late august in the studio + in the garden
A shift is in the air. Shorter evenings catch me by surprise.
The studio fills with freshly harvested botanicals and bustles with activity as we prepare for the cooler months ahead.
Late summer favorites fill the garden beds with color, and finally the rain returns.
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above, clockwise from top left:
watching the angle of the light change through the studio windows
pouring more of our tiny beeswax tapers for the cozy season ahead
a freshly blended batch of our perfume serum no. 2, the orange blossom and tuberose mingle with ginger, vanilla and saffron in a scent that works beautifully for the seasonal transition
it’s a good moment to amplify the light with a little shimmer as it wanes, moving toward the equinox
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Now playing at the studio: the new album BAMANAN by Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee
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below, clockwise from top left:
a luscious tangle of color in the 6&B native plant beds on a recent cloudy day
New York Ironweed, Rudbeckia triloba and Asclepias incarnata
more ironweed, together with the very weedy (but beloved by pollinators!) Solidago candensis and a touch of pink Phlox paniculata
Boltonia asteroides & more
Warmly,
more summertimes
The quiet days of summer have arrived. A certain stillness drapes across the city on the weekends. Thunderstorms bluster through. Soaking rain, searing heat, fireflies…