And the winner is... Kate!

Who to choose for the Summer theme winner? I've said it before and I'll say it again, choosing a winner each week is the hardest part about moderating this blog. A person that wins can't win again for 3 weeks to give more people a chance, so that eliminates a few. The theme must be well represented so that highlights several. That usually brings the finalists down to three to about ten people. Now I have to be objective and not favor styles or friends. Still hard. This week I loved a lot of pieces. Pascal always shows joy and passion in his work. Josh Pincus always has wonderful stories with his fun illustrations. Emila always does beautiful work. Deborah Mori and Roberta always does fun and cute illustrations. Ces and Zari always have beautiful work. Richard Cardona always does the most amazing and professional graphics. Those I haven't mentioned, well, much of those just blew me away. I particularly liked Candace Trew Camling's and Martha's, and Amy's. But one illustration stood out most for this judge as representing Summer.

Congrats, Kate! You are the winner of the Summer theme!

Kathleen Rietz's little boy has great summer images - yellow dusk sky, buzzing bees, tree swing, bare feet and green grass - as well as lots of joy.