Well, not ALL rubber stamps. Mind you, I've been using them since, oh, about 1970, when I made my own. And I still own over 3,000 (though I haven't counted in years).
But, I don't use them a lot now except for some background patterns. And more than that - letters and numbers. I have a couple of sets of antique rubber sign makers stamps and they still work, after almost 150 years! I don't know how many alphabet stamps I have, but lately, I've been especially enamoured of numbers.
Last week, I found this very simple set of numbers at Kinokuniya in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo. I love them!
I still love rubber stamps too. I find myself using them a lot more often over the last year now that I am art journaling. They are like new toys all over again and I am using them in such new and different ways...I feel like I am falling in love with them all over again. I see all the images in a whole new way now. I adore the new number stamps you found!
Posted by: Leslie | February 19, 2011 at 04:28 AM
Hey its amazing that you still have the antique rubber sign makers stamps, I would love to store those in my antique collection because I just love the old fonts very much and I am a big freak of antique things.....!!!!
Posted by: New kitchen cabinets | April 10, 2011 at 11:10 PM
Judy...over 3000 stamps, wow, that's impressive...I just got a few old ones, newspaper illustration stamps from the flee market on Fairfax and Melrose, some of them are numbers and letters...you should check it out....every Sunday...they are so awesome.
Thanks for telling about those you found at Kinokuniya...I'll be there in two weeks, I hope they still have these, they are really cool...I am going to see the Graffiti show at the Gefen...Have you seen it?
Anyway, I hope your daughter is feeling better..it sucks when they are sick...at any age, you are right.
It was fun seeing you at Artfest Judy,..XOXOrly
Posted by: Orly | April 25, 2011 at 10:35 PM