The motions

I returned to college in my thirties to finish my BFA. At my age, according to average society's standards, I'm supposed to have already graduated college, established a career, married, and have 1.5 kids. Well, that's not the case. I find myself living a dual reality as a student, focused on my artwork, and a wife with various responsibilities. Some would say to have a successful relationship; both parties are invested and engaged in one other. Does that mean all the time? There's a give and take. Over time, unexpectedly, a relationship can become routine, something I believe many people become familiar with. People get so consumed in something that they forget to give enough attention to everything else.  This series focuses on my husband and my relationship, our everyday life, how we are present, but not wholly present. Our motions have become routine.      

Through the use of slow shutter speed,  my husband and I are in a preoccupied hazy fog, interacting here and there, but primarily going about our own business. Carrie Mae Weems Kitchen Table and Eric Pickersgill Removed series, inspired my depiction of relationships. These prints are sepia-toned on satin paper, to represent the flat staleness relationships can experience.