#studio cats

Meet Ori and Ashi — our swaamp studio cats!

Ori was adopted from the Key Biscayne Cat Trap and Rescue program. He would follow the children around during recess at a church on the Key and was promptly rescued. After bouncing from foster home to foster home—even ending up in Rome, Italy—he made his way back to Miami and into our studio heart.

Ashi was adopted from a friend of Mia’s. Ashi was found in a parking lot around 1 month old and was likely the runt of her litter. She spent a lot of her time in a temporary housing situation and needed a stimulating, loving home. She was shy and reserved the first few months since adoption and has since blossomed into a confident young feline! She’s got a ton of spunk and a fiery Sagittarius energy.

We think it will pair well with Ori’s Capricorn vibes.

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Yesterday Braska and I revisited "Flesh Of My Flesh," which dates back to 2011. This painting tells the creation story. If you look closely, there is a figure in the upper right corner. In the lower left, there is another figure bent backwards over herself, emerging from the rib of the larger figure. At one point, someone stabbed this painting, puncturing it right where the rib of the female figure is. At first I was devastated. Then I decided to mend the wound and heal it with a patch, thus restoring life to both the canvas and the injured woman. Looking back, I think it really added something special to the story. 

A photo essay on the life of an artist with cats. As studio assistants they're definitely more harmful than helpful (i.e. laying on your paper, attacking your supplies, drinking the paint water, getting in front of the camera). However, they're just so dang cute I can never be mad.