10/23/2025
It’s the season of the Quince...& Texture!
Come Autumn I’m not immediately drawn to flowers as the focus, as much as I love them, it’s not what my natural world is presently painted in...and so I find inspiration elsewhere. In the bareness of nature, a lush feeling still exists — in the indescribable colors, shapes of stems and dried leaves in textures only seen this time of year.
It’s not only in the branches and blooms I find inspiration, but as my creative space turns indoors, it’s the flavors and scents of the season that particularly pique my interest. And so, when I looked upon an overflowing basket of beautiful Quince, in their varying yellow green tones beginning to soft with brown spots, my mind drifted to marmalade. The rich yet subtle blushing pink and amber colors of quince when slowly cooked with sugar and spices. The very colors that resembled these glass vessels I’ve long been wanting to incorporate in a styling, not as an accent but as a focal detail.
With four simple yet impactful elements — an overflow of quince, deep colored glasses, tomato vines still hanging on and layers of crochet linens — an autumnal scene of texture was brought to life🍂🕯️
..and yes, every bit of fruit was then transformed into comforting marmalade...
