S t u d i o

Creative direction, photography, visual identity, social strategy, and spatial storytelling for hospitality, preservation, cultural, and independent clients.

Tinderbox Studio helps shape how a project is seen, felt, and remembered—through image, atmosphere, narrative, and a point of view.

Dimly lit hallway and Elvis 3 room entrance, photographed by Tinderbox Studio.

What the Studio Does

Creative direction
Brand development
Visual identity
Photography
Social strategy
Editorial storytelling
Interiors and spatial concepts
Architectural visualization
Place-based storytelling

Strategy, image-making, and spatial storytelling for projects rooted in atmosphere and place.

Neon Cottage Court sign at Dame Fortune’s Cottage Court in Hot Springs, Arkansas, photographed by Tinderbox Studio.

s e l e c t e d w o r k

Dame Fortune’s Cottage Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas


Creative direction, photography, social strategy, and spatial storytelling.
Ongoing since 2022.

Girl in a red velvet dress and heart-shaped sunglasses eating chocolates at Dame Fortune’s Cottage Court.
Bellaire Court historic rehabilitation in Hot Springs, Arkansas, shown before restoration and in a Tinderbox Studio architectural visualization.

Bellaire Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas

Architectural visualization of the Bellaire Court interior with a warm wood aperitivo bar, vintage lighting, and contemporary art.

Creative direction, architectural visualization, social strategy, and place-based storytelling.
Historic rehabilitation and adaptive reuse.

Landmark Preservation Consulting
Preservation, place, and cultural storytelling

Visual positioning, identity development, editorial strategy, and social storytelling across historic buildings, communities, and landscapes.

Social media identity and editorial storytelling created by Tinderbox Studio for Landmark Preservation Consulting.
Exterior photograph of Rose Hill at Lockerly Arboretum, a historic columned residence in Milledgeville, Georgia.
Architectural floor plan of Rose Hill at Lockerly Arboretum.
Historic bathroom at Rose Hill showing a narrow doorway, wood trim, and green tile.
Existing bathroom conditions at Rose Hill showing the sink, mirrored cabinet, and tiled walls.
Room for Strangers hospitality and exhibition concept in Hot Springs, Arkansas, featuring artwork by George Zupp.

Room for Strangers™ / Dame Fortune's Cottage Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas

Creative direction, interior styling, and curatorial installation integrating original contemporary art into a distinctive hospitality setting.

Detail of a vintage carved wooden horse-head lamp with a metal ring, part of the interior styling of Room 11 at Dame Fortune's Cottage Court.
Original paintings by George Zupp displayed beside a brown-and-white striped curtain in Room 11, part of Tinderbox Gallery's Room for Strangers project.
Three vintage horseshoes arranged vertically on a wall at Dame Fortune's Cottage Court, Room 11, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Close-up of a textured neutral lumbar pillow against white bedding in the refreshed Room 11 at Dame Fortune's Cottage Court.