Sunday, April 21, 2013


An artist should always sign their work, regardless of the medium in which they work (ex pencil, ink, charcoal, paints, ceramics, etc.)  In the realm of glass making, the artists or company/manufacturers signature is known as a "Glass Mark".

Please respond to the following:

  • If you were a glassmaker, what would the name of your company be?  Would the name reflect parts of your own name, the region in which you are making it, or something completely different?  Why? 
  • What are some benefits of signing your work?
  • Go to GlassBottleMarks.com and look at how some glasshouses signed their work. Design your own Glass Mark and upload it to this post in addition to your response to the questions above.  

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2 comments:

  1. mandy floraApril 21, 2013 at 6:11 PM

    Neat idea! The students love to sign their work, I love how you tied that into glass. It does make me wonder, and I wonder what discussion it might generate--- WHY should an artist's work always be signed?

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  2. Carla SnellApril 21, 2013 at 8:38 PM

    I agree with Mandy. This is a great idea. Even though my students are in high school...they still love to sign their work. They want everyone to know who did the nice piece of work. Great lesson for discussion. Love it!

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