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The Word and Sound Artistry of Our NPR Interview

by Leisa A. Hammett | May 17, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!

Her on-air signature sound belies her youthful, roundish face, her flawless complexion framed with the deep, dark, sheeny, crinkle waves pinned back at her forehead. The smooth, calming voice is the one of flawless diction, of listen-to-me-command. It is the voice of...

How Comparison Prevents Peace; Plus, the Surrender of Acceptance

by Leisa A. Hammett | May 16, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality

It's that nasty lil' thing we do–especially mothers–within the autism community. I've written about it here several times in a more general life context. It's a little bit of that ages-old keeping up the the Joneses self-inflicted torture....

GraceArt: Green Hills Library, Conclusion of Our Spring Art Show Blitz (Whew!)

by Leisa A. Hammett | May 11, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Travel

Grand tally: About 2,500 miles, nearly 40 hours driving and $700 worth of fossil fuels were logged, totaled and consumed by yours truly with a sidekick or two, sometimes including Grace, during April. How that went down: the last day of March, I hung GraceArt: Grace...

The Long Haul

by Leisa A. Hammett | May 9, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood

Admittedly, I'm tunnel visioned. I only have one child. She is not "neurotypical." Yet, I'm able to imagine that what I'm about to communicate here could apply to parents who have children without disAbilities. And that is, it's not a sprint....

Three Keys for Unlocking Mother Guilt

by Leisa A. Hammett | May 7, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood

I think I have found the keys. They fit the three padlocks on the door behind which I have stood much of the last 17 years, my hand  wrenching the door knob. I've stood on my tippy toes much of the time, one eye shut, the other eye muscled open wide, peering...

Equine & Artistic Expression

by Leisa A. Hammett | May 4, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Nashville!

Some creative-thinking folks conjured up this event where I'll be speaking Sunday: In Middle Tennessee, we are very blessed to have a long-standing, highly successfully recreational and therapeutic horseback riding program for children and youth with disAbilities,...
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GRACE GOAD | AUTISM ART:

Shimai Gallery of Contemporary Craft
8400 Highway 100, Nashville, Tenn.
(Little cottage in the far corner of the Loveless Cafe complex.)

FEATURED POSTS

  • Blossoming: All New Grace Goad Works, Shimai Gallery
  • Message of the Mammoth Moth: Grace in the Time of Corona
  • Year Two—Still Seeking the Resurrection: Grace in the Time of Corona
  • Lessons of the Lenten Roses: Grace in the Time of Corona
  • Self-Love on V-Day: Grace in the Time of Corona

FROM HEARTACHE TO HOPE

From Heartache to Hope: middle tennessee families living with autism, a book by Leisa A. Hammett & photographer Rebekah Pope. Click here for more info plus ordering details.

Grace Goad Autism Art

ABOUT LEISA HAMMETT

Hi! I’m a writer and a speaker, and I represent the art of my young adult daughter, Grace Goad, who has autism. We’ve been featured on The View, Al Jazeera America, and in numerous television, radio, magazine, newspaper, and online features. I’ve written one book about autism and I’m working on spiritual memoir about living with autism. Hope you’ll hang out here online with us.

 

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