Followed in the footsteps of Kate Chopin and Tennessee Williams and savored some lovely vegan beignets. Dazzling sunshine and jazz on every corner. #neworleans #ncsafusions

I had a marvelous time at the 2025 NCSA Conference in New Orleans! So many interesting papers and kind scholars. I enjoyed sharing my work on Berthe Morisot, Julie Manet, and the Bois de Boulogne. I also visited NOMA and the historic home of Edgar Degas's family. 🎨 @ncsascholars.bsky.social

This month, I am presenting a paper at the @ncsascholars.bsky.social 2025 conference in New Orleans! Looking forward to discussing artworks by Berthe Morisot and Julie Manet, inspired by Paris’s vibrant Bois de Boulogne. These pieces help us visualize women’s agency in 19th-century parks. 🌱

In the 1890s, Swiss artist Eugène Grasset created a calendar for the Belle Jardinière department store in Paris. His #artnouveau entry for February (Février) feels timely. Wherever I walk these days, I seem to stumble upon snowdrops. A reminder of stubborn hope and the approach of spring. 🌱

Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862) was an English painter, poet, and muse of Millais and Rossetti. This marriage portrait of Siddal, created shortly before her death, stuns me. She holds a pansy for remembrance. A Latin inscription at the base translates to “Queen of Hearts.” #preraphaelite #womenartists

Two paintings speaking to each other across time: Berthe Morisot’s ‘Conversation’ (1891) [right] featuring her daughter, Julie, and Vanessa Bell’s masterpiece, ‘A Conversation’ (1913-1916) [left]. Friends bend closer to swap stories, creating intrigue for curious viewers able to see but not hear. 🔍

There is a wintry chill in Edinburgh, and I’m gliding back into PhD research after holiday hibernation. Beginning 2025 with this wonder by Berthe Morisot: ‘Jeune fille remettant son patin’ (1893). Morisot’s icy hues harmonize as she handles movement with poise. ⛸️

#womenartists #impressionism

I found this loveliness in a charming book of “photograms” from 1908: “Suspense” by Emily Pitchford (1878-1956). Pitchford was an American pictorialist photographer born in Nevada. She attended Mark Hopkins Institute of Art in the 1890s and had her own studio. What do you think they’re looking at? 👀

In 1869, Berthe Morisot wrote to her sister, Edma: “The lilacs are in bloom. I was admiring them… my father listened to me, then put an end to my enthusiasm by forecasting the end of all these splendors.” After her father died in 1874, Morisot painted a figure in mourning attire near blooming lilac.

Originally from Tennessee, I have lived and worked in Paris, Venice, and Edinburgh. I am passionate about celebrating women’s contributions to art and literature. I host poetry readings at BirdsNest Gallery and have been overjoyed to be a Scottish Poetry Library Young Makar and Clydebuilt 16 Poet.

Hello, friends! So thrilled to connect with you. For anyone new, I am a poet and art curator. I’m currently living out my dream: PhD research on women Impressionists (Berthe Morisot! Eva Gonzalès! Marie Bracquemond!) and their relationship with parks and gardens at University of Glasgow via SGSAH. 🌱