Kickstarter Kickoff!

UPDATE: My Kickstarter Project is now live! Check it out at this link: "A Bouquet From The Cat"

 

Here's the thing: Your cat called, and wants you to have a beautiful bouquet of flowers because you are so adored (You know it's true!). So over the past summer I began creating a new series of illustrations called "A Bouquet From The Cat".  I'd now like to offer these images as notecards and giclee prints to brighten up your office, den, or child's room.  To raise the seed money for professional printing of 16+ images, I have created a Kickstarter campaign which will launch later today, Tuesday, November 12.  I'll be posting the project link once it goes live this evening, sometime around 5 p.m. PST.

Not familiar with Kickstarter?  It's a fantastic website for creative people that enables us to raise funds for our creative projects, including films, games, music, art, books, design,  technology, and more!

Project creators like me set a funding goal and a deadline. If people like you want to support a project, you can pledge money to make it happen. In return, each backer will receive  rewards created by the project creator, based on the level of the pledge (in my case-- prints, notecards and some other surprises).  It's a little like a PBS pledge drive (except your TV program won't be interrupted!).

Funding on Kickstarter is all-or-nothing — projects must reach their funding goals to receive any money.  Pledge money is collected through Amazon.com, but your credit card will only be charged if the project reaches its goal. 

You can learn more about being a backer here: 
BACKING A KICKSTARTER PROJECT

Click here for general info about Kickstarter:

  KICKSTARTER.COM

Once my project goes live, you can help me over the next 21 days by

1. Making a pledge (and receiving "Bouquet" cat art!), and...
2. Spreading the word by sharing my Kickstarter project with all of your favorite crazy cat ladies and cat guys through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc...

I'll be posting my project link later today once it is launched. Thanks for your help!

Buttonwillow Has A Special Announcement

Buttonwillow Speaks Her Mind

Why the salty language from Kitty Dearest Buttonwillow?

It seems that when I began to create images for my "A Bouquet From The Cat" series of illustrations, I immortalized our friend Inka the black cat early on.

On the other hand, as Buttonwillow pointed out just last week, the image of a fabulously fluffy black and white bi-color cat was sadly lacking from the collection. Harrumph!

So I got right to work and added one:

That's when she said "It's about damn time."

I don't know where she learned such language, but I have my suspicions about Inka, who spent a brief time as street urchin before she found her home here.

I also created brand new Buttonwillow jewelry:

I have been forgiven.

To celebrate, Buttonwillow cooked up a special offer for this weekend only: Buy one Buttonwillow pendant as pictured at regular price ($20) and receive a matching pair of earrings absolutely free. You heard me right. That's a savings of $18! Click here for details: Buttonwillow BOGO

Thanks for visiting!

Pierre, Most Debonnaire

Illustration Friday

(theme: "moustache")

Pierre, most debonnaire of spotted mancats, believes that his highly unusual markings give him a greatly-appreciated and serendipitous advantage where the fair ladycats are concerned...

Shipping Day

Today was a very big shipping day.

Don't know what I would have done without my Junior Shipping Clerk, Inka.

Rain or Shine, Together Forever

Illustration Friday

(theme: "together")

Rain or shine, Cat Lady Rachel and Sabrina will be together forever in their hearts.

Who would YOU most like to snuggle with under an umbrella? Tell us in the comments section of this post...

The Call of the Wild...

Illustration Friday

(theme: "lush")

The lush greenery of the new bouquet in the dining room caused Hubert's brain to spontaneously imagine that he was wild jungle beast. The urge to stalk unsuspecting prey surged through the sinewy muscles of his panther-like body, causing him to leap into action without further thought.  That's when the unfortunate accident happened and Hubert once again became a house cat, feigning surprise at the bouquet now suddenly askew on the floor as he carefully tiptoed around the large puddle forming on the carpet.