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Today was the art exhibit of our collaborative project at Goldsmiths. See a copy of our artist statement which explains what we “showed” at the exhibit. I realized later that in actuality our work is a site specific installation that takes place in the space of our marriage. It's also an ongoing project that has begun as part of an assignment but continues as we complete the challenge. We also have some ideas about how to continue the work and expand it out to our community, but I'll explain them later. After the show, we treated ourselves to a meal out at a new restaurant in our neighbourhood called The Gantry

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They've completely renovated the space and the garden was particularly lovely to eat out in. Carrie had the risotto with butternut squash and I had a lovely crab and prawn (shrimp) pasta in a cream sauce. Since we are moving now in a mere six days we are doing our best to still eat well, but cooking will become more of a challenge, so we'll see how things go.




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    Where we were/ Where we are...

    For two years before Carrie got pregnant, we were eating nutrient-dense foods and training for ½ marathon walks. We were losing weight and getting into shape. And then we had a baby. A difficult labor and C-section followed by complications, coupled with a collicky baby who wouldn't breastfeed meant that Carrie was out for the count and spent much of her time pumping breast milk. And her mom, who we had slated to feed us for the first two months of Gryffin's life was instead standing in to help Stacey as parent number two. 

    With all that stress our nutrition went out the window. Fast forward two years now and although we have improved somewhat, our nutrition is still a major issue and it seems all our energy goes into being good moms with little left over for taking care of ourselves and our relationship. Parenthood on our marriage has become a contested space and so we've decided to do something about it. 

    This 30 day Food Challenge blog is part of a collaborative project we are doing to reconnect to ourselves and reclaim our marriage as a top family priority. We will be talking, seeking help from others, connecting to spirit through journeys, making art and documenting our project here on this website.  This work will also be featured as part of Stacey's Masters degree programme at Goldsmiths – University of London.

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    Carrie and Stacey have been creating together since they met in 2003.  Their collaborations include a seven year marriage, a two year old daughter, various art projects and yoga-art-spirit retreat workshops.  They are committed to furthering their connection to the world through mind, body, art and spirit.

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