I’ve recently moved my writing essays over to Substack. It is a free platform for writers, and many of the most respected journalists have left mainstream media and gone on Substack.
Though I really do not consider myself a writer, I have found joy in researching and crafting essays. Most combine my family ties to the art world, and support a long-term project of crafting an art history text book from my personal perspective. It’s a hell of a lot of fun! I hope you think so too!
I am also a proud member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative on Substack and I follow a lot of artists who make journaling a daily habit. Please consider following me and following those that I follow!
My goals are to stay curious and inspired while celebrating beauty and re-framing art history.
Building a New Community: lessons from family
My great-great-grandmother Nancy Henderson was the eldest of several motherless children raised by the dashing, soldier-turned-frontiersman, Hezekiah Henderson. Tragically, Nancy’s mother died giving birth to her on the shores of the Wabash River in 1861, the same year the Civil War began. Hezekiah, a decorated Black Hawk War veteran, likely left baby Nancy with relatives to serve in the war. When the war ended, he retrieved his young daughter and journeyed westward in search of new opportunities. By the time they reached Algona, Iowa, Nancy had traveled for weeks—either jostled on a wagon or walking alongside it.
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It all begins with growing up.