Name Art News 20090906

Post date: Sep 7, 2009 4:11:58 AM

2009-September-06:

Just yesterday I was drawing another 90-degree rotational "fam-bi-gram." ("Uh... What-a-gram?" You'll see. Go ahead, keep reading...) My mother contributed a list of names from a family of four with an Irish-sounding last name, along with thoughts on matching the initials of their names with an "anchor" word for an acrostic -- in this case, a synonym for "family" that has four letters: "CLAN." I took that 'anchor' word and drew each letter in such a way that when the page is turned 90 degrees clockwise, each letter serves a second purpose -- that of being the initial of a family member's name. For example, the letter A could have a rounder top so that, when turned 90 degrees clockwise, it looks like a D for Dawn; the horizontal line of the letter L could be moved up a little so that, when turned, it looks like a T for Tavish; etc. I emailed the finished design to my mother last night, and she liked it. Now let's see what The Family thinks of this piece of art.

Above is a partial thumbnail image, also shown in the new section I just added to my Name Art Page. The finished art will include the Family Name, and possibly the street address or simply the town and state, perhaps the "year established," or some other suitable decoration.