I’ve just posted my first entry on my new blog at a is for anika.
The subject was particularly perfect for a first entry on my new site, so I won’t cross post it over here. You’ll just have to go over there to see what it is!
I’ll still be posting on this blog for a while, but they’ll only be partial entries or introductions to the full entries that I’ll be posting on my new site.
It’s been a long time coming and I’m really thrilled about finally making the transition to the new blog and the new name. I hope you’ll follow me over there!
I’ve been using the name, “anika mari,” for a little over three years. It was a name I came up with to distinguish my artwork from my graphic design work. Basically it’s my first and middle name, but unless you know that about me, you might think that my last name is Mari. It isn’t, and for some reason it always made me a little uncomfortable, like I was pretending to be someone I’m not. It’s possible that I’m over-thinking it a bit, but I always thought it would be somewhat confusing to have a company called Anika Mari by Anika Starmer.
In the interest of avoiding confusion, I’ve been searching for an alternative studio name for almost all of the three years that I’ve been using “anika mari”. Over the years, I’ve had a few likely candidates, but none of them were “it”.
Now that I’m at a point where I’m interested in setting up an online shop, and perhaps getting my work shown in some places (like, IRL!), I felt that familiar tug to come up with a different name. If I’m ever going to change my studio name, it’s now or never.
After a brain storming session filled with lots of ideas (some good, some bad, and some in between), I’m happy to announce that I’ve decided on a new name! In the near future I’ll be switching over to “a is for anika” at aisforanika.com. There’s nothing up yet, but there will be soon, and eventually I’ll be moving this blog over there too.
I’ll give plenty of notice about when I make the switch, and I’ll be cross posting to this blog for a while as I make the transition. If you happen to read this blog with any regularity, this is just the first notice that I’ll be changing things in the future.
