More Fundraising! • 11 Comments

The Kreatrix • October 2, 2014

Meet Ben

Today I introduce you to Ben, the rather disgruntled looking white tom cat in the header. I commemorated Ben some years back by designing his own line of fabric, which sold in stores throughout the USA.

Despite his appearance, the result of a birth defect, he couldn’t have been sweeter, more bizarre or funnier. Ben is in the background behind his buddy Simon.

The Prof and I adored him. He had a meow that could last for an entire minute! We claimed he was from another planet – Planet of the Cats, to be precise. Ben has since returned to his home planet but was originally rescued off the mean streets of Los Angeles.

Having been in the trenches of animal rescue, my respect runs deep for organizations working non-stop for those without a voice. One such organization is:

Stray Cat Alliance

Mission, Vision and Values

Mission: Stray Cat Alliance educates and empowers the community to advocate for every cat’s right to be safe, healthy and valued. We are building a no kill nation, one stray at a time.

Vision: Stray Cat Alliance envisions a time when all cats are cared for, all kittens and domesticated cats are in loving homes and there is a healthy, but declining sterilized feral cat population. The feral cat colonies that do remain are monitored, fed, and treated medically when needed by their caregivers.

Sherlock will be participating in a silent auction to raise money for cat rescue. I am thrilled beyond words to be a part of this.

The auction begins online October 6^th. And then he’s off to a fancy party for the live part of the auction held at a lovely estate in Brentwood on October 18^th!

The Chairman is here with me saying:

Punch it up some. Tell a joke!

I’ll hand over the keyboard to him…make it short, buddy.

Get ready to laugh:

What do cats eat for breakfast?

Give up?

Mice Krispies

Kreatrix just rolled her eyes.

And now she left the room. Gotta go-

Eeeek! World Domination! • 9 Comments

The Kreatrix • September 29, 2014

World Domination With Awesome Sauce on The Side

Kreatrix and The Prof took me to a car show!

So I can get ideas for fixing up my World Dominationmobile!

Here I am heading out:

I ~~want~~ NEED one of these somewhere in my car. Please, Kreatrix, please try to find one.

I don't understand how these guys below pulled this off. They can't even see over the steering wheel.

NOT FAIR I TELL YOU.

You'd think they'd be happier but look at 'em.

I...I...EEEEEEEEK! A real live Corvette. AND. IT'S. RED.

Look at me up there daydreaming about my own red Corvette.

This turquoise number looked really good next to me. And yet, I don't understand why people were pointing and laughing. Some of them wanted to touch me. Hmmmmm.

The little black car is a 1969 Datsun convertible and the nice man let us sit in it. I call him nice because he thought I was a cute little cat.

Lookey here. Kreatrix was NOT amused when I told her this is how she looks when under extreme deadlines.

Another thing. I couldn't understand why the Prof would stuff me inside a pink shopping bag and asked me to be quiet. I wonder if it had to do with people pointing at him whilst holding me next to cars. I reminded him about those two mean looking stuffed animals sitting inside the cool pickup truck. HELLO. That man wasn't embarrassed by his dolls.

Kreatrix loves design of all kind and finds these vintage cars so inspiring.

HEY! Look. It's Gangsta Cat:

And I'm working on my car!!!!!

I could pass out and not from the fumes. FROM EXCITEMENT PEOPLE!

If you need a refresher, this is what the alleged car to be used by my community in our quest for World Domination looks like:

Uh-huh. Stunning.

Look Who Has Joined The Gang! • 7 Comments

The Kreatrix • September 26, 2014

My Community is Growing

I've named him Sherlock.

He's got really soft patches on his body.

Kreatrix says he's made out of raw silk and chenille. All I know is that she had to feed the curse jar until she figured out how to sew with this fabric.

Ginger is flirting with him a little too much for my liking. Here I am telling her:

Ixnay on the flirtsnay!

Notice the stink eye Ginger is giving me! Whew! Kreatrix didn't want me to post the picture because we look ticked at each other.

I think it's positively dramatic! It shows my tough side.

Also, I wasn't quite sure what the little pink knots where on Sherlock's belly but I'm told all cats have them.

Hello. I don't.

Just when I think I've got it all figured out.

Time to Smile! • 3 Comments

The Kreatrix • September 21, 2014

More Community Members Are On The Way!

Kreatrix is hard at work on more community members! The good news is:

We hope to be selling them soon and contributing a portion of proceeds to animal rights organizations!

We made Kreatrix take a break and watch this cool video. Check out what this guy built for his cat who had a nasty ear infection and had to have drops put in his ears. The little dude kept running from his human and his human wanted to do something special for him.

As if I didn't have enough to worry about, I'm afraid Kreatrix is going to try to build one of these in our house...

Now That’s Old! • 5 Comments

The Kreatrix • September 18, 2014

Even Older Than Our Kreatrix

Hello sweet peas, Ginger here reporting for duty. Actually, the Chairman rolled his eyes over these pictures. Apparently, they aren't macho enough for him. So here I am.

Are you aware of how much your life can be influenced by people you aren't even related to and possibly have never met?

When Kreatrix Mom was a very little girl, she lived across the street from two elderly women (sisters and artists) who taught her Mom how to draw and paint. And so Kreatrix grew up with a mother who was always drawing and painting. Even though Kreatrix never got to meet these two influential ladies, she feels such a kinship with them...she views them as family and a huge part of the reason she is now an artist.

Here is a very, very, very old quilt handmade by "Auntie Bachman" when she was young. She left the quilt for Kreatrix Mom to inherit when she was old enough to take care of it.

See. Old.

Auntie Bachman was an excellent painter and painted little scenes on scraps of fabric before sewing them into the quilt.

Look at the little faces on the peas in the pod!

Yum! A strawberry.

I am told that the U.S. flag has a whole lot more stars on it nowadays.

Here's the cool thing. Auntie Bachman's older sister, Aunt May, drew a huge portrait of Auntie Bachman when she turned 16 years old. Auntie Bachman wanted Kreatrix' Mom to have that portrait and one day it will be passed on to Kreatrix.

This is done in charcoal pencil people! YOWZA.

I think Aunt May and Auntie Bachman would really love how their gift of friendship and art lessons given to a small girl has influenced two generations of women!

SUCCESS! • 7 Comments

The Kreatrix • September 14, 2014

World Domination Has Begun!!

The Kreatrix has returned home with the news that two of my World Domination Squad have been adopted into loving homes! The North Carolina Zoo To Do was a smashing success.

Envoy was adopted by a very lovely young woman. Look at him posing at the Zoo To Do. I taught him everything he knows.

And here's Newman warming up before the crowd arrived:

Newman was adopted by a very nice chap who wanted him to be something called "eye-candy" in his little girl's bedroom until she's old enough to play with him. Very cool. I'd like an "eye-candy" assignment!

Hey nice people, if you stop in here on our clog (cat blog) please send us photos of our gang so we don't miss them too much! We'll post them for all our fans to see!

Here is the entrance to the Zoo To Do party tent:

Kreatrix told us about an amazing young woman (only 26 years old) who painted this:

Speechless here. No wonder Kreatrix wanted this but it sold for a lot of money.

Look who got her own private limousine while helping the Kreatrix do PR work back east.

ENVIOUS

She was a little nervous after Envoy and Newman headed off to the zoo so she made some new friends at the home of Kreatrix Mother.

Of course, this is news to us. We thought Kreatrix came from another planet so when we asked her about having a mother she said "Oh...Mom found me next to the spaceship and brought me home."

Hmmm. I must investigate this further.

Anywho...here's a couple of new friends hangin' with our silk brocade beauty.

The Kreatrix Mother has an odd little creature in her house.

I am told this is a dog. Wow. I somehow expected dogs to be bigger.

That's it for now folks. Stay tuned for more big news coming your way!

The Perils of Travel • 6 Comments

The Kreatrix • August 29, 2014

Please Don't Fold, Spindle or Mutilate!

Folks, I am concerned. The Kreatrix is taking my new minions on an airplane tomorrow!

IN A SUITCASE

I...I...Why?

She reassured me they'd be safe inside the airplane with her...

IN A SUITCASE

Look at this face and ask yourself if you'd stuff her in a suitcase:

I mean really...

I gathered my minions of ~~World Domination~~ Smiles and Happiness and gave them emergency lessons in curling up inside the Kreatrix carry-on bag. Please note:

I think they enjoyed it a little too much.

Here we are before the training session. I won't show you the after picture.

The Prof and I also got Kreatrix a special self inflating and adjustable back pillow for the oddly shaped seats you humans travel in whilst hurdling through the air.

Um. You release a valve on the pillow as it's stuffed behind your back and it makes a sound like a nice, long dog fart. Kreatrix said it's called a long, slow windy one.

EW

Here are the cool tags that get tied around the wrists of my World Domination Embassadors.

I'm nervous and excited! I hope Kreatrix sits next to an understanding person who doesn't think she's being rude when her back pillow decides to cut one.

Sheesh! • 6 Comments

The Kreatrix • August 26, 2014

That's Right. Sheesh!

This next phrase has to be whispered due to The Chairman's reaction to it:

Last week the Kreatrix threw her back out again.

Shhhh. You'd think the Chairman would have learned from the previous time it happened, but he went outside to the garbage can and searched for her back. Then he pitched a tent next to the garbage can when it got dark. He was certain someone would come and steal her back "which she must have thrown out by mistake!"

Stop rolling your eyes. He loves her.

Now for the other Sheesh part. She was flat on her back and couldn't work on our community for the Zoo To Do.

However, she did finish this chap before she hurt herself:

That's Newman up there with Ginger! He's a cousin of hers.

Kreatrix has propped her self up and is hard at work on this beauty:

That is vintage silk brocade from Asia! Kreatix found it at an estate sale - about 10 yards of it for only a few buckeroos!

Apparently it's hard to work with because she keeps having to feed our curse jar! YIPEEEE.

Ok, sweetpeas - more photos to come.

Warning: He Chose His Name • 4 Comments

The Kreatrix • August 17, 2014

So Don't Laugh

Meet one of our new members!

Handsome chap, isn't he!

Kreatrix made him out of a man's suit jacket. NOT THE PROF's. Whew! That would have provided major entertainment for us cats.

Cool spots!

Kreatrix made the spots so they look furry!

CAUTION: If you're squeamish, look the other way.

Here's his booty. Nifty, huh?

I want a booty flower under my tail. I figure if Dude is gonna call me one of those I might as well own one.

Now don't laugh...until this handsome chap gets adopted and somebody gives him his forever name, he's decided his name is

Envoy

Yep. Kreatrix told him that he is part of a very special envoy for my community seeing as he's flying cross country for the fancy Zoo auction.

Here is Envoy in training for real-life cat interactions.

Clearly Rudy is used to all of us.

And here is Envoy's first selfie -

Here I am chilling with Wally (and no I didn't kill him. He's sleeping).

Eve 2.0 and Ginger will introduce you to another member later this week!

We’re Going To The Zoo! • 8 Comments

The Kreatrix • August 13, 2014

Our Community is Expanding!

Lookey here:

Kreatrix is hard at work for a very important reason...(besides my quest for World Domination.)

Here is Eve getting all excited because this newest creation is a close relative of hers.

This one below looks really different. I actually know how it ends up looking but I am supposed to "tease" you until the big reveal next week. Personally, I don't find it very funny but Kreatrix said to tease you. So HAHA!

I selected the eyes and nose.

OK. Listen up.

The new members of my World Domination Squad are flying (with the Kreatrix) clear across the USA to participate in a huge event raising money for the North Carolina Zoo. They will be auctioned off (along with lots of other cool stuff from artists and such) to help raise money for the Zoo's research and conservation programs!

Check out C'sar, he's 40 years old!

The 2,000 acre North Carolina Zoo was the first American zoo to use the "natural habitat" philosophy – putting animals together with plants in exhibits that resemble exactly how they would be found in the wild! Most animals are kept in large expanses of land, which reduces many of the behavior problems that can be caused by close confinement.

I understand that. If I'm closed up with Dude or Ginger for too long, I'd kinda like to...well, never mind.

The 37-acre African Plains exhibit alone is as large as many entire zoos!

Mostly, though, the Kreatrix loves the work they do throughout the world with such organizations as The World Wildlife Fund. And the fact that the animals aren't in cages but roam in their natural habitat.

There's gonna be 800 people at this shindig! I can't even count that high!

Big kitty cats. Whew!

This is our first big PR event!

Ginger and I (along with the Kreatrix) are about to perform the ceremony that brings our newest members to life! It's very secret and very special. I even get to wear a ceremonial robe. Shhhhh. You'll get to meet them next week!

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