Saturday, August 23, 2025

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, August 22, 2025

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.

Thursday, August 21, 2025

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.

Friday, August 15, 2025

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.  

Monday, August 11, 2025

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.  

Thursday, August 07, 2025

Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Gorey Glasses


Mail art postcards.

Test Notebook


 I keep a notebook next to me while collaging or stamping.  I stick miscellaneous scraps on it and test colors and rubber stamps,  It also is a good way for me to test certain design ideas before I put them on a postcard. 

Sunday, August 03, 2025

The Little Tramp Flowers


Today’s rubber stamped postcard.

Estate Sale Stamps


John went to an estate sale this morning and found me a small box of rubber stamps and art supplies.  It is very rare when cool, vintage stamps show up at sales around here so I was very happy with these designs.  I have one of them (the spiral), but not the others.  Companies are Graphistamps, Stamp Francisco, Leavenworth Jackson and Top Drawer.  Very surprised to find that one in there! I also collect ink pads and although I have an Inkadinkado already, it is a different color.