I Caused the Earfquake...and I'm NOT Apologizing!

ny1102, mixed media on paper, 21"x15"
now available as a limited edition in these sizes
10"x8" ($20) | 14"x11" ($50) | 20"x16" ($200) | 30"x24" ($1000)

seriously, that was freaky. i went right into survival mode and thought about my next plan of action: put on sneakers, grab cash, go!......uh where? alright, that's about as far ahead as my planning for a natural disaster goes. but the tremor did occur just moments after my 10th print was released on 20x200.com! you gotta admit, that takes some mad, crazy skillz! really though, i'm so happy to announce this 10th edition w/20x200. they've supported my art for the past 4 years through its changes and deviations. an artist couldn't ask for a better partner!


below is Jen Bekman's newsletter on the edition w/lots of great info and links:


Beachy-keen Tuesday greetings, collector friends! I'm writing from a well-loved cottage in Amagansett, where a leisurely five-minute walk brings us right to the shores of the Atlantic. The past few days have been filled with feverish preparations for today's Camp JBP kickoff. I'm thrilled to welcome the 20x200 team here and get down to the exciting, inspiring business of plotting the next phase of our Art-for-Everyone agenda.
With looking back being a key component to envisioning our future, it seems more than fitting to be releasing ny.11.#02 by Jennifer Sanchez today. Jennifer is part of our past (as far back as our past goes, in fact), but she is also very much a part of our future: Her work is now a part of an exciting new partnership we have with West Elm. Having her included in the debut collection of this partnership is perfect—I get all misty-eyed and farklempt when I consider all the millions of new minted collectors we can reach via this relationship. As I recently said about it:

We're excited about 20x200's partnership with West Elm because it brings great things to both our artists and our collectors. As a result of this collaboration, our artists gain exposure to West Elm's art-loving audience and our discerning collectors will find the 20x200 gallery frames at West Elm to be a thoughtfully-designed,* DIY solution for framing the art they've purchased on our site.

That so many people have discovered Jennifer through 20x200 and have supported her by purchasing her editions and original works makes the brightness of our collaboration's future much more than theoretical. The arc of our relationship with her—from emerging artist, to her sold-out editions, to her work being shown in numerous galleries (currently at the Bronx Museum AIM's Bronx Calling exhibition), to the JBG selling her work to a really great institutional collection and, now, our partnership with West Elm—is truly remarkable and gratifying. We're so proud and honored to support her as she hits milestone after milestone. Our commitment to creating an ever-increasing array of opportunities for artists is resolute, and we're looking forward to tracing similar arcs with many more artists and collectors alike as our business continues to evolve.

That evolution is the task at hand as we kick off our beach week retreat, and I am sure to emerge at its end full of the energy, inspiration and ideas that our awesome team offers up endlessly. Which means I'll be fueled up with all kinds of good stuff when I zip down to the isle of Manhattan on Saturday, the 27th. That morning, at 10:00 a.m., I'll be teaching a special class at the West Elm on Broadway and 62nd street titled "Living with Art and The Art of Living." Don't worry if you're not in NYC to attend—West Elm is holding similar classes at every single one of their stores on the very same day, and we've collaborated with them to come up with a presentation on how easy and enriching it is to live with art.

But if you do happen to be in NYC on Saturday, be sure to check out Try2 at Jen Bekman Gallery. Not only will the prolific Jennifer Sanchez have work in the group show, but also edition-maker Amy Jean Porter and JBG Director Jeffrey Teuton. The exhibit and silent auction are being held to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, so come out for a great cause and to support great artists.