Creating a Clay Signature or Makers-Mark Stamp for Pottery

This video shows the basics of how to make a signature stamp or a makers-mark stamp in clay. The purpose of these stamps is to press them into soft or leatherhard clay pieces for identification or decoration, or they could also be used for decorative fondant uses in baking. (My daughter makes them for her cakes!) I show how to make a stamp from a cherry tomato sized hunk of clay and how to carve it when leatherhard. We use grogless earthenware, as it is easy to clean and smooth without the grog.
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I made this video for my Ceramics students at Mason High School. This is the first project that the kids do in clay… and it normally takes just two days or class bells. I have a powerpoint I use with the kids. If you would be interested in seeing that, here is a GoogleSlide link:
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I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 28 years, the past 20 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; www.etsy.com/shop/KaransPotsA...
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  • @KellieDeterman
    @KellieDeterman5 жыл бұрын

    Karen, thank you for being such a devoted teacher. Your videos have brought back an excitement for ceramics that has become dormant while I was teaching K-5 students. I want to explore so much more in clay with my middle school students now. Thank you for being a wonderful find here. Keep warm ;) Kellie in the Mitten state.

  • @brandy3198
    @brandy31985 жыл бұрын

    I am one of those people who, when her creative juices start flowing all rules are tossed aside and I do my own thing. Watching your videos and others like it help by putting those 'tricks of the trade' in the back of my head and without thinking I use them. Thanks, you're a wonderful teacher.

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brandy Pollard -thank you!! :)

  • @coldfire05
    @coldfire054 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thank you for taking the time to share!! I would add one more thing to the stamps, and that is to make like an arrow scratched into the side of the shaft to indicate orientation. That saves time having to look at the stamp everytime, making sure you are positioning the stamp correctly. Cheers, Nick

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    4 жыл бұрын

    What an excellent idea!!!!

  • @vivophonepm640
    @vivophonepm6405 жыл бұрын

    Great idea wonderful thanks for teaching us.

  • @kenschelberg5577
    @kenschelberg55773 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video and explanation. Thanks and much appreciated.

  • @janicedavy3193
    @janicedavy31935 жыл бұрын

    Hello thanks for sharing your video. Great idea, next time I will try it. God bless you.

  • @BrokenArrowPottery
    @BrokenArrowPottery5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! Thanks! ♥♥♥

  • @ronniepryor6610
    @ronniepryor66104 жыл бұрын

    love this!!!

  • @bryankauder9040
    @bryankauder90403 жыл бұрын

    So helpful, thank you!

  • @CoxJoxSox
    @CoxJoxSox4 жыл бұрын

    You do a great job

  • @lauramarchesani3117
    @lauramarchesani31172 ай бұрын

    Thank you. This was very helpful to me.

  • @GypsyTheGoatOnTube
    @GypsyTheGoatOnTube2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, thankyou!!!

  • @tango-bravo
    @tango-bravo2 жыл бұрын

    Would have loved to see some impressions done with the stamp!

  • @deepashtray5605
    @deepashtray56053 жыл бұрын

    I found a very easy way to make a maker's mark stamp is to carve it into a piece of plaster of Paris first then take the pressed image off of that. This allows you to get nice clean detail and you have a permanent mold to easily reproduce the same design, and you're not screwing around with making a mirrored image.

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes- that’s a great way to do one! Since I have 150 kids making them each semester though- I try to avoid the use of plaster for this first mini project of theirs!

  • @deepashtray5605

    @deepashtray5605

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KaransPotsAndGlass Kids and plaster...what could possibly go wrong...? :)

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol!

  • @alshaeerpottery7688
    @alshaeerpottery76884 жыл бұрын

    I like it very nice

  • @zaynkataw83
    @zaynkataw832 жыл бұрын

    useful. thank you

  • @user-ys5oj4zq5p
    @user-ys5oj4zq5p4 жыл бұрын

    Спасибо!

  • @aliali-st4ye
    @aliali-st4ye5 жыл бұрын

    Nice ^-^

  • @margaretmathis4775
    @margaretmathis47755 жыл бұрын

    Is there ever a chance that you would get a spot that would accidentally chip off, and if so how can you prevent and/or fix it? OK, at 9:00 you might have answered this....but is there a way to prevent it from happening?

  • @Gonebad
    @Gonebad5 жыл бұрын

    Just found this channel, new to pottery. Your videos give me hope. Can the stamps be glazed?

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    5 жыл бұрын

    If you want to stamp clay, I wouldn't recommend glazing the stamp face- as the glaze would be more likely to stick to the clay. The porous nature of the bisque stamp allows it to release cleanly most of the time! :)

  • @xcryxbabyx2001

    @xcryxbabyx2001

    5 жыл бұрын

    I feel like glazing the handle would be fine?

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@xcryxbabyx2001 Yes- absolutely! Just stand it up on the stamp face when it fires! I actually do like to do that with my favorite stamps sometimes so I can find them more easily! :)

  • @jamessonke4411
    @jamessonke44115 жыл бұрын

    I love how you just fast forward, instead of cutting. That way we can still see the technique happen lol

  • @mercion9914
    @mercion99143 жыл бұрын

    Do we carve after the clay dries?

  • @beautyanjali.9990
    @beautyanjali.99903 жыл бұрын

    Woo

  • @lynnt5859
    @lynnt58595 жыл бұрын

    I’ve missed you! Hope life is good

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awwwww!!! Thanks, Lynn! :) . All is great- just busy! ;)

  • @paigehones4961
    @paigehones49614 жыл бұрын

    Hello, do you bisque fire your stamp after it dries?

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes! Bisque firing makes it durable!

  • @paigehones4961

    @paigehones4961

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@KaransPotsAndGlass Thanks for your reply!

  • @NicoSteiner
    @NicoSteiner4 жыл бұрын

    Can't find the "How to make a Roller" video which was mentioned in this video :-(

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh!!!! I’ve not made it yet! Sorry!! I’ll try to get one done during the quarantine!

  • @NicoSteiner

    @NicoSteiner

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@KaransPotsAndGlass Thank you, this would be nice. And also thank you for great explanations of how to create a signature stamp. A friend of mine was asking me to try to create one for her. She brought the clay and some tools around 1 hour ago. Never touched clay before, so I am a little bit nervous ;-) Here is a picture of my plan, based on your suggestions (hope KZread allows the link, maybe you have to Copy&Paste): imgur.com/a/zOOxXr6 Let's see, how this goes...

  • @rogerdickerson6390
    @rogerdickerson6390 Жыл бұрын

    Should I glaze my stamps, or leave them just unglazed, bisque fired?

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    Жыл бұрын

    I never glaze a stamp face, as the glaze would eliminate the nice porous nature of the bisque which allows it to release from the stamp. Occasionally, I have glazed the handle to make it easier to find. More often than not though, I just use a permanent marker on the handle to make it easier to find!

  • @meenusubrahmanian5692
    @meenusubrahmanian5692 Жыл бұрын

    Hello.. I have a doubt if we have a rubbers stamp, can we use it on clay?

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    Жыл бұрын

    yes, rubber stamps often work! If it sticks to the clay, you can dust the clay lightly with corn starch to facilitate removal without sticking!

  • @user-cj4nn4mp5o
    @user-cj4nn4mp5oАй бұрын

    Do you fire it?

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    Ай бұрын

    Yes!!! They last forever unless they get broken!

  • @tanasiafinch4934
    @tanasiafinch4934 Жыл бұрын

    Tanasia Finch (HERE)

  • @nastiavol3315
    @nastiavol33155 жыл бұрын

    Can I use it on paper?) I guess))) yes

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hi Nastia- they may possibly work on paper, but they would work better on a soft surface, as their surface may not be completely flat to print on paper without gaps. :) . Usually we don't use them to print inks or glazes- we just use them for texture on our clay pieces!

  • @nastiavol3315

    @nastiavol3315

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the answer, do I have to cover itmb with smth to make a print on a letter?

  • @jeffstephenson6950
    @jeffstephenson69503 жыл бұрын

    Kemper wire stylus tool would make this faster.😀

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    3 жыл бұрын

    You’re probably right- but, I don’t buy them for my students as they don’t last in my high school setting without getting destroyed! :(. Not quite durable enough for my teenagers!

  • @screamingmimi90
    @screamingmimi905 жыл бұрын

    Great video except your camera auto focused on the table to your right.

  • @KaransPotsAndGlass

    @KaransPotsAndGlass

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol- I actually had the focus locked. I focused it originally on a specific point where I thought my hands would be- but apparently I didn’t get them exactly in the right spot! Oops! Wish o had a camera person! 😉