Category Archives: National Stationery Show

The New and Improved About Me

headshotIs there anything more awkward than writing your About Me page/paragraph/blurb? More like blurrrgh.

Anyway, with the National Stationery Show coming up in May, I’ve been asked to write a 50 or so word blurrrgh in the third person about me and my business.

I also needed a head shot. It needed to be new, as all my selfies are taken in low-resolution with my iPhone, the minute after a new haircut.

So here, duh-duh-duh, is what I’m about:

Cyn Thomas is the illustrator, designer and pattern maker of RiverDog Prints. Her paper goods and gifts are guided by earth, animals, function, food and cocktails. You can also find Cyn canning in her kitchen, walking her dog, being outnumbered by her boys and husband or reading herself to sleep.

National Stationery Show 2009 – Part Two

Spending just one day at the National Stationery Show was many things to this newcomer: inspiring, exhausting, overwhelming, gratifying and many other “ings” that made it a very pleasurable experience. Thoughts of having my own booth next year do swirl in my head, but for now, I will concentrate on some of the great designers… Continue Reading