Many have branding irons with the're name-initials or symbols, some carve or scratch the're name in, some even put stickers, buttons, and medallions. A little food for thought: If you spend presious time creating a beautiful work of art and then scratch your name on the bottom like a first grader would with his picture of a tree & a dog or is it a cat, however cute and heartwarming for a first grader it just don't seem to make it in the Art World. "MAKE YOUR SIGNITURE AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOUR ART-WORK.