"Magic Cat"
Digital Photo
I remember hanging a framed image of this cat at the local library. The next day one of the librarians said to me as I was browsing the book section that "she just had to have that photo. It so reminded her of her own cat. I immediately thought that her cat had passed away and she wanted a memento to remember it by. When I offered my sympathies to her, she looked at me quizzically and then laughed. "Oh, no, I still have my cat, it's healthy and very much alive. I just wanted this photo because it looks so much like her. I'll hang it in the kitchen by the window where I can look at it every day."
We both enjoyed a chuckle over this and I felt a sense of relief that she still has a precious furball in her life to hold true to her heart.
These are the kinds of exchanges I am looking for when I share my art. People who are touched for some reason by what I create seem to make the whole process all the more worthwhile, and yes, even magical.
We both enjoyed a chuckle over this and I felt a sense of relief that she still has a precious furball in her life to hold true to her heart.
These are the kinds of exchanges I am looking for when I share my art. People who are touched for some reason by what I create seem to make the whole process all the more worthwhile, and yes, even magical.
3 comments:
That's the real value of art, isn't it? How it uniquely impacts an individual. I bought a water colour of a baby blue heron. His neck is all scrunched into his body, and he was little tufts of baby feathers sticking out from the top of his head. I said to the artist "I have to have this painting. I know that look." She was curious and asked me what that look was. I said "It's the dear god, I haven't had my morning coffee yet look". Not sure if she was pleased with that, or not, but I bought the painting :)
Wonderful cat! And adding universal language to discussion...the visual playing field, that evokes feelings in individuals through the arts.
I love the vulnerability in this cat's face. and the turquoise eyes cast downward a bit. It makes my heart melt, and that is what the cat owner was seeing: someone who needs her, whom she can love and care for.
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