America’s Most Captivating Couples 2009, Part II
San Francisco, California
Annie, 54, artist, author, educator
Beth, 48, artist, professor
Annie and Beth are an artist couple committed to doing projects that explore, generate, and celebrate love. “We utilize visual art, installation, theater pieces, interventions, live-art, exhibitions, lectures, printed matter and activism,” says Annie. “Each year we orchestrate one or more interactive performance art weddings in collaboration with various national and international communities, then display the ephemera in art galleries.” Their projects incorporate the colors and themes of the chakras, a structure inspired by Linda M. Montano’s 14 Years of Living Art. “Our current project, The Love Art Laboratory, grew out of our response to the violence of war, the anti-gay marriage movement, and our prevailing culture of cynicism. We hope the Love Art Laboratory will help make the world a more fun, sexy, tolerant, love-filled place.”
We rounded up so many gorgeous couples we couldn’t fit them all in one issue. That said, we’re happy to have the cuteness continue.
Sarah & Gretchen
New York and California
Sara, 23, human resources associate
Gretchen, 25, production assistant
“Our first date was at a party” says Sara. “Girls were hitting on Gretchen all night. At one point, we were literally making out, and some chick walks over and strikes up a conversation with her. I remember thinking, is this girl serious? Gretchen seemed like bad news but I liked her too much to care. And apparently she liked me too, because I helped her put her bachelor days behind her. After we’d been dating for a few months, Gretchen made the tough decision to move back to her home state, California. The day she told me we stayed up all night crying. But I soon realized that I had to go with her. I knew if I didn’t go, I would always wonder what would have happened if I had. We stayed together long distance at first, and finalized the plan for the move. In May, California will be my home as well.”
