Conception
A Manifested Dream
A journey back to our Northwest roots brought forth a deeply missed admiration for, and connection to, nature. Slowing down after city life and melting back into mountains sparked an idea that resonated to our core.
Inspiration behind Char & Bloom
The Birth of an Idea
Our concept found us on twisting mountain roads with endless stories to tell. Along the journey into Deadwood, blackened ghosts of ancient pines tower overhead, piercing the bright blue sky. The horizon lined with remnants of trees, now burnt, charred, and gleaming in the summer sun. At their feet, natures’ inspiring contrast and endless resilience, a representation of cyclical death and birth. Greenery, newness, bright bustling blooms. The forest floor speckled with color, vibrancy. Life, all around, peaking through the darkened ground.
Observing such contrast and resilience in nature served as a stunning reminder of the cycles, and temporary magic to all that is. Food, the art and essence of consuming a meal, is similar, in that it is essential, temporary, and a fleeting moment in time.
Char&Bloom is our take on and representation of fire, death, renewal, rebirth. An ode to natures cyclical wonder, alchemy, and infinite magic. The death and birth of a forest. The hunger of the pine. The natural, ancient, and essential cycles within the natural world.
The Dead Wood Forest
