In this article in the ceramic arts network archives potter virginia cartwright explains how she makes her polymer clay stamps.
Making stamps for ceramics.
As with everything in ceramics there are many ways to make clay stamps.
We specialize in custom clay stamps for professional potters using artwork or logos you create or your customer requests.
This technique is great if you don t want to wait for a bisque fire to work your stamps into production.
This video shows the basics of how to make a signature stamp or a makers mark stamp in clay.
I make a lot of ceramics and like all of my art i like to put a signature on my things.
Except it can be a little tiring to make the same signature over and over again especially if you got a lot of 20 something items you all need signatures on.
It is a super fun way to personalize your work by making your own marks.
In today s video an excerpt from her dvd creative forming with custom texture which is now available as a.
Produced in about 1 week or less.
The purpose of these stamps is to press them into soft or leathe.
A lot of potters make custom texture stamps by carving into or pressing a piece of clay into an existing texture and then bisque firing it.
More ways to make custom pottery stamps.
Our clay stamp making process was developed by artist joel socwell while studying ceramics at the university of wisconsin whitewater.