Pet Monologues

Caw to art! is an effort to showcase pets and animals in an ARTFUL manner. A photograph, fine art, a scribble, sculpture. A poem, a monologue, a short story, motion.

Submissions: Beginning Wednesday 1/9/08 thru Friday—and maybe
a bit longer…

•Thea Burger submits Pigs.
•Paintalicious submits Janet Skiles
•Paintalicious submits Mark Fredrickson
•Diane Clancy submits Freckles in flowers. II
•petmonologues submits 2 elephants and a ladey. Avedon
•Kiana Fecteau submits Jake

Pigs

Janet Skiles

Mark Fredrickson

Freckles in flowers. II

2 elephants and a ladey. Avedon

Still steeping…

…in the meantime. Questions? Comments? Editor’s note: please look at Comment 1 below for more C2a! details as well as look at the previous editions of Caw to art!…

and while you are curating your submissions don’t forget Friday Ark roster for this weekend. And Carnival of the Cats which goes up every Sunday.

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“Curiosity” artist Jeff Jordan

“Hurry home” artist Jeff Jordan

It is fair to say (North-coast,US) artist Jeff Jordan is one of the pioneers of “lowbrow aesthetics”, with his unique and peculiar imaginary and otherworldly realm. As you may know, in the past few years “Lowbrow Aesthetics” has become a sizzling “new” art movement and is all the rage among hip young urban artists and a new breed of art collectors. In fact, most of the content you view daily on paintalicious is based around much of this lowbrow genre that has its roots in the pop culture of the 1960s: including comic books, B-movies, Pop Art, California Funk, rock `n’ roll, psychedelia, graffiti, tattoos, surf art and so on.

But don’t look to me for answers. Like somebody really famous (we all know who) said, the answers are all “blowin’ in the wind.” - Jeff Jordan April 2004

via Paintalicious.org

artist Florentijn Hofman

Title: Rubber duck
Year: 2007
Location: river the Loire, France
Dimensions: 26 x 20 x 32 meters
Materials: inflatable, rubber coated PVC, pontoon and generator
Production: le Lieu Unique and the Biennial Estuaire

A yellow spot on the horizon slowly approaches the coast. People have gatherd and watch in amazement as a giant yellow Rubber Duck approaches. The spectators are greeted by the duck, which slowly nods its head. The Rubber Duck knows no frontiers, it doesn’t discriminate people and doesn’t have a political connotation. The friendly, floating Rubber Duck has healing properties: it can relieve mondial tensions as well as define them. The rubber duck is soft, friendly and suitable for all ages!

via Paintalicious.org

Poetry and art by Meghna, age 12.

Once a little bird
Fell from the air
Lying near my feet
It was a sight of despair

Seeing it’s poor condition
Pity dwelled in my heart
“Oh dear birdie, don’t worry
For you care, I’ll impart”

I took him gently
In my hands
And carried him over
To my Aunt Mands

Oh sweety, you’ve
Done a great job
I’m sure your Uncle
Would love it after I mob

I’m sure he’d say it’s good
You can come after a while
You and Uncle can eat it
After he comes from his walk of a mile!

More about Meghna.

PM received these images via email. Does anyone know the artist?

Caw to art! is an effort to showcase pets and animals in an ARTFUL manner. A photograph, fine art, a scribble, sculpture. A poem, a monologue, a short story, motion.

Submissions: Beginning Wednesday 1/2/08 thru Friday
•Pet Monologues submits Hand art. Toucan. Swan.
•Pet Monologues submits Poor little birdie.
•Paintalicious submits Rubber duck.
•Paintalicious submits Big bird(s).
•Lucia Blinn submits Creation.
•Diane Clancy submits Chi Chi in flowers.
•Helen Read submits Cats at play.

Rubber Duck.

Cats at play

Chi-Chi in flowers

Still steeping…

…in the meantime. Questions? Comments? Editor’s note: please look at Comment 1 below for more C2a! details…

and while you are curating your submissions don’t forget Friday Ark roster for this weekend. And Carnival of the Cats which goes up every Sunday.

From Robbay to PM and each and everyone!

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created by A side of cartoons please