Where did you both grow up and go to school?
Rachel: "Jay grew up in Los Angeles and I grew up in San Jose. We both went to California College of the Arts for our BFA's and Jay got his MFA at Bard College. We met in Santa Cruz in 2001."

Jay, Rachel, and their dog Johnny sit on the steps of their revamped beach hut.

Photographed by Molly DeCoudreaux