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stories shaped by place and craft
Intimate profiles on art, travel, industry, and new urbanism.
Across her work, Lee Sizemore writes with a narrative of observation. Her pieces are shaped by lived experience, infusing her writing with a particular tension: the restless movement of discovery and the stillness required to truly see.
With a reverence for the written word as both vessel and catalyst, Lee crafts vivid imagery that draws readers closer to her subjects, fostering collaborations and conversations that linger long after the page is turned.
Editorial Commissions
Lee's editorial work moves at the pace
of craftsmanship.
Considered and intentional, her writing traces the quiet dialogue between people and the environments they inhabit, shaped as much by landscape as by voice.
Each commission seeks what endures:
beauty that invites reflection, stories that feel lived-in rather than performed.
Her work favors restraint over spectacle and the
kind of presence that allows a place or
person to speak for themselves.
Celestial Bodies
for Alys Gazette
"What’s your sign?” A pivotal point of introduction, according to Steve Wagner. As an artist and avid astrologer, Steve is fully immersed in the mannerisms of the universe and its significance here on earth—in life and in art.
Function from the Heavens
for Alys Gazette
David Harber is keenly aware of his work’s placement on the spectrum of light and time. It is from this place, that he creates sculpture that’s showcased throughout the world.
Last Miners of the Ether
for Blokpax
Blending fine art and innovation, Charles Pate, Jr. creates work that honors history while exploring new frontiers.
Made with Magic & Heart
for Alys Gazette
In a rural town about an hour and a half northeast of Guadalajara stands the village of Valle De Guadalupe. There, surrounded by fields of agave, a distillery rests atop a hill overlooking the valley.
Paradise Found
for Alys Gazette
From the lush, rolling lawn of Central Park to the sculpted waves of Yaupon holly in Arboleda Park, each landscaped area in Alys Beach is master crafted to feel distinct, remarkable. and there stands Rip Thompson, in the center of it all
Let the Day Begin
for Alys Gazette
Mark focuses less on the technicalities of photography and more on capturing an image that provokes emotion and thought. He explains, “Some of my favorite images are a little out of focus; the composition isn’t perfect. It’s life."
Theology of the Ordinary
Grace doesn’t wait for the extraordinary, it meets us in the everyday. Around tables, in traffic, in the pause in conversation. Grace lingers in the quiet moments between. This sampling of reflections, written for a Presbyterian church, serves as a reminder that theology isn't limited to the theologians; it can be breathed out in the ways we live, listen, and belong to one another.
A Thousand Battles
for Eastminster Presbyterian Church
Explore the unseen terrain of spiritual formation, where faith is shaped not by spectacle, but by daily attention. Rather than dramatic confrontations, temptation is revealed as subtle and patient while the most enduring battles are often fought in silence.
A Moveable Feast
for Eastminster Presbyterian Church
Linger at the table as Jesus lingered: among neighbors, strangers, the overlooked, and the beloved. Here, grace is not fixed to place or posture. God’s love travels. And there is always room for one more at this moveable feast.
Into the Unknown
for Eastminster Presbyterian Church
Guided by a star and sustained by hope, the Magi journeyed across distance and doubt toward a promise they could not yet name. Moving forward even when the path narrowed into silence.
Travelogue
Travelogue gathers essays and sketches, restaurants, city guides. A snippet here, an anecdote there, these pieces allow meaning to surface through proximity rather than explanation. What emerges are quiet reckonings of human moments held without correction. Stories that trust observation itself as a form of understanding.
Gold Dust Woman
Essay for Travelogue
A life gathered from what remains.
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Mother's Little Helper
Essay for Travelogue
Finding oneself in measured doses.
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Sweet Leaf
Essay for Travelogue
A higher education.
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