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The Welsh May Cat: Y Gath Mis Mai…

Sparta Puss, our 14 year old Naughty Tortie, is a bit of a rampaging murderous scourge of anything smaller than her that moves. Worse than that, she brings her prey into the house. People tell us she’s bringing us ‘presents’ but you know, I’d rather go without her little gifts. The worst thing of allContinue reading “The Welsh May Cat: Y Gath Mis Mai…”

#Caturday – Whose Bed?

Yeah. Okay. It’s YOUR bed. Anything for an easy life. What do I know? I’m just a trained monkey! In case you’re interested, the wallpaper is Laura Ashley and the blanket by Melin Tregwynt. And I got them both in a sale …. which makes me happy 😀 And the cat is Sparta Puss.

It’s #Caturday Saturday …..

Here’s a sketch of Sparta Puss I did during the first lockdown in 2020. She got used to me being around all the time and was a bit miffed when I went back to work. Yes, she IS that chubby!

#Caturday.

It’s #Caturday Saturday and here’s a blast from the past. Sparta Puss from 10 years ago, drawn in pen into a small sketchbook. She’s sitting on an old glass-fronted cabinet that Husb and I rescued from the street. There’s a cyanotype I did of Husb on her left.

Orange #Caturday.

It’s Saturday #Caturday and here’s a blast from the past, a little reduction linocut of Sparta Puss when she was a kitten, dating from 2010. She’s looking a bit cross, as usual.

#Caturday: The Golden One.

It’s #Caturday Saturday once again and I’ve been playing with a picture of Sparta Puss in Adobe Photoshop. I put the photo through a Coloured Pencil filter and then cranked up the Saturation to create this golden effect.

#Caturday …

It’s #Caturday / Saturday again and here she is, Sparta Puss, lounging on a comfy blanket surrounded by cushions. What a life! I put the image through Adobe Photoshop using a Watercolour filter.