Sarah, Lynn and Kate

This picture was taken at our home in February on the one day that we had our family of four together in London. With two of the family living abroad and two here in London, "family days" are rare, and of course, given the stage of our life this is only the beginning.

My two girls are something my husband and I often refer to as proof that we have "done good work". They are unique from one another but share of love of each other and family that we cherish. They are both bright and gifted, and above all sensitive and open minded. They have been afforded opportunities that most would only dream of having, and have appreciated and grown from each of them.

I am so proud of the choices they have made and the young women they are becoming!

L.

Lynn and Ann

This picture was taken in November 2007 of my mother and me on Portobello Road. My mother is both a challenge and an inspiration to me. She has more energy than most 30 year olds and she has the ability to talk to anyone (and often tell them more than they need to know).

I think of myself as very different than my mother - organized and more sensible. Yet I am grateful when I give in to the creative and intuitive side of me that I know comes from her. And I know that I have an ability to bring people together and facilitate learning. I'm sure that this is a gift from her.

Of course, she will tell you that she is an artist and therefore won't have a computer. (Email is evil)but somehow I'll get her to put her 2 cents in on this site when she visits in April!

L.

Jennifer and Nancy at Brown's

The picture of Jennifer and her mother was taken as they arrived for English Tea on Boxing Day in front of the legendary Brown's Hotel. Brown's Hotel first opened in 1837. Agatha Christie would often spend time at Brown's where she would observe the guests and then include characters like them in her writings.

Sarah and Ashley

Ashley and Sarah at the Tate Modern, November, 2007.

For more information about the exhibit in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern:
Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth

Our Initial Plans for the Project

Written Component
In this blog, we will post a favourite image of mother with her daughter(s)chosen together. We encourage each participant to write an entry (emailed to us for editing and posting), to accompany the picture. We welcome any thoughts about the unique relationship between a mother and daughter, written collaborately or individually. The following suggestions may help get you started. If you prefer, we will arrange to have someone interview you.

• How are you not like your mother?
  
• How is your daughter’s life different than your life was at the same age?
  
• What do you hope for your mother/daughter?
  
• When you are not with your mother/daughter, what do you miss?
  
• What do you like most about mother/daughter?
  

Photography
At a mutually convenient time and location of your choice, we'll arrange a session to have mother and daughter(s) photographed.

For the photography session, we will aim to take some traditionally posed images, and some fun and unique ones. Once the images are edited, you will have access to them online.

This project is a work in progress and we expect that it will evolve and we are open to your suggestions.

NOTE: no full names will be used on the blog, and if you prefer to use only initials, that is fine too!

The idea begins

The idea for this mother and daughter project is in the early stages and I'm sure it will evolve. Noreen suggested the project to document the relationships of mother and daughters. Many interesting stories exist about the relationships between the interesting women we know and their daughters. Noreen's goal was to write about the relationships, and mine is to document through images.

The aim is to do the project in the new year (Spring 2008) and use this blog to post. Here we can mix the writing with the images, and the mothers and daughters can participate if they wish.

And so the idea begins!