by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 10, 2010 | Art
Photo: Frist Center for the Visual Arts, The Golden Age of Couture, Cristobal Balenciaga, silk taffeta, 1953-54, copyright; V&A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum, [courtesy, Frist Center]. Nashville's Labor Day Weekend weather was the kind that once...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 6, 2010 | Art
O'Keefe with Fisk University students. Courtesy of NPT via Fisk University. Wednesday, Nashville Public Television features an original production that traces the history and significance of Fisk University's art collection that is home to works by Picasso,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 31, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss
Thanks to artist and greater Nashville arts champion Andee Rudloff for sharing the following from Salon.com regarding Temple Grandin, the HBO movie, that sweeped the Emmys Sunday night, garnering "Best Made for Television Movie." "Subject: Emmy Awards:...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 30, 2010 | Art, Grief & Loss, Nashville Flood, Nature, Technology/Blogging
Blogger Megan Jordan, of Velveteen Mind, with son. Crammed has been the news. Full of stories: Revival. Hope. Sad truths. And, teary remembrances. Five years ago, the deadliest and costliest natural disaster in the history of our great country, Hurricane Katrina,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 27, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book
Catina Wells — despite adversity and being a single, never married mother of four — remains undefeated, proud and honest about who she is – “a mother willing to sacrifice for her children.” –From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living with...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 25, 2010 | Art
Nashville native and second-time author, Susan Gregg Gilmore, proves again she can spin a tale infused with spellbinding Southern charm with can't loose titles. I mean, who can resist the clever, reel-you-in- titles: Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen and...
