photograph by rinne allen
dried roses
in Daily Beauty
studio
passion flower
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
20 years with rinne
rinne came to ask me for a job at the studio 20 years ago. we couldn't afford to hire anyone, but when i received her handmade thank you note in the mail, thanking me for talking to her, i was sold, and knew i needed to have her around.
rinne and her photos are magic, and i knew right away i needed to let her follow her inspiration around the studio. rinne's photos always made us look good, and projected the beauty and creativity i tried to inspire. we sort of 'grew each other up'. we shared a lot of ideas, inspirations, and hard work. her insights and ideas always helped me to grow my business.
rinne took over 30,000 pictures (with a film camera!) at r.wood studio, documenting the process, people, and plates. she was able to hone her skills and vision before she left the studio to start her career as a photographer. she is now very successful. we still love to get together for brainstorming and flower arranging and photographing, and still collaborate together on our blog, beautyeveryday.
rinne IS instant inspiration, and i've been so lucky to have her in my life these 20 years!
photograph and words by rebecca wood
spring studio day
a few weeks ago, two friends and i spent the morning at the brickhouse, in the company of a handful of other creative women. it was the first in what will hopefully be a regular series of creative workshops. called Studio Day, the intent of these workshops is to step inside a creative space and have unhindered creative time. beginning with a morning coffee and light breakfast and ending with a homemade, healthful lunch, this particular morning was spent wandering the grounds of the brickhouse collecting beauty, making light drawings, and thinking about composition. we shared the things that inspire us and focused in on creating and learning, without distraction. it was very rejuvenating, and inspiring!
words and photographs by rinne allen
studio floor
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
rebecca's house, part two
two weeks ago, rebecca shared photographs of her new house. here, i am sharing photographs of her house that i took this fall...i love how rebecca has something from outside- a cutting, a flower, a pod- in every room of her house. most of these things end up in her paintings eventually, but in the meantime they make for beautiful vignettes.
