THOM 7 | Fall / Winter 2016
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CREATORS<br />
BOXWOOD<br />
meets DRIFTWOOD<br />
Written by<br />
Susan Ray<br />
Photographed by<br />
Kelli Boyd<br />
When I envision Bryce Vann Brock at eight years old, answering the age-old<br />
question of what she wants to be when she grows up, I see her answering<br />
casually — but with forethought, and giving what must have been a surprising<br />
answer, coming from a third grader.<br />
"A landscape architect."<br />
Bryce hasn’t lost that casual spirit about her. Now, she’s all blue jeans and white<br />
and black tops. What she does with these simple closet staples seems to embody<br />
her designs, from her wardrobe to her architectural landscapes — always with a<br />
pop of surprise, a slice of something unexpected. Studded cuff bracelets mixed<br />
with a statement, chunky necklace. Agave mixed with boxwoods.<br />
“I decided I wanted to be a landscape architect when my parents hired one for<br />
the house we were building,” says Bryce. “I loved it and started to notice things<br />
like arrival sequences.”<br />
“We feel like we’re leaving our mark all<br />
over the island,” says Bryce.<br />
Bryce and her business partner Kelly Revels are owners of the landscape,<br />
flower market and event design company in Saint Simons Island, Georgia,<br />
called The Vine. When I talk to them, I am quickly taken by their passion and<br />
determination — but there’s something else. I’m always a bit of a sucker for<br />
the power of serendipity, how sharp minds can twist happenstance to their<br />
advantage. That’s there, too.<br />
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