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Friday, January 27, 2012

What's in a Name?

I really have to say that artwork comes naturally to me....... must be in my blood because there are quite a few talented people in my family. Many times I don't even know what a painting/project is going to be  well into it...... then poof or voila! and I have this item of beauty...... but ask me to put a name on it...... forget it........ I draw a blank (no pun intended). Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet." How do we know that we are naming something the right name? Sometimes the name is obvious...... like an orange....... it's color is orange or did the name of the color come from the fruit? Which came first? the chicken or the egg?....... ok I'm getting off track, but when my children were born we came up with their names before they were born....... not after like some people do. What if they were better off being called Jack instead of Jake or Elvis instead of Evan?  I know I have called them by many other colorful names when they've pissed me off....... but I'll save that for another post. The real question is why can't I put a name to my art without this panic? What if it's wrong? and who says it's wrong? and why do I care?...... Anyway I posted some of the paintngs that I need help naming and PLEASE feel free to sugest names and comment. Stop back often cuz I have a lot of nameless paintings and will be posting them before I put them in my Etsy shop. Thanks in advance :) from this desperate artist