Isa's Journal and Studio Blog

A letter from Isa: Studio downsizing announcement

A letter from Isa: Studio downsizing announcement

My beloved ICS community: Our family tragedy has reshaped our lives. I am taking time to mourn, reflect, write, lean...
Scarf Halter-Top Tutorial

Scarf Halter-Top Tutorial

There are many ways to wear a scarf, but using one as a halter-top is great for a warm summer...
Launching our New Sock Collection

Launching our New Sock Collection

Hello, my name is Bennett Jones, and I am interning for Isa Catto Studio this summer. I am a Colorado...
watercolor condor, goose, piping plover and condor

Bird's Eye View

Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how...
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The Deliverance of Gratitude

A color study of willow leaves Wonder is where it starts, and though wonder is also where it ends, this...
Safe Haven

Safe Haven

All of us have to learn how to invent our lives, make them up, imagine them. We need to be...
snow on top of a sunflower

New Work from Daily Color Studies

The first snow came and went in our small valley but Fall color still lingers. The quieter season is now...
green striped notebook with a cover sheet on top of a stacked of notebooks wrapped in orange decorative tissue

Customized, bulk Notebooks

Did you know we can customize our Standard Notebooks with your logo and copy? Notebooks are functional and thoughtful gifts for conferences,...
I've Got a Little List

I've Got a Little List

“Busy people make “to-do” lists when what they need is to reflect and create “stop-doing” lists.-Francis Shenstone
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
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