by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 23, 2009 | Art
Although it is in my yet-to-be published momoir (inquiries welcome,) I've not written here about our Angels. Today is not the day, either, in which I will sum four decades of experience and most recently the last seven poignant years' interactions with both...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 18, 2009 | Art
There's a special little place tucked into the hip, urban environs of Nashville's 12th South district. For many, it's too well-kept of a secret. Yet, magic happens there. Art & Soul is not your typical art studio. Take a hint from the third word...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 16, 2009 | Art, Autism/Disability
Grace grins silly at the annual Mayors Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities. Her, mixed media work, above her, was eventually purchased by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and given to former NFL Miami Dolfin Hall of Famer, Dan Marino who founded the Marino...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 13, 2009 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book
Our second book signing for From Heartache to Hope was a success yesterday, Sat. December 12. A number of folks came out to Starbucks, Highway 100, in Bellevue, because of the Tennessean coverage. Several were grandparents of children locally or elsewhere who live...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 11, 2009 | Art
Octogenarian, Nashville Arts Company staple and Marianist Monk Brother Mel, earlier this month, unveiled his coffee table book featuring decades of his prolific works of sculpture and painting. The tome is written and produced by Nashville Arts Matriarch, Anne Brown,...