Interior Designer Kristen Rivoli decorated this historic Concord house for the Concord Museum House Tour. I Love the Green, Gold, & Purple palette and incorporation of fruits and veg. “I used foods of color to convey the accents ‘lime green and eggplant’ inspired by my Bernardaud China used in the Dining Room along with the silver and gold foundation colors.” says Kristin. Read more about her New Year’s Party theme and ideas on her blog.
Happy Holidays
December 15th, 2011
Books Out!
December 15th, 2011Just in case you missed it, New England Icons is out! Pick it up at your local independent book store or at Amazon.
What a great project! It was a real treat to explore New England creating Iconic images for Bruce’s fine essays. Photographing the Mount Washington Hotel; finding the quintessential Vermont Sugar Shack; and taking part in the annual Thompson Ice House ice harvest are experiences I will not soon forget. Waiting for the driving snow to calm while shooting an historic Colonial house in Concord, with my son Will keeping the equipment clear of snow, also ranks.
A big Thank You to Bruce Irving, Norm Abram, Design New England Magazine, and all who had great suggestions for places to shoot, as well as all you wonderful people in the New England Design Community who have been so supportive and ‘packed the house’ at our book signing at the Cambridge Historical Society!
You can view all the images in the book plus many more here:
Bruce continues to write his wonderfully off the cuff and informative essays on New England. They can be found in Design New England Magazine and on his website.
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A few of my favorite pic’s from the book…
“High Marks”
November 15th, 2011Check out the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of New England Home Magazine. This very chic South End high rise apartment designed by Terrat Elms is featured. Here is a sneak peak. Check out the magazine for the full story!
“Shack Chic”
July 21st, 2011See this feature story in Design New England Magazine. “Shack Chic” is the beautiful Nantucket Island getaway “West Wind” that Ted & Kim Goodnow (of Woodmeister Master Builders) reclaimed from the dunes and transformed into this simple yet luxurious summer house. Using the greenest technology, of product and process, this “fishing shack” went through an amazing transformation. Ted & Kim worked with Mathew Moger, Moger Mehrhof Architects, and Wendy Valliere, Seldom Scene Interiors Inc.
Guest Bedroom
Master Bathroom
Dining Area
Recent Ads
July 18th, 2011You see my work more often than you know! Here are a few magazine ads of my clients that you come across in Design New England, New England Home, Boston Home, and Perspective to name a few.
“Agressively Passive”
April 7th, 2011This incredibly efficient passive home, complete with windmill and solar panels, was featured in Design New England Magazine Spring 2011 issue along with my other feature story “Tall Order”
Built for the next century, this house designed by Boston architect Craig Buttner sits nestled in the woods on Martha’s Vineyard. The house is decidedly modern with it’s roots deeply set in the New England vernacular. It is both wonderfully open and full of light. The day of the photo shoot proved to be a race for the sun. Arriving on a blustery ferry ride to dark skies. The sun miraculously appeared as we drove down the long driveway, but only for a moment. The day was a constant blow of dark clouds with moments of sun. We finished the dusk shot in a heavy drizzle….
Here are a few pages from the story. See the entire article here.
New England Icons Cover!
April 4th, 2011The book is starting to take form! Here is a sneak peak at the cover layout….
“Tall Order”
March 12th, 2011Recent feature story in Design New England Magazine. Amory Architects designed this beautifully modern and light filled LEED renovation that embraces the history of this South End townhouse.
See all the images from this shoot here.
New England Ice Harvest
March 1st, 2011One of the topics for the New England Icons book I’m working on, with Bruce Irving, is Ice Houses. I traveled to the north coast of Maine to capture the traditional ice harvest at the Thompson Ice House. What a fantastic day and experience. This annual harvest brings out the locals and the tourists for a day of fun, wonderment and work.
Being early, I was quickly recruited to help cut the first lanes of blocks headed to the ice house. “….not just up and down. Use a circular motion.” I was told. This is hard work. Even though the lanes are pre-cut or scored about 8 inches down, the final 8+ are up to you and the 19th century 5 foot hand saw. I lasted one lane… about 6 ice blocks. Luckly after the first two lanes are cut the saw is only need for the ends. The whole lane can be broken off using long “forks” in the scoring.
The most dangerous job, by far, is stacking the ice blocks in the ice house. The large blocks, weighing a few hundred pounds, come flying down the ramp. They are then strong-armed into possition. This job seemed reserved for the 20 somethings of the village…
Ice was once New Englands greatest export.
Read Bruce’s article “When Ice was Hot” to learn more about the history of new england ice trade.
Thompson Ice House - Front
The Ice House Ramp
Modern Scoring. Originally done by Horses or Oxen
Saw and Fork
Breaking Off a Row
Floating The Blocks
Moving the Blocks Down the Channel
Positioning the Blocks on the Ramp
Stacking the Blocks
Skating Ponds, Historic Mills & the Mt Washington Hotel
January 20th, 2011What do they have in common? They are all things that typify the New England experience and will be part of the “New England Icons – Stories Behind The Scenery” book written by Bruce Irving with introduction by Norm Abram, and published by Countryman Press. The book will also feature other New England Icons like: Stone Walls, Salt Box House, Church Steeples, Classic Lobster Boats and more. These latest images are from recent photographic excursions to illustrate Bruce’s writings.
Stay tuned. The book should be out Fall 2011!
Classic New England Kettle Pond
Historic New Hampshire Mill
The Mount Washington Hotel