Isa's Journal and Studio Blog
Mapping Color
I believe in such cartography – to be marked by nature, not just label ourselves on a map like the...
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
Each individual color is a universe in itself. - Johannes Itten When I look around, I register color first. Before form,...
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
Every year I write a letter to our kids and then adapt it to a blog post. Here's the 2022...
Gratitude
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.- John...
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
I chase light like I chase color, and the Fall light in the Colorado Rockies is my favorite. I try...
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...
Taking Up Residents
CELEBRATING THE ASPEN WORDS WRITERS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM- The importance of supporting the creative process Attending the Aspen Words Book Ball...