Have we told you about our magazine covers? We haven’t? Well, we shall have to rectify that! To date, our photos have appeared on the covers of TWO magazines. Yes, that’s right – TWO, which is two more than zero.

The first cover was the summer 2008 issue of Slow Food USA’s The Snail. Here’s the cover:

Ours is the sheep photo, not the fish thing.

The second cover is out now, and it’s the Spring 2009 issue of Mystery Scene, starring Laurie King:

That’s simply a screenshot from their website, but as you can see, the interview offers a bit of “Subversive Fun” with Laurie King. Intriguing! I also like how the “Y”s in their title font look a bit stabby.

Finally, I’m not sure if you’re all aware of this, but I’m kind of a big deal in Masonic Imposter circles:

I’m not sure what I’m doing with my hand there, but you can read more about faux Masons at the National Heritage Museum’s blog.

This September, around a hundred people participated in a conference on Race, Gender, Power, and Class at Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma, California, facilitated by core members of Be Present, Inc. This very committed core group had spent 18 months preparing for the conference.

To quote from the Be Present website :

“Be Present is building a social change movement in a world where racism, classism, and homophobia still exist and historical barriers have divided us. Our work is designed to answer the question: What does it take to create and sustain positive change in this world? Be Present uses a model of transformation, the Be Present Empowerment Model (BPEM), which was created by Lillie P. Allen to provide individual empowerment and collective leadership skills first, to African-American women, and now to women from all walks of life, as well as men and boys.”

At the invitation of my friend Olivia, I attended the conference and met some truly amazing individuals of all ages. Here are some of my favorite shots from that weekend, including photos from Creativity Night (there were a lot of talented actors, singers, dancers, and artists of many kinds at this conference), photos of Walker Creek Ranch, and photos from inside a weird little nature museum.