New Hand Carved Rubber Stamps

Rubber stamps carved from erasers and printed onto blank postcards.Originally for a Pollocks Toy Museum collaborative project with Stephen Fowler and others but that seems to have been postponed until 2022. So I may do a new version for that if it ever materialises.

Recent Rubber Stamp Carving

Getting ready for the Xmas rush! Hand carved erasers from the Poundshop. Postcards - two variations of inking.

Hand Carved Stamps and Postcards

New set of "cat" stamps carved from cheap erasers bought at the Pound Shop. Set of postcards - limited ed. of 8.

Another 15 Minutes Of Fame

Nice to get a mention in this months Tate magazine. Strange though as this article was on the Tate etc. website for at least ten years before it surfaced here? I guess they must be running short of news. There seems to be resurgence in interest in the the mail art movement so that might explain it. I still have some cards left if anybody wants one. They were originaly made after I sent "Arses In Wales" to Boomerang ( who made cards for cinema foyers back in the 80's ) and they liked it so much they commissioned the two extra "Arses in England" and "Arses In Scotland".

Nantwich

Nice morning in Nantwich as the weather had improved. Looked round the market and the toy stall but didn't see anything we desperately needed. Split to go our seperate ways for an hour as Hazel hates waiting for me to sort through DVD's and CD's etc. and she prefers clothes shops which are not to my taste. She found a good table top sale by chance so we went there after we met up at 11. All the best stuff had gone by then of course but still found a few bits including some toy signals from an ex-signalman who told Hazel what the different colours and angles of the signals meant. Always good to get a story with your purchases! I got a postcard of Southend for 50p so I was happy. Then home via the Hospice warehouse to look at some cupboards and frames. Bought two that seemed ok but later discovered they were plastic and not glass! Flower prints sold at Kew Gardens too- the cheapskates!