Round Robin Press

I'm in transition. Lying dormant until  something blooms. I needed this. Maybe you do too.

Found via the amazing ladies at http://arrowandarrow.com from the most recent issue of http://refueledmag.blogspot.com/

Matt The Electrician

A lovely collaborative design project with Matt. Go Matt!! Super fantastic photos by Katherine O'brien.

Be sure to check out this cd. Matt the Electrician

  

The Tree's Knees

The Tree's Knees! 6"x6" cake available in the shop. 

Wee boat ride

 

 

Just now getting around to photographing the new cakes I did last month. This wee cake (encaustic assemblage of paper,ink, and wax on wood) is a limited edition of 12 - available in my shop! 6"x6" in size and ready to be hung!

We got married in a fever!

A recent save the date I designed and printed for Sarah and Jim and their lucky guests who get to cozy up in wall tents around the campfire for this Jackson, Wyoming wedding!

I'm a little dinghy

 

These shirts crack me up! Aren't we all a little dinghy? Printed these up with my friend Andrea for the Blue Genie show. Thank you Andrea!!! Available in American Apparel Classic Girl - medium and large sizes in my etsy shop or if you're in Austin, at Parts and Labour.

Blue Genie Art Bazaar opens today December 3rd!

 

  Blue Genie opens today in Lincoln Village. My booth is finally set up and ready to go! Cakes, letterpress prints, cards, and a super fun and funny t-shirt waiting for you there. Come out and support your local artists for the holidays. Too many great artists and gift ideas to mention, come see for yourself. Below, a new cake available at Blue Genie. I'm smitten with the tree's knees! click here for a map.

Passing of the oar

From a recent camping trip. Two little buds. What's better than a friend with an oar? We all need one along the way.

Pretty

Me Likey - pretty.

Family

 

Another economy saving revamp! Available in my shop and is headed out to stores. Please call first to make sure a store near you is stocked!. 

Red Hot Red Dot show - Sept. 17th 6-9pm

 

Don't miss this yearly opportunity to support one of our best art galleries - Women And Their Work! Above is my donation titled I'll take care of you.

"Join us for hot deals on art and jam on the glam at Women & Their Work. Tickets are $75 and available online. You'll find more than 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings, photos and mixed media works by some of Texas' finest artists, all for $500 or less. Silent auction items and services range from groovy gift certificates to art inspired travel packages.

There will be Latin American cuisine from El Sol y La Luna and specialty drinks featuring Tito's Vodka. Supersonic Soul Squad Dancers will evoke 80's glamour and channel Robert Palmer.

Proceeds from Red Hot Red Dot 2009 will help support the 50 events we present each year in visual art, music, dance, literature, film, and theater as well as education programs which reach over 2,500 underserved A.I.S.D students and teachers annually.  September 17th will be a tax free day in the GiftShop all afternoon and for the evening event.  "Artists Bio/Statement" contains the huge list of featured artists in this show."

Super Sonic Soul Squad - I'm there! Read more about the event here.

All The World is here!

 

My dear, dear, mama-sister-girlfriend's book is out! All The World by Liz Garton Scanlon is a children's picture book you must own. It is the world we all want to give our children wrapped up in an amazingly illustrated book to behold - to read again and again and cherish as a classic. Visit Liz's site to learn more about the book and find out where to buy it. I am also proud to have designed Liz's new site - sweet, simple, and full of the stuff that's most important - Liz's work.

Summer catch up - a wedding to remember

You know it's bad when your blog account welcomes you back. The next few posts will attempt to catch you up.

Above is a wedding I did over the summer. This project was such a delight - with all the freedom a designer could ask for. The shell was printed by Deborah, a friend and artist of the bride and groom living in New Zealand, her work is fantastic - check out her work here. The invite was my attempt to collaborate with Deborah's design and Tasha and Locky's vision.

 

Something tells me this wedding will be one to be remembered! Many, many thanks Natasha and Locky. Truly grateful.

Best Buds

Another revamped card - best buds. Is it a poinsettia? A group of birds caroling? A secret meeting? Or the best of buds? You decide! 

shy love

 

It turns out people don't buy many cards to say "I'm sorry" so I revamped this card, printed it without the words in hot pink and lime ink and called is "shy love". It's just too cute to sit on the shelf - oh and we added a little birdy to the back.
Available in stores soon or you can buy it online.

another tattoo!

 

This tattoo was designed for my best bud JoAnna. I did the birds and the tattoo artist Pete did the flowers. The birds represent JoAnna and Joel and their brood including little Sophia who was not meant for this world but I'm sure is hovering close by - watching, protecting, and laughing out loud. Big love JoAnna, you are a brave good mama.

pass on your luck

Today is a big day for us. We attended our youngest's graduation ceremony and watched him walk through the gates of life into our arms for his next big step into elementary school. After unsuccessfully holding back tears my husband and I grabbed a coffee at the drive-thru, I felt like I deserved a consolation pat on the back for not crumbling right there on the floor, in front of the entire school yelling, no! not him. Please don't let him grow up too soon - he's the last one! Can't he stay? 

We laughed and cried, were proud and sad... and silent. It's true what they say, it does go by fast. And in that "fast" drive thru moment we were surprised when the girl at the window said "It's your lucky day! The gentleman ahead of you paid for your coffee because he wanted to pass on his good luck." What? And he was gone. Poof! The coffee elf had vanished.  Now we want to pass it on. Wouldn't it be fun if we all passed it on? Picturing an endless ricochet of good luck and many more gate's of life ceremonies.

Round Robin Press tattoo

  

Our first tattoo collaboration. Lizelle of Parts & Labour decided to keep my little birdies close by. Sweet, sweet. And be sure to visit the new Parts & Labour shop- it's fantastic and at least triple the size! 

Letterpress ballerina

Working on a fun project! Stay tuned. 

Ruby and Esme have wings!

Kathie Sever and Shannon Lowry

I'm double posting here and over at back and forth project. This picture pretty much sums up how we feel today. We got the green light, we have an agent! In just a few days from now our children's book Ruby and Esme will be landing on editor's desks far and wide. We should know something by mid-summer. Until then you can listen to Kathie and Bernadette's podcast interview over at craftypod...and then go on vacation and think bidding war for Ruby and Esme until you here from us again! How can you help us? Make a comment on the back and forth blog. Thank you!

missing my old hood

We used to live in LA next door to Silver Lake in Echo Park. Here's a nice glimpse of the area. And! Round Robin Press cards are in all three of the stores featured in this video. 

Reform School 

Kelly Green 

Yolk

look for the obvious

photo by shannon lowry

I have much to blog about but can't seem to find the time. Posting a pic from Margaret's beautiful farm. Lots of printing, orders, and brainstorming going on in the studio. 

Check out Jackie's work. She did the "I am ________" project I posted about last year. Lovely pics from China. 

And last, we're having a spring sale in our etsy shop, please stop by!

Have you heard?!!!!

 

We are beyond excited over here. Visit Where the Wild Things Are to see more. Happy wild Friday!

The Birth of Cool and big bucks bovines

Did I say I was going to blog last week? Um...I meant to. I did do my taxes, sent out lots of orders and rewarded myself with a trip to the Blanton to see the Birth of the Cool mid-century modern exhibit. I loved it, an era after my own heart. I forget that these trips are essential for new ideas. So if you're feeling like you can't take a break because work is work and gallery hopping is play, get your keys, bike, or walking shoes on and head out before your bubble bursts. 

After leaving Birth of the Cool, my head swimming with Eames, Duke Ellington, Saul Bass, and countless other inspirations we see that not a stones throw away there are pigs, goats, and champion steers raised by 4H youth grazing in front of the Bob Bullock museum. This little bovine buddy below sold for $50 grand. $50k!! What?!

We never forget we're in Texas. 

I wonder if Mr. Champion likes letterpress cards...

Moth Monday

This little guy showed up last week just below the door to my studio. Does anyone know what kind of moth this is? I've been looking but haven't found a match. Back to blogging this week!

Thinking of Big Jer today and hoping he got  his elephant wish. 

Happy Spring break!

Hope your time off is as fun as this. Be back next week.

FCC photos

A recent photo shoot over at Future Craft Collective. These were shot for a free tutorial on the site. Check out what's been happening over at FCC, lots of freebies plus dowloadable tutorials. 

These don't suck

I've been shooting a lot for friends lately, a nice change of pace. This is one of Barbara and Brian Frisbie's steel planters. Isn't it gorgeous?! Frisbie Design is revamping their site but you can see more of their work here or contact Barbara to get your own steel cased succulent.

Man's best friend

Man's best friend is not always a dog. No offense dogs, we love you too.

wedding shots

A save-the-date I did back in November for Rosalyn and Brian. Still blessed with the best of clients. Thank you!