Latest News on ‘The Disgraceful Cats’

Great news about the book (Disgraceful Cats) that Ann Lovelace and I collaborated on to raise money for Orpheus. Despite lockdown and not being able to run events or promote the book in the usual way, the centre is promoting the book on their website shop and, so far, we have raised £1377 for the …

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Khali and Saffi – my muses!

Have you ever heard of Turkish Van cats? I hadn’t until we bought two beautiful Turkish Van cats from my sister’s mother-in-law, Jane. Khali (pronounced Kay-lee) and Saffi (an exceptionally pretty cat with unusual eyes). My brother-in-law chose Khali for us because of his free-spirit and adventurous personality. It was love at first sight. He …

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Inspiration from Ralph Steadman

Each Christmas I make a card to send to family and friends. This year, I moved away from the theme of cats and opted for a bird. The brilliant cartoonist, Ralph Steadman inspired this year’s offering. He often begins his work with ink splats so, I decided to do the same. I thought my ink …

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Spinning a Tale for Charity

I’m so excited to be working with author and comic verse writer, Ann Lovelace. Together we have produced a book about cats to raise money for the Orpheus Centre, an independent specialist college for young disabled adults with a passion for the performing arts. The book, called Disgraceful Cats, shares stories about the mischief and …

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The First Loonatic Cat Goes Abroad!

On Saturday, I sold my first loonatic cat to a lovely lady called Heather. She was at the Banstead Village market looking for a birthday present for her sister, who lives in Canada. She explained that her sister was a fun loving person and a cat lover. After looking though the cat illustrations, she chose …

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