Mr T had a cousin Byron when we lived in Greece. Cousin (Lord) Byron was recently advised that his humans are anticipating the arrival of a little human to disturb his equanimity.
His reaction was priceless
You have had advance viewing of two patches. More have been completed and a theme developed; each is Byron as he might have been portrayed by a famous artist..... for example if Henri Matisse painted Byron ....
Vermeer - Byron with a Pearl Earring
(Byron's background is darker than my photo evidences)
Gainsborough - the Blue Cat
Edvard Munch - Byron 'Scream'ing
......and one only New Zealanders are likely to have heard of...
And a bonus entertainment for you: I found this while seeking suitable candidates:
6 down, 6 to go. (Picasso, Hokusai, Loboda, da Vinci, JWM Turner and another Matisse.... Matisse particularly enjoyed the inspiration and creative opportunities generated by Byron.)
NB eyes and a better pearl earring have been secured since these working drafts were prepared and final versions will be unveiled on quilt completion.
I love the photo of Byron (lord) reaction to being told he’s going to get a little sibling lol
ReplyDeleteReminds me of when melody was introduced to her new baby sister Brianna. She looked her father in the eye and asked why did they bring a baby home. He answered it was her mothers idea lol
That last photo looks very much like the big old bruiser that leaves large deposits all over our garden 🤔
ReplyDeleteNobby would like to point out that Lord Byron was better known as a dog lover!
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And friend of the Greeks (Philhellene).
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ReplyDeleteDon't you love it when a theme comes together?!! This is fanCatsic and I am sure it will be loved and admired for a very long time. YAM xx
you are so talented, these are pretty amazing as is the Real Lord Byron. for the life of me i can't caption that ROAR. well maybe just Caption it "roar" ha ha. as in I am the king here, who needs a small human ?
ReplyDeleteI like them all, but especially Blue Nude and Cafe Terrace. I hope Byron will be impressed.
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful! I can't wait to see the others and the final quilt.
ReplyDeleteI bet he is relieved that Van Gogh gave him 2 ears.
ReplyDeleteWait til you see what Picasso did to his eyes.
DeleteThese are quite wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love it! I am quite sure i would have been these artists muse, had i been adopted by them. My humans are no great painters, but they do take an awful lot of photos of me (mostly unflattering i must add. Why are they obsessed with capturing me in my fattest poses??)
ReplyDeleteThey love you in your luxuriance (is that even a word?) Byron. Check out that 'fat cat art'. I am sure you are not as plump as that orange 'Zarathustra' cat.
Deleteha! I like the last one. Byron is a funny name for a cat.
ReplyDeleteByron (Lord and poet) was known as a 'Friend of the Hellenes'. Many Greeks I knew could recite Byron (I can't); so not unusual I guess that one of them would name their cat Byron. They like names associated with saints and/or heroic stuff.
DeleteWere I still teaching (history of art and design), I'd use this post as an example of how interpretation works! I haven't quilted much in years, but am now designing a large one to cover a grille over the attic fans that help keep us cool in summer and drafty in winter. Hard work but most likely quite worth the effort. I do love the idea of celebrating cats with quilts, so now have in mind to make three small ones for my son and d-i-l's cats: Wednesday (from the Addams family, I think?) and the two new kittens whose names I don't yet know. I will try to theme them according to the names. Thanks for this. (And Byron is a lovely name for a cat. But I've often thought one name isn't enough, even though we only call them by one. My Molly's full name is Molly Maui [her rescue name] Buttercup Beruthiel.)
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