HOURS AS IT TAKES
>>> ILSSA Operator
>>> www.impractical-labor.org
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 

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