ORIGINS is the spark of Regina’s inspiration and Scott’s vision — colors, sights, and sounds — that contribute to the designs in Regina’s rugs. The exhibition provides rare insight into the creative process. Exhibiting the rugs and photographs side by side, the viewer can see the scene and the abstracted interpretation of that scene in the weavings. This project is a collaboration between husband and wife who share creative expression in different media.

Regina enjoys using natural materials such as wool and linen that are renewable, warm, inviting, and lustrous. The connection between the natural materials used in the weavings and the natural environment led Regina and Scott to photograph her rugs in their inspirational spaces. This strengthens the connection between the rugs, the materials with which they are woven, and the sights the couple has seen in their travels and everyday life.

Our dawn shoot for Sunlight was a beautiful January morning on the beach with a clear view of Anacapa Island.

Above: My friend, Bob Shepherd, (appropriately named) wrangling his sheep for the shot of Home Again.

You may have heard the story about the wave that almost washed over the Blue Lagoon rug. Well, here's the evidence. Scott set down a plastic bag where he was intending to lay the rug while setting up the shot and turned around for one minute only to see the wave rolling over the bag when he turned back. Well, at least the rug wasn't in position yet!

Below: Comanche was a great model but after a few hours had enough of being photographed and decided it was time for a run around the paddock. You can see the rug slipping off his back but it landed safely. His owners, Rika and Dave were very generous to spend the afternoon with us letting us photograph their horses.