I'm beginning to love collecting seals of any sort. My parents were the first to buy me a Chinese 'chop' with my name engraved in it and a Chinese proverb etched in ink with the phrase of good health.
I recently visited a beautiful magic like shop in Rome, Italy which had this extensive collection of initialed wax seals
What drew me to the seal was the rich walnut wood handle shaped perfectly to your hand to make the seal impression and the bronze seal itself with my initials. The pattern of the seal was this sophisticated and delicate waffle-like textured background.
I'm thinking about personalizing my artwork with the seals...but for now, my first wax seal is used on this letter carefully wrapped in Japanese hoshi paper. I love the touch and feel of the letter and for some reason the simplicity of the overall textures are personal. It's a bit tricky to melt the wax (which was this vibrant, smooth red tapered wax stick) so here's my first try :) (Each wax dripping and sealed stamp is different and imperfect, so you can't really get it wrong....yay for that)
