Studio Life

Every year about this time, we try to find a day (or two) to pull out the dyes and wax and make a few sort-of-Ukranian eggs to add to our stash. This year, that day happened when two of the Heck sisters were together in the California studio. Fortunately, they took a few pictures so that the Texas office could see

“Did you see any new trends?” This is the question we hear most often upon our return from Surtex. The dilemma is that it is difficult for Surtex artists to see new trends, because we are all manning our booths! All day. Every day. Making trends. However, my boothmates and I did find time for a little trend-spotting during our many treks

Conversation overheard at the Surtex booth of Cathy Heck Studio Susan Birnbaum and Tom Vituj of Design Design, Inc: “Congratulations!!” Cathy , Ellen and Julianna: “Thanks!  … um … for what?” Susan and Tom: “You won a Louie!” Cathy, Ellen and Julianna: “We did?” It’s true! … and as you can see looking at the photo above … Ellen and

Ahhh SURTEX. Our booth this year involved a little stitching. In a big way. We decided to feature our new hand-made eco-hip Made With Love collection, and, as you can see, the walls were covered with giant embroidered characters. And, no, we did not actually sew directly to the 8-foot panels (thanks for asking) … but many visitors wondered, and asked

SURTEX is now. Come and see us! And, if you can’t make it to New York, come see us cyberly from our new updated website. We will be sure to report back on new trends and new friends, as well as any dining discoveries we make in between.