by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 5, 2012 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Nashville!, Nature
Life of flowers from VOROBYOFF PRODUCTION on Vimeo. May your Heart Open to JOY in the coming of Spring!
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 28, 2012 | Art, Nashville!, Travel
Nashville? It's a city with soul. Grayton Beach, Florida? A lil' beach town with heart. And the two often find themselves in rhythm with one another. Not sure why exactly. There seem to be a lot of Nashville expats down on this sweet spot along 30A. And,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 25, 2012 | Art, Nashville!
He was one of the most hard-scrabble-looking writers upon whom I've ever laid eyes. Numerous times over the years, I saw acclaimed rural carpenter turned novelist William Gay sit on author's panels at the Southern Festival of Books and not say a whole lot that...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 24, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Artist Jerry Adams's dreamy watercolors first grabbed and held onto my heart in 2008 at a very special exhibit. "The Artist's Voice: A Tennessee Exhibition Featuring Artists with Disabilities" bubbled up from a dream turned vision to a...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 17, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
This beautiful image: …was taken by this young man ~ Matthew Drumright, above, has been taking pictures since he was age 10. His talent was nurtured by a teacher who "gets it." Marti Proffit-Strueli is also my daughter's art...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 3, 2012 | Art, Nashville!
We benefit by giving ourselves over to the direct experience of the work of art. In this way one enters the artist’s world, learning to see as artists see. ~ Duncan Phillips Lucky. Lucky. Lucky are we in Nashville to be only one of only...