to prasadini on names

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prasadini said:

 

Many years ago I was told by an attorney friend that a person can use

any name they want, as long as it is

not intended to defraud, as Linda said.

 

 

Dear prasadini and Sweta ~ I have been considering taking a "pen" name for

my work as an artist and writer. One reason is that I am tired of my last name,

Talbott, which comes from my father and has lots of associations I'd rather

do without. The other is because I'd like a way to sign my artwork that is

simple. I have been very drawn to people who sign their work with a single

name. One I have considered is simply Linda Rae. Rae is my middle name, and I

would use Rae as my art signature or LRae. The other is Nierika Rae, because I

love my screen name.

 

A friend emailed me recently to ask me if my screen name was my spiritual

name. It is, but it is one I chose for myself. It is a shamanic name, a Huichol

Indian word meaning "portal to other (sacred) realities" and "mirror and face

of the diety." I love this because it is a constant reminder that when I

look out of my eyes, I am looking into a mirror, and I know that what I am

seeing is divine, which thus makes me a part of the divine also. In this case,

I

would still use Rae or NRae as my signature.

 

Finally, I have also considered Rae Wolfsinger because of my identification

with Wolf as one of my Power Animals (shamanic) and as a Communicator. Again,

I would sign my work simple as Rae or RaeW.

 

I am working on a new body of work, based on the medicine shield, where each

shield is on a southwest background and has an animal on it. It is as though

the animal is painted on the shield, but part of the animal becomes

three-dimensional and begins to emerge from the shield as though walking into

the

"real" world. When I have enough new work to fill my gallery space, I will pick

one of these names and that will become my art persona.

 

If anyone has any feedback on any of these choices, I'd be interested to

hear it.

Blessings ~ Linda

 

 

 

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I use "Aikya" as my art signature. That was the name I was given as

a spiritual name. My father used only his last name with his first

two initials made into a design.

 

Keep it simple or you'll be sorry later.

 

Aikya

 

Ammachi, nierika@a... wrote:

>

> prasadini said:

>

> Many years ago I was told by an attorney friend that a person can

use

> any name they want, as long as it is

> not intended to defraud, as Linda said.

>

>

> Dear prasadini and Sweta ~ I have been considering taking a "pen"

name for

> my work as an artist and writer. One reason is that I am tired of

my last name,

> Talbott, which comes from my father and has lots of associations

I'd rather

> do without. The other is because I'd like a way to sign my

artwork that is

> simple. I have been very drawn to people who sign their work with

a single

> name. One I have considered is simply Linda Rae. Rae is my middle

name, and I

> would use Rae as my art signature or LRae. The other is Nierika

Rae, because I

> love my screen name.

>

> A friend emailed me recently to ask me if my screen name was my

spiritual

> name. It is, but it is one I chose for myself. It is a shamanic

name, a Huichol

> Indian word meaning "portal to other (sacred) realities"

and "mirror and face

> of the diety." I love this because it is a constant reminder that

when I

> look out of my eyes, I am looking into a mirror, and I know that

what I am

> seeing is divine, which thus makes me a part of the divine also.

In this case, I

> would still use Rae or NRae as my signature.

>

> Finally, I have also considered Rae Wolfsinger because of my

identification

> with Wolf as one of my Power Animals (shamanic) and as a

Communicator. Again,

> I would sign my work simple as Rae or RaeW.

>

> I am working on a new body of work, based on the medicine shield,

where each

> shield is on a southwest background and has an animal on it. It is

as though

> the animal is painted on the shield, but part of the animal

becomes

> three-dimensional and begins to emerge from the shield as though

walking into the

> "real" world. When I have enough new work to fill my gallery

space, I will pick

> one of these names and that will become my art persona.

>

> If anyone has any feedback on any of these choices, I'd be

interested to

> hear it.

> Blessings ~ Linda

>

>

>