It was darn fun riding with the Grand Marshall of the Salem Christmas parade. Now we’re driving in the rain trying to get back to Knoxville in time for a Primitive Light dance rehearsal. Addair Kentucky wishes we could stop on Nashville and I do too. Speaking of the little guy, if you call him [...] Continue Reading »
Driving from Kentucky toward home
2still making things : a post that has been cobbled together over 4 months
2I posted these pictures in the middle of August and then wrote this while Levon was in South Dakota and now I’m getting back around to hitting the publish button: I’m just now getting back to the blog to hit the publish button. While Levon is gone we’re trying to evaluate things and have [...] Continue Reading »
letter to a friend : advice rant on parenting
7as for advice…. me o my. My heart is full for new mothers. My experience of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and now this first year of motherhood has been more than I can effectively put into words. It has changed absolutely everything. Certainly for the better, though there have been lots of growing pains. It [...] Continue Reading »
artist statement : artifacts of us
4This work explores the confusion, uncertainty, and simple delights of operating within the traditionally feminine roles of homemaker and motherhood. Both the content and process seek to quietly protest the meaninglessness our society attaches to domesticity. The soft pallet, wavering lines, home fabrics, playful decorative marks, rough waxy varnish and wispy cursive text asks for voice without [...] Continue Reading »
nine. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
2NINE Playing background dinner music is one of the best places to people watch that I know of. It’s better than a bench in the mall, better than a county fair, better even than a cafe table on a busy street. When you’re on the piano you may stare all you want and no one [...] Continue Reading »
south dakota in photos
1I got back in the truck a few days ago to find a water bottle knocked over and spilled on my phone. There is my excuse for the absence. I’ve just went over the pictures from the trip a little bit while Ashley and Addair slept. The depressing fact is that a lot of the [...] Continue Reading »
eight. the men in black suits.
1EIGHT My warmup for a gig starts many hours before. First I walk a mile to Andy’s and borrow the Neon. I head downtown to Market Square, park in the alley, enter Cafe Four and go down the elevator to a storage room. The keyboard case is in the back, through piles of crates, [...] Continue Reading »
beware of falling chestnuts
5I’m waiting on Sherwin Williams to open, although by the time I finish a blog the sun will rise. Last night we planned to paint all night but I broke my roller frame just as we got things prepped. We’re doing all ceilings only, so I can’t imagine too interesting a photo resulting to show [...] Continue Reading »
four. the suttree
3This week I’ve been sharing some of a memoir draft that’s been in the works for over a year. I’d love your feedback. And I need encouragement. Call it insecurity, that’s exactly what it is. Thank you for reading. FOUR. It was getting late but I had to do it. With a handful of [...] Continue Reading »
installment memoir part 1
2This could get me in trouble, but I’m going to start posting chunks of a memoir. I’ve been asked what it’s about and I don’t know what to say. Very loosely it is about songwriting. But it would be hard to write about the method and not the purpose. You’ll see that I’m not really [...] Continue Reading »