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I've spent the last two days with Elizabeth Alley, off and on -- hanging our show and then taping an interview for WKNO's Checking on the Arts (Thursday morning at 9am on 91.1 fm if you're in Memphis or streaming on their website if you're not).

Elizabeth is never, ever without a sketchbook. I frequently wander out of the house without one, but being with her always reminds me to make a renewed effort to have one on my person at all times. I was grateful to her tonight, because my board meeting lasted longer than the usual hour or so, and it was good to be able to sketch while I listened (really!).
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It's been a crazy busy week. My dad got married on Saturday, and my big show for the year went up on Monday. Thanks to an all day framing marathon on Friday, I was able to relax and enjoy all the festivities with the new family and siblings (now we are six!). It's a hilarious, uproarious new family, and I couldn't be more delighted.

Monday, Elizabeth Alley and I showed up to hang our joint show at ANF architects on Union Avenue in Memphis. It's a beautiful space for art, and we had just the right amount to fill it up without overcrowding the space.
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That's Elizabeth's work above, which I love, and it looks gorgeous in this sun-filledroom. My prints (top photo), which are the main body of work I've been preparing for this show, are across from the reception desk, and I'm thrilled with how they look on the wall.

We each have a "welcome painting" in a front alcove, and I also have several paintings and a couple of groupings of watercolor sketches in the hallways.
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My oil "Venus of Memphis" on the left and my watercolors of St. Louis hung in a grouping above.
It was fun to get my prints framed and hung as the group I've been intending them to be.
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I finished a couple of new ones at the last minute, and I'm glad I could get them in the show. My only regret is not getting the French Broad print done in time. The family wedding and related events cut into the time a little, but it's also a pretty complicated print, and it may take me a little bit longer to wrangle it where I want it.

Here are the couple of very recently finished ones. If you're in Memphis, I hope you can come out and join us this Friday, November 2nd, for the opening from 5:30-7:30.
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The loveliest thing about illustrating the Presbyterian women's study guide a couple of years ago (my Revelation-based series of prints) is that I connected with so many churches around the country. The longest association has been with the First Presbyterian Church of Holley, NY. Thomas Gardner, their pastor, was the first subscriber to my weekly lectionary-based drawings, designed to be used in church bulletins.

We haven't met face to face, but I have enjoyed a growing friendship across the internet as we talk about worship, artwork, and other church topics. I've done occasional extra artwork for him and his congregation, and recently he told me he had based an entire sermon on the drawing I did for that week's text.

I was totally honored and asked if I could share the sermon here, along with my drawing, and he kindly gave permission. So here is one example of how art and worship can inform each other and hopefully grow into something larger than the sum of their parts. It means a great deal to me to be able to participate in worship in churches other than my own, and I'm grateful to all the ministers who include my work in their services.


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