Shown here are selected pages and copy from Wisteria’s September 2012 catalog, Get To Know Us Better. A radical departure from their typical catalog, it takes the reader on an imaginary visit to a home in preparation for a festive gathering. Among other personalities, we’re introduced to Monkey, the dog who’s convinced her invitation got lost in the mail, but who manages to crash the party anyhow.

(copy inside) ON THE FRONT COVER, MARY JANE’S BIG DOG, MONKEY, KNOWING A SOIREE IS IN THE MAKING, TRIES NOT TO BE TOO OBVIOUS. BUT, HEY, WHAT’S SHE GOING TO DO. THERE’S BEEN AN OVERSIGHT. SHE NEVER RECEIVED HER INVITATION.

(copy on photo above right) INVITATIONS ARE GOING OUT. THE WHOLE PLACE IS GETTING SPRUCED UP. NOT A SOUL HAS STOPPED TO SCRATCH BEHIND HER EARS OR SIT BESIDE HER IN THE FRENCH SALON ARMCHAIR. MONKEY KNOWS THERE’S SOMETHING COOKING. SHE CAN JUST SMELL IT.

(copy on interior spread) AHH. WHAT’S BETTER AFTER TABLE SCRAPS THAN A NICE NAP. SIMPLY SLIPCOVERED SOFA, OAK TRAY COFFEE TABLE, RED ALOE PRINTS, FRENCH MODERNIST ARMCHAIR, AND SEAGRASS RUG. SQUIRREL NOT INCLUDED.