Although my BA is in Studio Art, I immersed myself in Printmaking for about eight years. A few years ago I began doing Mixed Media in which a series of stamps were used. It served as almost an extension of my printmaking and dovetailed with it beautifully. I make all my own stamps and find using them "liberating". The method I use has little planning. I start with a few stamps and follow where that takes me. It almost always is a surprise.