Simone Monique Barnes

February 19, 2012

Beautiful Blackbird

Art inspired by Ashley Bryan’s beautiful blackbird

November 25, 2011

Thanksgiving is a day for reminiscing and being thankful for bounteous harvests, for friends, for family, for blessings, for being alive. We’re even thankful for television moments that bring us together, making us laugh, celebrate, and reminisce. Perhaps for you the holiday invokes Theo and Heathcliff Huxtable carving a turkey in faux Julia Child voice.…

September 25, 2011

THE HOUSE OF QUIET THAT NURTURES VOICES

THE HOUSE OF QUIET THAT NURTURES VOICES Katie Ruppel Martha’s Vineyard Gazette, September 23, 2011 Inspired by her mother and aunt, both Harlem Renaissance writers, Ms. McGrath and her husband started Renaissance House in 2001 as a haven for writers and artists of all kinds simply to have the time to work, think, write, paint, draw,…

Beautiful Blackbird

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THE HOUSE OF QUIET THAT NURTURES VOICES