by elmore | Sep 6, 2019 | Alabama artist, inspirational speaker, nature photographer, News, writer
On receiving the gift of a +Factor Award in New York this summer from ETHEL, an incredible string quartet, I remarked that art invites us to dig deeply into our souls. Art allows us to acknowledge our sorrows and our joys, and to be fully human. As an artist in...
by elmore | May 7, 2019 | Alzheimer's Respite, inspirational speaker, nature photographer, writer
A journey begins with a single step. After 1,000 steps, it is incredible to see how far you have traveled. This past week marked 1,000 days of “Flowers for Mom.” Every day there has been a flower. Every day there has been beauty. Every...
by elmore | Mar 17, 2019 | Alabama artist, inspirational speaker, nature photographer, News, writer
Petals in the wind. What a wonderful vision. The “Flowers for Mom” petals float and travel to the most surprising places landing in ways never imagined when the first seeds were planted. Flowers for Mom Volume II January 13 Hardships such as the loss of a...
by elmore | Oct 23, 2018 | Alabama artist, inspirational speaker, nature photographer, News, writer
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is experiencing a moment worth? I can capture beauty on camera and cause one to marvel at the shapes, the colors, the details, but I cannot fully express an experience in a single image. There are simply some...
by elmore | Jul 13, 2018 | Alzheimer's Respite, inspirational speaker, nature photographer
In Miss Rumphius, the classic picture book by Barbara Cooney, the main character was inspired as a young girl to explore the world and to find her unique way to leave the world a better place. Explore she did, before landing in her home by the sea where she...