This eclectic collection captures all the fall feelings through a variety of items, textures and colors. Interior designer Ivy Pierce and artist Beth Hammack collaborated to create this layered display, blending both their ideas and belongings.
The paint brushes and apple painting are Hammack’s own, as well as the big greenish-yellow brush strokes captured on paper. (This photoshoot was set up just steps away from her art studio.) The rustic sourdough loaf—as well as Hammack’s painting—celebrate the cooking, baking and “breaking bread” together which tend to define this time of year. Imagine a traditional apple pie or freshly kneaded loaf baking inside a warm oven; the smells permeating the air make the kitchen extra cozy on a crisp autumn day. Dried hydrangeas from Pierce’s garden remind us of seasonal changes happening all around us outdoors: the cascading colors of fall foliage and the movement of falling leaves in the breeze.
Costume jewelry strewn throughout presents a variety of interesting and smooth materials: amber bakelite, horn, jade and coconut shells. The burlwood bowls are beautiful and earthy. A Native American figurehead, centered on a bronze ashtray, hints at that first Thanksgiving table. The antique copperware dates back to 1880, sourced from England. Meanwhile, the Frankoma Pottery was sourced a little closer to home: Frankoma Pottery is a beloved homegrown company, founded in 1933 by artist John Frank in Norman, Oklahoma.
Since this September issue celebrates reading and books, Hammack and Pierce wanted to include a few. The antique leather-bound books are from the 1850s, originating from an Oklahoma City monastery. Hammack procured them as it was relocating and cleaning out its library collection. The books and jade calligraphy brush take us back to another place and time.
Fall is a season of honoring history, embracing traditions, sharing warm moments and admiring the varied and vibrant natural beauty of autumn. This moodboard gives glimpses of the months ahead. Let us savor the season’s best.
