Dear Heart Mike

Concrete poetry

Visual poetry

Mail art

Correspondence art

Assemblage (sculpture technique)

Textile art

Fiberwork

Poetry -- Female authors

American poetry -- 20th century

Large padded mailer envelope wrapped in cotton cord containing white department store box wrapped in white tissue stained pink and layers of gray tissue both glued to bottom of box, “dear heart Mike” written on gray tissue inside drawn heart, lace in window cut out of gray tissue on other side. Lid of box has flower petals glued into shape of heart bearing “dear heart Mike,” tissue taped around petals, pink yarn and other collage elements all glued to layers of wax paper, message under layer of wax paper that has been cut and lifted to be revealed. Inside of box contains tissue wrapped around collage of seeds, beads, plastic toy jewelry, plastic flowers, fabric, yarn, string, and tissue all completely saturated in glue. Collage folded to fit in box and resting on tissue.

Etlinger, Amelia, 1933-1987

Amelia Etlinger Collection (PCMS-0060)

Poetry Collection Manuscripts (State University of New York at Buffalo)

State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection

1985-06-07

State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection.

image/jpeg

eng

Physical Object

Still Image

PCMS-0060_13_40

Clifton Park, New York

1970 - 1986

2015-10-05

Collection open for research.

Amelia Etlinger Collection (LIB-PC010)

4 images

padded mailer envelope, cotton cord, department store box, tissue, glue, waxed paper, rose petals, plastic toy jewelry, plant material, yarn, fabric, plastic flowers

Sent to Mike Belt, donated to the Poetry Collection by Ellen Marie Helinka.

Estate of Amelia Etlinger

fiber art

assemblage

14.5 x 12.5 x 2 inches