I forget most of the time, but I think a lot of people here do. Reminds me, on my Chrismas gifts andexchange item to remember to
If I do, it's on the back or somewhere that doesn't interfere with the design
Maria

Do you just use a sharpie or something, or use mosaic somehow?

i use a sharpie on the bottom of tiles, bowls etc. when i did a garden ball, i wrote my initials on a tiny white piece of paper and stuck it behind a piece of clear glass and glued that in amongst all the coloured glass on the ball. it's hard to find it unless you're looking for it.

I print out my name and the year in a nice font from my computer. I glue these onto the back of clear glass squares and drop them into the bottom right corner of my windows. For the bowling balls/garden orbs, I determine a "bottom" and glue it there.

Sometimes I use Wench's method of signing, but I use the large glass globs. Also use the alphabet beads to just put my initials, and sometimes, like SHRTY, I forget.

I've been thinking about this too. When I do a landscape design I always signed my designs but haven't yet signed
a glass project because they've been more of an educational
process and not really meant for sale. However last week at Delphi I purchased a writing pen that bakes onto glass
with the intention of signing future projects.
If your intention is to sell your work, I would always sign it.

I sign mine with a fine point gold marker ,it does not wash off.

Thanks for all the input. I've not got anything to sign yet, but wondered what the normal practice was. I always mark my pottery, so I can find them off the bisque shelves (I go to a city craft center & there are lots of things that end up looking too much alike until glazed.)

PS.. Linlee, even if you aren't selling the things, I would imagine that somewhere down the road ~ that moth for example ~ someone would like to be able to look & say, "see? she did do it, here is her xxxxx" It will be an heirloom to someone in the far, far, far away future.

I write my name and year on the back or bottom. Just started doing it about 6 months ago when someone suggested it. I think if nothing else, I will know when it was made. I'd love to have my own signature small tile but for now that is a dream.

Sometimes I use a sharpie and sign the back, but I have also used a dremel to engrave my name and date on a piece of glass within the project.

Ever since I got my awesome bowl from Nicethyme I use her method which is like Wenchs and others. I use the computer make a nice font put my name the year and month then decoupage it on and cover it with a piece of clear glass.
My frying pan and a few others I had written on with a black marker.