We’ve been super busy over here at Art Star HQ.  I always think of when Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh finds the sign on Christopher Robin’s door that reads “Bisy Backson” (which is supposed to read Busy Back Soon) or something like that………Then in the Tao of Pooh they explain that Rabbit is a “Bisy Backson” (always too busy) and that is so me!  At least that is what I took from it….
 We just released a new Art Star branded product – this annual weekly planner, in collaboration with the wonderful Julianna Swaney of Oh My Cavalier.  As you can see, I’ve got a good amount on my agenda this week.

starting to fill out my weekly planner….complete with doodle collaboration with my hubby

I know that I am not great about always remembering to write in these things, so we thought we’d make one that is dateless.  So if you don’t keep up, no worries –  you can add the dates yourself!  There are 52 weeks & some space for notes in the back.  We are so happy to be working with Julianna Swaney – her illustrations make me swoon!

Check out our entire collection of Art Star branded products!  

The holidays are right around the corner, so we’ve been looking for new artists & stocking up on all of our products.  We just got in a box from Paper Sparrow filled with prints, plush, party invitations, calendars, + notecards.  I really love her illustrations of animals, instruments and animals playing instruments.  Very sweet!  Above is a sneak peek of some of her work, which will all be added to the site soon!  Look out for a full blog post on her soon too!

Ceramic Beer Cups by Hope Rovelto

We’ve also just got in these ceramic cups by local artist, Hope Rovelto.  These are cast in ceramic from actual plastic party cups & feature Obama, John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and more!  She does have Mittens but I just couldn’t carry that one – sorry!  These will be up soon too & I’ll also be posting a really cool exhibition/event that these will be a part of…..

 We are now fully stocked with 2013 calendars & planners!  Many of them are made in limited quantities, so grab one before they are gone for good!

And finally, I decided to paint these doors with chalkboard paint.  It was driving me crazy the way it was.  It still needs a few coats, but I plan on using it to write a blurb about Art Star & also hang the magnets.  Maybe I’ll let our little customers draw on it too while their parents shop.  That might get too messy though.

xo,
Megan