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Big thanks to Sara Pearce and her excellent Cincinnati Art News blog for covering my recent awards.

Cincinnati Art News Blog

On Friday, July 27th, 2007 I was selected to be a Fellow of the National Speleological Society. Fellows of the NSS are designated for their efforts over the years to further the goals of the Society through cave exploration, science, conservation, or administration. No more than 10 percent of the NSS members may be Fellows. The current percentage is quite a bit below 10%.

Both the Salon winner and the Fellow award were received at the NSS 2007 national convention at Marengo, Indiana. Both awards ceremonies were held about a 1/2 mile deep in the ground at the Marengo Warehouse & Distribution Center, one of america’s largest underground commercial storage facilities. It was once a large limestone mine/quarry

Thursday night (7/27), deep underground in the heart of the Marengo Warehouse and Distribution Center, the 2007 NSS Print Salon winners were announced! My photo, “Double, Double, Toil and Trouble, Waters Churn, and cavers Bubble” recieved the Best of Show Medal for the B+W Print Salon! This makes my 4th medal for the B+W Salon, 5th overall.

I had 3 prints accepted to the B+W Print salon, and 5 Prints in the Digital Print Salon. I’ll post more images as time allows.

Just a quick reminder that my show at Espresso 2 in Anderson will be coming down at the end of the month. Stop by and check it out. I also have several bins of matted prints available as well.

I have a large display of prints hanging at Espresso2 at the corner of Clough Pike and 8 Mile through the end of July. There will be a “meet the artist” opportunity this Saturday from 10:30 to 12:30. Stop by Saturday and say hello, and check out the framed prints and stretched canvases.

Espresso2 is open Monday - Friday 6:00am to 6:00pm and Saturday 7:00am to 3:00pm. Stop for a coffee and enjoy the art!

Pendleton Art Gallery Flyer

Today was the opening of the new Pendleton Art Gallery at Newport on the Levee. The new gallery is 8000 sq feet and features over 100 artists from the 3 Pendleton Art Centers. I have quite a few framed and matted prints available at the gallery. Tabby also has an assortment of her custom jewelry.

Art Comes Alive 2007 has an online voting portion.

They went through and took quick digital photo of all of the pieces that are in the show and are allowing you to e-mail them with your favorite for the online viewers’s choice award.

Check it out here and vote for your favorite

I just found out 4 of my photos were juried into the Art Comes Alive 2007 juried art exhibition put on by Art Design Consultants. The opening is Friday, June 29th, during Final Friday at the Pendleton Art Center and runs through July 23rd.

Francisco’s Farm was a lot of fun. We got to hang out and meet other artist’s, and talk about their work and art shows. The show was very well done, and well organized. We look forward to doing it again.

We purchased a puzzle box from the Merchants of Mirth, Jeff and Lynn Vollmer for father’s day. They have a lot of really cool, and complicated puzzle boxes, check them out at local art shows.

This weekend in Summerfair at Old Coney. Stop by and see me at Booth 22E, Red Road.

SummerFair