seed saving

photographs by rinne allen

veins

photograph by kristin karch

dried specimen

photograph by kristin karch in rinne allen's studio

dried flora arrangement

one more arrangement using found flora for the winter season (well, it may not be the last one ever, but the last one for now...)...the other day, i came home to a bundle of beauty at my door, left by my friends mandy and steve. i love that mandy knows how much i love seedheads, pods, and dried things, so i went to work making a simple arrangement using her ingredients. i love this container- it is a cast iron shape with a built-in kenzan (a japanese type of flower frog), which makes for easy arranging- almost fool-proof, really. i love how these types of arrangements last and last. to dress them up, you can hit them with a little gold spray paint- yes, i love a hint of gold spray paint this time of year (see here and here)...enjoy!