Hello collectors, it's Sara, and as always, so happy to have the opportunity to share new art and artists with you! To brighten an otherwise terribly dreary day here in NY, I'll be quick to introduce today's double edition, a double double edition of sorts. Hank Williams' Bed, Georgiana, Alabama and Leonard's Bed, Niland, California come to us from identical twin brothers Scott and Steve Eiden. The Eidens spent hours in the darkroom to make these prints by hand for you dear collectors; they are luscious, traditional c-prints.

Like the brothers themselves, the photographs of these beds are quite a pair, hinting at tall tales from the past and present, reminders of legends living and long departed. I have a feeling you could sit down with Scott and Steve over dinner and they'd have stories a plenty to share about these photos and the others they've shot along their ways. But for now, these photos will have to suffice for us all.

Because, as Jen mentioned yesterday, it's been utter craziness at 20x200 HQ; we've been preparing for important announcements of all sorts, combined shipping, here on 20x200, of course, AND, the new round of Hot Shots over at Hey, Hot Shot! No rest and no square meals (just BLTs and cupcakes!) for the weary around here!

This fresh crop of Hot Shots will join ranks with Scott who was a Hot Shot in the fall of 2007. In every round of Hey, Hot Shot! competition, we see more than a few photographs of beds. They're an oft shot subject, so much so that they're named in Geoff Dyer's list of common subjects in the history of photography, along with road signs, benches, and hats (if you want to brush up on your photo knowledge, Dyer's The Ongoing Moment, is a good book to pick up, read, and pass on to a good friend, photographer or not).

That being said, some photographs of beds are better than others and these two are among those that are better. Scott's photo of Hank's reminds me of Walker Evan's Bed, Tennant Farmhouse, Hale County, Alabama. It's a humble accommodation for certain, for a farmer, or a future radio singer. Leonard's bed and a comparison of the two, make me think of a whole slew of beds (and the photographs of them) and what is above and below them and what that says about their respective sleepers. In Leonard's bed, there's not much separating him from the sky above and the sand below. Again, a pretty humble, but grand (if you ask me), way to sleep. And appropriately so, Leonard is the most devoted at Salvation Mountain, making a tribute to love and faith his life's work.

The beauty and detail in both of these photographs are due, in part, to the large format 8"x10" negative the brothers favor. Like, Scott's previous 20x200 edition, the small prints are traditional contact c-prints; all the prints in both editions were carefully printed by Scott and Steve themselves. They are a treat for the eyes for sure, so pick up one, or pick up both! We've made it easier than ever for you to do so and just in time as these prints are sure to go fast! Get to it! I'm going to, too. And I'm off but Jen will be back sooner than you may think!