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Abbey Leix Anthology: O'More Article on the Art and Design of Education Volume One O'More College Of Design founder Eloise Pitts O'More once said, "Our lofty creative ideas must be able to serve humanity." This anthology is a compilation of the creative ideas and research of some of our instructors and professors, meant to serve other educators and designers, or those with a love of education and design. The first volume of what is to be a series printed each year, this book contains writings from all of our departments - Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Interior Design, Liberal Arts, and Visual Communications - as well as an entry by one of our Irish professors on the sacred spaces of AbbeyLeix of County Laois, Ireland, the Sister City of Franklin, Tennessee, and home to the O'More clan.
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Abbey Leix Anthology: O'More Article on the Art and Design of Education Volume Two Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats once said, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." O'More College of Design strives to instill this ever-burning fire into each of its students and faculty by providing hands-on research opportunities in design-oriented fields of study. This second installment in a series of articles on the art and design of education is a compilation of research and writing by the professors, students, and alumni of O'More College of Design. These articles from each of our departments-Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Interior Design, Liberal Arts, and Visual Communications-are meant to inspire and inform other educators, designers, or those passionate about these fields of study.
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Advance Your Image: Putting Your Best Foot Forward Never Goes Out of Style Second Edition With Advance Your Image: Putting Your Best Foot Forward Never Goes Out of Style, you'll learn how to develop every aspect of your image including your look, your online presence, your networking skills, your interviewing skills, and more! Advance Your Image is perfect for recording artists seeking a label deal, job seekers, first-time entrepreneurs, and all wanting to enhance their image for their personal and professional success. "It is clear from Advance Your Image that Lori is divinely inspired and on a mission to propel people forward with poise and self-confidence and to bring the beauty within each person out in the best possible light. As a career adviser to college students turned possible consultant musicians and others, Lori has an excellent take on the big picture for how personal image plays into career development planning." "I totally endorse this book. Any up-and-coming artist should get a copy now! Lori knows her stuff!"
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The Apostle John: A Blessed Life "John the Apostle was truly the Christian of the first century. His life spanned the rule of Augustus Caesar through Trajan; thus he lived through the reign of twelve emperors and died during the rule of the thirteenth in the period of time known in Latin as the Pax Romana or Roman peace." (exerpt from first chapter) The Apostle John: A Blessed Life takes a historical and philosophical look into the life and work of this son of Zebedee. Once a "son of thunder," John's spiritual journey led him to become the man called to write a special, personal account of the life of Jesus. This book guides the reader through the world in which John lived and the gospel, letters, and revelation tale written with divine direction and his unique perspective. From his days fishing with his father and brother on the Sea of Galilee, to his travels with Jesus, and finally to his last days writing and sharing Christ's word in Ephesus, this apostle truly lived a blessed life.
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Baptism of Fire In the fall of 1864, the American Civil War was three and a half years old. Over half a million soldiers were already dead, and the war dragged on with cruel impunity. That autumn the beautiful hills and valleys of Middle Tennessee bore witness to the last great campaign of the war, one that ultimately helped to decide its outcome. At Franklin a fateful and vicious battle would be fought, one that remained seared in the minds of those who managed to survive it. In the midst of its awful fury were three regiments of United States soldiers who had never before been in combat. These men from Missouri and Ohio played key roles in helping to decide the conclusion of the battle, and never before has their story been fully understood or explained. Baptism of Fire is a detailed and compelling look at these long forgotten regiments, with much emphasis on the men who composed them. Much more than a battle history, this book relates the individual stories of the soldiers who left their homes to fight for what they believed to be right and how they ended up at a place called Franklin. |
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Best of O'More 2011 The Best of O'More 2011 is a collection of O'More College of Design student work in the areas of Fashion, Interior Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, and Photography. Proceeds from this book go to student scholarship.
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Broken, Not Forgotten Have you ever taken a road trip from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, on Route 66? If you have, you know it's an experience of a lifetime. If you haven't, you're invited to travel along through all eight states on Route 66 with Tennesseans Nancy and Julian Wayne Hagan. Their adventure on Route 66, lovingly known as "The Mother Road," gives personal perspectives to the various places they visited and offers some unique inspirational insights into the comparisons of a road trip on Route 66 and one's highway of life. Nancy and Julian Wayne share parallels from their hearts that represent some of their own life's journeys. Faith, hope, and love are the main ingredients in this wonderful true short story of a great American road trip on Route 66 and life. You'll be encouraged on every page and will want to pass along to family and friends an opportunity to discover their own adventure awaiting them in Broken, Not Forgotten: The Parallels of Route 66 and Life. Visit author website for purchase at www.brokennotforgotten.com |
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The Catcher of Dreams:
A Holistic Approach to Wellness Therapy Inspired by his year of working with the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, Dr. Mark Hilliard interweaves his own faith with the rich spiritual understandings and rituals of the Cherokee and Lakota to create this discussion of holistic health and wellness. The book begins with a self-assessment questionnaire, followed by sections on spiritual health, mental health, and physical health as it covers many topics: relationships, stress management, time and money management, belief systems, diet and nutrition, exercise, spirituality, movement therapy, healing, emotions, risk management, and more.
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The Crooked Tree The Crooked Tree dreams of making children happy for just one Christmas. Dedicated to lifetime educator Inge Smith, this story is a new twist on the difficulties and surprises that can come along with being different, and finding the true beauty in others, and in yourself. Contact author for purchase at david.wood06@comcast.net
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Educational Wellness "Educational Wellness and the Hilliard Circle of Teaching and Learning theory encourage rigorous instruction in a sensory-rich atmosphere conducive to active retention of academic content. Hilliard and Sexton explore sound theory then accompany their research with a veritable "menu" of examples and suggestions for implementation refreshingly applicable to secondary and higher education classrooms. Immensely readable, this book brims with practical suggestions for teaching across the spectrum of intelligences which can often be a daunting task for already overworked teachers in overcrowded classrooms." - Lori Napier Facilitating Teacher, Maury County Teaching Center |
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For Cause and For Country:
A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin American history buffs and Civil War enthusiasts will delight in this well-written exploration of one of the bloodiest and most costly campaigns of the Civil War. For Cause & For Country revisits the battles of Spring Hill and Franklin, using previously untapped resources to shed an entirely different light on those dark and difficult days.
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Hear and Be Heard Most colleges require at least one basic course on communication. Why? Public speaking, though often terrifying, has incredible benefits. Perfecting your personal communication skills can help your professional and social relationships prosper. We live in a world run by communication. If you don't speak--and you don't speak well--no one will listen. If you don't truly listen, you will never learn. The key to social and professional well-being is in communication. Take the suggestions on how to improve your communication skills to heart: hear and be heard. |
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Hope of Heaven By James Byers "I have prepared a place for you, in My Father's house where there are many dwelling places" (John 14:2). With these words Jesus encouraged His disciples, and future Christians, of a glorious heaven. His first coming made this hope of heaven possible; His final coming will make it complete. This book explores some of the expectations and descriptions of heaven throughout the Bible. Christ will come. His eternal kingdom shall be established. This is the great hope and fear of all generations.
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A Hymn a Day
with Graham McKay The publishing of this book fulfills a longstanding desire of Graham McKay to share his study of the history of hymns with all those interested in how hymns impact everyone's life. Contact author for purchase at mckay4fish@aol.com.
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Pain and Suffering: Friend or Foe? paperback price $14 "In many cases, whether or not pain is a friend or foe depends on our outlook on life. We can think of it as a privilege or drudgery. We look at everything that happens from some point of view. If we conclude all is bad, then no matter what happens we will see every experience in a bad connotation. If life is seen as a privilege, then this optimistic view can put a good spin on even our problems, disappointments, and suffering. If optimistic vision allows us to think of the future and others, we may be able to see past our brief pain to the possible good result. The future will be brighter, and the load will be lighter." In his seventh book, Jack Hilliard uses scripture, personal experiences, and a lifetime of study to explore the connection between suffering and blessing, pain and progress. Have you experienced hurt? The goal of this book is to help you see past your misery into God's goodness and peace. |
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Psalms, Hymns, and Spirituals In his second book, Graham McKay shares the story behind such famous hymns as "Amazing Grace" and "Just as I Am," the Christmas favorites "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and "What Child is This?" as well as others.
Contact author for purchase at mckay4fish@aol.com.
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Rebel in Petticoats In 1861 ten-year-old Rachel Franklin and her family are pulled into the midst of the Civil War. Though at first the glory of fighting for the southern Cause brought pride and excitement into the Franklin home, the truth of war's hardships soon become apparent. Before the war the biggest worries for Rachel were using proper manners and controlling her jealousy towards her brother Bud's sweetheart, Suzanna Wade. Now Rachel and her mother must work the gardens, pick cotton, tend to their wounded men, and wait between letters with only hope that their loved ones survive. "We must be strong," Mama tells her, and on the night when Rachel must deliver an important message for Papa to save the lives of countless men, she learns the true meaning of bravery when she becomes a little Rebel in Petticoats.
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Rose-Pie Rose-pie is a delightfully illustrated children's book about a little girl with a lot of energy, and her sweet relationship with her loving father. |
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Saturday Sometimes adults are so busy with the things they need to do that they fail to notice when a little one is having a bad day. Jessamouse learns this the hard way when she seems only to get in the way of her family on Saturday.
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The Secret and The Sunday Rose Nine-year-old Jodie loves baseball more than anything. But in 1951 baseball is exclusively a boys' game, and, even though Jodie is a far better player than most boys her age, she is not allowed to join the team. Jodie's life is filled with even more frustrations and disappointments as she tries to untangle all of her family's old secrets. Every Sunday Mama delivers two roses: one to Daddy's grave and the other to a secret place. "You'll understand when you're older," Mama says. But Jodie wants to know now. All Jodie can do is help Mama make ends meet and hope that, one day soon, she will understand these mysteries. Not until Jodie's world is turned upside-down does she learn the secrets of her family. Reading Mama's old diary, Jodie discovers a past filled with wealth, grief, and jealousy. She is more confused than ever. Was Mama right? Is Jodie too young to understand The Secret and the Sunday Rose?
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The Silent Voice of Creation:
A Daily Devotional If you desire to gain a simple recognition of God in your life--every day, in ways you may have never given consideration to in the past--then you will enjoy these readings. This book is filled with daily reminders of the love of God exemplified in everyday life.
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Spirit-Ritual:
Exploring Spirituality Beyond the Sacred Veil Dr. Hilliard's newest book utilizes a variety of sacred rituals intended to guide the reader on a journey into the spiritual realm, a journey that all of us inwardly wish to take, though few gain the insight to lead them beyond the sacred veil.
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Split Tongue Sparrow a traditional Japanese folktale In 1988 at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, Jan Hayes first heard the story of the Split Tongue Sparrow. She asked for the story to be written in Kanji and later requested someone at the Japanese Center of MTSU to roughly translate the folktale. Hayes has put her own artistic flair into the retelling, adding haikus to the beginning and end and presenting the entire story in a way reflective of the traditional Japanese folktale style. For the publication, Eri Redfern translated the story back into Kanji, which is included in the back of the book. O'More graduate Bobby Dawson's artwork makes this heartwarming narrative about the blessings of kindness a true masterpiece.
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Sweet Dreams, Anita Bonita Sweet Dreams, Anita Bonita is a wonderful story about a lady with a sweet tooth who falls asleep with a chocolate milkshake and wakes up to a huge mess! The book was inspired by a true story that the lovely Miss Anita Anderson experienced during her battle with breast cancer. A portion of the book proceeds go to benefit the Anita Conchin Anderson Foundation for breast cancer research and children's education. Contact author for purchase at taw717@bellsouth.net.
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Too Tall Alice "Once upon a time there was a little girl named Alice. Only she wasn't very little for very long." And so begins the story of Too Tall Alice, a poem by Susie Sims Irvin raised to book form by the fresh and innovative creativity of illustrator Melinda Dabbs. This book is for the child in all of us, as it subtly reinforces the understated axiom - our differences make us who we are.
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Twas the Night before Christmas A classic Christmas story newly illustrated by Bobby Dawson. Four bonus coloring pages in the back make for a unique addition to the book allowing children to personalize their copy or cut out these pages and send to someone special. The bold, yet playful style of Dawson's illustrations give a fresh feel to this timeless tale.
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Wise Oonagh Inspired by the William Butler Yeats version, Jan Hayes adapted this classic Irish folktale for children. Finn McCool wishes to avoid a horrible fight with the nasty giant Cuhullin. Can Finn's wife Oonagh outwit the fiend? She'll have to come up with a quick plan to save her husband and earn the title of Wise Oonagh.
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The World of Ivy It is May of 1940 as Ivy finishes her 5th grade year in the Tucker's Bayou of Arkansas. Ivy loves learning but hates school. She doesn't fit in with those silly, prissy girls in their fancy lace dresses; she'd much rather wear her cutoff jeans and a white tee-shirt. Her teacher favors Linda Sue - the most girly and prissy of them all. School is also a place where she has to endure Danny, a bully whose brothers are even more terrifying than he is. Ivy would much rather stay at home with Granpa J and Little Mary, her faithful beagle, enjoying a visit from Miss Dotty, who often brings over homemade muffins and other great foods. She prefers summertime, when she can fish at her secret spot by the creek. But an afternoon at her secret spot brings about changes Ivy never expected; she discovers a new friend, Esau, who isn't allowed to go to school because he isn't white. Ivy takes it on as a personal mission to teach Esau to read, and she's surprised to find help from a new teacher in town. Still, is this town ready for such a change? She's always been different, but what will this challenge of a lifetime do to The World of Ivy?
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