01.20.2017
Spinning fast. Trimming smooth.
Love working with my Giffin Grip… makes studio life so much easier!
And then some signing to finish off the bottoms.
They are now under wraps again for the night… for tomorrow I add handles!
When I first started making pots, I signed the bottoms by printing my name in block letters. A couple years in, I switched to hand signing each and every pot. I prefer the personal signature to reinforce the “handmade-ed-ness” of each pot. And yet, I know some of those old pots are still out there… so we refer to the pots with printed letters as “vintage.”
Gary, I love the decoration on your mugs. I also believe in a personal signature, and its significance to the piece. So many folks use a chop, or other hard to find or identify symbol. This makes it hard to find the potter later.
best,
Pres