i must chime in on this one, as the unofficial name crisis expert 🙂 (see my artist statement on profile). i use to sign my work TLG. i liked being anonymous in way, without people making judgements based on a name. people seemed to naturally call me that on their own too. for example when i had a corporate job, they just called me TLG without even knowing i was an artist. also for as long as i can remember, at a very young age too, people naturally call me Ms. TaLisa. about 2 years ago a mentor suggested that i use my name. i knew no way i was using my whole last name, so i started very confidently signing my work “TaLisa.” – like I’m TaLisa, period, what else do you need to know?
Pick what you will go forth in confidence with!