Anticipating Imperfection was inspired by the portrayal of marriage in the media, movies and television.  My marriage is neither a fairytale nor a tragedy… just boringly normal and unexciting.   And somewhere along the way I realized everything around me was leading me to thinking that wasn't ok.  In Anticipating Imperfection, watching the cake bake is like waiting in anticipation of something, that in reality is really boring, and why would I watch so closely if I wasn't waiting for an explosion?   And what if it falls flat? Was it because I expected it to? What happens with the timer dings? What if nothing happens and it is utterly unexciting? These are all questions that I thought of while making this piece. This piece was an exorcism of sorts to purge myself of those unrealistic and poisoning expectations.