| "Gatita's
pose was suggested to me by one of my studio cats, Jasmine, but
as I worked on her, she began to look more like my other studio
cat, Gatika ("Tika"). Since one of my mini cat series
is already named Tika, I named it the Spanish for "small female
cat" which is close. This piece was created for the Western
Rendezvous of Art "speed sculpt" in Montana in August,
2001, and the first casting sold in auction there to benefit the
Northwest Rendezvous Group. It was finished up afterward in time
to get #1 to its owners by Christmas. My cats (I have four) never
cease to amaze me with the variety of graceful poses they assume
in the course of just being themselves."
- Rosetta |
