Studio Life

We love it when our new products arrive on the studio doorstep!  Since the manufacturing time is often several months, it’s fun to revisit designs we haven’t seen in a while. Peek-a-boo, I love you! flannel for David Textiles under our CathyLoo brand arrived last week, and we love how soft and snuggly the flannel made these cute critters. To

It’s always so much fun to see artwork evolve!  Pottery Barn has recently released a set of bunny-themed pillows and hand towels for Spring 2013 from some of our designs.  Here is a sketch and watercolor for this project from back in April of last year.  I love how they paired the natural linen-cotton blend with the subtle colors of

You just have to get your corny Valentine puns out of your system on February 14th, or they might show up all year long!  Eat lots of chocolate and have a punderful day.  Cathy and Ellen

If the big day of love and adoration has caught you by surprise, visit the C.R. Gibson blog for our guest post about this quick and easy (and pleasing to the eye candy) DIY gift. We also included the labels to download and print. All you have to do is fill in the “12 Things I Love About You” part.

During my first Chicago spring, we had a botanical illustration course held off-campus at the Garfield Park Conservatory every Thursday.  For much of the semester, there was an open snow-coated field between the CTA stop and the entrance that made me feel, opening the glass door of the tropical rainforest room, like the Willy Wonka kids entering the candy room