making worms

this christmas, since i’m into carving stamps, i’ve decided to make stamps for my nephews as part of their gift from me.  i also thought they might enjoy watching the process, so i waited until we were together at thanksgiving to make the stamp.

the first stamp i carved was of his name.  in the photo above, he’s playing with the rubber “worms” that i’ve carved away from the image.  on another day, i decided to make him a second stamp.  i asked him if he wanted a monster or a rocket ship.  i’ve never really drawn a rocket ship, but i’d seen lots of simple and cool looking rockets and figured i could probably make something that looked more or less like a rocket ship.  of course, he chose the rocket ship.  here’s how it turned out:

not to sound braggy, but i even impressed myself.  i had no idea i knew how to draw and carve such a cool looking stamp!  the best part?  i still have the original pencil drawing and could transfer it to the carving medium again to make another rocket ship stamp for myself!  this is really getting to be an addiction.