Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Atomic Era Cat Painting Inspired by Straight Talking Mama's Broken Cat Vase

Recently, the lovely Fiona from Straight Talking Mama blog, did a post detailing the heartbreak she felt when her 60 year old cat vase (as pictured above) broke when a huge wind caused it to crash to the floor.

http://straighttalkingmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/dont-you-just-hate-it-when.html

When I read her story, I felt her loss. What a shame to lose such a precious mid-century piece!  I hope Fiona can find another cat vase just like the one she had.

Because I am a "crazy cat lady"  and an avid vintage enthusiast, I decided to tap into my creativity and do a painting inspired by Fiona's broken kitty vase. I used acrylic colors of espresso, white, and pink.
I also added two starbursts and applied a thin layer of pink glitter over the pink swirls:
 And, here is the painting hanging above my white bookshelf in my upstairs foyer hall:
 I like the way the painting turned out but I hope Fiona does not mind I basically did a copy of her cat! I guess since the cat is broken and not able to be fixed, I hope my finished piece can properly honor its memory!
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13 comments:

  1. Betty2ToneFebruary 16, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    that's adorable!

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  2. TaraFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    Thanks, Laura!

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  3. doradadamaFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Your such an artista.. Love it.. Hoe creativa.Love your vintage silver phone.
    Oh i think she will adore it.

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  4. TaraFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Muchas gracias, La Dama! My silver phone is a repro I found about 15 years ago! It works but the ringer is too loud! It scares the cat! So, I just display it! lol

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  5. Straight Talking Mama!February 17, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    awwww that's lovely! It makes me happy that my cat inspired such beautiful art! She lives on :o)

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  6. SarsaparillaFebruary 17, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Oh, I love cats too! And you are quite the artist! Love it...especially the glitter on the pink swirls...how fun!

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  7. TaraFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Oh, thank you for the comment, Fiona! I am so pleased you like it!

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  8. TaraFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Thank you for the lovely comments, Susan! I added the glitter to give the pink more depth.

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  9. Vintage CoconutFebruary 17, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    That is a nice painting Tara, how sweet I love it.

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  10. TaraFebruary 17, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Thank you, Melzaelf!

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  11. StanLorieJanuary 3, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    I have a cat vase just like that wondering what it is valued at . Perfect shape ...#4130 on bottom ... made in western Germany .

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  12. kgldsunMarch 6, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    I too have an identical shape cat only in black and white zebra type pattern. Also with 4130 on the reverse. I can find nothing on this. I also have a matching figurine.
    Can anybody enlighten me please?

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  13. PaulApril 24, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    This lovely cat was designed by Anneliese Beckh in 1956 for the German ceramics company, Schmider.

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