Isa's Journal and Studio Blog

watercolor painting of woodpecker showing head turned sideways and breast pattern

My friend Flicker

“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”-Jane Goodall
Flat lay of three small color study paintings with bright organic stripes and geometric shapes

Mapping Color

I believe in such cartography – to be marked by nature, not just label ourselves on a map like the...
a grouping of four mixed media art panels with imagery of ostriches, other birds, flowers and a man

Poetry in Motion

The poet David Whyte once said: “you could do worse than to read a bit of poetry everyday.” Sound advice,...
With Flying Colors

With Flying Colors

Each individual color is a universe in itself. - Johannes Itten When I look around, I register color first. Before form,...
Paper Pusher

Paper Pusher

I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means.” –...
Gifts in Kind

Gifts in Kind

Every year I write a letter to our kids and then adapt it to a blog post. Here's the 2022...
hawthorn berries

Gratitude

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.- John...
bright redish pink flower with views from Wayqecha Cloud Forest Research Station

Letter from Peru

"Conservation is sometimes perceived as stopping everything cold, as holding whooping cranes in higher esteem than people. It is up...
Rate of Reveal

Rate of Reveal

I chase light like I chase color, and the Fall light in the Colorado Rockies is my favorite. I try...
The Power of Three

The Power of Three

Reflections on Isa Catto Studio's Third Year in Business. Hot Air Transport A year ago, my family crawled into a...
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