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You know how I like talking about all things cat\u2014including items in my cat \u201ccollection.\u201d Last week I received two sweet old-fashioned-style post cards with cats\u2014Oh, so cute. My daughter and great granddaughter had found them at a rummage sale and sent them to me for fun. Always a delight.<\/p>\n
I have cats everywhere. One of my favorite pieces is a poster of old fashioned advertisements using cats. A neighbor gave that to me. I framed it and it hangs prominently in my office.\u00a0 Another neighbor gave me a pair of crystal cat figurines when her husband passed away. Probably the most unusual piece I have was also given to me by a neighbor when she moved. (Do you think I\u2019m known as the cat lady of the neighborhood?)<\/p>\n
This piece is an iron doorstop\u2014or at least that\u2019s what I use it for. This photo of Lily looking ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Oliviapainting-225x300.jpg\")
at the doorstop was picked for the cat-a-day calendar in\u2014I believe it was 2018.<\/p>\n
I discover every once in a while that my pieces aren’t so unique. I saw an exact replica of one of my cat-shaped tea pots, which I bought in an antique store years ago, in the home of a veterinarian I met at one of the Cat Writers conferences. I spent the night with her and her husband in Connecticut that year.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a link to more about the Caticons book. I think you\u2019ll enjoy https:\/\/www.thepurringtonpost.com\/caticons-the-book\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You know how I like talking about all things cat\u2014including items in my cat \u201ccollection.\u201d Last week I received two sweet old-fashioned-style post cards with cats\u2014Oh, so cute. My daughter and great granddaughter had found them at a rummage sale … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LilyBudah-300x225.jpg\")
Thinking about my \u201ccollection\u201d reminded me of a woman I met at a Cat Writers Association conference. Sandy Lerner, evidently always loved cats, but her husband was allergic to them, so she started collecting cat artifacts, figures, bric-a-brac\u2014you know, everything cat. She became so serious about this hobby that she eventually put together a book\u2014an amazing, fascinating book she calls, Caticons, 4,000 Years of Art ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Oliviatrashcat-225x300.jpg\")
Imitating Cats.<\/em><\/strong> This book includes some of the most unusual pieces depicting cats that I could ever imagine\u2014a metal piece featuring a cat at a sewing machine, a cat wine cork, and what appears to be a very ancient cat lock. I was also surprised to see the very painting (print) I have hanging in my bedroom of a mother cat and her kittens. Come to find out, it\u2019s by Henriette Ronner-Knip, an artist who painted mostly adorable, plump cats way back in the 1800s.<\/p>\n