September 11, 2020
Honoring Knoxville’s Place in the Suffrage Movement through Paris Woodhull’s Mural
Paris Woodhull came to me via a box of press goodies promoting Porter Flea’s biannual market a few seasons ago. It turns out that I...
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September 8, 2020
August 2020 Highlights: The Highs + Lows
September snuck up on us like a snail, and before I knew it, I was a full week late in writing my August recap. We’ve been too busy...
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September 4, 2020
Drive the Natchez Trace Parkway through the Hills of Tennessee
This year has us bopping all over the state of Tennessee in search for quiet, peaceful nooks we can have to ourselves, and I’ve never...
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August 31, 2020
Hebe’s Mark on McMinnville, Tennessee and the Mural in Her Honor
Though Hebe the mural was only born a month ago through Jenny Ustick’s creative genius as part of Walls for Women, the story of Hebe the...
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August 26, 2020
Books a Million: Chick Lit, Life Inside a Concentration Camp & A Parallel Universe
Reading, oh my. I have had very little time for this over the past month as we criss-crossed Tennessee and back again for our big state-wide...
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August 14, 2020
How a Mural is Made: The Story of “Wisteria Maiden” in Tullahoma
One of the questions I often get now that SVV and I are in our third year of running a public art nonprofit is: “How do you find an...
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August 5, 2020
July 2020 Highlights: The Highs + Lows
It’s already the fifth of the month, and not only did I miss my 13th blogging anniversary on Aug. 1 by many days, but I’m about as...
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July 30, 2020
How to Get Outdoors in Memphis, Tennessee
On most years, we visit Memphis at least biannually, if not more often, thanks to our extensive network of family who call Tennessee’s...
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July 19, 2020
Walls for Women Kicks Off! Here’s Where to Find New Murals in Tennessee
If I ever thought planning a mural festival that spans 10 cities in one very long and spread out state was going to be easy, I’m now...
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July 13, 2020
Fact or Fiction: Debunking Myths About Murals and Public Art
As we enter our home stretch for Walls for Women—the first mural of which begins this weekend—I’m up to my ears in more small-town...
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