Blog Titles - NOT so easy

So I developed this urge to start sharing my work, passion and interests via a blog.  “Boho Emporium” was a title which initially sprang to mind.  I figured it pretty much sums up what I’m all about – Art, Jewelry and Fashion (done so in a rather bohemian kind of way).  To my dismay, however, I discovered that when you have to cram up all the letters into a one-word blog title, it just appears rather awkward and confusing.  I mean what’s a “bohoem” and what’s a “porium” ?

So the challenge was on.  I had to come up with an adequate blog title meeting the following requirements :-

1. It shouldn’t look awkward and confusing as a one-word blog title;
2. It should sum up what my work, passion and interests are, being MAINLY art (especially abstract art) and beaded jewelry…

So some titles (and blog descriptions) emerged, and boy, was it tricky!

Let me explain some of them :- 

Blog title – Clover Days

Blog description – When life hands you a clover, DON’T count its leaves.

I figured it may be self-explanatory (or not)…

Blog title – Cupchainreaction

Blog description – (haven’t thought so far)

Although I do use cupchain in my jewelry designs, I don’t use it in ALL of them.  Besides, the art part is not mentioned in the title.  It just seemed incomplete.

Blog title – Brick and Bone

Blog description – (haven’t thought so far)

This is one of those classical examples where the essence of a thing is stripped down to its bare origins in order to come up with a name/title.  For instance – you put art on walls and walls consist of bricks.  You wear jewelry on you body and your skeleton is bone – Brick and Bone, get it?  To my surprise I discovered that this name/title is pretty common on the internet already.  So I had to ditch that one…

Blog title – Want the same thing

Blog description – Desire causes creativity – creation cause desire!

Yes, like that Belinda Carlisle song.  I was seriously considering this one for quite a while, but in the end I could never really FEEL it resonating on the level I wanted…

Eventually I came up with “Splashconnect”, which is ideal because I believe it pretty much says what I mean to say (for my blog title that is).  Splash – no doubt the art part (especially abstract art) and anybody who knows anything about beading will grasp the “connect” part.  Using beads to construct a piece is literally like connecting the dots – even if the “dots” are beads.  From a different point of view the “splash” may also signify the actual act of creation (or just living the creative life), whilst “connect” may denote the fact that I choose to share what I learn and do (via a blog in this instance), hopefully connecting with more like minded individuals out there who share the same kind of interests I do.

At the end of the day, the best we can do is to show up for our art (or whichever creative pursuit) and splash, or squirt, or squeeze whatever is splashable, or squirtable, or squeezable for that given day.  We can’t always control the quality nor the quantity of our daily pursuits, but at least (hopefully) some of those splashes, squirts and squeezes all mashed together may “connect” and end up in something marvellous after all!