"Oh, God, Thy sea is so great and my boat is so small"

-- Breton Fisherman's Prayer

The series "My Boat is so Small" is a continuation of my project photographing domestic interiors as a form of portraiture. As a parent of two young children, I am concerned about the expectations of parents and the reinforcement of these expectations through societal institutions, media imagery, and cultural traditions. Through my photographs I perceive a parent's hopes and dreams about their child's future physical image, intelligence, and success, as well as tensions that may exist between these aspirations and reality. I hope this project will make the viewer conscious of the pressures which children face, and the potential effects of the myriad images and objects to which they are exposed.