How to Carve Porcelain Maker's Marks - From Start to Finish

Learn the complete process of carving porcelain maker's marks in this comprehensive 16-minute video tutorial. Follow along as the artist demonstrates each step, from preparing the porcelain and carving the design to bisque firing, glazing, and reduction firing. Discover essential tools, techniques, and tips for creating professional-quality stamps. Observe the construction of firing jigs, packing methods for both electric and gas kilns, and the final reveal of the finished, glazed pieces. Gain insights into the entire ceramic process, from raw clay to finished product, and see how these custom stamps are used to sign completed pottery works.

– Introduction
– The tools used
– Preparing the porcelain
– Separating out the 'blanks'
– Piercing holes in the handles
– Grinding the tops flat
– Two tips and tricks
– Penciling in my backwards symbol
– The carving begins
– Carving away to create the border
– Cleaning up the length
– Testing the mark
– Packing them for a bisque firing in my electric kiln
– Glazing the stamps
– Creating the 'jigs' which they're fired in
– Packing my ROHDE KG-340 gas kiln
– Firing the gas kiln to cone ten, 1290ºC
– Unpacking the kiln 36 hours later
– Unsheathing them and showing the finished pieces
– Afterword and demonstrating pots being stamped