And The Title Is...
Well, the Name This Painting! Contest for this year is over.
Many thanks to everyone who has participated and sent in thoughtful and imaginative monikers for consideration. There were over 80 titles submitted and they ranged from the humorous (From Chair to Eternity) to the poetic ( Autumn Has Fallen on My Summer Chair) to a combination of both:
Whose chairs these are I think I know
I bought them at IKEA. Though
They looked the same
It’s clear to see that one is lame.
There were many differing interpretations of the painting, all evocative, and I have been torn all morning trying to choose the one that best fits the piece. I may have to put finalists up for an online vote in the future because I’ve been struggling with this. So many worthy efforts.
But, in the end, I do have to choose and I have to choose that which falls closest to how I see the painting. The winner this year is from Michael Harris from down around Philadelphia for his title:
Persist (All We Know).
This title struck a chord immediately with me and came close to to summing up a theme that I’ve had running through my head lately, about how we endure this world by simply putting our heads down and trudging ahead on our chosen path. This will to survive and struggle forward, to persist, is part of us. It’s all we truly know.
So you can see why I was taken by this title. Thank you, Michael, for a great title. And many, many thanks to everyone who made the effort in sending in their titles. Your titles will continue to be part of this painting, as well, adjoined on the back for all time. They all contribute something to it.
Thanks again, everyone!
Redtree Times 
This was a great contest. I hope you decide to do something like this again in the future.
Congrats to the winner!
Thanks so much, Dave, and thanks for the titles. The group you submitted was really great. I will be doing this again next year and maybe something kind of similar later in the fall. I’m still working out the details in my head. Check back!
I really enjoyed the contest, and the title’s great.
What’s interesting is that, with the new title, I see the piece differently! The power of words combined with images – there’s a lesson there for folks who say “word bloggers” never should “lower” themselves to the addition of graphic and images in their posts. (Yes, those people do exist.)