. I'm taking the opportunity of this unplanned time off to connect with the many artists and creators in this wonderful city that I love. Come with me on my 100-day odyssey of art and creativity in Long Beach. I call it .
August 6th was Day 36. I tried making some block stamps for tomorrow's stamping session.
It's fun to make something from nothing. Something from someone's leftover materials, or nature's discards. I've got quite a few items for block stamping that I picked up from various places.
The idea is to either carve patterns in wood for block stamping, or to stick various things to wood blocks that I retrieved from the discard bin at Lowe's.
Today I used some sheet rubber that I got some time ago from Bud's Auto Upholstery. When I got it, the plan was to use it as a backing for hammering sheet copper. I've got more that I'll save for that, but I thought it would be interesting to try making a simple scene by cutting the sheet rubber and sticking it to the wood. It has some texture to it, so it'll be interesting to see how it prints out.
I read somewhere that silicone adhesive is what I should be using, and I was lucky to have some in the garage.
Here are the steps:
- Cut pattern to be inked/painted out of sheet rubber.
- Fix to wood blocks (I am using 3, one for the ocean, one forthe sand, one for the sky.)
- Glue using silicone adhesive (we'll find out if this works. If not, try something else!)
- Clamp tightly and allow to dry.
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Tidbits, Things, Trails
- I've got lots of other things to stick to blocks: dried reeds, wool, felt, a speedball rubber pad, paper coasters, wood shims for cutting/sanding, pine needles, redwood bark (if it holds up), some tree parts I picked up off the ground.
- A thought: I should have sandpapered the back of the sheet rubber before sticking.
- Mary comes back tomorrow to help me! She may bring some fibers from kitty for mixing... for herself.
Next up:
We'll see if it works! If it does, on to the rest and then to stamp... something! If it doesn't? Find more types of glue!
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Trish Tsoiasue writes as herself about creative and maker topics for and as Handmade Penguin for the Handmade Penguin Blog.
