Talking Artists: Engel & Reichman
Sydney Reichman, (above) and Kaaren Hirschowitz Engel (below), two multi-talented Nashville artists are currently collaborating on a show at Centennial Art Center through March 26. Tonight, March 5, from 5 to 7 p.m., they present an "Artist's Talk."...
41 Things to Know About Autism: An Excerpt
Chantal Sicile-Kira, an advocate and author of five books on autism, recently published 41 Things to Know about Autism. With more than 25 years of first-hand experience, Sicile-Kira was first introduced to the disorder during her employment at a state hospital where...
Winter Morning Reward
Image & post, copyrighted: Leisa A. Hammett. My Best Shot Monday. Morning, frozen, wakes for meResistant am ISky artistry my reward****Spring is around the corner. Or so says the calendar. I have one more love affair with winter post besides this one that I'm...
Art & Medicine
Painting: "Calla3," by Lisa ErnstThough their subject focus and styles differ, two Nashville artists connect through their love of nature and their professional ties to medicine. Susan Goshgarian McGrew is a physician specializing in children with autism and...
Children of God Are Never “Punishments”
Traveling North America decades back as a 20-something social justice reporter covering homelessness, poverty, addiction...my faith got fleshed out. While I have rejected much of the beliefs I held even then, I do believe in God. And I believe that we are all...
Lessons on Love, Innocence & Purity
Grace caught in the loving, innocent & pure gaze of her new friend, KK. Use with permission, only; Leisa A. Hammett Her name is KK. From her short stature, she approaches closely, looking up and very directly into the eyes of those she meets. Her gaze is a bit...
Recalling Canada & Moments of Peace
Grace & Leisa, Frozen Neighborhood Creek, 2010; images, text: copyrighted. Best Shot Monday.Fond memories. Lots of them pouring in. The Trigger: the Winter Olympics. In 1986, I was fortunate to travel as a reporter three times to ga-ga-gorgeous Vancouver...
