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The Perilous Precipice of Autism/DisAbility

by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 11, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics

  Thanks to WSMV Channel 4, Nashville, reporter Dennis Ferrier, for coverage that captured the passion as well as the essence of our national crisis. My addendum: While change is slow, I am sensing momentum and am feeling hopeful. It’s going to take all of us...

Resurrection

by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 8, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality, Travel

    "Happy Resurrection from Fear to Love, from grief to joy, from ego to Field, from separation to Unity. You are Loved and kept in the Light." This email from my beloved spiritual teacher greeted me this Easter morning. I wanted to share...

GraceArt Launch Tonight! Hot & Cold; First of Four 2012 Exhibitions

by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 5, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!, Travel

Oh my! It's 2 p.m. here and not only did I not get this prepublished per usual, I'm just now writing today's second spring break post and that's because all that's been going down here in GraceArtLand in the last week.  Saturday: Hung...

Levity: John Wood & Paul Harrison @ Frist Center

by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 23, 2012 | Art, Nashville!

One never knows what their going to see at Frist Center for the Visual Arts' Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery. Something different. For sure. Always. "Answers to Things: John Wood and Paul Harrison," had me cackling with its' warped yet...

GraceArt Cards Series Premiering at Hillsboro Village Exhibit & Others

by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 16, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step….So said wiseman Lao Tzu. I've had to remind myself that these first three months of 2012 so that I don't…FREAK OUT! Absolutely stupidly insane was I to say "yes" to what artists just...

Women’s Theater Project: Poignant Portrayal of Bi-Polar Disorder Thru Sun.

by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 9, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!

"There's not enough women on stage! There's sex objects and side kicks, but no Hamlets." ~ Chris Clarke, male board member, Tennessee Women's Theater Project. Not only is this small, courageous theater bringing equality to the stage, they are...
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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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