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.
Beth & Carolyn
Hudson County and Passaic County, New Jersey
Carolyn, 40, motorcycle saleswoman, guitarist
Beth, 37, boutique manager
“We view our relationship as an unbroken circle,” Carolyn says, “and we will only let positive things into that circle. We won’t stand for drama. There’s no insecurity, negative thoughts or negative people welcome.” Carolyn and Beth met through mutual friends in 2007. Their friendship grew out of a mutual love of good music, good friends and good times. Then things changed at a jam party this past fall. Playing music together triggered something between them and suddenly sparks flew between the two. “With Carolyn on the guitar and myself on the tambourine, we went from a musical interlude to a kiss that hasn’t ended.” They’ve found that mutual respect, trust, communication, laughter and honesty translate into a solid foundation for a successful relationship.
