Cats, cats, cats

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.” - Mary Bly


Paw Prints Project
The title of this print: "Handful of Love"

Great Works for Great Causes

I am delighted to be included in an Etsy treasury today. Etsy treasuries are collections of handmade items and artwork selected by fellow Etsy shop owners.

I love this particular collection as it is all related to dog rescue.
To find additional items that support this cause - please check out
this link ETSY and search for the words: dog, rescue, charity...

Quote of the Week

"Thousands of years ago - cats were worshipped as gods.
Cats have never forgotten this!" - anonymous -



The title of this print is: "Are You Talking To Me!"
It's available now in our etsy shop - Paw Prints Project

Tomorrow - I will be posting new "tales from the pound" from an amazing etsy shop owner - will be featuring her beautiful shop as well.

Wow - What a Treasury!!!!

I was surprised this morning - one of our prints (The Things I Could Tell You)is included in a beautiful treasury on etsy. This treasury looks like a piece of artwork . It's an amazing collection and I'm really honored to be included.



My thanks to the etsy artist that put this together. Her shop is Cabbages and Kings Art and her work is delightful. Here are a couple of my favorites:





You can visit her Etsy shop by clicking on this link: Cabbages and Kings Art


and you can see our print that she selected at Paw Prints Project

A Guy & His Dog

I recently finished this commission for the son of some great friends.
It was an absolute pleasure to work on this. This little dog was not treated well at her former home and just showed up on their doorstep one day.

They took her in and cared for her until her owners were found. But Pepper knew better.......she just kept coming back and coming back - and the former owners said - She's yours!!! She's been with her new family for a long time and is one happy little dog.

Here's the final version


We'd love to hear your stories of how your pets adopted you - please leave your comments (send pictures too!!!)

and if you'd interested in a custom portrait of your pet, please drop us an email at pawprintsproject@live.com

Please check out our online shop to view our art work. Paw Prints Project

Quote of the Week

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Unknown



"Looking for Love" 8x10 Limited Edition Print available at Paw Prints Project

Shop Update on Thursday

These new prints will be available in my etsy shop on Thursday.

Big Eyes, Big Ears, Big Heart

This little guy was in the pound last week - so thin, so tiny - how and why do these darlings end up here.

This print is now available in my etsy shop - just go to Big Eyes

Good Week - New Prints Available

It's been a busy, busy week - new prints in the shop, setting up a myspace page!! Come and check it out at my space
Here are a couple of the new little darlings available this week.
Come and check out the rest - my etsy shop

New Prints & New Sizes in the Shop

We're changing things up just a little bit! New sizes in the shop. These portraits just really called for a square format and I am really pleased with how they came out. These are open edition prints and are being offered by $15 each.

The little dog in "Can You Feel My Love" really tugged at our heart strings - she was shivering from head to toe - so frightened. We took her out of her kennel at the pound and spent 30 minutes playing with her in the hallway. She was adopted the next day - whoever took her home - received a jewel!

It's Been Awhile!!!

Although I haven't blogged in awhile - it's been on my mind. I guess blogging is going to be a lot like exercising for me. Once I get started - I'm off and running - the hard part is that getting started part!!!!

Matt & I have continued our volunteer work at the animal pound. It is kitten and puppy season and the pound is overflowing!! They are running a really wonderful and incredible promotion - because there are so many older cats & dogs available - they're on sale!!!! Can you imagine it - love truly is for sale!!! Cats older than six months - only $25 with shots, vet check, spay or neuter included, Dogs over 40 pounds - only $60

Last night, we were really happy to see so many of the older dogs & cats had on adoption collars.

So - You CAN buy love!!!

2 Great Guys from Atlanta

Just wanted to share with you - last week I completed a custom project for another Etsian - http://apt20designs.etsy.com/ of her 2 dogs - Moses and Henry.

They have the best nicknames -

Trenchcoat Mafia and the Quarterback

I have had a lot of request and suggestions to do custom work. This project was a test and I really enjoyed the entire process. If you enjoy my work but would like a custom portrait of your own pet - I will now be offering custom portraits in my etsy shop http://pawprintsproject.etsy.com

Inspiration

Here is a new print just added to my shop.
You'll recognize him as O'Malley - the hero of
my last post.

The first picture is his "baby" picture.
Taken a month after he moved in with us.

Title: - "I Was A Wild Boy"





In the second picture, he is all grown up.
He is my daily inspiration and one of the reasons that we started volunteering at the pound.


When I look at his first picture (see the skinny little kitten on the tire - below) and then I look at him now - healthy, sleek, confident (well fed) it's feel really great to know that I kept my promises to him. He's kept all of his too!

Title: "One of The Lucky Ones"

Celebrating a Victory!!!!

"The Rescue of Lady Gwen"

Here is our latest print celebrating a great victory - it is now listed in our etsy shop - http://pawprintsproject.etsy.com- our thanks to the wonderful person that adopted this sweet girl. You're awesome! Read her story below....

Something New to Learn

The last few months have been a whirlwind of activity - learning new things, juggling projects but it is finally all starting to come together. This new blog in another piece of the puzzle and I hope that it will be a good way to help spread the word about our project.

My husband, Matt & I have been volunteering at our local animal shelter - it is the second largest animal shelter in the country. They take in over 50,000 homeless dogs & cats each year. The work is endless, the need for help is tremendous and we applaud the employees there for their dedication and commitment to these animals.

We have been helping by taking pictures of the adoptable cats and dogs. The pictures are then posted on the county website http://maricopa.gov/pets in the hopes of finding homes for them. And yes, it is hard to not take them all home - some of them really touch your heart. Like the little yellow cat that stood up and wrapped his paws around my neck and didn't want to let go. Please take a look - you may just find a special friend there.

These animal portraits were amazing and I began to work with them to turn them into artwork. I use my digital paintbrush to create pop art prints of these shelter animals. In January, Matt & I opened up a shop on http://pawprintsproject.etsy.com/ offering limited edition prints. Etsy is a wonderful website offering artwork and handmade items from artists and craftspeople all over the world. Please take a look at all the incredible work at http://etsy.com/

We named our shop - The Paw Prints Project and are donating 10% of all sales to the Maricopa County Animal Shelter to help provide comfort and support to the homeless animals.

We'd like to share our tales from the pound and hope that you'll check back often. We'll be posting new stories and offering new artwork every week.