I’ve tried using my new stamp on the bottom of my pots, but am thinking now of adding it on the side of the pot. I really like these two pots and their use of their stamps. Ponder, ponder!
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| Pottery by Chen Ching, as seen on Marian Marcatili’s Facebook |
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| As seen on Fine Mess Pottery Blog, pottery by Nick DeVries |
my friend Inga Svendson stamps her work on the side and it becomes a ‘full stop’ to her design.
I like it! Great idea!
A stamp isn’t just your ‘signature’ but also a decorative element. One of the ways I use my stamp is to orient a pot for the viewer. Because I usually put the stamp mark on the sides rather than hidden underneath I like to think I’m telling the viewer where and how to look. “This is the front”, in other words. Although there is something nice about the surprise of a stamp on the bottom of a pot, it seems you can also actively use its placement as a way of orienting the viewer. What do YOU feel is the best way to look at your pots?