Five More Years @ Jen Bekman

Belated Happy New Year greetings! 2008 is off to a great start for Jen Bekman Gallery.

I’m most happy to announce that we’ve renewed our lease at 6 Spring St! We are looking forward to 5 more years in the ‘hood, which has become quite the art destination, thanks to the recent opening of The New Museum and the arrival of scads of excellent new galleries.

Read on for updates on Friday’s Ne Plus Ultra opening, a Sunday reception at Joe, media mentions and other upcoming events.

Ne Plus Ultra, the Hey, Hot Shot! Annual Opens Fri. 2.8 | 6pm-8pm

Image Credit: Untitled from the series Sub Rosa (2006) by Birthe Piontek

Ne Plus Ultra, the Hey, Hot Shot! Annual, opens @ Jen Bekman Gallery on Friday February 8th, 2008. The reception is from 6pm-8pm, and as always frosty beer beverages will be provided by Crumpler.

Please join me and all of this year’s Ultras at the reception:

Nina Berman
Karolina Karlic
Brad Moore
Birthe Piontek

The exhibition will remain on view through Saturday March 15th, 2008. (The gallery’s official 5 year anniversary!)

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring St
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
NYC NY 10012
ph: +1.212.219.0166

Joe’s NYC: jen@joe Presents Photographs by Joseph O. Holmes

Image Credit: Broadway (2007) by Joseph O. Holmes

Please join photographer Joe Holmes, Joe proprietor Jonathan Rubinstein and me on Sunday, February 10th, 2008 from 3-5 pm at a reception for Joe’s NYC, the latest installment of our ongoing series jen@joe:

Joe
9 E 13th St.
(between University Place and 5th Avenue)

The exhibition, Joe’s NYC, is comprised of 29 NY-centric prints and will remain on view through April 25th, 2008.

The prints are available in three very affordably priced sizes and will be available exclusively online at jenatjoe.com.

We’ll be hosting other jen@joe events throughout the exhibition. Sign up for the jen@joe newsletter to stay up to date on announcements.

Points of Interest: Online + Elsewhere

Image Credit: White Ice by Tema Stauffer. Read about it on the 20×200 blog.A portion of the proceeds from this edition will benefit The Art Shanty Projects.

As if two openings in one week weren’t enough, there are plenty of other things keeping me busy over the next few months.

20×200 continues apace with two new editions each and every week. Be sure to sign up for our mailing list to get advance notice on new editions.

I’m packing my long johns and heading off to Minneapolis for a few art-filled days (and nights.) I’ll be doing portfolio reviews (afternoon) and a presentation (evening) at the Minnesota Center for Photography on Monday, February 18th.

I’m also looking forward to attending The Art Shanty Projects and the opening of World’s Away at The Walker Art Center. Another show I won’t be missing is Ultra Karolina Karlic’s exhibition at Franklin Art Works.

In quick succession after that: Santa Fe, where I’m honored to be jurying Center’s Singular Image Prize for color photography, Austin, where I’m speaking on a panel at South By Southwest and Houston, where I’ll be reviewing portfolios at Fotofest.

Points of Interest: Online + In Print

Image Credit: Foam Magazine #13 / searching

If you love photography and find yourself in Amsterdam, be sure not to miss the Foam Fotografie Museum, an amazing vibrant venue for exhibitions of established and emerging photographers.

The most recent issue of Foam Magazine, their gorgeous quarterly magazine, includes Jen Bekman: Gallery Without Walls, a long format interview with me by writer Eric Miles, accompanied by portraits from the very excellent Stefan Ruiz.

We have lots of other great media in the pipeline. Some is still a secret, but be on the lookout for Jen Bekman Projects, especially 20×200, in a diverse array of publications including Wired, Redbook and The Artist Magazine.

Also on the horizon: big (exciting! awesome!) changes are in store for Hey, Hot Shot! in 2008.

Stay tuned, and stay up to date: bookmark our blogs, or subscribe to their RSS feeds:

Jen Bekman News Blog
The Hey, Hot Shot! Blog
The 20×200 Blog
Personism (my personal blog.)

Most of all, we’d love to see you in person! Come visit us at the gallery:

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring St (between Elizabeth + Bowery)
NYC 10012
+1.212.219.1066

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday | Noon – 6pm

Welcome back from the weekend, everyone. Kate’s opening was a great success and for those of you who could not make it, we missed you. The show runs until October 27 and the gallery is open from Wednesdays – Saturdays, noon to 6pm and you can come see us anytime during those times to get your dose of Obsessive Consumption. You can see photos of Kate in action as she installs and of the wondrous opening on her Flickr stream. Also, be sure to stay tuned to Kate’s blog: What Did You Buy Today? if you do not already do so, as there are sure to be juicy updates and treats in the next while as she gets back into action.

Also in other news, Jen will be talking about her work at the gallery, Hey, Hot Shot! and her latest project, 20×200 at an event this Wednesday at 6:30pm at the Apple Store in Soho, sponsored by Gothamist and nyc.photobloggers.org. Among the other participants, Jen will be joined by Hey, Hot Shot! ne plus ultra, Joe Holmes and Eliot Shepard, who had a solo show with Jen back in Spring 2005.

Admission is free, and seats are limited on a first come, first serve basis. It should be a great evening with a lot of great discussion and an informative chat, no doubt. Hope to see you there!

You can find the full invite, here or find more information from the official press release, along with info on location and details below:

September 26, 2007 @ 6:30 PM
at the SoHo Apple Store
103 Prince Street @ Greene (map)
After Party Merc Bar

NYCPB’s Featured Photobloggers
Eliot Shepard Eliot Shepard
Jay Parkinson Dark Shapes Prowl
Joe Holmes Joe’s NYC
Matt Weber Urban Photos
Red deLeon 990000

And a special presentation by Jen Bekman of 20×200, Hey Hot Shot, and the Jen Bekman Gallery

Sponsors
Gothamist and nyc.photobloggers.org
Hosted by Jake Dobkin.

Hey, Hot Shot! Summer 2007 Edition

Please join us at an opening reception in honor of the Summer ‘07 edition Hot Shots:

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring St (between Elizabeth + Bowery)
NYC 10012

Opening Reception
Wednesday September 12, 2007 | 6pm – 8pm

Tasty beverages provided by Crumpler, makers of excellent bags, in particular excellent photo bags.

Exhibition is on view:
Thursday through Sunday, September 13 – 17, 2007
Gallery hours:
Noon – 6pm.

Learn more about this season’s Hot Shots on the Official Hey, Hot Shot! Blog:
Dan Boardman
Afshin Dehkordi
Rachael Dunville
Jonathan Gitelson
Shuli Hallak
Beth Herzhaft
Gregory Krum
Kalpesh Lathigra
Ari Salomon
Willamain Somma

Check out a Selections from the Winners.(via a Flickr photoset)
Visit the Hey, Hot Shot! web site.

Mosaic Image Credits

Currently the lead story over at The New York Times online:
Words Unspoken on War’s Faces by Holland Cotter:

Ms. Berman adds no direct editorial comment to the presentation. She has said in interviews that she started photographing disabled veterans soon after the war began mainly because she didn’t see anyone else doing so. In what may be the most intensively photographed war in history, the visual documentation has been selective. The fate of the injured veterans was not a public issue until news reports about substandard treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

This background provides the context for Ms. Berman’s photographs, which are themselves tip-of-the-iceberg images. No matter what the viewer’s political position, the images add up to a complex and desolating anti-war statement…

Co-curators Jörg Colberg and Jen Bekman with Alec Soth at the ANAP opening

Hi there, readers. This is Shane—photographer, blogger, and short-term summer intern at jb—here to give you a bit of news about your favorite gallerist.

Though first, let me just say that if you were not at the opening for A New American Portrait you did miss quite a fantastic event—and I’m not just saying this because I feel obligated to. As already mentioned, the turnout was remarkable and the work looks especially nice “in the flesh.”

Gallerist Ed Winkleman had quite a few kind words to say about the exhibition on his blog, describing the show as “a wonderful survey of contemporary portraiture in photography.” And Padddy Johnson of the notorious Art Fag City had a bit of fun with the digital snaps that Alec took on her camera at the opening. If you’re curious, there are more pictures from opening night available online in both Jen and Jörg’s Flickr streams.

And fortunately, for those of you who weren’t able to make it on Friday, the work will be on view at the gallery until August 3.

Now back to the original point of this post, eh?

Just yesterday, Jen was on a radio show where she spoke with Eva Lake about the ANAP show, the gallery, her new 20×200 project, Hey, Hot Shot!, Personism, blogs in general, her List of Women Speakers for Your Conference, plus a whole lot more.

Basically, she talked about everything ever.

I found that the conversation was very interesting especially for those less familiar with what goes on the at the gallery. Listeners will get a good sense of Jen’s motivations as a gallerist and a bit of information about her plethora of projects.

The podcast is worth a listen if you’ve got the time.

You can download the .mp3 archive here (0:56:55).

Benno Schmidt, Portland Harbor by Spring Hot Shot Mark Marchesi

It’s been a big week at the jb. The Hey, Hot Shot! Spring Edition opening last night was a blast. You still have time to check out the exhibition: it’s on view this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Noon-6pm.

Next up: we’ll spend the week getting ready for our big opening event on Friday June 22, for our Summer group exhibition A New American Portrait.

Here’s a round up of all the gallery related online mentions as of late:

Hey, Hot Shot! featured on the blog for Popular Photography magazine

Rob Walker interviews Jen about 20×200

Unbeige on 20×200

Josh Spear’s Heather Snodgrass on 20×200

Gallery Hopper on 20×200

Photographer Julian Thomas reconsiders 20×200

Photo-Muse on 20×200, but wait there’s more

JPG Magazine Blog on A New American Portrait

Jason Kottke on A New American Portrait

Photographer Greg Wasserstrom is really excited about A New American Portrait

Turkey Amanita – Amy Ross

It’s been a little hectic lately, and new posts have been scarce. We are sorry. We’ll try better this month.

If you haven’t seen Amy Ross’ show Anima Mundi, this is your last chance! Thursday, June 7 will be the last day to see it and it’s definitely worth dropping by. We have gotten tons of positive feedback and am happy that people love the show.

In other news, we are installing a new jen@joe show at the Joe location on 13th between University Place and Fifth Avenue on Wednesday, June 6. (Which means you get fresh art with your morning coffee on Thursday the 7th!)

Another reminder, Hey, Hot Shot, Spring ‘07 Edition is opening on Wednesday, June 13, from 6-8pm. The show will be up from June 14–17, 2007 and quite a show it promises to be! Get on down, see the work and support the winners:

Clint Baclawski
Nina Berman
Michael Julius
Karolina Karlic
Mark Marchesi
Casey Orr
Justin James Reed
Pavel Romaniko
Kelly Shimoda
Daniel Traub

But things never stay quiet as A New American Portrait, a group photography show co-curated with Jörg Colberg of Conscientious, opens soon after on Friday, June 22, which means a wild week for the jb staff.

Despite all of the upcoming craziness, we still have a moment to chat with friends. Jenni Holder, former Director of Edwynn Houk Gallery and current Hot Shot Panelist, dropped by the gallery earlier this week to say hello while she was in town. Check out her flickr (her children are very cute) and a past interview she conducted with Jen at Fotolog.

Stay tuned for more news and updates.

Please join us at an opening reception in honor of the Winter ‘07 edition Hot Shots:

jen bekman
6 Spring St (between Elizabeth + Bowery)
NYC 10012

Hey, Hot Shot! Winter 2007 Edition

Opening Reception
Wednesday March 7, 2006 | 6pm – 8pm
Tasty beverages provided by Crumpler, makers of excellent bags, in particular excellent photo bags.

The exhibition is on view Thursday – Sunday, March 8-11, 2007 from noon – 6pm.
Do drop in!

Learn more about this season’s Hot Shots on the Official Hey, Hot Shot! Blog:
Holly Andres
Colin Blakely
Jeffrey Krolick
Juho Kuva
Molly Landreth
Brad Moore
Kirby Pilcher
Ben Roberts
Mickey Smith
Ka-Man Tse

Check out Selections from the Winners. (via a Flickr photoset)
Visit the Hey, Hot Shot! web site.

Mosaic Image Credits

Image credit: HHS! Contender Alejandro Cartagena.

I am the Queen of Procrastination. It’s out of control, seriously. In school I was always getting extensions upon extensions, always with the notes from home, the special cases, etc and so on. What I’m saying here is: I feel your pain.

So, you (yes you) you haven’t gotten it together to enter Hey, Hot Shot! yet? Well, you’re in luck – you have until…

Monday February 12th @ 2pm to get your entry in.
(No more special exceptions after that – the first panel review is later that evening.)

So, get your butt in gear and Enter now!

You still need more convincing? Ok, ok. How about the fact that we’ve added Anthony LaSala, Senior Editor of Photo District News (PDN), to our already stellar panel? And let’s not forget our other star guest, Lesley Martin from Aperture.

Still not enough? (What’s a girl got to do to convince you?!) Ok, how about this: We are hard at work on the 2006 Hey, Hot Shot! Yearbook, and let me tell you: it’s a thing of beauty, the utter hotness. You seriously want to take a shot at being in the 2007 book, because it’s going to be the book to be in.

So, yea, what was I saying? I was saying this: ENTER NOW. You’ve got til Monday.

Pink Dots by aspiring HS Grant Willing

It seems like Winter’s finally arrived here in NYC, which I’m glad about, because 70 degree balmy days are downright weird in January. Also I’m heading to LA in a few short hours, so good bye to all this! I thought I’d leave you all with something to keep you warm while I’m gone. Not just warm… hot. And by that I mean: Hey, Hot Shot!. The 2007 season is on! We are currently accepting entries for the Winter Edition. The deadline? Tuesday February 6, 2007 @ 9pm.

Alice is back in Chicago for a few short months. We miss her already, but she’ll be tending to the Hey, Hot Shot! blog while she’s away. And updating our photo stream with work from the contenders daily too.

I’m very excited about HHS! in the ‘07. We’ve got a great panel, and the 2006 Yearbook is coming soon. (I’ve seen proofs and omg! it’s gonna be fabulous.) Being a Hot Shot puts you in good company. I’m excited about the community that’s growing up around the competition, and bursting with pride over all the interesting things these photographers get themselves up to.

Speaking of which: Hey, Hot Shot! ne plus ultra, the 2006 Annual, opens next week. I hope you’ll join me and the Ultras at an opening reception on Wednesday January 24 from 6pm – 8pm. Good stuff!

The January edition of PDN has a two page spread on James Deavin’s recent exhibition, Photographs from the New World. Unfortunately I can’t link you to the article, since it’s available to subscribers only online, but a) it sure looks purty (lots of photos from the exhibition) and b) the writer, Scott Tillitt, did a great job and was a pleasure to work with.

The issue is on newsstands now, but here’s a snippet to tide you over:

In another real-life parallel, most non-professionals use the camera like a point-and-shoot and simply save small JPEGs to their hard drives—pictures of friends and family and such “to act as memory in the future,” Deavin says. And that’s how he thinks his own images can best be understood: “as a piece of Second Life history, markers of a time when people were still viewing the new world through the eyes of the old.” As gallery owner Jen Bekman sees it, Deavin is “an explorer in this new territory, largely uncharted and almost entirely a mystery to the general public.”

Being named an Innovator of the Year by American Photo makes me feel like a freakin’ rock star.

Photo by John Von Pamer

It’s not the surprising congratulations I’ve received from unlikely quarters, it’s not that it made my momma proud (in fact I don’t think she’s even picked up the issue yet), it’s not that they managed to come up with a photo of me that I actually like (after I totally dropped the ball on getting one to them, thanks guys!) But really mostly it’s the very fine company I am in. Other Innovators on the list:

Caterina and Stewart (for Flickr, but of course)

Lesley Martin, Executive Editor of Aperture Books

Joerg Colberg, founder of Conscientious

All these Innovators have something in common: They are past, present or future panelists for Hey, Hot Shot!, a cornerstone of the gallery’s program, and one of the main reasons I was selected as an Innovator. As an added bonus, Fall 2006 Hot Shot Shen Wei get an Honorable Mention in the Images of the Year section. It’s great to be in such fine company, and I know for a fact that each and every one of us has some more innovation on tap for 2007.

Also, American Photo deserves an Innovator shoutout itself. Their State of the Art blog is starting to make waves. Web editor Jay DeFoore conceived the blog as a supplement to the print version and has managed to create a nice blend of old school and next wave. It’s great to see the EIC David Schonauer making regular contributions. Miki Johnson is the chief contributor, and she’s prolific in the way that bloggers ought to be. Her recent Blog It, Share It post was widely linked to, not just because she linked widely, but because it was a great synopsis of the whole blogging photographers thang. (Go, Miki, GO!)
Originally posted on Personism, I apologize for the cross-posting/repetition.

Please join us at an opening reception in honor of the Fall edition Hot Shots:

jen bekman
6 Spring St (between Elizabeth + Bowery)
NYC 10012

Hey, Hot Shot! Fall 2006 Edition

Opening Reception
Wednesday December 13, 2006 | 6pm – 8pm
Tasty beverages provided by Crumpler, makers of excellent bags, in particular excellent photo bags.

Warm Your Toes Open House
Saturday December 16, 2006 | Noon – 3pm
Joe will be serving their divine coffee along with some delicious treats. It’s a perfect opportunity to check out the show, meet some artists and warm up from holiday shopping.

Other than that, the exhibition is on view Thursday – Sunday, December 14-17, 2006 from noon – 6pm.
Do drop in!

Learn more about this season’s Hot Shots: Check out the aweseome interviews that Alice has been conducting over on The Official Hey, Hot Shot! Blog.

More information than you can shake a stick at:

Hey, Hot Shot! web site
Images, Inventory Details + Prices (via a Flickr photoset)
jen bekman web site

Mosaic Image Credits:
1. By Your Side (Distance) by Chad Muthard, 2. Misha’s Living Room, Tambov, Russia by Sasha Rudensky, 3. Joey by Shen Wei, 4. third avenue, brooklyn by Joseph O. Holmes, 5. seventh avenue, brooklyn by Joseph O. Holmes, 6. Meribel, 2006 by Patrick Smith, 7. Cap Blanc-Nez, 2006 by Patrick Smith, 8. Untitled (Bethlehem) by Victoria Rich, 9. Untitled (from I’m in the Wrong Film) by Hans Gindlesberger, 10. The Drive (With Pete) by Chad Muthard, 11. Untitled by Mette Maersk, 12. Cake Stare by Joe Fornabaio, 13. Frieda by Juliana Beasley

Untitled (Three) by Fall Hot Shot Patrick Smith

We just announced the winners for the Fall 2006 Edition of Hey, Hot Shot! over on the competition’s blog. And the winners are….

Juliana Beasley
Joe Fornabaio
Hans Gindlesberger
Joseph O. Holmes
Mette Maersk
Chad Muthard
Victoria Rich
Sasha Rudensky
Patrick Smith
Shen Wei

The Fall Edition opening reception, featuring delicious top-shelf beer from HHS! sponsor Crumpler, is Wednesday, December 13 from 6–8pm. The show will be up from December 14–17, 2006.

In other good news, the Fall Hot Shots will be included in the first of its kind HHS! Yearbook, brought to you by Blurb — out this December! (In the for the opening reception, is what we’re hoping!)

As always, many thanks to our fantastic group of panelists, to Jeff Kirsch and Jesse Chan-Norris for all their hard work and commitment to the jb, and, of course, a big thank you out to all of the participants!

In addition to the winners who will be showing @ jb, there are Honorable Mentions too:

Joslin Van Arsdale, Alain Astruc, Meg Birnbaum, Karin Bubas, Alana Celii, Larissa Cleveland, Cary Conover, Rachel Herman, Alexandra Huddleston, Siri Kaur, Drew Kelly, Orrie King, Daniel Kopton, Suzette Lee, Nick Meyer, Stephen Miller, Graeme Mitchell, Mark Rubenstein, Lissa Rivera, Angie Smith, Sam Sweezy, Grant Willing, Christopher Young.

I am whupped from all the reviewing and deliberating, which was really quite agonizing this time around. I suppose having too much good stuff to choose from is a nice problem to have, but it was still really hard putting the final list together.

The final hours to enter Hey, Hot Shot! are upon us. The deadline is today @ 6pm.

This is the last chance to enter for 2006…  We’ll be announcing the Fall Edition winners next Monday, and shortly after that we’ll announce the 2006 Ne Plus Ultra Hot Shots who will show in our January Annual.

You still have a few more hours, so apply now.

As I’ve discussed extensively with the talented, gorgeous and awesome La Lux, it is a time of Bold Tings.

Over on Personism, I’ve been pretty fired up lately about the under-representation of women in tech, in art and um, rather broadly speaking creativity. Rather than pointlessly bluster, I started (you have to start somewhere) with a List of Women Speakers for Your Conference.

In other news: we’ve got a whole new crop of excellent interns here at the jb. Be on the look out for their blogging debuts. (Alice Wells made her debut on the Hey, Hot Shot! blog just the other day.)

Speaking of HHS, as previously announced: we’re accepting entries for the Fall Edition of Hey, Hot Shot! The deadline is Tuesday November 7th @ 6pm, but why wait? Apply now.

Special guest panelists this season include Amit Gupta of Photojojo fame and Joerg Colberg who writes the must-read fine-art photography blog Conscientious.

The last edition got some terrific press:

Kate Bingaman was featured on Cool Hunting.

Rob Walker of my most favoriteist NYT Sunday Magazine column, Consumed gave Ernie Button a shout-out on his blog Murketing. (Did you know he has a blog? He does and it’s good.)

Paddy Johson, of Art Fag City fame, stopped by and liked what she saw.

This is the last season of HHS for the year – we’ll be announcing the Ultras in December and their group show will open in January.

Regarding our current exhibition, Solid Ground:

On Thursday October 26 I’ll be hosting an artist talk with Holly Lynton. She’ll talk about her current exhibition, Solid Ground and we’ll ply you with booze. Not to be missed! Reception from 6pm – 8pm, artist talk at 7.

You can stay up to date on gallery related events by subscribing to our email list.

Installation View from the Summer ‘06 Edition of Hey, Hot Shot! Check out the whole set.

It’s that time again: We’re now accepting entries for the Fall Edition of Hey, Hot Shot!. This is your last chance to enter this year – in mid-December we’ll be announcing this year’s Ne Plus Ultra winners. Here are all the important dates for the Fall Edition:
Entry Deadline: Tuesday November 7, 2006.
Fall Edition Finalists Announced: Monday November 20, 2006.
Fall Showcase Opening Reception: Wednesday December 6, 2006.
Fall Showcase Dates: December 7, 8, 9 + 10, 2006.

Check out Hey, Hot Shot! homepage for more details, or Apply Now!

Photography by Kate Bingaman

T-minus 3 hours until the Summer edition of Hey, Hot Shot opening reception! The reception will be from 6-8pm and refreshments will be provided by the awesome people over at Crumpler.

The showcase will be on view until September 10, 2006 so be sure to come on by and support these great photographers.

Empty Kmart on 27th Street by Kate Bingaman

The time has come to announce the finalists for this Summer edition’s Hey, Hot Shot competition!

The Summer Edition Showcase will open with a reception for the artists on the evening of Wednesday September 6, 2006, from 6-8pm. The showcase will be on view Thursday September 7 will remain on view through Sunday September 10, 2006.

Without further ado, we present to you the Summer 2006 Hot Shots:

Kate Bingaman
Ernie Button
Kara Canal
Sam Gezari
Brandon Herman
Matthew Kime
Sara Macel
Matthew Nighswander
James Rajotte
Nadia Sablin

We’ve compiled a Flickr set of all the images submitted by our Hot Shot Winners!

Special thanks go to our awesome, fabulous and excellent panel for their insight humor and hard work, as well as our special guest panelists Jay DeFoore and Amit Gupta. And the other people who help make it happen: Jeff Kirsch for his research and technical prowess, Jesse Chan-Norris for hosting our panel meetings, Lauren Cerand for PR support, and also just for being her amazing self and last but not least the fabulous intern, Jane Tam for doing double duty being editor for both Hey, Hot Shot! blog and jen bekman News blog.

It’s always tough to narrow it down to the final ten, so we’re also happy to include a list of great photographers in our honorable mentions category:

Barbara Salinas, Shannon Taggart, Erika Larsen, Marc McAndrews, Juliana Beasley, Don Simon, Orrie King, Nayan Sthankiya, Katie Watson, Michelle Vitiello, Jessica Roberts, Mathew Spolin, Jonathan Feinstein, Brett Bell, Aaron Hraba, , Michael Bühler-Rose, Tania Camille Nasser, Travis Huggett, Danelle Manthey, Jay Parkinson, Jason Lazarus, Duane Dugas, Joan Cuenco, Derek Powazek, Beth Fladung, Svetlana Bahchevanova, Sesthasak Boonchai, Maureen Drennan, Jane Noel, Travis Ruse, Liz Danahey, Mikael Kennedy, and Sarah Madsen.

Thank you to all that participated in this competition!

Hey there jb lovers. Today is the last day to check out Meditations in an Emergency! Stop by and take a gander!

Also, we only have 5 days left until the deadline for the Summer Hey, Hot Shot competition! Be sure to check the blog everyday because I’ll be updating it with submissions I like and enjoy.