1. Pet/(cat)
Challenges...
1. IT'S GO TO BE ABOUT
CATS.
2. feeding cats.
3. cats eating birds and critters.
4. cats eating grass.
5. walking cats in the garden.
6. letting cats roam free.
7. keeping cats indoors.
8. having only one cat.
9. having a bunch of cats.
10. how many is too many cats?
11. are cats lonely if there is only 1?
12. at what point does one become a
cat lady?
13. is it weird to like cats?
14. why do I like cats so much?
15. are cats challenging?
16. is there a cat heaven?
17. I want to make a
Monoprint story.
18. I don't know how to animate things.
19. I don't know how to make movies/
videos
19a. I don't know how to put music to my
projects.
20. I know how to draw.
21. I know how to paint.
22. I have many live, feline models.
23. I have a room full of muses!
24. I am/we are space-challenged.
25. a twin bed and a few cats.
26. wouldn't an animation of my oil
paintings be amazing?!
27. our calendars are wonderful too!
28. it could be called the Cat Box
Challenge.
---. I never do enough brainstorming.
I always go with my first idea, which
isn't so good really.
29. cat boxes are very challenging and
stinky.
30. when cats don't use their cat boxes.
31. how do you convince a cat to use the
cat box?
32. how often should one clean the cat
box?
33. how many cats boxes per cat?
34. cat litter quandaries.
35. do cats love us back?
36. how do cats show their emotions?
37. do cats have emotions?
38. do cats love?
39. is it ok to love a cat?
40. finicky cats.
41. how do I get my cat to eat good food?
42. what is good cat food?
43. should cats be vegans?
44. the perfect cat meal...
45. how do I keep my cat(s) from eating
little critters.
46. I want my cat to come to me when he
is called.
47. I don't find cats challenging; I love
them(but I do(find them challenging...)
keep going...)).
48. I just bought a Modkat-- the coolest cat
box in the world. They don't like it. :(
49. cats getting eaten by owls--
horrible idea. ('could be a lovely/
tragic series of monoprints
though...).
50. cats running away from home-- awful,
so sad.
51. my cats don't chase flies and bugs--
lazy cats.
52. the question of the overpopulation of
cats(& people, for that matter)-- so sad.
53. feral cats.
54. unwanted cats.
55. cherished cats.
56. a story about the challenges of cats,
the challenges cats face.
57. I could do that Chat Ennuyeux thing
like the guy with the bad French
accent(painful!). non!
58. I see a landscape format, left to right.
59. 8-12 images.
60. very simple.
61. where are the words? what is the
story?
62. does it need words? can the images
effectively tell the story? you tell me...
2. 63. I do like the owl/cat story, very
Goya... think of another one,
please. this is a great fear, very
dark and scary. all-the-more reason
to explore a visual story...
64. cats and their curious friends.
65. the things cats bring in-- not fun.
66. a cat and a mouse.
67. Oona(my kitty) brings in live
moths-- a pretty monoprint visual.
68. cats at the koi pond. not really a
challenge, is it...
69. traveling with cats.
70. cats in the car.
71. cats on a plane/train/taxi.
72. cats and birds.
73. cats in birdcages.
---. all of this I must be able to
produce in monoprints. (& animate!).
74. cats and fishbowls.
75. demanding cats.
76. noisy cats.
77. the dreaded Hairball. not a pretty
visual-- yuck. too familiar with this one.
78. cats on laps.
79. lots of cats in a small room. sounds
familiar...
80. when a beloved cat dies. the
heartache...
81. right now, it's a toss-up between
the Oona/moth and the kitty/owl...
82. do some sketches tonight and then
see which is best. more ideas first.
83. cat woman vs. mamma cat: what is
the real truth here?
84. feeding many cats at one time. what
to do with the chubby ones...
85. should cats sleep on the bed, under
the covers?
86. homeopathy, TCM vs. Western
medicine.
87. when it's time to say
goodbye(euthanasia, so tough).
88. teeth cleaning.
89. flea circus(my cats no longer have
fleas; they have been indoors, with a catio,
for years.)
90. yearly vaccinations-- do or don't.
91. indoor vs. outdoor.
92. oh god, spraying. those nasty boys
and their bad habits.
93. that horrible Frontline/Advantage stuff.
if it can mess up ticks and fleas, think of
what it's doing to your cat!
94. constantly cleaning up after cats.
95. I wish I knew how to animate. it's a
tough time to be learning on the fly.
96. the owl/kitty keeps grabbing me back
to it. I'm so scared of that visual. I don't
even like to think of this stuff. sleep on it.
97. cats are easier to care for than horses.
98. cats vs. dogs
98. oh, the joys of kittens!
99. kittens vs. older cats(both are
wonderful and amazing).
100. how many cats is ideal?
101. raw/home-cooked vs. commercial cat
food.
102. how to draw a cat when it is moving
and not sleeping.
103. people who don't like cats: what to do
with them.
104. animal cruelty. nasty, wretched
people who hurt animals.
105. acupuncture for cats-- does it work?
(yes!) acupressure too-- use your hands
on your little friends!.
106. Quince, the love of my life! she was a
work of art!
---. I will think more about this when I am
swimming tomorrow.
107. should cats be allowed on the
furniture? how can you keep them off?!
108. I don't foster, I keep. why I don't
volunteer at SCHS.
109. do cats like wearing clothing?
110. do cats like being walked on a leash?
cats like leading...
111. it would be fun to do a cat alphabet
book in Monoprint....
--- Oona/Moth it will be!