like so many others, i've been enchanted by the poster that has been slowly making it's way into the public eye over the last 9 years. this last year especially has done wonders for it's transition from obscurity, by the likes of popular magazines like domino, blogs, and newspaper features. people everywhere are finding reassurance in this distinctive design originating from a propaganda poster printed by the British Government’s Ministry of Information in 1939. it was one of three different designs, and the only one of the group not to be distributed even after the print run of 2.5 million posters. almost all were destroyed, but a few made their way out of the pulping, and there are only two decent originals known to exist to date. UK book shop owners stuart and mary manley discovered the poster at the bottom of a dusty old box of books more than 50 years later. they later redefined the art of the crown of king george the VI for a clean version they could print and sell to satisfy the many requests they received from patrons who admired it hanging on their bookstore wall. thanks to the very kind and generous stuart and mary manley, rubber soul is honored to be a part of conveying this historic attitude of mind.
we started on this idea of making it into a rubber stamp in january, and have had so much fun making it a reality. with the daily challenges as of late that we can all relate to, it's given us a skip in our step to have something so positive and fun to think about. i mean, perhaps it's just my rubber soul, but i can't remember ever being THIS excited about a rubber stamp before. my brain is a buzz with ideas!
for more on the interesting history of the poster, please check out this page at barter books. i also enjoyed reading mary manley's blog post on what the process has been like for them since their discovery of the poster.
thanks so much for visiting! ok then, carry on.
Recent Comments