Okay. This is weird, but it was something I needed to make. I was at work (Katonah Art Center), and for reasons I don't need to bore you with, it came up that we needed a "sold out" stamp. I volunteered to carve one, noting that I've been carving a block a day for 10+ months and I can't think of anything else to carve. My dear friend and co-worker Alek said, "so you're sold out of ideas!" So yeah, I'm sold out of ideas, but I have a couple months to go so pleeeeeease leave me suggestions. :)
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I still think buildings or architectural elements would be good - you can stamp up a little city.
How about a few ribbony banners that you can use for labels. Along the same theme: borders/boxes/corners
Interchangeable heads and body parts that you can make characters or paper dolls from.
Clock elements...numbers, hands, face plate
I know they are fairly dull suggestions, but they are fairly useful.
dogs
insects
windows
Pole dancers for Obama... heh heh.
Suggestions:
nipples
despair
jello
age
fever
That help?
Took - I'd love to do buildings. I'm not so good at straight lines and symmetry though. I'll try. I did numbers (I think I have one more to go). Clock hands might be fun.
Natalya - I did a couple dogs already (for the Chinese Zodiac), but I could do some specific breeds. I feel like I've done all the insects I can, although I know they're popular. Windows have the same problem as buildings - straight lines and symmetry.
Willie - Hmmm. Where to begin...I've done a few blocks that have nipples in them (la sirena for one). I'm trying to decipher the meaning of your list. If I didn't know better, I'd think you were calling me old, feverish and gelatinous. And sad and naked. But I know you love me. :)
items of clothing - socks, pants, dresses, jackets, ties, hats, maybe to go with Took's paper dolls?
musical instruments - even specifically guitars 'cause there are so many shapes/types
Negative alphabet - carve away the letter, do something neat to the background
Oo, oo, a sort-of mousetrap - (but the good kind that would take the little guy out of harm's way in a humane way and re-located him to mouse Xanadu) like, multipart with gears and pulleys and stuff - did you have that game when you were a kid?
Or any kind of imaginary machine with lots of parts and gears
did you already do western zodiac symbols?
Greek, Russian, Arabic or Sanskrit letters
office supplies, art supplies, tools (hand or power), hardware
musical notation
jigsaw puzzle pieces
some sort of character in slightly different positions each day to make a flip book
random textures in big blocks
PS: Somebody in Houston asked me if you really were a pole dancer. *snort*
Jane - A negative alphabet could be fun. As could Western zodiac. Hmmm...I'll have to contemplate.
ps ...and what was your response?
Oooh...I like the suggestions from j.davila of gears/pulleys/imaginary machine parts -- goes with your robots!
And jigsaw puzzle pieces! (I've been trying for forever to figure out how to use *my* carvings to stamp onto mini jigsaw puzzles and put them into Arto-boxes. I'm just not happy with the way they smear on the slightly shiny paper side and how they soak into the more papery side.)
architecturial elements, noses, shape of clouds, lamps, chairs, mugs, teacups, earrings, lips,...if i think of more to add to the list, i'll come back.
wow Jane is sure full of ideas..
i'm still partial to dogs - briard, chihuahua, weiner dog, papillion, yorkie, lab, terrier...
or how about dog parts, heads, bodies, legs, especially tails! and then you could design any kind of dog you like.
chakras
tibetan symbols
frida hearts
cats
houses
prayer flags
I'd like to introduce myself...
I am Jennifer Mazzucco and have been following your blog for a long time. I love it and have been so inspired by your stuff = especially, the teaching ideas. I am a teacher and borrowed your mexican nicho idea. The kids had a blast! I went to your show at Bhoomi Cafe last year and love your quilts too. I had a show there right after yours. Don't know why it took me this long to connect. My blog is reminders2bepresent.blogspot.com
with gratitude and peace,
jennifer
Have you done an outer space/sci fi series?
I like Jane's idea of Arabic letters, I took arabic last year and the letters are so COOL looking.
http://www.tps.edu.ee/nastik/ar-en/index.php?
This website has a good translator- you type in english and it will give you the arabic script!
all the milagro shapes!
Thanks everyone - lots of good suggestions. I'm still deciding...
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