Author: Jayne B. Lyons
Updated: 08-23-20 - Added photos and text for the postcard from July 30, which was initially omitted from the post. In recent months I received a few postcards from Keith Chambers, who also goes by Amalgamated Confusion (Anaheim, CA). The more recent piece is listed first - see below. Mail Art Received August 12, 2020 Postcard shows Amalgamated Confusion as the sender. This first postcard features "Our Forest Home," art by Keith Chambers. Mail Art Received July 30, 2020 Postcard shows Amalgamated Confusion as the sender. The next card arrived on July 30. On the backside of the postcard Keith writes about a timely issue. With the 2020 presidential election around the corner, our country is in the midst of the Covid-19 and civil unrest. He makes a point about the pandemic. We are all in it together, yet we're not united in our reaction to the need for face masks. Keith writes, "Together we dance macabre not in step, nor to a shared beat, but flailing, stomping one another's feet while wrapped in thoughtlessness." The art on front reflects this sentiment. Mail Art Received July 08, 2020 Postcard shows Keith Chambers as the sender. The third card is a souvenir postcard for the Liberty Bell. It certainly belongs in our IUOMA-ning group, "Boring Postcards." On the card Keith wrote the following Latin phrase, "Memoria Chartam Esse Odiosis," which translates to "Memory Card To Be Boring." Thanks so much, Keith!
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keith s. chambers
9/4/2020 03:11:04 pm
Thanks for providing the translation on that last one Jayne. I been asked for its meaning [in English], but just don't seem to get around to responding to that question [I really want folks to work for it; that's part of the point of conveying the message in Latin]. And a big thank you for posting these works along with your poignant words.
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k.
9/4/2020 03:14:23 pm
Sorry for that typo [this blog doesn't give me the ability to edit or delete. "I've been asked..."
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