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This drawing consists of the handwritten word, breath and its mirror image repeated in three columns. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The expression "butt wipe" is written as a grid obsessively on the entire roll of toilet paper. The box was made by Sloy's husband, Nic. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The repetition of the title serves as a New Year's greeting. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The word "emigre" is written repetitively in a grid with varied sizes and spaces to the lines of writing. This is a unfolded mailing poster to announce Emigre 32. The single fold in the center was made for convenience of storage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The poem depicted on the cover of this card is an embroidered poem of Sloy's Shroud. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The objects are calligraphically styled painted letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This book is composed of calligraphic drawings, one to a card, that repetitively presents the title phrase in extremely varied letter styles and sizes using ink, paint, and graphite. Chakra is a word from Yoga that refers to any of the six points along the spine that are supposed to contain certain powers, persinified by Gods and able to be released through the proper exercises. The title phrase is occasionally modified with another word, e.g., "Iron Fuckin Fist In Yr Fuckin Yellow Fuckin Goddamn Chakra." The cards are a masterpiece of experimental calligraphy. The green corrugated cardboard box holding the cards was made by Sloy's husband, Nicholas. Richard Ovenden, Keeper of Special Collections at the Bodleian Library at Oxford, described the preparation of the cards by sloy. "The artist put blank paper through a press wiha clean plate to create a border indentation (the blank plate mark) to make the work look like an engraving. This technique was used by printers in the 19th...

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This is an example of one of the seven rhyming families of letters discovered by Sloy. The card was sent through the mail by Sloy back to Sloy and then sent in an envelope to the Sackners. The postage stamp is a picture of an Ornate Chorus Frog. On the verso, Sloy has written the following, "bee see d/c ee gee pee zee tv." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an example of one of the seven rhyming families of letters discovered by Sloy. The card was sent through the mail by Sloy back to Sloy and then sent in an envelope to the Sackners. The postage stamp is a picture of an Ornate Box Turtle. On the verso, Sloy has written the following, "Ahjk." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an example of one of the seven rhyming families of letters discovered by Sloy. The card was sent through the mail by Sloy back to Sloy and then sent in an envelope to the Sackners. The postage stamp is a picture of a Scarlet Kingsnake . On the verso, Sloy has written the following, "(life is but a dream, a mother's song!) (work and no play) Ef, Es, El, Ex, Em, En." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an example of one of the seven rhyming families of letters discovered by Sloy. The card was sent through the mail by Sloy back to Sloy and then sent in an envelope to the Sackners. The postage stamp is a picture of a Blue-spotted Salamander. On the verso, Sloy has written the following, "i ? Y ?" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an example of one of the seven rhyming families of letters discovered by Sloy. The card was sent through the mail by Sloy back to Sloy and then sent in an envelope to the Sackners. The postage stamp is a picture of a Reticulate Collared Lizard. On the verso, Sloy has written the following, "Street." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an example of one of the seven rhyming families of letters discovered by Sloy. The card was sent through the mail by Sloy back to Sloy and then sent in an envelope to the Sackners. The postage stamp is an artistic head shot of Andy Warhol. On the verso, Sloy has written the following. "Say Aloud, the names letters thyme. wnd rhymes. Slant rhymes. Sloy rhymes. Name rhymes. Sloy rhymes, the names of letters. Q U W." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an example of one of the seven rhyming families of letters discovered by Sloy. The card was sent through the mail by Sloy back to Sloy and then sent in an envelope to the Sackners. The postage stamp is a picture of a scarlet Kingsnake. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a New Year's greeting card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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According to Sloy who donated a set of four issues to the Sackner Archive, there are only about 10 intact sets of this periodical in circulation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This DVD depicts several calligraphic pieces written on paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Dave Nichols scored the verso of the cardboard frame with the title in large letters -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.