Basil is Back!

Many of you may remember My dear friend Basil and his friend Silvia...
what?..... you don't? ..
ah well
 let me give you a back story .
.many years ago..
back when Alex and I worked for K mart
( now don't grimace it was a fun job!) ..
I was introduced to Basil Seaton and his lover Maurice..
and their friend Silvia...
 Alex just happened to know Silvia..
.Basil , Maurice and Silvia were all very busy and often forgetful about going to check their mail
So Alex and I each offered to be couriers for their correspondence
 ( and we would read their mail!) .
both Basil and Silvia were very good artists
and delighted in making extravagant and beautiful art for each other.
while sharing snippets of their very complicated lives..
Basil had many friends that he corresponded with this way .
and at one time my PO box was filled with more mail for Basil than for me!
alas
as time went on and the computer became the primary tool for communication
the number of letters and cards Basil got started to dwindle ..
 Alex and I became busier and had less time to deliver them.
and both Basil and Silvia were similar on their desire to not use the computer to talk
soon after, Basil and Silvia started to travel excessively and we would hear only whispers of news from each of them
 Basil was last in town promoting an album of Song About Death..
that did well in France but not here in the states,,

but recently Silva contacted Alex to have me find Basil..and luck would have it we did this on the same day Basil and Maurice were opening a gift shop here in Sacramento!

I would help Basil and Maurice frequently with bill and chores and odd jobs
and kept almost all of the beautiful cards and letters they had gotten from Silvia
( it was my hope they their fame would spread and I could sell them to the media!)
below are some of the examples...

there is a large community of mixed media artists out there.

.people who do artist trading cards, mail art, collage, book art

I send a kudos to all the mixed media artists out there..

many who do amazing work just for their own enjoyment

and if anyone wishes to reconnect with Basil or if you would like to correspond with him please let me know!