Lucy Sante

Lucy is one of my favorite writers and I am thrilled to have received one of her collages. The post had almost destroyed the dog but I managed to glue it back down. Unfortunately it lost a leg in transit.

Happy Halloween

Otto Sherman

I miss getting mail from artist Otto Sherman who was from New York. Every week he’d send me one or more envelopes covered with his unique artistamps and filled with his work. He loved rubber stamps and poked fun at all politicians equally. We spoke on the phone a few times. This piece is from 2016 and has a stack of his work. These are a few examples:

Bad Bunny

I’ve been sick with Covid and finally had the energy to make a few stencil postcards. I’ll never miss another vaccine appointment! Have never had Covid and don’t want it again.

Mail Art Inbox

Jean Jackson, USA

Bernardo Toast, USA

This one was torn in transit. I hate when the machines shred postcards. Half the address was gone but still managed to reach me. 

Jennie Hinchcliff, USA

Test Notebook #3

Mail Art Inbox

Michael Leigh, UK

Jean Jackson, USA

Sally Wurlitzer, USA

Test Notebook #2

Acid Test

In the spirit of my test/error cards, I attempted something similar yesterday morning on a blank 9x12 piece of paper. 

Studio WIP

The new studio is coming along. I’ll be happy to have a sink just for art. 

New Supplies

John and I went to an estate sale on Saturday. The sale had already been going on for a week so it was 50% off. From the photos, the woman had been a very serious crafter with massive amounts of scrapbook and craft materials including rubber stamps. I thought I had alot of stuff, but this woman was definitely on a hoarder level.  I was told she taught classes which might explain the entire finished attic space filled top to bottom with supplies. Unfortunately, most of her stamps were  Stampin’ Up which I’m not a big fan of because they’re on the cute side. I knew she would have some stamp pads and reinkers and I did find some still in the package. I bought some clear stamps which I don’t normally buy, but everything was dirt cheap so I thought I’d give them a try. I did buy a couple of Stampin’ Up stamps that were basic shapes or designs. I also bought a bunch of clear plastic clamshell boxes which will be perfect for storing extra unmounted stamps. 

Hot Tuna

Making kooky artiststamps combined with vintage rubber stamps that are racehorse names.

Test/error cards

 

Squares

This morning’s stamping. 

J. Adams

 Pittsburgh, PA

Rickolong

 Canada

Jennie Hinchcliff

 San Francisco, CA

Richard C.

Carbondale, IL 

Russell Manning

 Dallas, TX

Jean Jackson

Seattle, WA 

Picasso Gaglione

Colorful drip paintings and a rubber stamp, Knoxville, TN.

A.1. Waste Paper Co

 

Michael Leigh, UK

General Correspondence

Recent mail art from a most entertaining correspondent, General Correspondence. 

Rubber Stamping

Well-being

 B&W collage notebook.

Mail Art Inbox

Spiffy Biffy Whiffy, Austin, TX

Estate Sale Supplies

More art supplies from an artist estate sale yesterday. Purchased a large case filled with supplies from an art correspondence school from 1973.  It seems the owner only did one or two exercises and abandoned ship.  I pulled out what I could use and donated the rest like oil paints, the case, some brushes, etc.  At some later point, they might have became a working artist in illustration because there were lots of books and supplies on the subject.  I also got a large stack of high quality sample papers for $5 which I think were probably used for book making.  I am cutting them down to make artist cards, postcards and maybe zines for mail art. 

The Uncle Rebus Rubber Stamp Box

 Two different sets.

Old Supplies for New Art

I love to find supplies at artist estate or garage sales that I can use.  Such a nice assortment of pens and nibs found recently at a sale.  Especially happy with the marbleized ones, but the prize is the advertising pen for the Rice Hotel.  Everything was stored in one small box and well worth the price which was under $5 for all of it.