by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 14, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
These are exciting times here at GraceArt. We've received seven solicitations, most within the last month and all within the last six months for three solo shows next year (not all yet solidified,) three out-of-town shows and as a featured artist in two books on...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 10, 2011 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Disclosure: Recently, about a dozen Nashville-area bloggers and I were the guests of Hallmark's "Moments Between the Milestones" national tour. Yes, they were hawking a product line, but they do it. Oh. So. Well. I was gifted some goodies from the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 7, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Technology/Blogging
We interrupt this previously scheduled ArtsFriday post here to mourn the loss of Apple/IPAD creator Steve Jobs who, Wednesday, surrendered in his long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs was a creatively unlimited visionary who made...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 3, 2011 | Art, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
They're gone now, you know. Both of them. Their house was sold. Their estate has been settled. Their lovelies–furniture energy-rich with love and lore–was divided, moved and now adorns our respective homes. And now we are left to sort our inner worlds....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 1, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
The video, which I could not later relocate on Facebook, where I saw it last night, had me howling and wiping tears. There is a video via the local news, but my experience is if I post it here, it will eventually expire. Thankfully, Nashville Mayor Dean just won...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 28, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Technology/Blogging
Insomnia is not good. Mix insomnia with a smart phone? Double not good. Twice last night I was peering into my tiny device (so much so, my hand went numb holding it in the air). All the buzz on Facebook, of course, was that it's creator, Mark Zuckerberg, was about...
