Studio Life

This year, at SURTEX, we are featuring our new collection, Made With Love. And, indeed, all of the original art was stitched by hand–a labor of love. And time. The silver lining was, however, that we could stitch the art while enjoying a variety of excellent PBS programs … except Sherlock. (You CANNOT stitch and watch Sherlock with any hope

If you are headed to SURTEX, we hope you will stop by our booth. Or, if you prefer to have an appointment, just click on the SURTEX button from our new updated website. We look forward to seeing you in NYC. P.S. If you find at any moment during the show that you have been so excited about seeing so

Ah, best laid plans of mice and moms. Four days ago, we had planned to share an Egg of the Day each day before Easter. But alas, we’re running out of time, since Easter is … tomorrow! So, here are Four Eggs of the Day–all at once. Hope it doesn’t send your cholesterol soaring.           We

Well, I think this might be my very first sad blog story. But it’s not completely sad … it’s all mixed up, happy and sad. Like life. It all started with this … the exciting new nest that was built in a planter right next to the walkway to our front door. Every time I headed out the door, the

Our weekend blogger, Julianna, reports today from studio east in Norfolk, Virginia, where she recently took an inspiration excursion to the zoo. I had lunch with a zebra this week. Well, that was an odd sentence … but it’s true! I really did have lunch with a zebra, and a tiger, and several giraffes, and even an elephant. When the