All Encompassing Names
July 3, 2014
Inspirational Art
If you work with a high volume of finished pieces, even if they are all one of a kind, it can be hard to effectively name all of them so one option is to name the series rather than each individual piece. This floral cane pendant is stunning enough on it’s own but there is a certain added awe when you find out that artist Ivy Niles calls the series of canes she made this from the Mortal Coil series.
Ivy’s collection of available canes are organized by the series name in her Etsy shop. Browse her Mortal Coil and other cane series as well as finished jewelry in those all encompassing pages.
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Names for Everything
July 2, 2014
Inspirational Art
I have to bring up Christine Damm this week since the first time I ever mentioned naming on this blog was in reference to her shop name–“Stories They Tell”. It’s simple, but really effective, and she also names all her pieces to reflect her thoughts on the work. This one is a happy piece called All That Jazz. The name definitely pushes you towards considering the more musical parallels the colors, shapes and lines convey.
So what does your art, your shop, and (if different) your business names tell others? What do other artist’s shop and business names say to you? These are great questions to ask yourself if you are looking to start something new or change things up in where and how you sell your work.
Find out more about Christine’s work as well as checking out more unusual and story conveying names on her Flickr pages and her blog.
If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.
If you work with a high volume of finished pieces, even if they are all one of a kind, it can be hard to effectively name all of them so one option is to name the series rather than each individual piece. This floral cane pendant is stunning enough on it’s own but there is a certain added awe when you find out that artist Ivy Niles calls the series of canes she made this from the Mortal Coil series.
Ivy’s collection of available canes are organized by the series name in her Etsy shop. Browse her Mortal Coil and other cane series as well as finished jewelry in those all encompassing pages.
If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.
I have to bring up Christine Damm this week since the first time I ever mentioned naming on this blog was in reference to her shop name–“Stories They Tell”. It’s simple, but really effective, and she also names all her pieces to reflect her thoughts on the work. This one is a happy piece called All That Jazz. The name definitely pushes you towards considering the more musical parallels the colors, shapes and lines convey.
So what does your art, your shop, and (if different) your business names tell others? What do other artist’s shop and business names say to you? These are great questions to ask yourself if you are looking to start something new or change things up in where and how you sell your work.
Find out more about Christine’s work as well as checking out more unusual and story conveying names on her Flickr pages and her blog.
If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.
