Pet Monologues

Super Kingdom is a development of new animal habitats within King’s Wood, England. These luxury homes are modeled on the imperious palaces of Stalin, Ceauscescu, and Mussolini and offer nesting and over-winter sites to native and migrant species.






london fieldworks (bruce gilchrist & jo joelson) is an art duo fittingly based in london. their newly commissioned work ’super kingdom’ is based on research of animal hibernation patterns in england’s king’s wood forest. the artists will be presenting a series of site specific show homes in the forest beginning on september 21st. the homes are not only for the exhibit but will also serve as the subject for a video/animation work to be shot over the winter. the show is a direct comment on the human population in the forest’s surrounding region, drawing parallels to the animal kingdom. you can visit super kingdom from september 21 at stour valley arts in kent.

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(Top three) Modern Birdhouses’ Case Study Masters Series honors the architectural pioneers who participated in the Case Study Houses Program. The Case Study Houses Program was established in 1945 by John Entenza, the progressive editor and publisher of Arts and Architecture magazine. Entenza commissioned architects to design simple and innovative modern homes for a growing post-war housing market. The resulting homes took full advantage of industrialized building processes and continue to broadly influence modern architecture. Participants included such icons as Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen.

Named after Case Study participants J.R. Davidson, Richard Neutra, and Ralph Rapson — feature simple lines, modern detailing, and durable materials. They are hand-made from sustainably harvested teak that has been certified with the Rainforest Alliance’s SmartWood program (www.smartwood.org). The wood is finished with an oil that protects against water, mildew, and UV rays. The roofs are constructed of sandblasted 1/4″ thick aluminum plate and aluminum dowels. Stainless steel fasteners prevent rust and corrosion. The opening is 1-3/8″ in diameter, which will accomodate common cavity-nesting birds such as chickadees, bluebirds, wrens, and swallows.

The birdhouses ship pre-assembled, except for the mounting bracket, which can be attached with two provided stainless steel screws. A keyhole slot on the back of the mounting bracket allow the birdhouse to be hung on a single screw. The floor is easily removable for cleaning.

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

Submissions: Beginning Wednesday 10/8/08 thru Friday and maybe
a bit longer…

fingtoys submits ship rat
glenox submits cat
paintalicious submits ryohei hase
lady orlando submits flying
earth to holly submits bee buffet

ship rat

norwegian forest cat

ryohei hase

flying

bee buffet

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.

This post celebrates World Animal Day and Bless the Animals—all the posts. Follow the links to learn more about PM’s initiative which started on October 4 07. We will be looking for marketing efforts that feature animals.

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This post celebrates World Animal Day and Bless the Animals—all the posts. Follow the links to learn more about PM’s initiative which started on October 4 07. We will be looking for marketing efforts that feature animals.

‘I now pronounce you dog and dog’ - pets marry on World Animal Day in England, 2007. What will 2008 bring?

A canary, a goldfish, a guinea pig, a handful of cats and more than two dozen dogs received blessings from a Catholic priest in church to mark World Animal Day.

In a ceremony that was sometimes touching and often comical, Rev. Pierre Valkering led his congregation in songs and prayers - frequently interrupted by meowing and yapping from the pews - before the blessing took place.

The event event featured a weddings zone for pets to tie the knot.

“Animals go through life with us, and that can be a great comfort,” he said. A dog barked loudly in seeming approval, to the delight of many children in attendance. “Sometimes they make us laugh, and that’s a blessing too.”

PM Editorial note: no mention of a prenup in this congregation that day.

This post celebrates World Animal Day and Bless the Animals—all the posts. Follow the links to learn more about PM’s initiative which started on October 4 07. We will be looking for marketing efforts that feature animals.

Fat Pig is totally organic and available presently in one flavor. Chocolate. It gets rave reviews from Contagious Magazine and The Chocolate Nerd. So we will give it a rave and include it as homage to the pig for animal day!

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Altering genetics brings killer karma into play

by John Kass, Chicago Tribune

Before I explain how the Chicken Kama Sutra got me fired from my dad’s butcher shop when I was a 6th grader—I foolishly posed the cold fryers in X-rated combos on the butcher blocks—you need to know how this memory was hatched:

With a horrifying news photo of a live, smooth-skinned rooster without feathers, part of a genetic experiment to develop chickens that will stay cool in their hot coops. Now, I can’t grill a chicken without retching.

“For Dinner: Genetically Altered ‘Superchicken’ ” said the headline of the wire story.

“We hope to provide a rigorous, risk-based regulatory path for [genetic] developers to follow, to help the public health and the health of animals,” said a pin-head bureaucrat from the Food and Drug Administration, thinking he could save the world from a “12 Monkeys” scenario if a superchicken escapes from the lab, along with the spider-goats and the salmon-pigs. Read the rest of this entry »

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

Submissions: Beginning Wednesday 10/1/08 thru Friday and maybe
a bit longer…

petmonologues finds brown pelican at dreaming tree.
paintalicious submits victor castillo
koty bear submits koty bear
keemo submits fred the chicken
fada moranga submits nouky

brown pelican

victor castillo

koty bear

fred the chicken

nouky

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.

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

Submissions: Beginning Wednesday 9/24/08 thru Friday and maybe
a bit longer…

my only photo submits chilling gorilla in the sky
diane clancy submits matisse in flowers
rush wade 2 sumbits strange music
sci-fi-O-rama submits sue dawe - wings
canticle of creation submits heron
tres plus cool submits cat woman

chilling gorilla in the sky

matisse in flowers

strange music

sue dawe - wings

heron

cat woman

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.

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

Submissions: Beginning Wednesday 9/17/08 thru Friday and maybe
a bit longer…

petmonologues finds richard avedon, cirque d’ hiver, 1955
kiana fecteau submits harley
lafabe submits les sauvées de mai
diane clancy submits irie in butterflies

richard avedon, cirque d’ hiver, 1955

harley

les sauvées de mai

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.