Lucky Kitty

Scavenger Project is here!

The Scavenger Project book is finally here! I was so excited to see it waiting for me in my mailbox last week.

My creatures were featured not once but twice in the book...

Mr. Wiskerton...


...and Mr. Cat E. Pants...


This book marks the first time I've ever been published and also marks the first time I've ever been a part of an art show at a gallery... Check out the opening of the Scavenger show at the Art House Co-Op in Atlanta... click here!

Both Mr. Wiskerton and Mr. Cat E. Pants - along with Mr. Pepper (who you can see in the gallery photos) were all adopted at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar this past Christmas, so, that's kind of cool too - that somebody's new buddy has been featured in a book!

I had so much fun being a part of this project (even though I was just a few weeks pregnant and had absolutely no energy to be creative) - it was still a great experience!

Want your own copy of the book? Just click here!

Scavenger 13: Mini Envelope #1

Scavenger 13's directive is to use the contents of a tiny manilla envelope, which happened to be a very small orange balloon.

I thought it would be fun to let Mr. Cat Pants play with the balloon...



He seemed to have fun with it... as did the real cats in my house... looks like cats like balloons... who knew?

Scavenger 12: Alphabet Soup

Whoa! What happened to me yesterday?

Totally got all caught up in some other developing projects and didn't blog... yikes!

I can't wait to share with you what I've got in the works... it's big... but for now... let's get back to the Scavenger Project!

Number 12 on the list is Alphabet Soup.



A bit of a direct translation on this one, but I was pleased to be able to use some fabric from my stash that I haven't touched in a long time. It's always nice to finally get an idea for a fabric that you've been holding on to for a while.

...and it's always fun to be able to use my fancy plates... even though it's just for a picture this time...

Scavenger 11: Unidentified Flying Objects

Flying donuts? Little Amy Butler pods with eyes? Creatures from a different space and time?

Who knows!

They're unidentified! They fly!



Hey, where are you guys going?

Scavenger 10: In My Past Life I Was A...

Corduroy Owl?



Okay, probably not, but definitely a bird of some sort. And I'm thinking it didn't end well, because I have a bit of a fright of heights...

I'm totally cool with being inside a tall building looking down... but ask me to climb a ladder or get on the roof of the house... I'll pass.

...but I do totally love birds, love the idea of flying, that kind of stuff... I wonder about birds too - do they ever feel annoyed when it's raining really hard on them? Are those grackles actually having an arguement in the backyard? Where do they sleep? Do they think about stuff? Bird stuff?

Scavenger 9: Pictures and Descriptions

Scavenger 9 took longer than expected because I got all caught up in looking at pictures... you know, to find a good one to use....

We have our photos in boxes in a closet. The boxes are all labeled (I have a bit of an organizational issue). There's one box in the collection that mostly contains myself and The Husband standing in front of our Christmas tree each year.

There's always two in each set - one of me posing with the tree... one of him... never at the same time. Guess we need to practice on taking our picture together a la MySpace...

So, it seemed appropriate to choose one of our Christmas photos, but this one is just of the tree... with a little description from our friend Mr. Timothy Jambles...



This pic was taken at my apartment many many years ago. The little curtain panel in the background... yeah, I hung that up with double stick tape... 'cause I'm classy...

The wooden cat under the tree... we still have him! We call him 'the good cat'... you never catch him chewing on your Perez Hilton Gossip Gangster flip flops or scratching the couch arm... again... and again...

Scavenger 8: The End of the World

The end of the world... this statement conjures up a whole bunch of images... but I decided to enlist the assistance of my handsome-boy-modeling-cat Ozzy Osbourne-Corcoran to help me with this particular item on the Scavenger list...



Poor little mouse... the end of the world won't come quickly for him... you know how cats are - they always like to play with their prey for a little while before...

Scavenger 7: Send a Random Image...

Number 7 on the Scavenger list asks for us to send a random image to an e-mail address...

I chose...


Frog with umbrella on tree stump.

This little guy came from a giant box of items that once belonged to The Husband's step-grandmother.

He hangs out on a tree stump in the backyard. His umbrella has dual purpose... it keeps him dry when there's rain, but mostly, it keeps the sun off of his sensitive frog skin.

I was so curious to find out what would come of everyone sending images to the same e-mail address...

I also thought it would be funny if the e-mail address was completely random and some unsuspecting person had all sorts of pictures in their in-box...

But here's what's going on... pretty darn cool... click here to see!

Scavenger #6: Wild Beasts!

Happy Columbus Day!

Scavenger #6 is 'Wild Beasts'.

Once again, I was tempted to photo my pile of cats as they are the true definition of wild beasts... at least the type of wild beasts that hang in a house and sleep almost all day... but, no, time to be crafty!

Here's the sketch...



The plan was to paint a leafy background in some bright colors and photo Matilda the Monster and Roscoe the Birthday Monster in a paper habitat... but that was proving to take forever... so, we headed outside instead...



The monsters had way more fun in the outdoors than they would have had in the photo box, and they definitely look more like wild monsters than domesticated ones!

Scavenger Project #5: The Moment Between Sleep and Awake

Scavenger item #5 is "The Moment Between Sleep and Awake"...

When thinking about that particular moment... I thought about what I think about when I'm almost awake... not quite still asleep... stuff like what am I going to wear today... mmm...oatmeal... a shower sounds good...



...but, the number one thought that passes through my head right before I decide that I can't hang out in the bed any longer?

Coffee.



Coffee with vanilla flavored cream... yum...