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.
Monzie & Coyote
San Francisco, California
Monzie, 35, airline industry
Coyote, 34, senior buyer for a sex toy store
Monzie and Coyote met several different times and completely ignored each other every time. “We both thought we were too cool to make the first move,” says Monzie. “Then a little birdy convinced me to ask Coyote out and we pretty much got married the morning after our first date.” They love making videos, photography, tattoos, their dogs, fooling around and falling in love. “We have a couple of rules that have gotten us through: don’t do anything to me that you wouldn’t want me to do to you. (This rule does not apply in the bedroom, however.) No being mean, no being self righteous, no being judgemental. That last one is almost impossible to follow because we are both the most stubborn people on the planet and always think we are right. That’s why we have a really good couples counselor!”
