Vashon's animal artists have outdone themselves with this year's art animals.  If you haven't seen them in person, drop into the Hardware Store before Halloween to visit these pretty kitties and stuff the ballot box for your favorite.  Three of these fancy felines will be auctioned off live at the Fur Ball. 



Far Out Felines!
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Woodstock
Artist: Karen Hust. 
Medium: Wood Shavings, Lichen and Natural Materials.

Woodstock is a "back to the land" kind of guy. He is ready to camp out at Yasgur's Farm in his coat of alder shavings and mosses, his acorn eyes wide with delight and, perhaps, some help from recreational substances.

Value: Priceless
601
Joe, the Purrrista
Artist: Kristen Reitz-Green
Medium: Coffee Beans.

Joe is the best Purrrista in town, happy to curl up with you and your latte. He's covered in a pound and a half of coffee beans and is about half decaf.

Value: Priceless
602
Ptolemy
Artist: Mary-Margaret Briggs
Medium: Vintage Paper.

Ptolemy the Cat is a descendant of the Greek mathematician and astronomer of the same name. He’s wearing vintage texts that illustrate Ptolemy’s theorem

Value: Priceless
603
PolkaKat
Artist: Megan Hastings
Medium Acrylic Paint.

My name is PolkaKat. I have long limbs dusted in flowers from the warm muddy shores of the Danube River. I sing and howl without a fright, a quiet moon above me reflects pattern and light, my fur is bright... a wild night!!!!!


Value: Priceless
604
Groovy Gato
Artist: Terri Fletcher
Medium: Press Letters

Groovy Gato struts his style with jumbled press type letters covering his sleek form. Look for his name in the jumble of letters.

Value: Priceless
605
Cat Mandu
Artist: Judy Kullman
Medium: Mosaic.

In honor of his heritage, Cat Mandu is covered with glass tiles backed with Nepalese Lokta paper. The paper was attached to a sheet of glass and then scored and cut into the many tiles that cover his body.

Value: Priceless
606
Cat Jester
Artist: Kira Bacon
Medium: Various

Cat Jester hails from the court of Henry VIII, where he kept his head intact! His costume employs paint, punch embroidery, silk fabric and ribbons.

Value: Priceless
607
Bastet
Artist: Sy Novak
Medium: Beads.

Bastet is an Egyptian goddess. Each member of the Egyptian deity pantheon had human and animal forms. Bastet's animal form is a cat (clever girl). She is the goddess of dance and music. Her worship persevered well into Roman times. Those of us with cats understand the wisdom of that.

Value: Priceless

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