Cat Mural

[Catcrazed]

Our local cat store is renovating a house to make a cat shelter. I am so thrilled. They are going to let me do a mural in there main cat room of a bob cat! isn't that neat?!

[4 feline house]

That's great! It would be nice too, if once it's finished, you take a picture of it for webshots or some such other website so we can see it!

[thelmalu99]

Catcrazed, I would LOVE to see your mural once it's finished!

[sloth]

Catcrazed I think that it is a very cool thing what you are doing but i am just curious what is going to be in the mural?

[Catcrazed]

The mural is going to be of a mountain lion sitting on a cliff by moonlight. You knoow, like the typical picture of a coyote baying at the moon.

The two main cat rooms are desert at night and desert during the day. I get to do a picture in the "Day Room" of a small "El Gotto Cantina" (sp?) with a cat wearing a sumbrero (sp?), if the other artists decides no to do it.

I'm not sure how to put pictures on the internet, but I will see if I can be cute at a technically inclined person untill they do it for me.

I also want to note that this place is modeled after "The cat's house". If you've never heard of it, it is a very unique building designed by a cat-lover and architect for the comfort of his cats. It is brightly colored with lots of perches, hidey holes, window seats, and floor to cieling scratching posts.

It has rooms for quarintine, display, (for potential adopters) play, and eventually (as funds are available)long term care for special needs cats, a special room for FIV and Feline Lukemia patients, a barn for ferals, and a graveyard.

I love this place, but I have no job and consequently no money to help build and support it. So I will donate my time and talent for decorating, fund raising, and cleaning. All I have is a newly aquired GED so I am elated that I will be allowed to help at all.

[Catcrazed]

The people running it used to have a store called The Classic Cat, which is now becoming a internet and CATalogue (he he) business. The shelter was initially a place to house the rescue cats from the store. The shelter is called Challenger House, after the first store mascot, rescued from deathroe at the pound only to die of a congenital cardiovascular condition at age three.

[4 feline house]

CC-please don't feel like your efforts are less than those who can donate large amounts of money. First of all, alot of the things you are doing either can't be bought or would be very expensive to buy. Secondly, it is very easy to quickly write a check to make yourself feel you are really doing a good thing and then never think about it again. You, on the other hand, are putting your heart, soul, and hard work into the cause you believe in.

[alexnell]

I'd like to second what 4feline house said. I also want to say congrats on getting your GED! Way to go!

[thelmalu99]

Nicely said, 4Feline.

[sammi]

I would like to third what 4 Feline House said! Happy that you got your GED and bet it feels great to have that finished.

[AvaJoy]

I fourth! How exciting to be taking part in such a wonderful endeavor. Look forward to those photos! If I ever had the opportunity to design a house, I would absolutely include the cat-friendly features shown in "The Cat's House". Very inventive and unique home - all cat lovers should check out this book for ideas on how to tastefully design a cat paradise!



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Regards ~ AvaJoy
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[Catcrazed]

Thanks for the encouragement guys. The lady I am supposed to collaborate with is out of town right now so it may take a week or two to get started.

[Catcrazed]

The people who run things are acting like they don't want my help. Sometimes I feel so useless.

[AmberLee]

Dear CC,

I am so disappointed for you. Perhaps it's just a silly misunderstanding. I hope it gets cleared up satisfactorially (sp?) soon. {{{Catcrazed}}} <-- sending you a cyberhug

[As long as they are updating this website with lots of new whizz-bang nifties , are there any other spelling challenged here that would appreciate a spell-checker?? Spelling's definately not my strong point... ]

Regards,
A.L.

[Catcrazed]

so would I!