Has anyone read Sage Bray's article in the latest issue of "The Polymer Arts" Magazine? The article about naming your work, that is. Sage is a very prolific writer, so there are many articles she has authored.
She makes several very valid points about the subject. I know that as an artist, this is something that I should be doing .... but it is HARD. I tried doing it for some time back, and finally gave up as I ran out of descriptive words.
Sage supplied some good advice on how to come up with names, so I proceeded to give them a try as I have been struggling to find a suitable word to call my newest obsession. "Tile" earrings is really not a good name. Tiles are more flat, these are shaped like little bricks (thank you, word association).
The light bulb appeared over my head - hence "Bricka" Earrings are born.
It has been a crazy couple of weeks at work and around the domicile, so I have only created a few Bricka's. Luckily this technique caters itself to working 10 minutes here and there .... there are a lot of steps that need drying time between them
Latest pictures also include a prop - trying to add a bit of interest to my pretty bla photos. I have noticed that most of the pictures I pin on Pinterest have interesting backgrounds.
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| 4 Hears |
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| Waiting for Spring |
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| Full Circle |
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| Poppy |
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| Morning Cuppa |
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| Dots and Hearts |
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| Sealed with xoxox |
Fantastic work - I really love these. Naming things are hard - I have the hardest time too with it. Thank you for sharing that!!!
ReplyDeleteI admire Sage's editorial skills as well as her artistry... but I agree: this "naming" every design can feel stifling. I don't make much effort unless a name occurs spontaneously. Love all your "Brickas", JuLee :)
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