Clouds for the Table: Collected Poems and Paintings of Susie Sims Irvin. This item is unavailable.Clouds for the Table: Collected Poems and Paintings of Susie Sims Irvin

In this revised edition of Clouds for the Table, a beautiful melding of poems and paintings, Susie Sims Irvin offers an incredible collection of thoughts and images from a lifetime of creative work. In verse that is as honest as it is beautiful, Irvin lays bare the truth of a heart dealing with the joys and struggles we all share on our journey from birth to death. A wise spirituality permeates all of Irvin's writings, not the least of which are the numerous devotional poems that blend gracefully with her new work throughout the book.

Upon receiving a degree from Vanderbilt University and a teaching certificate from Peabody College, Susie Sims Irvin embarked on a teaching career at Cohn Junior High School. The birth of the first of her four children changed her course.

Subsequent devotion to developing her talent in the arts led her to University of Tennessee at Nashville, Middle Tennessee State University, Penland School of Crafts, Vermont Studio School, Stonington Painters Workshop in Maine, and Sewanee Writers' Conferences as a participant.

Following the reception of awards in writing competitions and appearances before the Southern Festival of Books, Susie Sims Irvin has been recognized by her peers by being named to the Williamson County Hall of Fame of the Council for the Written Word in 2003. A collaboration with nationally known composer Dr. Deen Entsminger produced the anthem, "All Heaven Will Hear." She presently lives, writes, and paints in the heart of her long-time residence, Franklin, Tennessee.