Anita & Ester

Anita and Ester were strong and independent. They were sisters, best friends and my great Aunts. They read a book a day and the New York Times from cover to cover. They went to the ballet, traveled the world and ate at the best of restaurants. I was drawn to them with their aging beauty and their quirkiness. I loved them, as they did me. With their kindness, anger and intelligence, I photographed them. I responded and reacted to their actions by taking their portraits. As time went on I cut up the pictures, drew on them, scratched them and re-photographed the images over and over. These pictures are my universal stories about aging.