Round Robin Press

I feel super honored to be included with all of the amazingly talented designers that were interviewed for design sponge under Anne's regional roundup of Austin designers. Be sure to check out the whole post to see everyone's work here. And don't miss Anne's personal blog PRÊT À VOYAGER!

Thank you!!!!

Obama-mama

Obama '08 - Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo.

Rich fabric

visit the back and forth project to see the latest on our book Ruby and Esme. Have an early voting weekend!

traveling leaves

 

We picked up A Drive in the Country illustrated by local artist Marc Burkhardt. The story is adorable, a Sunday drive in the country with no destination in mind but being together. During the drive the family stops by the road to pick fall leaves to send to their cousins who don't have Autumn where they live. What a sweet idea! So I asked my dear friend Katherine of Minnesota if she would pop some in the mail to us. This little package of traveling leaves made us so happy. We read the book again and I surprised the boys with the package at the end of the book. They loved it! We all loved it. Thank you Katherine for making our day. 

 

If you haven't been to Spartan and Bows + Arrows you MUST go -and what better day than this Saturday sipping French wine! Click here for directions to 215 South Lamar. Oh, and my birthday is in mid December. :))))

Red Hot Red Dot show tonight!

Tonight is the  annual fundraiser for one of the best galleries in town Women and their Work. Click here to buy tickets and come see the varied selection by a heap of talented Texas artists. I have a small piece that I forgot to take a picture of but will show in a later post. This is such a fun show to see and supports a great cause. 

Candace Briceño

This is my latest wedding that I had mentioned I was excited about sharing in an earlier post. I feel really honored to have printed one of my favorite artists Candace Briceño's wedding invitation. I have loved her work for some time now. Candace did the beautiful drawing and we collaborated on the overall design.  Click here for a glimpse of Candace's work. And if you are in Texas she has a group show with 6 other artists at the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi that will be up until November 11, 2008.  Best of all wishes to Candace and Tom!

Wow, this is Texas press month. Pick up an Austin Monthly HOME fall issue to read about lots of great local shops, designers, and architects. Thank you Arden for a great write up!

Round Robin Press in Texas Monthly's Fashion Issue

Yesterday was a successful day of printing and to top it off I received our Texas Monthly September issue in the mail and look who's in it!!! I love the art direction of how they placed my card. Love it! Thank you Texas Monthly for the great press. I'm not sure if the fashion issue in on the news stands, it may only come to subscribers. Local friends, save me a copy if you subscribe. 

Monday - let's dance

This makes me so happy. Next life for me, the lady in gold! I'm printing an amazing wedding right now. Can't wait to show you!

The Pikaland August project has launched! I'm amazed at how much work Amy has done to help promote every participant. Above is a fun little interview for the project. Be sure the check out the zine to read all the other artists answers here. Thanks Amy for all your hard work! Happy Friday.

Back to School "Don't shop; SWAP!" this Saturday!

Well my ladies Kathie Sever and Bernadette Noll ( pictured above)  have done it again! I love everything about this event and please don't miss it if you are in Austin. This Saturday 10-2pm! I'll be there helping out and hopefully swapping and UPcycling away with my kids. Read a more in-depth article about it on Craft here. 

WHAT: Don't Shop; Swap - Clothes swap on Tax free shopping day
  
   
WHEN: Saturday,August 16th. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  
   
WHO: This event is being sponsored by the Future Craft Collective and The Zilker Green Committee
 
WHERE: Zilker Elementary School Gymnasium 1900 Bluebonnet Lane 78704
 
WHY: Because it's time for back to school shopping but we'd rather swap than shop. We can make a difference by utilizing what's already out there and minimize our impact on our already overtaxed planet.
    
Those that attend can bring their clothes which will then be sorted into various piles of gender and size and variety. In the style of Swap a rama rama, seen at last year's Maker Faire, we will have sewing machines lined up operated by seamstresses from the community who can help people alter and reconstruct the clothes they find in the piles.
 
We are hoping to alleviate the pressure on families to spend money they might not have and to buy things they don't need or want. There is definitely pressure applied to consume, to over extend, and it is our hope that we can help people realize that it's way more fun and creative to share what is already out there and for each person to define their own style - thereby making the idea of hand-me-downs and clothes swapping "cool" in the eyes of the kids. And "green" in the eyes of our planet.   

slow

Lots going on over here behind the scenes at RRP but my blogging muscles are feeling sloooowwww. 

Check out Domy if you're in Austin

and do you know of  Cool Hunter? 

Companion Cakes

Working on companion cakes for two little sisters. Have a lovely weekend! 

Pikaland!

Starting the week of August 14th Round Robin Press will be in Pikaland's PickaPackage August project. Now say that three times real fast. Check out Amy's Pikaland and adorable illustrations. I'm super excited to get my pika package and you can get one too by visiting her shop. Hurry, the current pikapackage is about to end. Thanks Amy for the invitation, can't wait!

What on Earth?

 

Coming from years of working in animation, I just love this. For many reasons. You can see it bigger here. 

Loving poppytalk

Once again, our big whopping thanks to poppytalk for today's mention of the latest Round Robin Press cards. 

And, "we" meaning - my husband, have finally begun updating the press pages on the RRP site. I couldn't do it all without you tallman - big smoochy love and thanks.

Skate!

Be sure to catch Allison Orr's newest performance Skate - this Thursday and Sunday night! See behind the scenes rehearsals here. Always worth the drive and a sitter. 

What Sagmeister has learned

Stephan Sagmeister's second book Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far is fabulous. This is the kind of book that I need around me at all times.

Thank you #4

And last, #4 Thank you! Thank you for keeping up with this blog, commenting, and emailing.  Last night was a bit rough, turns out my son has croup which I've always heard about but never lived through. We had a steroid pill, in hand, twice last night but thankfully did not have to use it. I kept thinking this must be what it's like to be the sinking diving bell. Ugh. Thank you sun for coming up. 

I'm sorry

#3! I have my little one home sick today. I'm sorry li'l buddy. We had a great weekend though and

I got to meet Nana and Scott. Looking for an architect?  

 

Check out Nana Kim's work! 

home

#2 of the new designs. For the holidays this will come with a cranberry red envelope. I have a hard time coming up with holiday cards but I thought this one could strike a good balance of showing the feeling of coming home to spend time with friends and family. Peace.

New cards are here!

 

I'm so excited, the new cards are finally ready! Now, I have to set up a photo shoot, add them to my shop, ship them off to all my lovely retailers and add them to  the RRP site. For now, they are always with me - getting up with me to have tea  and sleeping on my bedside table. I always carry my most recent work around like newborn babies until I get over staring at them. Yes, I'm a geek. 

austin tidbits

Thank you Austin tidbits for including Round Robin Press in your fab list of tidbits. Be sure to browse the whole site of what's happening in Austin, I feel like an excited tourist in my own city! 

Crafting is livelihood

We bought several items from these women. And I hope my broken Spanish let them know how hard I know they  work and how beautiful their work is. Isn't that the most adorable monkey coaster! Who could actually use that as a coaster?? 

Country Living magazine

   

A big thank you to Country Living magazine for listing Round Robin Press as one of their favorites at the 2008 National Stationery Show! 

There's an update over at back and forth. And check out the fancy new look of Future Craft Collective. Jenny of Websy Daisy is responsible for the fab remodel!

Tulum favorites

This week I will show you some of my favorite pictures from Tulum wrapping up by July 4th.  Hope you enjoy them. 

Cobá Mayan Ruins

Cobá's largest pyramid. I fell in love with the tricycle carts.

Have a great weekend!

photo by Keith Lowry

I love this picture of Punta Laguna taken by my husband. I'm out in a canoe and our guide assured me 

there were only small crocodiles... What, like Shetland ponies to horses? I wasn't aware that we had miniature crocodiles. And the tiny ones, are they not interested in eating???? :) Needless to say, I did not rock the boat. 

Wondertime magazine

A big thank you to Wondertime magazine for including Round Robin Press in their "Stuff We Love!" If you haven't seen this magazine pick up a copy. I love the photography and the matte printed pages not to mention green crafts, classic games, and camping in comfort! Thank you for including us in this great summer issue.