Thank you

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made it out to the Hot Shops this weekend. It was great to see so many friendly faces and I'm fairly certain I said "thank you" more the last two days than I usually do in an entire year. While putting together your first solo exhibition is daunting, the reward of seeing people enjoying the work and getting involved in conversation about Nebraska definitely makes it all feel worthwhile.

If you've yet to get down to the Hot Shops, the exhibition will remain on display through May 28th. Don't forget to sign the guest(note)book if you do.

The time is now.

Hello May!

The show has been hung and I can't wait for everyone to get a chance to see it. I'm excited for how it turned out. It was a stressful few days getting prepared but everything is ready to go. The open house at the Hot Shops runs 12-7 on Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday. I look forward to seeing some familiar faces.

I have to thank a few key people who helped make this a reality. Kelly Adams from the Hot Shops for her patience, very supportive nature and helpful advice. William Hess for printing and mounting the images for the show. Logan Epps for crafting the shelves that make the whole thing work. And Steven Schmiedeskamp for lending a hand to hang the show on very short notice.

There are many more people who have inspired and accompanied me along the way that I am just as thankful for. I am very lucky to have a life with so many great friends and family around me.

Enjoy the show.

Ten days!

Just a little over a week remains until the Hot Shops' Spring Open House weekend and the debut of ninety-three that goes along with it. There's a lot going on both Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd, including many other exhibitions, demonstrations and more. For details, visit the Spring Open House page.

RSVP for the event on Facebook, and don't forget to become a fan while you're at it.

I recently changed up the look of the front page of the website to make everything a little more clear. There will also be an online store to purchase prints and more that will be opening in the next few weeks. The Spring Print Sale prices are still good through April 30th.

Along with the redesign, more of something I've begun working on called An Instance is available for your viewing pleasure. This is just the very beginning of a series that I'm really excited about and one that is a bit of fresh air after working on mostly documentary photographs for the last few years.

Some things I enjoy (and an update)

Jamie Burmeister's Vermin are slowly taking over the earth, one clay limb at a time. Check out vermin.me for more sightings.

And come down to Hot Shops to see Metro Photo Club's latest exhibition, Just After, on display through April 24th.

Hot Shops' spring open house is set for Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd. I'm readying thirty-six images from ninety-three to go along with everything else they've got going on that weekend. For more information, visit the Spring open house webpage.

Three weeks!