This is my story of midlife awakening. The concept for this photographic project arrived while I was constructing some egg shell forms; In the middle of a journey, I'm in-between birth and death. After long conversation about "midlife" with my husband, age 42, I felt – very clearly – that I must do this photo project with him. This project is not a fantasy for me, it is an inner-life documentary. Poised between now and now, the series continues.
The concept for this photographic project arrived while I was constructing some egg shell forms. After graduating from college
in 2009, I needed to prove to myself that I'd finished one chapter and was now turning a new page. So, I started creating egg shells
to commemorate the event. I thought it would be a good symbol for this point of my life. While creating the shells, I asked myself lots of questions such as "What have I actually done in life, what's next?" Unlike traditional college students, I was already in my mid-thirties when I graduated. I had finally achieved a long-sought goal, a college degree, however, upon graduation I began to question the worth of what I'd accomplished. One day, I jotted down some words I'd been holding in my mind. I searched for the keywords on the Internet, and found the phrase, "Midlife Crisis". After long conversation about "midlife" with my husband, age 42, I felt – very clearly – that I must do this photo project with him. This project is not a fantasy for me, it is an inner-life documentary. While photographing my husband, I understood that "midlife" is a vitally important transition in life. Poised between now and now,
the series continues.