Happy Almost Christmas! The end of the year means the end of another semester, and a presentation to show what I've accomplished on my project. Thank you all for voting on your favorite titles these past two weeks. I have come to a decision, but first I want to explain the reasoning behind it. Here are how the votes played out:
6 --Immortalized Moments: A collection of picturesque sights of experiences
12--Extraordinary Encounters with Ordinary Sights
4 --Engage
Immortalized Moments: A collection of picturesque sights and experiences
This was one of the first titles that I came up with when I began brainstorming several months ago. I started with a long list of key words which I then combined in different ways to make titles. This particular title was towards the top of the list for weeks, but I just wasn't thrilled with it. Even though it sounded beautiful, it was too long to be practical (21 syllables!). I also liked the idea of having a title and a subtitle, but the first phrase sounded a little sappy to me and the second one felt generic (like "How to Title your Art Show for Dummies").
Extraordinary Encounters with Ordinary Sights
This was my favorite title for several reasons. I liked the phrase "ordinary sights" because it accurately conveyed how my work appreciates ordinary subject matter like flowers and landscapes. I also liked the word "encounters" and thought it flowed well with "extraordinary." I did not, however, like the word "extraordinary" because my encounters were anything but. Each piece is noteworthy because my audience and I have an extraordinary appreciation for it, not that it was extraordinary to begin with. I wanted a word to convey my appreciation for each sight, so I wasn't completely satisfied with this title.
Engage
This title walked into my brain and introduced itself as I was writing my blog post. It was the word I had been grasping at for weeks without success, and I immediately added it as a third candidate. Unfortunately, it's briefness meant that it was also vague. I'm glad to see that it got a few votes though!
And so, at the last minute and with the help of several opinions, I chose to combine my two favorite titles (not necessarily the ones with the most votes) into one, better title which is:
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Engaging Moments with Ordinary Sights
A collection of work by Julie Barrows
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March 3-31, 2012
Townsend Meeting Hall
Corridor Gallery
12 Dudley Rd, Townsend, MA
(directions and hours are available at www.TownsendLibrary.org)
