Rain Tree

I guess this nostalgia bug hit me again and I suddenly had the urge to do some rubber stamp carving.. 

Back when I was an upper Primary school kid in the early 90's, I remember having to memorize the local plants and trees. Bougainvillea... Dumbcane.. Ixora plant.. Flame of the forest.. And our favorite, the rain tree, with its unique umbrella-shaped crown. And suddenly, all the good things that happened in the early 90's flooded back to my puny brain, and I just had to doodle out that image of the rain tree...

Kinda random. I know. And I ended up creating a stamp out of it. I also finally decided to use my double-colored Horunabi rubber block, after a year of fearing that I might ruin the perfect yumminess of the block. I was insane. Period.

The stamped image is slightly smaller than 2 7/8" by 1 7/8". And to instill some good rubber stamp carving habits, I decided to put in some effort in neatening and rounding the rubber block.. *smiles*

Hamano Atsuko's Rubber Stamp Carving Session

A rare chance to meet the Japanese rubber stamp carving artist, and of course to learn some ropes from the master herself.

できた！(Completed!)

先生と一生に～ (together with Hamano sensei)

まだ上手じゃないと思うけど。。(think I'm still not that good yet)

A closer look at the postcard backgrounds...

Still a beginner at rubber stamp carving, but I had fun!

Background stamps for Warmth, Love and Harmonization

Smaller stamps to form the bigger background for Procrastination (credit goes to some design inspirations from Hamano Astuko)

毎朝のスタンプ#7

Hi all, this is the last day for this week's "毎朝のスタンプ"'s special. Since this is the final stamp, I've done something a little different.

It's a little experiment to create customized fabric by stamping. Illustration courtesy of Ezaline. (We're planning something. Hope it'll work out!)

毎朝のスタンプ#6

This is for Saturday. A chrysanthemum. =) Think I put too much ink at the top of the stem...

毎朝のスタンプ#5

This is supposed to be for Friday!! >< Usa-chan~~

毎朝のスタンプ#4

It's kinda too late to be the morning, yar? ... =X



My illustration is based on a vase of carnations I have right now in my living room! Haha..

毎朝のスタンプ#3

It can't decide to be a gift or an emergency sign... Haha

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毎朝のスタンプ#2

I'm in the mood for bows!

And here's a real one for ya.. Totally hand-sewn with love.

毎朝のスタンプ#1

If possible, I'll try to carve a simple rubber stamp every morning this week. Stamp for today!




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Grumpy Matryoshka..

Maybe I need more stable hands... Or maybe I should have started with something bigger that's easier to carve...

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