Founding the Fanciful Fox

Why The Fanciful Fox? It wasn’t the first name that popped into my mind. I hemmed, I hawed and per my usual tendencies, I did endless research before settling on a name for this blog. I went through the “to dash or not to dash” query. The “should I just use my own name?” query. The “should I really even start a blog?” query. Then I pondered some more.

After a couple of days of this, I finally tired of over-thinking the whole thing and started playing with words. “Fox” came to mind first because it was my beautiful grandmother’s maiden name and gave me a way to honor her. It also made sense seeing as I paint quite a few animals. The “Fanciful” part? Well, first I’ll admit that I’m a sucker for alliteration. I also like the playful sound of the word and the fact that it ties into my penchant for also painting symbolic and mythologically based pieces. 

I also felt that this name wouldn’t tie me down too much. It would allow me to take off on my flights of fancy, as I’m prone to do, and share thoughts on other things besides art. While art is my first love (and there will be a lot of that here), I also wanted to feel free to share my love of Portland, books (oh, how I adore books), food and quirky facts. My adventures in creating our first home and those delightful little treasures that I occasionally find in second hand shops. 

So this is where I find myself, sharing these first words and starting on a new adventure. And like Lola below, I'm curious to see where it goes....

Lola Was a Curious Bird

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