Healing, Now and For the Future
I started this essay as a post on Instagram with the photo, but as I began to write it I
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The Artist’s Life: Grateful for a Busy Week
I am most grateful for the artwork that will be heading for new homes in the coming week or two,
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The Artist’s Life: Photos Become Artwork and More, February 25, 2007
If you’ve been following The Creative Cat for any length of time, this photo may look familiar. See below. Yes,
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February 2020 Personal Creative Challenge, Day 22: New Purse and Bag Designs
I’ve included another of this month’s planned merchandise designs in my February creative challenge: new tote bags and purses! I
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The Artist’s Life: Two Special Originals Sold
Just as I want cats I foster to go to the home that will love and cherish them forever, I
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The Artist’s Life: Influenced by Steinlen
Happy Birthday, Théophile Steinlein, painter, illustrator and Art Nouveau printmaker who helped set the standard for poster design and has
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The Artist’s Life: About Linoleum Block Printing
I’ve written up some basic information about block printing because people ask me to explain so often, and others are
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The Artist’s Life: The Importance of My Own Designs
“OMG OMG it worked! I made a cat-shaped cookie cutter from one of my sketches but not for cookies–these are
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Happy Tenth Anniversary, “The Creative Cat”
Wow, ten years have flown by since I made my first post on The Creative Cat on January 28, 2009.
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The Artist’s Life: The Splendor of Autumn
I looked up at the clouds and thought, “They look just like those clouds… .” I posted the first draft
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