photo by kristen bach
our book on display
i was just at the NY NOW gift market in NYC. i went and took a peek at our book on display at our distributor's booth. it made me so proud to see it on the shelf surrounded by other amazing books by and about people i admire and am inspired by.
morning glories
photo by kristen bach
branch road
this one i found on a dirt road. a typical two room shack with a caved-in add on in the back. all the mantles and hardware are gone, but the mystery remains...
photos and words by rebecca wood
greys and greens
photo by rebecca wood
antioch church road
i hope everyone likes shacks as much as i do. i've decided it's high time i get out and document all the fading homesites, outbuildings, and barns that dot the countryside. they hold so much history. they're often hidden beneath an overgrowth of vines, trees, and privet on the side of the road. once you duck behind the wall of green, you find yourself alone with the mystery of who lived there. i take pictures all around and peer in the windows to document the inside. i have a rule, since i am tresspassing, that i don't go inside. a lot of the floors are rotted out or about to. i can be alone with the past, and i love it. enjoy!
photos and words by rebecca wood
vines
photo by rebecca wood
Sunflower silhouettes
the further we go into the summer..... the drier our sunflowers get. i find them to so lovely against the blue and white of the sky.... just as lovely as a fresh bloom!
photos and words by kristen bach
mud dabbers
photo by rebecca wood
carved in plaster
photo by rebecca wood
loved barn
photo by rebecca wood
old tin shed
this is a typical out building that you may see out in the country. i just love the corrugated tin, especially when it rusts! enjoy the textures.
photos and words by rebecca wood
drayton hall, south carolina
photograph by rinne allen
drayton hall
longtime fans of r.wood studio will remember that we had a space on their old website where we wrote about things we loved around the south, called Ideas for Creative Living. dating back to 2001, that space eventually grew into this space, beauty everyday, in 2009. today, we wanted to share one of our favorite places that originally ran, way back when, on Ideas... Drayton Hall, outside of charleston, south carolina. we will let the pictures do the talking...
words and photographs by rinne allen
hyacinth bean
photograph by rinne allen
firecracker lily
we have had a lot of rain and unseasonably cool temperatures lately. all of a sudden the firecracker lilies have popped out- they usually come up in october around here. i love their color and form.
words & photographs by rinne allen
okra bloom
photo by kristen bach
summer ratatouille
this is a staple around our house throughout the summer. i love it over pasta, rice, quinoa, or just alone. my recipe really changes with what i have fresh from the garden.
ingredients
olive oil
1 onion
fresh tomatoes
summer squash
3 cloves of chopped garlic
salt and pepper
a handful of fresh basil
directions
-chop up all of the vegetables
-put them in a pan on medium heat and stir often
-i let these cook down for about 30 minutes
-at the very end throw in the fresh basil
other great additons are okra, peppers, and eggplant
photos and recipe by kristen bach
sliced figs
photo by kristen bach
i'm not lost, i'm just exploring
saw this bumper sticker the other day while is was out and about. it made me smile- happy weekend!photo and words by kristen bach