Hello old blog friends!
Lookit! Words! New ones! Well, new to this page anyway. We're here! I'd like to promise to keep a little more active in our blog corner, even if it's not mega-life updates or hilarious epic rhyming poems. Wait. I'm not sure that we ever did that. Maybe if I just start with some exciting artsy updates this whole things will type itself more frequently.
First of all, how was your summer and Halloween? Did you have a birthday in the last five months? We hope it was great! We were totally thinking of you. We were traveling almost all summer for adventure and craft shows and had so much fun, it's hard to think we've now been back in Portland for an entire month solid.
With the pleasantries out of the way, let's move on to new business. We've been rolling out a whole bunch of new designs to our Etsy site over the last month and we're going to keep them coming for the next few weeks. Here's the comprehensive list of what we've released so far:
"Top Three" Limited Edition print, 11x14".
Our first tote bag - "Wild"! (Hopefully first in a series.)
[Hot insider tip: For more frequent updates, we're actually pretty current on our Facebook and Twitter pages. I should probably figure out how to put one of those linky thingies on the side of this blog but if I go figure it out now, this post will probably never get done. So, for now, please accept these old fashioned links: www.facebook.com/berkleyillustration and @berkleys on Twitter.]
Cornelius the Moose never goes anywhere without his trusted avian confidant and life coach, Barry. When not helping Cornelius make important decisions, Barry makes himself comfortable reading Victorian literature and modern psychology journals. Cornelius and Barry also host a book group every Tuesday (but Barry always does most of the talking).
While he may look quite serious, and even act a bit defensive while you approach him, this Red-Winged Blackbird is a family man at heart. If you peeked in the window of his marsh home, I wouldn't be surprised if you caught him using a cattail as a microphone to sing his kids to sleep.
A true visionary in the architectural world of dam-building and beyond, this beaver made a name for himself with his post-post-modern wood dwellings and designs. A retrospective of his work will be shown at the Smithsonian this Spring, which will include a scale model of his famous "Creek Creature Backwards Dam".
While you can't see it in this portrait, this lady has the most attractive smile you've ever seen on a beaver, or any large rodent for that matter. If you see her in person, make sure to tell a hilarious joke so she can impress you with her pearly oranges. It's quite breathtaking.
There it is, ladies and gents: the latest line-up. We'll have more coming and Ryan has been working behind the scenes on some other exciting projects for 2012 as well.
Oh...and speaking of behind the scenes and 2012, check out this newer drawing of Ryan's:
Whoops! I guess we have a mega-life update after all. A Baby Berkley is coming to a world near you this February!
Congratulations to the both of you!
Posted by: Darren | November 11, 2011 at 01:24 PM
LOVE all the new items. And congratulations on the upcoming family addition!
Posted by: Tamera | November 11, 2011 at 01:47 PM
Quite the surprise blog post ending! Congratulations!
Posted by: Caitlin | November 11, 2011 at 02:09 PM
Congratulations! I love the gentleman beaver print....the wood pin on his jacket is great!
Posted by: Beth/Tributary Handmade | November 15, 2011 at 03:36 PM
Wonderful prints and what wonderful news! Congrats on the baby!!!!
Posted by: Melissa Kojima | November 16, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Love the moose!!
Congrats to you guys!
Posted by: Maggy | November 22, 2011 at 12:40 PM
Is that the freak from the Goonies movie? You just made my day.
Posted by: Show Jumping | November 27, 2011 at 10:51 PM
Congratulations you beautiful Berkleys!!! Oh you just wait, you are going to LOVE being parents - it's the most amazing, beautiful, incredible thing you could ever do. I'm so happy for you both and absolutely LOVE the illustration Ryan did of you two and the stork - so gorgeous! (I would love to have something like that for when I had my two kids - what a special moment he's captured which you will both treasure forever). Great news - hooray! xo
Posted by: Lea | December 11, 2011 at 06:38 PM
WHAAAAT!?!?!?! Oh my goodness! I am so excited for you! Nothing will ever be so tough and so overwhelmingly rewarding! I am so happy for you two and hope nothing but loveliness, joy, easy labor (oxymoron?) and perfection!
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
<3<3<3
Posted by: -K | January 29, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Gratulatione te pulchra Berkleys!!! O expectant iusti, tu AMOR esse parentes - suus maxime miris, pulchra, incredibile tu semper. Sum tam felix vobis et absolute AMOR illustratione Ryan fecit de vos et ciconia - ita splendidis! (Ego amare ad aliquid sicut quod cum mihi duos haedos - quod specialis momento Lorem capta quod voluntate thesaurum aeternum). Magna fama - Eugepae!
Posted by: air max bw pas cher | May 22, 2012 at 01:06 AM
Ich würde gerne so etwas, wenn ich hatte für meine beiden Kinder haben - was für ein besonderer Moment, er ist gefangen, die Sie beide Schatz für immer). Tolle Neuigkeiten - Hooray!
Posted by: abercrombie fitch madrid | May 25, 2012 at 02:40 AM
Jag är så glad för er båda och absolut älskar illustrationen Ryan gjorde dig två och storken - så vackra!
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