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The videotape depicts Sloy at work making calligraphic pieces. "bony maronie" is written repetitively and fragented on the cover of the case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The drawing forms one surface of a postcard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This work is a masterpiece of poetic embroidery with varied styles for the lettering. The phrases read as follows: 1) lifedeath, 2) heebiejeebies, 3) snuffflick, 4) zigzag, 5) duckyducky, 6) deadend, 7) gangplank, 8) zebrazebra, 9) lushlush, 10) be all end all, 11) finiteinfinite, 12) cockeyed & cuckoo, 13) homesick 14) BAH HUMBUG, 15) fuckyfucky, 16) 2010, 17) mamapapbaba, 18) zerozero, 19) hooplahoopla, 20) toom tchoop poom, 21) i cant sell it, 22) perky & chirpy, 23) sporty & forty, 24) holdminehand, 25) hubbahubba, 26) doublewide, 27) eyeball, 28) ojo por ojo, 29) davey crockett ma kettle, 30) i stand corrected, 31) wow, 32) gee, 33) holy cow, 34) la la, 35) dirty dip, 36) dog paddle, 37) sawbuck, 38) juicehead, 39) gummer, 40) gibberish, 41) invisible ink, 42) hotrod, 43) snap hold kick, 44) 2 sides, 45) sing, 46) alfalfa, 47) rhododenron, 48) i, and 49) croak. Sloy wrote to the Sackners: it took a long time to make. 'lifedeath' was embroidered in 2000. 'croak' was...

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The drawing forms one surface of a postcard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The tipped-in cover print is a reproduction of a piece that was exhibited in November 2003. The text of the letter indicates that Sloy has discovered seven rhyming families of letters that will be sent to the Sackners in the form of cards. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This first edition book was written between October 1989 and April 1990. The layout and design were by sloy (aka Sandra Loy) and the cover and drawings were by nic (aka Nicholas). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In the letter to the Sackners, sloy wrote, "You two are an inspiration to us both. We only hope our work contributes to keeping your passion alive." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The box was made by sloy's husband, Nicholas. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The smaller box contains postcards that Sloy and Nic mailed to the Sackners after the box was sent. The book is an exhibition catalogue from the Oregon Artists Series in which both artists were included. It is slipped into the larger box. All the cards deal with censorship. The box came from tony colomona who was the drummer for the band, "plug," that sloy managed in the 1990s. The box was from deen castronovo's Zappo's shoe box, with his name on the inside of the censored box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.