brick shadows

photograph by kristin karch

fall greens

it is that time of year when things are transitioning...the garden is coming off its summer run and things are dying back or newly emerging...we don't have a lot in flower at the moment- just some straggling green mophead hydrangeas. but, what we do have is a lot of green texture: hosta, fatsia, ferns, redbud leaves, mexican sunflower seedbeds, sea oats, etc.

together they combine to make a portrait of the garden this time of year.

words & photographs by rinne allen

vines on charred wall

photograph by kristen bach

rope

photograph by kristen bach

ombre sand

photograph by rinne allen

lichens

photo by kristen bach

rust

photograph by kristen bach

thailand: textures

in bangkok, we made a day trip to the grand palace and wat pho. the breathtaking sculpture, gilding, and mosaic work on these thai temples rivals the grand cathedrals of europe. with the high numbers of tourists that visit every day, it made me happy to see workers actively restoring bits of the place while we were there.  

words and photographs by kristin karch

lathe & plaster

photograph by rebecca wood

patched bluff

photograph by kristen bach

rust and vines

photograph by kristen bach

winter dried specimens

each winter, i look around my studio and i can see the remnants of summer around me...through the dried specimens in my studio. i keep them around me as long as i can, both because they remind me of when they were are their peak, but also because i love their forms & textures once they are past their prime, too.

words & photographs by rinne allen

old textures

photograph by rebecca wood

barn with ivy

photograph by rinne allen

tin siding

photograph by rinne allen

tin siding

photograph by rinne allen