Featured Daily Sketch: Friendly Stepmonster, 2015

January 24, 2026 Bernadette

"Friendly Stepmonster", 7" x 7", brush markers © Bernadette E. Kazmarski — “Friendly Stepmonster”, 7″ x 7″, brush markers © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

From 2015: Mewsette is somewhat large (though not as big as she appears here) and is guarding the steps from any trespass. But she looks as if she might stand up and wave her tail, and that might be the most threatening she might be! But she does take her job quite seriously.

See another stepmonster sketch; I’d been considering a series.

From 2026: Wow, didn’t have too much to say there! But I always liked Mewsette’s profile in this sketch and when I started making cat-shaped pins and magnets I had wanted to use her shape here as the second design, and I had some interesting ideas for decorative painting on them because Mewsette inspired such things. The pins and magnets didn’t sell very well online so I never followed through, but they’ve been selling better in person. We’ll see what happens this spring.

Daily Sketches 2011 to 2015

I think I accomplished what I'd set out to do three years ago today, a challenge to me and entertainment and enjoyment for you: to create a quick sketch of my cats each day as a way to practice and experiment, and present the sketch on that day with no editing, no waiting, no excuses, just to do the sketch and share it.

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This is what the magnets and pins look like and I think I might have one of each on hand right now. I intend to make more, as well as the design with Mewsette’s sketch, above. I like these choices because they represent so many kitties, but I’ll also do them in other designs, just wait and see. Read more and purchase.

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