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Table Tales

A collection of imagined dinners, real recipes, and the oyster plates they inspired.

Close-up of a traditional Mexican taco served in a shell with ground meat, diced onions, jalapeños, and herbs, garnished with red sauce drops. In the background, there are decorative items, including a lit candle, a copper pitcher, and green vegetables.

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The Tart That Made a Man Question His Marriage

Some dishes steal the show. This one nearly stole someone's husband.

The Address

There are recipes you can recreate. There are evenings you can't. This one leaves you with both.

The Tour That Didn’t End

The tour was supposed to last two hours. Somehow it ended with carnitas, a missed flight, and a handwritten recipe.

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Low Tide Letters

letters from the studio, the coast, and everywhere in between. art, objects, dinner parties, and the occasional dispatch from somewhere south of here.

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maritime merle’s first supermodel has arrived 🧢

unfortunately, you can’t wait till you’re good at art to start making it 😅

you have to make some weird stuff first. maybe you pick colors that don’t work. or you ruin something that was actually going pretty well. or you accidenta

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colorful paintings and curious objects inspired by places real, romanticized, and entirely made up.

based in savannah, georgia.

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