While many Nashvillians are still processing the aftermath of ice, falling trees, single-digit temps and bureaucratic snafus, Billy Renkl’s new show at Lusk is brimming with the warm hope of springtime and a reminder that nature can heal as surely as it can harm. The Weedy Garden is a new collection of 21 of Renkl’s intricate collage illustrations originally created to accompany a children’s book of the same name written by Renkl’s sister, former Scene staffer and current New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl. The illustrations — like the book — celebrate native plants and warm-weather seasons in the South. They also embrace something of an English approach to gardening, defined by a loose dance between cultivating and cooperating, curating and coexistence with weeds, wildflowers, bugs and bunnies.
Opening reception 4-7 p.m.; through March 28 at David Lusk Gallery
516 Hagan St.
