Rubber Stamps

Paul Celan... Hand carved rubber stamp...

Also, I have used the stamp pads from an office supply store and they work well and are permanent ink.  You can really print with any paint - house paint will also work if you use it fast enough. ;)

E icreM!

Nice work!

The featured "rubber stamp" for 25 years of IUOMA mail art,

is made with 4 small carved erasers...(there are many, and many-sided :-)

The stamp was part of the project "Censor something for me". I would send out blue stuickers and ask people to censor something fior me. I sent iut about 20,000 stickers. You probably will find traces of that in many archives. Stll have one role of 1,000 stickers in my collection.

the stamp used on an outgoing envelope....

Wonderful envelope. The thing I like about hand carved stamps is the woodcut or homemade look. I have vast collection of rubber stamping which I'm in the process of remounting on to EZmount foam. Those wood block really hurt my hand and is nightmare trying to get clear impression on larger stamps.

I've made this today, the left is my take on IUOMA logo and the other is about Airmail. I needed a something to add on my postings. There's more of my carved eraser at this flickr set.

on Linocut you need special ink or even paint. Waterbased ink doesn't stick enough.

Daler Rowney have block print acrylic paints. I did lino printing a long time ago the tutor mixed a medium with ordinary acrylic paint. Can't remember the name thought and trying to find it online.

For carved eraser stamps I discovered pigment and permanent inks such as Stazon and Archival give more clear impression. Best of ink pad is really inky.

That's not goofy, I love it!

And chimerastone8 does wonders too! Love those flying envies!

New monkey stamp on mail to Nik.

Cuttle fish & monkey stamp! Wow.

The cuttlefish is cute, love the monkey stamp so quirky. Thanks Vizma for nice comment I have a few mailart stamps to carve.

Hi Connie, I carve my own and get some made by Vista Print online. I'd like to know if there are some to buy here too. There's a nice one with an envelope that becomes two hands I think. Anyone know?

these were available through Stickerdude in New York..... Unfortunately not anymore.....

yes, design your own rubberstamp. Do send me a print for the archive / collection if you like.....

Oh, Sticker Dude is no longer making the IUOMA rubber stamp? :-(

I really like it...it is "classic". 'Will have to take good care of it.

Of course all the ones designed by Rudd are fabulous, too,

a good resolution scan of the logo for you to use.....

So can we use this image to make rubber stamps too? Or will I have to go back to Thess and steal Katerina's stamp?

Yes, with the right credits (the drawing is made for the IUOMA by Thomas Kerr, a cartoonist in USA)

Two new rubber stamps.

My first attempt to make stamps of wine corks. Hm, don't know if they will be used, but they are pretty to look at :)

yes, they look wonderful!

Cool, the Hardy's from South Australia has a "V" on it!! Cool Drunkpo stamps.

Thanks Ruud! Ha ha, Drunkpo stamps, Vizma, your sharp eyes are a blessing to us here at IUOMA!

Vizma will have to come back to Thess and get my rubber stamp :-)

(naw...I don't think I'll give her it...it is now a collector's item!)

A lucky day on ebay... 20 pounds of rubber, it arrived yesterday. 160+ old and new rubber stamps! One bid, no other takers.

lucky you! 

such a collection must come from a retired mail-artists. Can you figure out whom?

I'd swap them all for a Vizpuss stamp!! Have you actually finished it???

This is a really weird mix of tastes, Ruud. I think the seller probably got lots of boxes of stuff at an auction, with many different collections of stamps, and didn't have any use for them. The postage was 3X what I paid for the stamps!!

1/2 way is good! Maybe Santa will bring it to me??

Ahh, never mind...I thought maybe Arac would've organised a surprise catch up for the 3 of us in NY. We spent an entire DAY buying rubber stamps together in 2 shops!! We spent hundreds!!! I ran out of cash and she had to cover me!!

all mail-art sent to me remains in the TAM-Archive. So it is still here....!

Dear Rudd...
Friend, cordial greetings.

Do you receive my rubber stamps applied to your TAM RSA form?   
I send it a month ago or so....

Please let me know about it.

A big Hug.

Please send me more TAM RSA form.... for sending a new creative rubber stamps about my reflections.

Sincerely yours.

Tulio Restrepo.

yes, received it. Will send you some more sheets soon....!