Are you saying the image doesn’t show if you don’t add text? Is that what you’re trying to do? If so, you could add an empty text widget and some padding to the widget. The text widget will be there so the widget will show up since the widget activates that area to be displayed. Adding padding to the widget area will show more of the widget. Add just enough padding to the top and bottom of the .wrap (inside the widget) and more of the image will be displayed. Let me know if that makes sense, and if you have any questions.
Your design looks awesome BTW! Be sure to let me know when you’re done with it. I would love to add that to the showcase list – https://appfinite.com/showcase-your-site/