Suzanne Stryk will share her experience writing from the perspective of a visual artist in her book The Middle of Somewhere: An Artist Explores the Nature of Virginia. She notes, “This may be the first book in which the illustrations came first.” The term “synthesis” best describes her creative non-fiction approach, as she weaves together elements of art, memoir, travel, nature, and history. During her presentation, she’ll show her artwork while discussing various written passages from the book.