photograph by love stories by halie & alec
white dress
in Daily Beauty
beauty everyday guest book
our photographer friends over at love stories by halie & alec recently shot a styled wedding that included our beauty everyday book as the guest book.
there have been several weddings that have used our book as a memorable keepsake from their special day. we love the idea of friends and family picking their favorite page and inscribing a sweet message to the bride and groom. what a way to remember your wedding day!
models: erin + sam . planner: grace lionetti at lionhearted events . flowers: bud and bloom . makeup + hair: margaret snider . dress: kelly's closet // rue de seine chloe gown . rings/jewelry: rhys may . cake: sweetie pie by savie
header image by kristin karch, all others by love stories by halie and alec
bluebells
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
spring woods
in The Country
i took a walk by the river and there was chartreuse everywhere. love this time of year!
photographs and words by rebecca wood
studio visit: jess dunlap
STUDIO VISIT documents artists and where they work in and around Athens, Georgia. Artist and curator Hope Hilton is paying a visit to one space every 2 months, and asking the artists she visits to send her to the next artist, with the only rule being that it must be someone's studio she’s never been to. Jess Dunlap is the first artist she visited.
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STUDIO VISIT
The artist Jess Dunlap is also a writer and an alchemist. Living and working in the green and brown and red country fields of Winterville, Georgia, an opportunity to visit her studio is always a treat. Where she works is like stepping into a cabinet of wonder, and her life and art are parts of the same world, inseparable.
Recognized around Athens for her pyrographic drawings on wood featured at 1000 Faces Coffee, her practice incorporates many different processes, including many materials and mediums she makes herself. My very favorite homemade walnut ink comes from her, and she’s always trying out new recipes and ideas from foraged berries and plants. I’m inspired by her approach to art as a slow process, created with intention, with simple materials.
She told me that wild persimmons used to be called possumwood around these parts, so named her website www.possumwoodarts.tumblr.com Have a look!
Here is a peek into her studio:
photographs and words by hope hilton
climbing
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristin karch
wisteria
with the coming of spring comes the sweet scent of wisteria. white and lavender blooms signify that it has woken up after winter sleep and is ready to begin climbing once again.
photographs and words by kristin karch
dew
in Daily Beauty
photo by kristen bach
kumquat glaze and pound cake
for easter i made a dessert for our friends and family feast. we had so many kumquats left from our florida harvest and i have been wanting to make some sort of desert with them. so my daughter and i made a basic poundcake, this recipe is one of my favorites. we slow cooked some kumquats in a simple syrup and served a dollop of cardamon whipped cream on top. what a decadent treat it was! here is our recipe for our kumquat glaze, enjoy!~
kumquat glaze
1 pint of kumquats
1 cup of water, add more as needed
1/2 cup sugar, add more depending on the tartness of your kumquats
1 vanilla bean, sliced down the middle
a dash of salt, optional
-thinly slice your kumquats, remove seeds. note... you will also find seeds as you cook them
-in a saucepan add your sliced kumquats, 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 cup sugar, and your vanilla bean
-simmer for an hour and continue stirring every now and again
-as the liquid gets cooked off add more water
-slowly cook for about an hour
-add more water and sugar as needed
-after an hour your kumquats should be cooked down but still intact. spoon over your pound cake, ice cream, or fresh bread.
photos and recipe by kristen bach
beach walk
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
driftwood
words and photographs by rinne allen
sandcastle
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
dead lakes
in The Country
we just returned from an inspiring beach trip to cape san blas florida. one day we headed inland and explored. my daughter has always loved (and me too) cypress forests. we both love how the water is like mirrors, and the trees are the perfect homes for little forest fairies. they always seem to allow our imaginations to run wild!
we were obviously pretty excited to stumble upon the dead forests in wewahitchka. we just marveled at their stillness for an hour or two and my daughter may have seen a fairy or two!
photographs and words by kristen bach
sunset
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
a few years ago, a friend gave me an old blueprint from a job that her father worked on in the 50's. It was for a building at florida southern college and was designed by frank lloyd wright, so the blueprint was extra special. at the time I had never heard of florida southern but I knew I had to visit one day, to see the buildings in person.
a few weeks ago we were passing near lakeland, florida and we stopped to visit the school, which comprises the largest collection of wright-designed buildings in the country. we self-guided around and were able to go in most of the buildings. my children especially liked the glasswork in the chapels and the formed patterns in the concrete...
wright's architecture always makes me aware of the space as I move through it, and I consciously, and sometimes unconsciously, think about the interrelation between what is inside his spaces and what lay outside. if you find yourself near this campus, and are interested in wright, make a point to stop & explore.
frank lloyd wright's florida southern college
words and photographs by rinne allen
ombre sand
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
marsh landscape
photographs by rinne allen
loquats
in Daily Beauty
photo by kristen bach
harvesting kumquats
while we were in florida we took advantage of taking in lots of fresh citrus. we spent one afternoon at the tupelo honey homestead which had a kumquat tree that was bursting at the seams with ripe fruit. they let us go wild and pick a big bag.
i know that eating kumquats raw can be pretty tart but these were so sweet! i couldn't wait to get home and make something delicious....and we ate quite a few straight from the tree!
i will be sharing a yummy kumquat recipe next week... in the meantime check out this yummy candied kumquats recipe!
photos and words by kristen bach
japanese maple
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen