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Wild Satellite
illustration of a cat riding a homemade satellite in space.
The Wild Satellite series started with an art show calling for paintings of chairs, a theme which perplexed me for a while. As I ruminated, I thought about an Our Lady Peace song I used to love which sang:

"She builds her own satellite, from an old rusted chair. She leaves this whole world behind."

The song always struck me as sad, and it conjured up an image of what a homemade satellite would look like if built from discarded junk: The rusty iron chair, a broken umbrella antenna, and window shutters wired with tiny solar panels from many grade school calculators.

The theme of Wild Satellite became a story about a cat who takes off on a satellite in search of a place to belong in the world. It isn't until he boldly explores, and then lowers his guard to be vulnerable and open to the world that all of these magical animals begin to welcome him.

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Orange cat wearing a spacesuit and covered with house finches.
Cat in space, watching a school of tuna swim by.
Interior of a cob house, a cat sleeping above a hot fireplace.
A homemade satellite surrounded by exotic-looking plants.
Cat astronaut on his homemade satellite among stars made of diamond teardrops.
Cat astronaut running with a pack of foxes, in a stone and lily pad tree landscape.
Cat astronaut walking through red-seeded grass and disturbing tiny ghosts.
Cat astronaut standing bravely on a burned log which is regrowing.
Cat astronaut climbing down a huge artichoke that is growing over an old oil refinery.
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  • About Me
    • Group Exhibitions
    • Contact
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  • Gallery
    • Special Delivery
    • Pet Illustrations
    • Wild Satellite Series
    • Living Spaces Series
    • Miscellaneous Paintings
  • Blog
  • Videos
  • Shop