Cat Boxes

Tess box (full frontal) This was a birthday present for Libbi, on her 65th, the...	Tess box, angled The Tess cat box, angled to show shaping.	Tess box back Tess box backside.
Tess box with her drawers pulled. Tess with her drawers down!	Tess box detail Closeup of Tess's little pink nose.	Yellow tabby (full frontal) This is a bandsaw box I made for Zack, for yuletide 2012...
Yellow tabby front angle An angled view to maybe better show shaping.	Yellow tabby back The backside of that yellow tabby.	Yellow tabby with his drawers dropped He's just fallen apart, and feeling very empty.

An exploration of bandsaw boxes with extensive carving for sculpting and surface texturing. These are made from basswood, finished in milk paint and wax. I learned in the process of doing these that all tabbys have very similar patterning, regardless of color or breed. That was a surprise to me! I also learned that doing boxes with this much carving is not likely to be viable for sale on Etsy or the like, since it took me way too much time. It was an interesting project, though, and they made nice gifts for my dear Libbi and Zack.