Kanagawa, Japan : Japanese artist, Sachi, is incredibly skilled, patient and precise. She makes cat heads from felt and glass eyes. She is particularly precise about the eyes because she feels that the soul of the cat is projected through the eyes. That's my interpretation.  I think what she means is that if the eyes look really realistic it brings the cat alive. They give the cat a soul which allows your imagination to believe that it is a real cat. And they do look incredibly realistic. Hyper-realistic 3D cat portraits made from felt with glass eyes. Screenshot. They are described as hyper-realistic 3D cat portraits. The preparation of the iris and pupil is very precise. The coloration and the texture are perfect. And the hairs that come out of the ear flaps look super-realistic as well. She said: "I think that the moment when the cat's spirit enters into the artwork can be presented through the eyes. In that sense, I have been very particular about how to make the ey...

I recently featured a charming YouTube about Henry, The Feline Fiber Artist . Now, thanks to more information provided by Anita, Henry's Human, I can give you the scoop! This is from the Bangor Public Library flyer advertising Henry's show of his fiber arts. --Fiber Art Wall Hangings by HENRY-- ~~Henry, Anita Louise McCormick's cat, is a fiber artist too! He specializes in creating unique fiber art wall hangings. Anita adopted Henry from the Airport Mall pet store in 2002 so her other kitty, Alice, would have another cat to play with. Henry's talent as a fiber artist was discovered when his frustration with traditional scratching posts led Anita to purchase rug remnant pieces from Marden's, and nail them to the wall. It did not take him long to discover that not only did he now have a great place to sharpen his claws, but it proved to be a wonderful outlet for his artistic abilities! When a new piece of rug is attached to the wall, Henry takes time to look it over...

Direct link is here (0:23) More at this site , part of the Museum of NonPrimate Art .

A short documentary about Henry, the first feline artist to have his work displayed at the Bangor Public Library. Direct link is here (1:45) p.s. I spent quite a bit of time poking around on the internet to see if I could find a local news article or more info about Henry, even checking out the Bangor Public Library website, but to no avail. If any one has a link, much appreciated if you would post it in the comments. Update- Anita sent me the clipping from the Bangor Public library, plus some great photos of Henry's works, so there's a follow-up post above.

According to "The Engineers' Guide to Cats" here , the correct name for this feline art activity is "post-modern cardboard deconstruction". Direct link is here (0:54)