While bleeding catbutts and 7 legged fruit bats are my life’s passion, I seem to end up working on innocent, butthole-less girls very often. For some reason, it appears tween girls are a bit more in demand. I’m not complaining– I enjoy the tween market as well!
This lady is going to be hanging out as a 5 foot tall cutout for the Feltables trade show booth. She’ll be covered in felt embellishments and fashion totes. It will be exciting to see her lifesize!
So the holidays are upon us, and as such I’ve formed a new Christmas-themed obsession-of-the-week: Holiday Cat Sweaters. You might say this has nothing to do with art, but I think these may be an emerging storm in the Fine Art field. Oh wow. These things are amazing.
It all started when a holiday commercial for Walmart came on, featuring a man with an absolutely hideous ice-skating cat sweater.
AMAZING. I immediately decided I must own this sweater. After an exhaustive search on Ebay for “Ice Skating Cat Sweater”, GUESS WHAT.
That’s right. Not only does it exist in real life, but people are willing to pay $50 for it. Now, it may be an investment for the future when it surely skyrockets in value after the Tacky Ugliest Holiday Cat Sweater artform takes off, but I’m not sure I’m willing to make that investment today. That and I don’t see any more available right now. *Bitter tears*
I decided to take a look at the other ugly cat sweaters available during the holiday season, and found quite a few gems! I’m still holding out for a more affordable Ice Skating Cat, but I might settle for one of these in order to have something fantastic to wear on Christmas morning.
Loving the scalloped edges
Skiing cat-- so close yet so far. Nice use of sequins
Apparently this one actually has light up eyes. Holiday Cat Sweaters go New Media!
Excellent contrast between the hideous white cats and the black canvas
I don't even know if this one counts as holiday, but they are freaking PINK.
This one needs some work. The direct reflection of the cats and yarn makes for a very uninspiring composition. The roadkill effect is nice, however
An interesting applique approach to the Holiday Cat Sweater theme. The hot pink stitching adds an extra something
Stunning triangular composition
So, which one is your favorite?
I’m working to expand my digital portfolio, and in this case I wanted to experiment more with textures. I like the look that tearing paper into organic shapes yields, and might try that again!
