I thought she was a little bit Ginger Rogers like…When you peel back the closed leves at the base of a carnation, this is what happens… it fans out in the most beautiful way…
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Going down to Carnation street
It’s the summer solstice today, and we went to a wonderful Scandinavian Summer Fayre, with maypole dancing, elderflower flowing, and many a flower wreath. A few buds fell out and my daughter was quick to spot and get them. And so we celebrated the event […]
Hiss ‘n’ purr with the Modern Meowers (feline homage to Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers)
As discussed previously, Jonathan Richman rules my world. On the principle that he’s just a big blouse of happy, I even started my own version of 100 days of happy with #100daysofJonathanRichman on Twitter to celebrate how good he makes me feel. And so a cat […]
Interview in Belgium on the importance of cat art
In 2013, following my involvement in the Meow exhibition, I was interviewed by a journalist from Le Vif l’Express, one of the major French language national paper in Belgium (a bit like the Observer here) about the place of cats in art and specifically album covers […]
Meet the Spooners – Keith Burtain
Next in the spoonerism family…Keith is an unusual soul for a butcher – he’s definitely in touch with his feminine side – as demonstrated by his love for Georgia O’Keefe’s art. He feels a kinship there that he just can’t quite explain, especially when quartering […]
Louis Wain – master cat illustrator
Why Louis Wain? Well, his work has seeped so deep into my brain for so long that we’re not talking debt of gratitude here, but stalking ambitions. Not that there’s any way in illustration heaven that I’d be be fit to clean his many cats’ […]
Pierrot le fou – my Tintin brother
M brother Pierre lives in Arbis, a tiny village close to Bordeaux, I don’t get to see him half as much as I would like to. So for his birthday, I decided to spend a bit of quality time with him at least on paper… […]
Halloween turkey owl
It’s likely that the Halloween turkey owl first originated in the United States, but took the Mayflower on its return to England, and for that we are very thankful indeed. This clever creature has instincts beyond the natural and in this very occasion must have […]
Tufted micro hound
Beware this ferocious looking creature! With his majestic mane and his razor sharp teeth, he does recall his larger cousins in faraway lands – however, the micro-tufted hound is unlikely to cause much damage. He is no more than three inches tall, and his main […]
Sunrise tit
With the tiniest flick of its wings, this curious little bird can bring all the colours of the most scintillating morning to life – it is definitely an early riser, so you will be lucky to catch a glimpse – but its song is very […]
Speckled-headed ferret
True facts about ferrets: Ferrets are half-light creatures who sleep about eighteen to twenty hours of the day, and very active for two hours twice a day. Ferrets also awaken roughly every four hours for a few minutes to eat, relieve themselves and play briefly. […]
Rainbow badger
Come rain or come shine, the rainbow badger can be spotted by lucky chancers out on walks in the Norfolk broads. It is believed that their peculiar colouring is due to their steadfast diet of gold spy beetles, luminescent blue frogs and perhaps even more […]
Karuski's little shop of colours 