This month we are very excited to announce that our Featured Artist is Karen Blair. Karen is a photographer, teacher, devoted daughter and sister, as well as a single mother of two amazing children. Karen has been a resident of Nevada for nearly two decades. Ms. Blair began her photograpy career five years ago; as well as working as a teaching assistant in the Photography Department at Great Basin College. Until it's closure last year Karen ran the darkroom labs. Currently, Ms. Blair assists with teaching digital photography classes which are focused on technique and Photoshop CS4. Additionally, Karen assists the very talented Travel Photographer Cynthia Delaney with photographic workshops in Elko and the surrounding areas. Photography is Ms. Blair's outlet, because she can show her moods, dreams, and ambitions without saying a word. Currently, Karen enjoys photographing fires, light graffiti, night photography, and Cyanotype photos. Karen is a true New Age Venus, as she began her career after she was well into her thirties. Karen is now a proud 40 and enjoys life now more then ever.

For those of you that are interested Ms. Blair is holding a Day and Night (Meteor shower and Cyanotype)Photographic workshop in Ogden, Utah on August 11th, 12th, and 13th, 2009. This is a rare chance for those of you in the Utah area to learn from Ms. Blair. If you are interested in learning more about this class please contact Ms. Blair directly at cravethewaves777@hotmail.com.

She hopes that her photos bring the situation and scene to life for you. Can you feel the heat?