Studio WeekEnd WrapUp

Yea! Thirstystone product samples arrived this week and they look fabulous!


We've got the wine series from their Ambiance collection that could easily transform into wall art -how neat is that? Plus, the paisley can be found on two items: the classic round for your mint julep or as part of Thirstystone's new line, Carsters, inserted in the cup holder of one's automobile. Snaps up! Snaps up!!

I may just host a Giveaway, so check back soon!

Secret Holiday Project Update
Sent images off to partner and she loved them. Stay tuned for details as I may just bring out the marching band during the holidays and host my own ticker tape on Madison avenue. I love how this project is developing.

Studio News: Licensed with Thirstystone!

We've got an announcement for all you wine lovers out there... we've launched a partnership with Thirstystone, a manufacturer of fine coasters this year. Thirstystone has uncorked 2 collections from us: Wine and Paisley!



Thirstystone Wine Coasters

I like the way the new wine series looks, I may just have to use them as wall decor!!



Thirstystone Paisley Coasters

I like the way the paisley beckons for a glass of homemade lemonade.

More on the press release.

Licensed!

Woo-hoo! I've managed to license two of my Renaissance snowflake images as holiday greeting cards. Naturally, I was inspired by the classic styles within the Renaissance period and of course, the blustering scenes outside of Hogwarts leaded glass windows. I just couldn't help myself -such a romantic period!

The press release has more info.

Licensing Show

We gave ourselves 2 hours to walk the Fine Art section of the Licensing Show to determine if this was a right fit for our work. We noticed that most of the conglomerates were the same as Surtex, but pulled out character driven illustrations to license -something we don't have... yet.

The Branding section was interesting, much like wild Las Vegas in only 10,000 sqfeet. I would akin an experience walking this show to getting into an amusement park and not being able to enjoy any of the rides or entertainment. All the big guys (WB, Mattell, Seasame Street, American Greetings) had gated areas where their clients came to eat, drink, and be entertained by celebrity music. Someone had a Bad Emily bag and it was on my list to go see, but we forgot because we were getting hungry and Andrew was waiting for Claire's call. Plus, we generally can't get anything from those booths -can't even take photos to show you what is going to hit the market this next year. Drat.