Rooftop is here!
By Julianna on December 16, 202200Read moreOur newest collection Rooftop is here! And it’s out of this world! Well, more like across the world! ;-) Inspired by the cozy city of Copenhagen, the Rooftop Collection is a whimsical nod to all that is Scandinavia. From original watercolor illustrations, you can create your own village and magically transform your walls into the pages of a storybook. This group was inspired
Mej Mej Introduces Landsby and Some Happy Fugls
By Cathy on February 4, 2016Read moreYou might remember this blog post not long ago in which we shared an inspiration exchange between Julianna (artist daughter visiting family in Copenhagen) and Cathy (artist mom holding down the fort in Austin). We are often inspired by the littlest things, from a trip to the grocery store to a leaf on the ground, but when a daughter sends a photo
Color From Copenhagen
By Cathy on December 8, 2015Read moreWe are often asked where we find our inspiration. Well, today, I received this excellent bit of color candy from Julianna, the other half of the Mej Mej team, who is in Copenhagen visiting her new family and taking in the beautiful Danish design. So, I decided to be inspired on the spot, post haste. Color, line, detail, pattern …
Grown in California: Berkeley Best Bets, Springtime
By Cathy on April 30, 2015Read moreThis is not the way our blueberries are sold in Austin grocery stores. When we found our way to the Monterey Market in Berkeley, California, we knew we weren’t in Texas anymore. I LOVE blueberries, and not only were these berries abundant (a 4-ft x4-ft bin full), they were perfect … just the right balance of sweet and tart. In fact,
After Surtex: Walton Ford Exhibit
By Ellen Heck on June 21, 2014Read moreBy the kind of serendipity that seemed a credit to New York, we walked into Paul Kasmin Gallery to see Walton Ford’s current show just as he started an artist talk. Standing in front of Tigress, one of three large-scale watercolors that fill the first gallery space, he began with a bit of his own history—how his naturalist, narrative watercolors