rural academy theater

we love this...so much. horse-drawn wagon + performance...we wish their horses could get down closer to our way here in georgia! check out the rural academy theater's site for their tour dates...

made by hand

we were excited when we heard about the forthcoming book by lena corwin, made by hand...the brooklyn-based artist & designer's last book has been a favorite of ours. but, one reason we are particularly excited about the new book is because it features the georgia-based wendy hanson (full disclosure: wendy is my sister-in-law...). check out the preview of the book and order one up, if you feel inspired to learn how to make something new.

by rinne allen . photographs by 3191, from made by hand

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.  

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

vined signs

i pass by this sign everyday... i have watched the vines grow throughout the summer.  it always makes me smile.

photo and words by kristen bach

party prepping

the other day we spent the day dyeing some things for our book release party. as busy as we all are.....it's hard to skip the details.

if you can, please join us this evening from 6-8pm!

r.wood studio ceramics :: 450 georgia dr :: athens

nibbles, summer beverages, and live music!

photos and words by kristen bach

shell tree

on a recent beach trip to the panhandle of florida, we found this palm tree covered in shells. we loved thinking about all the people who had passed by and added a shell over the years.

words and photos by rinne allen

order up a year of beauty

visit here  to pre-order our book!  books will start shipping August 15 so reserve your copy today. 

rise and preserve NOLA

in an area of new orleans with so much devestation from katrina, the bywater's message rise and preserve is sung through the streets.

photos by kristen bach

a book for you

ten years ago, rinne and rebecca had a daydream: to create a book with 365 photographs, one for each day of the year. after many years of thinking and photographing and thinking some more, we are happy to announce that the daydream is now a reality.

thanks in large part to the addition of kristen and the creation of this space, beauty everyday, the three of us were able to gather the imagery that we needed and truly envision the book we wanted to create.

it is with much happiness that we announce that will release our first book, Beauty Everyday, on august 15 of this year.

featuring 365 photographs made by all three of us, in and around athens, georgia, the book has 420 pages of southern beauty: flora, patina, the landscape...the environs that we call home. The deep blue custom-dyed bookcloth cover is the perfect backdrop for rebecca's gilded illustrations. Inside; an index is included with locations or details of each image; and a small bit of text explains our simple process.

the book is intended to be an inspiration, a refuge, a reference.

turn the page each day to reveal something beautiful to look at; take in a whole season at once and revel in the transformations that take place; or just turn to pages at random and look to the index to see where the photograph was made.

a page marker ribbon is included, so that you may mark your place and follow along each day.

we will begin pre-selling the book on this website soon, and, in addition, the book will be available through some of our favorite shops and friends. further details will be announced soon!

Thank you, readers!

- rebecca, rinne, & kristen

god's eyes

these handmade god's eyes were hanging on a front porch.....quite lovely!

coming soon

coming soon...something special that we want to share with you...check back in two weeks, on july 12 for a special announcement... - rinne, kristen, & rebecca

prayer flags of NOLA

This year's commencement speech at tulane univerity was given by the dahlai lama.  the entire city was adorned with tibetan prayer flags.  this city doesn't hesitate adding color to their already colorful city!

photos and words by Kristen Bach