Since their domestication several thousand years ago, cats have been eager to get our attention. It’s true! Though many misunderstand them and take them to be standoffish, cats are always communicating with us – or at least trying to, anyway. But when their flicking tails, twitching ears, and longing glances from across the kitchen fail […]
Memory is a tricky thing; a patchwork of events all haphazardly stitched together, in seemingly no particular order. And, it seems, the older you get, the less memory you have to work with. Why did I walk into this room? Where the HECK did I put my keys? You know, the usual things that make […]
Ah, sleep. Who doesn’t spend at least half their day wishing they were in bed? No angry bosses, no rude customers. Just the sweet, gentle peace of unconsciousness. It’s no wonder, then, that cats hold all the fame for clocking in the most hours spent sleeping. Is it because they’re lazy? Heavens, no. It’s because […]
Every cat is a work of art, especially when they’re lying splayed-out on your bed in their “paint me like one of your French girls” pose. Every cat-lover knows this to be true. As an artist myself, I am not immune to the allure of the feline figure, embodying my own precious feline, Marzipan, as […]
If you’ve ever ventured out into your city’s rendition of Chinatown or just been struck with the insatiable need for sushi, you may be familiar with the iconic Lucky Cat statue. Almost every Japanese family-owned business has this cheerful kitty displayed somewhere. In Japan, there are even shrines dedicated to these little guys! Indeed, it’s […]
Everyone loves a good story, but we all know that no story can truly be called great unless it involves a cat. There have been many cartoons in the days of yore featuring cats that, for whatever reason, are presented as antagonists. Tom & Jerry, Sylvester & Tweety, and so on and so forth. But […]
