[ from ashley ]
Ashley and Levon are artists living and working in Knoxville, TN. They are happy you've found them and invite you to explore scrupulously
things i’ve been working on
1gettin folks together
2“Everything about color has to do with relationships, and the questions you need to ask in order to understand color are all about relationships.” –Betty Edwards, Color I am able to devote only a small slice of daily time to paint, but I am finding other ways to consider color in this infant-rearing season. For [...] Continue Reading »
yes this is real
0I talked to a man about a dishwasher on Craigslist this afternoon and made a dash out to Seymour to check it out, but that’s beside the point and maybe a different story altogether. The Henley Bridge is out, as all Knoxvillians know, and going to South Knoxville is something you have to be intentional [...] Continue Reading »
letter to a friend : on feeling sad
12Your sadness is understandable. One of the things I hate to feel the most is left behind or unwanted/unneeded. Not to project any of these things on you, but for me at least, I feel this way pretty regularly. I think it comes with my disposition. I like to remind myself that anyone who ever [...] Continue Reading »
“why you gotta be so mean” -taylor swift (and before you scoff, read on)
16A couple of weekends ago I went to a Natural Parenting Expo. The good things about this were: I met up with some delightful friends No one minded when I let Addair Kentucky nurse in public I bought two new diaper covers (the next size up!) without having to drive to the store I got [...] Continue Reading »
sea haze with cape storm
2I heard on a podcast (On Being again, this time an interview with a neuropsychologist Rex Jung) that creativity is the ability to let the knowledge in your brain mingle. Hmmmm. In other, On Being news, I’ve been encouraged to start back on a meditation practice. During my meditation time I’ve been working toward becoming [...] Continue Reading »
I’m going to talk to a man about a little pony
3We sold a lot of stuff today. Starting early this morning, people came in to tell us we had nice stuff, make a pile, and then start backing up about it not being that nice. That’s why I don’t price anything, it doesn’t really matter. I do, however, judge a man by his negotiating skills. [...] Continue Reading »
resting tonight
0[ from ashley who is listening to Ben Rector (Into the Morning) ]
acknowledging the next thing without following it
2When I nurse Addair Kentucky I listen to podcasts and one of my favorites is On Being. The last one I listened to was with poet/philosopher John O’Donohue. The thing that sticks with me is his definition of beauty. He talks about it as a homecoming. To quote him he says beauty is, “a homecoming [...] Continue Reading »
16 weeks of parenting
4And boy have I learned a lot. I know how to fold and fasten a cloth diaper, how to swaddle up a youngun, install a carseat, and how to nurse while lying down. Sixteen weeks ago I had no idea just how perfunctory these things are. For me, parenting is a giant stretch toward being [...] Continue Reading »