Studio Life

Now that Surtex is but a floral-striped-polka-dotted dream, we are following up with the new companies that stopped by our booth.  Once again, we were inspired, energized, encouraged and exhausted (in a good way). Surtex is  a dynamic market filled with artists and licensors exhibiting the newest art and design for companies who manufacture everything from paper to pillows, dinnerware

We had fun meeting our new British neighbors at Surtex this year, but it was also great to catch-up with old friends from 2010.  Fellow Austinite, Laurie Wisbrun was catty-cornered to our booth again this year, showing off her new Pooches and Pickups among other collections.  Here is a photo of Laurie (right) with her friend Alison, who was helping

This year at Surtex, we had the pleasure of finding ourselves on what could have been dubbed, “Portobello Road”, both facing and adjacent to booths from the U.K., which was a blast. Our facing neighbors, Delphine Cubitt and Kym Bowles with Diane Potter of Acanthus Design Licensing were as jolly and fun as their artwork.  (It’s always nice to be

We’re back in the Austin studio after Surtex in New York City.  Once again, we were inspired, energized, encouraged and exhausted. The forecast for New York was rainy, and the weatherman was correct.  But lucky for us, we had one  perfectly pleasant day for “research” (shopping).  Then off to Jacob Javits we went, with Look Books in hand and a

We’re on our way to the Big Apple to show off fully-developed collections created this year in the studio!  Feel free to stop by Booth #550 for a snack and a chat with Cathy, Ellen, and Julianna, where you can also see Baby Bot, his bot-buddies and many other adorable designs.  If you can’t make it to New York, here’s