I often turn to my husband for help with titles for my work. He knows me well enough and we spend enough time discussing world issues on our walks that he can often zero in on an ideal title that sums up what the piece is about. This week I had six pieces photographed so I could add them to my portfolio for residency submissions and to shows. One of those pieces was a collage I did last year that I always loved because it is part of my doll/body/discard series. Last night as we walked my husband once again hit on the perfect title, “Echopraxia”. The crazy thing is it is the title of the sequel to a science fiction book, “Blindsight” that my husband very much wants me to finish reading. It is a book that both my boys loved. I am having a bit of a hard time with this book. It is definitely not a “book group” type book. Back to the word Echopraxia. When I looked up the definition of Echopraxia I realized it captures exactly what I want to say with this piece. Happy Father’s Day to an amazing father and grandfather.
