Beth and I have been very close for some time. We first dated during her freshman year of college. Our first collaborative installation and opening was in early 2008. Later that year we moved in together. We recently celebrated the one year anniversary of that move (not to mention her 22nd birthday this past September 24th.) My photographs of her from The Ones We Love have just been published in Issue 20 of JPG Magazine.
Now I’m dedicating a week to celebrating her work and the launch of her website. Allowing that I am just about as biased as any one person can be, know that Elizabeth Heppenstall is one of my absolute favorite artists. She understands that I won’t hesitate to tell her when I think something she does sucks (same goes for just about anyone), but I also have the benefit of knowing how she thinks – sharing similar aesthetic sensibilities and (often more importantly, with her work) sense of humor.
Obviously, this is the epitome of nepotist blogging, which is why it is my preference to keep this a personal blog, as much as I write about other topics and feature a wide variety of people I don’t know and have never met. While there are very very many talented artists out there, we rely on our friends to support us, especially when we are just starting out and no one else knows our name, never mind actually making it to our shows. So, I don’t feel any guilt over devoting time and space to my loved one: almost all of this work has never been seen before on the internet.
It is my absolute pleasure to introduce it.
