Paree-Londres Early Aviators Needed Nine Lives. No Wonder They Invited Cats Along for Luck WORDS BY ELANA SCHERR ILLUSTRATION BY KATHERINE STREETER | PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS By all accounts, Paree-Londres loved to fly, which would be unremarkable if Paree was a bird, or a bat, or even a dog, but Paree …
Johanna Breuch studied a wide assortment of methods and mediums, allowing her to express herself through a variety of creative pursuits without having to commit to one way of doing things. Though free to explore, Breuch felt she still needed something to ground and guide her art. In 2019, she decided to make cats her …
Love & Death The Duality of Black Cats WORDS BY SUNSHINE LEMONTREE Across cultures, the black cat weaves a curious path through folklore, mythology, and history. Anarchic and esoteric in nature, they serve as symbols of death and misfortune or wealth and happiness — as well as figures of psychic power and feminine mystique.Any domestic …
When Polina Whitetail’s best friend asked her to draw a portrait of her family for a Christmas card, it sparked her to start making portraits of other couples and families. While this was a great way into an artistic career, she found it more stressful than enjoyable to have the responsibility of representing a person …
When Ravi Zupa was six years old, he bought a tall stack of old cat calendars at a thrift store for one penny. He plastered two of his walls from floor to ceiling with these photos of cats for many years. Zupa has always loved art —looking at it, being influenced by it, making it, …
In 2016, Abbas Husain started Bagman Studios, where he began selling his handmade screen prints. He learned that a funny thing happens when you start sharing art you enjoy making, and people connect with it in ways you never imagined. While not a serious person, Husain spent many years making serious art. It wasn’t until …
Emily Paquin went to school to become a storyboard artist or background painter for animations before discovering that what she really loves to draw is cats. While Paquin has always admired cats, once the pandemic hit, her desire for one of her own became all-consuming — so much so that she continued these feline portraits …
THE MAINE COON MORE TO LOVE WORDS BY ALYNN EVANS | PHOTOGRAPHS BY VARIOUS If you blindly came across a Maine Coon, chances are you’d need to do a double-take to make sure you weren’t about run right into some sort of bobcat. The Maine Coon is the largest breed of domesticated cat — or …
GONZO VISION SEE LIFE THROUGH THE COLLAR CAM OF AN OUTDOOR CAT Words by Chris Nelson | Images Courtesy: Gonzo’s/Owners When Gonzo’s owner, Derek, reviewed the first day of footage, he didn’t see much, as Gonzo just napped in a bush. On the second day, however, the camera was greeted with two friendly opossum friends. …
4 DOSES OVER 84 DAYS HOW AN UNAPPROVED DRUG IS SAVING CATS FROM A ONCE-FATAL DISEASE BY ALYSSA HURST | ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN BATTALGAZI In 2021, Russ and Clay Garrity welcomed a pair of kittens into their home. But in short order, they noticed the pair developing quite differently. Doofas, their tuxedo male, was skinnier …
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