The "Edged Object #9" was selected to be in "500 Knives", published by Lark Books. My thanks goes out to John L. Jensen, Marthe Le Van and the staff at Lark Books for putting together a great collection for this book.

Ben was awarded a grant from the Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program. This grant enables selected teachers to make art with professionals in their disciplines and stay current with new practices and resources. For more information please visit www.surdna.org.

The "Ibex Goblet" and "Ibex Vase" were selected to be in 500 Metal Vessels, published by Lark Books.

Ben was awarded a Soth Carolina Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships for 2007-2008 in the Crafts category. The board of the S.C. Arts Commission approves fellowships based on recommendations made by out-of-state review panelists, who select fellows solely on their review of work samples.