1 August 2015
Talking Seals
It Looks Broken!
An artist friend purchased a seal in China but when she tried it out it looked broken.
1 July 2015
Yin/Yang Seals
If you have both a first and last name seals they will usually be opposites in that one will be yin (dark background) and one will be yang (light background).
15 June 2015
Name Seal
The most common seal is a name seal, and the most common name seal contains both first and last names.
15 May 2015
More Than One
If you have both a first and a last name seal the one with your family name will usually go under the signature.
15 April 2015
What’s On a Seal?
Most seals have the name of the artist and are used along with a signature or in place of one, but seals can also include favorite phrases, poems, religious texts, pictures, or any combination of these.
15 November 2014
Name Seals
Name seals can have the family name only, the personal name by itself, both the first and last names together, an artistic name, or a name in combination with a phrase or picture.
15 October 2013
3 May 2013
What is Seal Carving?
When I say that I carve seals the first thing most people think of is the furry mammal that lives in the ocean.
15 February 2013