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Taking Sally Home

For the days prior to the Feast of All Hallowed, Samhain, the Day of the Dead and other celebrations of the dimming of the veil between this world and the next, I am sharing a few stories of visitations, the mysterious returns of my cats after they’d transitioned. None are

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My First “Less Adoptable” Kitty

  This is one of those “happily ever after” stories we promised you yesterday. We never knew Sally because she lived with our mom before the world began when we were born. But Cookie and Kelly remembered Sally—that’s how long ago it was! We can’t imagine a kitty who was

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Awakening, A Special for Valentine’s Day

Quote reads: “‘Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.’–Anatole France. Dedicated to my prince and princess and all those since who’ve awakened their part of my soul. Because they opened my heart and awakened my soul, I have a special piece of artwork on

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Dona Nobis Pacem

Published on November 4, 2011 in awakening

Today is the day to blog for peace, and here is my design. It uses the globe image provided by Blog4Peace, and I’ve added several elements of my own. The background is a starry background I created for a website and have also used in a few print designs. The

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Taking Sally Home

Second in a series of stories about visitations for the Halloween season. So many visitations happen around the loss of an animal companion that it’s difficult not to dwell on the loss itself—but that misses the point of the visit. They’ve returned to tell you not to dwell on their

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Donation to Animal Rescue League’s Paws and Prints

The Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania is hosting their annual “Paw and Prints” fundraiser on October 22, 2011. I’m donating the above piece, and I hope the bidding is high to benefit the animals in both the shelter and the wildlife center! “Awakening” is a linoleum block print, 16″

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My First “Less Adoptable” Kitty

This is one of those “happily ever after” stories we promised you yesterday. We never knew Sally because she lived with our mom before the world began when we were born. But Cookie and Kelly remember Sally—that’s how long ago it was! We can’t imagine a kitty who was ALL

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Perhaps the Storm is Finally Over

Hurricane Katrina, Namir, a household of cats and my personal creative inspiration Namir was the inspiration for The Creative Cat, and while I had been posting articles once in a while for a few months prior to this it wasn’t until I wrote this article, and in the memory of

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“Awakening” Block Print, hand-colored

I had the pleasure of hand-coloring one of my favorite block prints, honoring my prince and princess, Kublai and Sally. Please read my article about the print and about my styles and variations of hand-coloring it on Portraits of Animals Marketplace. Be the first to like. Like Unlike 30 total views,

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Taking Sally Home

Second in a series of stories about visitations for the Halloween season. So many visitations happen around the loss of an animal companion that it’s difficult not to dwell on the loss itself—but that misses the point of the visit. They’ve returned to tell you not to dwell on their

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