Rubber Soul: Rubber Stamps and Correspondence Art

by Sandra Mizumoto Posey

Book Overview

Rubber-stamping as an enticing form of popular art This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878059032
• ISBN13: 9780878059034
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

RUBBER SOUL

I enjoyed this book tremendously. From its Dada cover, to its scores of wonderful illustrations inside, I loved it. Before reading this book, I hadn't understood the folk art aspect of the rubber stamp genre; now I do. Rubber Soul also includes a collection of correspondence art, with its colorful rubber stamp and collage-like effects. I found the images and the text of this book fascinating, a window into other people's creative and personal lives. A treasure.

this book is great fun to read

I bought this book as soon as I heard about it. I liked the story of the correspondents who almost competed with each other to produce interesting art to mail to their friends. Full of interesting characters.

Visually appealing and informational

This book focuses on correspondance artists and their personal methods and motivations. While not a how-to book (it never pretends to be), I found it to be well-written and informative. The pieces featured in the book are stunning.

Fascinating look at artists in it for the art

A large portion of this fun book is dedicated to photos of the artists' works and these really give you a feel for the unusual art they've invented for themselves. The plates could have benefited from being more integrated into the narrative about the artists, but I can't complain about the sheer volume of photos and examples.I'm not sure why another reviewer expected a how-to from a book in a folk art series from an academic publisher, because that's obviously not the goal of this book. Instead, it's a careful study of a group of artists who really love their art. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in rubber stamping, crafts, and mail art.