Over the years I've sometimes signed my work and not at others. There are certain types of work that seemed appropriate to sign, and other types that seem otherwise. I've always signed trucks, but NEVER applied my signature to a boat.or fire truck. Somehow I have this respect for boats and trains that never felt right to impose upon. I always sign a gold job and most window work, hanging signs, realty signs, and sometimes a banner if it's hand lettered. I usually like the signature to be subtle enough for it to require some searching for it by the curious, so as not to be imposing as an unpaid for solicitation. I've always admired how the quality pinstripers have approached this. Somehow the vagueness of this feels almost superstitious. Anyone understand what I'm trying to express?
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Posted by Pierre St.Marie (Member # 1462) on :
I understand exactly what you're talking about, but since you ended one sentence with a preposition......it ruined the whole post for me. :^( ;^) BTW......I can't remember ever signing anything. Maybe I should have? Too old now.
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Posted by Janette Balogh (Member # 192) on :
Rick,
I know what you mean. Anytime I look at photos in SignCraft, I find myself looking for sigs. Whether it be shop logos, or personal artist's signatures. Some of them are as impressive to me as the work itself. Subtle, unassuming and creative.
I don't sign my work very often at all, as I don't really like the looks of my sig, and usually have problems figuring out where it would look best.
Most of the time, I just don't even think about it. I've had many folks tell me I should be signing my stuff.
One of these days I'll just devote some time to practicing and perfecting my sig, so I'll be satisfied enough with it to use it. hahahaaaa, that is if I remember to!
Nettie
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Posted by Jerry Mathel (Member # 526) on :
Rick, I think we are exactly in tune on this one. For signing gold window work, I made a tiny little photo silkscreen with 1/8" letters. I stretched the silk over the outside part of a Mason jar lid and use a piece of a Bondo squeegee to apply the back up.
Jerry Mathel Jerry Mathel Signs Grants Pass, Oregon signs@grantspass.com
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Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Yep, the vagueness issue is quite clear My rules on "bugs" would be impossible to put in writing. "When appropriate, with taste" probably sums it up best. I've always admired some of the high end stripers methods. My favorite is Rick Harris in Nashville. Sometimes he breaks the line and puts his sig there, other times he signs on the line itself, we're talkin a signiture on a 1/8" or less line here!!!!
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