by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 12, 2013 | Art, Nashville!
Looking forward to seeing Sensuous Steel, which promises to be a lush and brilliantly guest-curated exhibit of gorgeous period cars matching the Art Deco period old Post Office that is home to Nashville's Frist Center for the Visual Arts. These people, this...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 3, 2013 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Spirituality
Since about the time I plunged into the blogosphere, in 2008, I've been following a number of artists and photographers. Kelly Rae Roberts, being one of the more spectacular. Instagram has helped me reconnect with many of these artist bloggers and more. Here's...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 31, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Do you know how important your voice is to the world? Every person has a story. Really….This is a repost with a slight revision or two as today, I'm, again–now for the third time–last was in Chattanooga–priviledged to join forces...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 29, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Descending down the long-tall escalator at one of our local cinemas the other night, my friend and I glided by the guragantuan movie posters. We chuckled at the silly characters, such as the one-eyed, green monster wearing braces who was so ugly he was cute. Passing...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 24, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Graduation came and went. Nearly a week ago. And, I am still processing it all. The day. This milestone. Very slowly processing. Yet, perhaps not yet willing to take the time to full process it all. I've been working on my book this week. By the time this blog...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 21, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability
It was 1998 and we were a year into autism early intervention. What you did or didn't do beyond the standard speech/language, occupational and educational therapies was controversial. I found it all grueling. The rigor. The constancy. Where, I asked, was the...