Showing posts with label cats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cats. Show all posts

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Pets :: wooly and wonderful!


Wanta see something very cool? Amelia Santiago makes these endearing pet sculptures out of wool using a technique called needle felting. Each is individually sculpted as one would sculpt clay and each is one of a kind. Amelia takes custom orders for just about any kind of pet and works only from her clients photos - no patterns or premade forms at all. I love the character that each of these wonderful wooly little fellows exude!














See more of her wooly pets on Amelia's website. They're JUST COOL!

Monday, July 13, 2009

Pets :: Cat Cafe



Here's an interesting idea, one that I have never heard of or seen in the US. A cat cafe! It isn't a place for cats to go drink coffee and eat delicious pastries but a place for people to go and pet cats while enjoying a coffee break. This Cat Cafe pictured, is in Osaka Japan, and for Six hundred yen (about $5) you get all the cats you can pet for an hour. Upon entering the Cafe, you are sprayed with disinfectant and given slippers to put on. The "Cafe" is divided into two arhttp://flushrush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cafe.jpgeas. One actually looks like a cafe where you sit at a table with your coffee, tea,pastries or whatever whilest the feline of your choice sits on your lap, keeping you company. The other room is where you go just to pet the cats. You can even buy tuna to entice the aloof kitties into paying YOU some attention and letting you pet them. It seems like a great idea for people in apartments where they aren't allowed pets - but to me, it sounds a little bizarre.
However, just like everything else in Japan, I'm sure Cat Cafe's will soon catch on in America, because...they're JUST COOL! (kinda)

via flushrush

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Pets :: colorful cats you won't believe!

Remember my post about dog do's gone bad (the dog painting lady) ? Well here's another bizarrity - painted cats! No, these aren't photo-shopped, they are the real deal. How do you feel about the idea of painting cats? I see it as just another art form and done with non toxic paints and with no objections from the cat , see nothing wrong with it. Sort of like dying your hair, wearing makeup or to the extreme, getting tattooed (these paints wash out so they aren't permanent.)

















Read more about painting cats in the book Why Paint Cats. I myself think it's weirdly JUST COOL!



Sunday, February 1, 2009

art :: cats do lunch

Moxie looks on as the "Paris Kitties" grab a bite to eat at their favorite spot - "Cafe De Chat"