Drawing faux postage stamps for a postal office in the woods :)

I've done something funny during the weekend.

Funny and challenging in the way I like.

I've drawn 22 faux postage stamps in black&white, filling two pages of my moleskine journal (pochet size).

I started without a precise intention. I was waiting for my boyfriend in the car, last saturday: empty and boring time I decide to fill with some drawing.

I drew a stamp. I found it funny and I drew a second stamp. And a third.

The thing became addictive and soon a funny idea knocked to my brain: designing a lot of postage stamps for MadameRenard's post office.

I'm 34 years old, but I still like to play :)

I gave a title to all of the stamps I've drawn.

PAGE 1:

1- my main passions (sewing, books, childish things)

2- stylized sewing tools (pins, bottons, tape measure)

3- italian landscape

4- flowers under the rain (inspired to my batiq n.5)

5- a fox contemplating the sunset

6- leaves and fruits

7- white fox

8- creative tools (pencil, scissors, brush)

9- bread on the kitchen table

PAGE 2:

10- yummy fruits for a fog

11- abstract

12- dragonfly

13- italian village in summer

14- geometric black&white

15- happy fox

16- a passion for softies

17- clothes drying in the wind

18- footmarks

19- stylized book spines

20- a fox in love for a new dress

21- snow

22- dawn on italian Alpes

All of these stamps have something to say about my world, my passions, my being italian, my totem (the fox).

I've tried to play with different subjects, shapes and styles, giving attention to every little detail.

I've noticed that working on small scale is a good thing for me and, though drawing in a rectangular frame is usual, I really like to work into squares (am I ready for inchies?).

I'm so happy when a creative practice teach me something about me and shows other creative ways to walk.

My boyfriend has been really impressed by these two pages. His favourite stamps are n. 3 ,5, 15.

Please, write a comment and indicate your favourite stamps! I need to know it! :)