I used to think I would be good at naming nail polishes, but then again, I think every girl has thought that (you have, haven't you?). If you ever wonder about who actually names the polishes, I found these short articles interesting (here and here).
But back to me (because it's always about me, RIGHT) - I don't actually think I'd be very good at coming up with names. I could maybe come up with one or two clever names, a few practical names, and then...burn out. I like to buy the cheap, craft acrylic paint in many, many colors. It's my favorite testing them out and reading and writing the names of each color next to the beautiful blob of paint. I've come to realize that I'm very good at appreciating the names of these paints (and of nail polishes) that OTHER people of come up with. Sure, it's easy to point out a bad name, but when the names are good - they are GOOD.
I've been struggling naming all my new pieces in my Nature Studies series. I keep an ongoing notebook of all the words I like, related words, and short phrases that ring true to my pieces, but the final decision - ugh, I dread it. I'm dying to know, how do you name your pieces? Does a name come immediately upon finishing? Do you just name it to name it and get it done with? Let me know! When I tend to commit too quickly I end up hating/regretting the choice. So back to my notebook, filled with pages and pages of words that have yet to become a name.