There is something absurdly creative about Bill Mayer's sketches. He took postal stamps of historical figures and sketched scenes around them, capturing the personality of the subject with simple strokes. Call it a fringe event, but I was so engaged in each one, that the remainder of the open white space drew itself further in my mind. Kinda freaky really.
Abe:) May 5, 2012 @ 12:02 am
Good stuff!
suzanne.artist May 5, 2012 @ 7:48 am
Incredibly clever! Makes me want to go out and buy some old stamps at a tagsale! SU
nthayer May 7, 2012 @ 9:02 am
I love this! I want to use this idea with my high school kids
hugo May 7, 2012 @ 10:48 am
@nicholas If you do, send us pictures. We'd love to see what your class comes up with.
sanslechien May 7, 2012 @ 1:15 pm
So rad, I thoroughly enjoyed all of those. Especially the one with the whole decapitation thing happening.
michie07 May 12, 2012 @ 10:22 am
these are so great...love it.
flowa May 13, 2012 @ 5:31 pm
it's so crazy. i love it.
Florabelle September 11, 2015 @ 1:49 pm
This work makes me think Saul Steinberg\'s slightly degenerate twin got a hold of my stamp collection. Fun.