The 2007 Show Us Your BRA! Contest officially closed on September 23 after receiving more than 230 bra creations from some very inspired and talented “Bratistes”. Thank you to everyone who submitted his or her clever and innovative creations. The winners of the contest were unveiled at the Show Us Your BRA! Auction and Gala on October 13, 2007 at the Northampton Center for the Arts. Winning entries are featured in the 2008 SHOW US YOUR BRA! CALENDER! Please click on The Calendar to order online. Calendars can also be purchased at Gazebo in Northampton, Massachusetts. Calendars are $10 each and are tax deductible.

If you are interested in submitting a bra creation for the 2009 contest (winners are featured in the 2010 & 2011 calendars) please check this website for contest rules in March 2009.  If you would like to be sent information via email or by regular mail please email Jen Lind with your contact information.

The 2009 Show Us Your BRA! Calendar Selections are below…

Show Us Your Braque
by Daphne Thompson-Addabbo (2009 Calendar Cover)
This is the second-time Daphne has entered a bra. She appreciates the support given to women and artists. She got her idea in the shower. Who knows where the next idea will come from?

Dress the Girls for Winter (or they’ll head south)
by Eileen Doherty (January 2009, People’s Choice Honorable Mention)
Eileen is a retired teacher who now has time to play with clay, write poetry, and take her beagle, Buster, for long walks.

BRAvarotti: an Uplifting Tribute
by Pamela Finer (February 2009)
“The recent untimely passing of Luciano Pavarotti brought memories of my own father, who lost his life at only 70 years old, as a result of pancreatic cancer. It was my mother, the love of his life, who sang like a bird from sunup to sundown, and who was humming bits of Ravel’s Bolero and Bizet’s Carmen with her wonderful hospice aide just a day before she died. Many positive and healing thought went into the making of BRAvarotti, for the well being of those who cope with health challenges and for their special caregivers as well. Thanks for providing this outlet for “art with heart.” Show Us Your Bra will always inspire me.”

Man’s Best Friends
by Susan Huszar (March 2009)
Susan is a photographer/sculptor and shares a studio space with two dear friends in Maynard, Massachusetts. “I have fun making things that amuse myself and hopefully others.” She lives with her two wonderful sons and dog, Olive.

Chicks Rule
by Linda Devine (April 2009)
“I’ve been privileged to know some awesome “chicks” in this lifetime. I really do believe “chicks rule!”

Two Peas in a Pod
by Carol Gobin (May 2009)
Carol is a realist landscape oil painter and graphic designer. “I love this contest because it inspired my whimsical, tongue-in-cheek, 3-D creative side.”

Double “T” Cup
by Tammylee McCaffrey (June 2009, People’s Choice Honorable Mention)
Tammylee’s aunt, Kathy Frank, died of breast cancer on September 21, 2006. This creation is in memory of her battle. “She was classy and loved pearls and we both loved to collect tea cups. To Aunt Kathy and Grandma – thanks for watching over me.”

A-bra-ham Lincoln
by Elaine Woodhouse (July 2009)
“I live in Seattle, Washington where I design rubber art stamps and work as a metal artist. I moved to the United States in 1982 from England. I designed this piece in memory of my cousin Janis and to encourage my daughters, Gemma and Anna, to celebrate the feminine and embrace their “sisters.”

Passaggio Appassionata
by James DiSilvestro (August 2009)
“Four years ago I started to make this gate and ended with a different piece but it never left me. This time it came together, mostly because of the steel. I love this material. It is 1/8” x 1/2” flat stock that I shaped completely with my hammer.”

My Cups Runneth Over
by Alan M. Young (September 2009, People’s Choice Honorable Mention)
Alan is a woodworker (utensils). This is his third entry for a good cause. “I have (with my friends) become a collector of bad bra puns!”

Full Medal Jacket – A Warrior Woman’s Bra
by Peggy Melanson (October 2009, People’s Choice First Place Winner)
Peggy is a newspaper columnist, freelance writer, artist/educator and “One Woman Comedy Show” presenter. www.findingcourage.com. Full Medal Jacket was created with the help of Marlene Quinlan, Baystate Hospital; American Cancer Society, Holyoke; Janet Santinello, Valentine Plating Co.; Norman Fontini, American Fasteners; Forrest Matthews, Rocky’s Hardware; Harry and Bob, Highland Hardware; and Myra Lenberg and Cristine Levitre.

AbunDDant Harvest
by Sarah Bulkley Bernhardt and Missy Holmes (November 2009)
Missy creates beautiful things out of wool in any form, and Sarah is a potter/sculptor. “We are thrilled to have collaborated on this project. It allowed us to spend time together talking, sharing and creating for a good cause and in tribute to friends and family facing cancer.”

Traveling Through Time
by Melissa VanSant and Jennifer VanSant (December 2009)
Melissa and Jennifer are sisters who own a bead store in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. “Our customers watched this bra grow and come to existence, and their encouragement and support kept us beading and Traveling Through Time.”

Horton Hears a (W) Hooter
by Heather Davis (January 2010)
“I am always grateful for something that justifies my exploding collection of fabric scraps and odd papers.