I'm not a weird cat lady, I swear! Then why do I keep making cat art? Maybe it's the spirit of my old cat Ernie whispering into my ear as I create. He was a sweet little guy who disappeared about 5 years ago. The dog officer and highway departments never found a body; they said it was very likely the coyotes had done him in. At the time the coyote population in my little town had been expanding and causing a lot of grief for pet owners. We have no pets now, and no plans for getting any. I can barely keep up with the care and feeding of the human population in this house; bringing in an animal would be sadistic! Someday, maybe. I do enjoy being pet-hair-free.Until then I'll be making cat portraits. They've been very popular, so I'm not exactly being discouraged here. Above is Bookworm Kitty, collaged onto a vintage book cover. I used a scrap of an child's old cardigan to make her sweater. I was going to attach a hanger to it but when I saw it sitting on a table with its pages fanned out a bit, I decided to leave it as is.
I'll have another piece, called Marie Antoinette Kitty, available in the shop soon. It's my favorite work of kitty art so far.
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This is so weird. Chad just told me the story of Ernie last night! We were watching a news segment about Presidential pets. I guess George W. had a cat named Ernie too and they shipped him to California because he clawed all the White House furniture. I guess California is where all the bad cats go... according to the gov't.-Julie P.
I love your quirky kitties!
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