My Art - Furniture

GEORGE

This is the final posting in my series about my art. For those of you that missed the first 3 parts you can find them here.

My Art - Water & Towel
My Art - Petals
My Art - Food

Furniture art is probably the most complicated and least understood art form we cats create. Neither Mom or Dad has any appreciation for it. You declawed cats might have a hard time with this art form unless you use your teeth, which is prefectly OK and can create interesting patterns.

Also, this type of art can't be created in one sitting. It takes time and several visits to the same location before the right look can be achieved, so be prepared to devote a lot of time to just one project. Of course, you can work on smaller projects in other mediums and come back to your large piece when you feel inspired!

First you need to find a nicely upholstered chair or couch, preferably a newer one. Slipcovered pieces work too, but you need to understand you can't create a permanent piece of art on a slipcover. Some cat artists have used drapes or curtains with very good results. It's really up to the personal taste of the artist.

Choose the area of the furniture that faces into the room so everyone can see your work as soon as they enter the room. Also, choose an area that can't be covered up by an afghan or pillow. Then get to work and create to your hearts content. Even though I would consider this piece finished, Tipper & Max have occasionally added to it and then Mom shouts "Tipper, claws!" or "Max, claws!". When you're working on your art, if you hear a shriek from your Mom, you'll know you've produced a wonderful piece. Then Mom says "This is why we don't have anything nice around here." Well, I disagree. I think my art is nice!

Cat perches are a good training tools for would-be furniture artists. Some have rope that you can shred and carpeted shelves you can pull apart. My sister Gracie (who is at the Rainbow Bridge now) & I spent 6 years working on our old cat perch. Tipper & Max added their personal touches over the next 3 years to create a real masterpiece. Mom tried to trim it back once in a while and it could use a good trim now, as you can see. No one gets to see it any more because it was moved to the basement when we got our new perch. So now all of us, including Misty, are collaborating on a project for the new perch.

I hope you've enjoyed my series about cat art and that it inspires you all to create some beautiful, but probably unappreciated, pieces for your homes.