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. 

Friday Night Wrestling

I have four vintage wrestlers from Minkey’s Rubber Stamps that were a very generous gift from a friend.  The page is from the Rubber Stamp Album by Joni K. Miller & Lowry Thompson, 1978.  I would be thrilled to have Mr. Wrestling, Doctor X or any other wrestlers from this line, but probably a rare find.  If anyone ever sees one for sale or has them for sale, please let me know.

Shoes for Blondie

 Mixed media drawing on vintage postcard.

Make Do Coloring Book

I have clipped hundreds of magazines and books over the past 30+ years for my collages. I also keep pages that have been drawn in, scribbled, defaced, etc. In several instances I have found where children used magazines as coloring books. This page from one of my scrapbooks is an example.

Acey Deucy

 Rubber stamp in original package and catalog, circa 1994. 

Used Car Salesman

Mixed media postcards.

Rubber Stamp Art

 11x14

Creeps in Tees

Had fun with a t-shirt rubber stamp today.  

 

Error Cards

Worked on error/test cards this morning.  It’s a fun challenge to bring ruined cards back to life.  I might even start to send these out as mail art.  I also added a few stickers.  Some years ago, we went to an estate sale at the home of a wealthy woman who had a massive craft room and she had multiples of everything.  I purchased hundreds of Mrs. Grossman stickers which I once bought as a kid for my scrapbooks.  Some of you might remember the rolls of stickers at stationery stores.  

Ideas

Today’s mail art postcards.

Mail Art Inbox

Recent rubber stamped postcards from Sally Wurlitzer, San Francisco.

Rubber Stamped Postcards

Picasso Gaglione

 RSM ad, 1992.

Catalog

 

I am cataloging rubber stamps this morning as I patiently wait for my new studio which is currently being built in our backyard.  I am working on transforming my small studio in the house into an organized rubber stamp and mail art room.  My old studio had stamps everywhere and it was difficult to locate just the right one.  

Artist Cards

Working on artist cards this morning.

Hot Air Balloons

Today’s mail art postcards.

Stamp Francisco

I found this ad in an issue of Rubberstampmadness from 1993.  Check out the giant Ray Johnson bunny head in the background.

Mail Art Received

Yesterday’s mail art.  

(L) Stan Askew

(R) Kiera Coffee