Isa's Journal and Studio Blog
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...
Common Currency
“Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery, like the idle curved tunnels of leaf miners on...
Wraparound Style
Seventies style celebrated the elegance of the wrap. Diane von Furstenburg launched her classic wrap dress, bohemian lasses wore long,...
Seriously, Why Watercolor?
Watercolor is underrated. It's a medium linked to hobbyists, children, Prince Charles, and retirees. And me. I used to paint...