New Patch – Sparkle Every Day

Surprise! It’s another patch!

This is legit my last patch for a long while, but I just could not make a patch of Scuzzy without also making one of Sparc. Sparc is the world’s most happy, confident cat; and he wants to remind everyone to share their own spark with the world!

These patches have some metallic embellishments which make them extra fun.

You can get your own Sparkle patch here.

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First Kitty of 2025

A new year is the perfect time to paint more cats!

I have a few art goals this year, including figuring out negative space (aka, white areas in the figure) and playing more with edge types. I think the edges are an improvement on this piece, but I definitely have a lot more work to do with negative space haha.

Do you have any creative goals this year?

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Maulicorn

Here’s my latest portrait of my oldest pup, Maulkin.

This painting is my annual gift to my cat/dog vet. We recently started Maulkin on acupuncture, which has made a huge difference for him, and this is a little commemorative piece. Because he’s so fluffy, the only needle visible on Maulkin is the one on his head button, and I always find that really funny.

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Last Sparc of 2024

Let’s wrap up the year with another cat portrait! This is another take on my youngest cat, Sparc.

I’m really trying to make the purple-blue-green colour scheme work, but I think I keep picking the wrong reference photos for these pieces. Either way, I think this is more successful than my last attempt, and it definitely looks like Sparc!

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Ball Python on Wood

Ball pythons are probably my favourite snake. Every one I’ve met has been super charismatic, and their patterns are so stunning.

I love painting reptiles because of the challenge of their scales. How many scales should be rendered so a snake doesn’t seem like a fleshy sausage or overworked and fake? It’s a tricky balance to strike, and I don’t think I nailed it here, but I think the snake turned out really cute anyway.

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Final Rug of 2024 – Big Scuzzy Cat Rug!

Here’s my last rug of the year (probably): Big Scuzzy cat! You can compare the level of detail next to the smaller rugs (with blue eyes) using the same design. I was able to do a lot of carving on the line work to make all the edges feel nice and sharp.

This is probably my favourite design of the year. I just love tabby cats so much, in general, but creating work of my pets is always super special and satisfying.

This rug will be available at the Capital Art Sale starting December 19th!

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New Merch Drop

After a teaser last week, I’m super excited to finally be releasing these new items: Pens, patches, sharker keychains, and stickers.

Three of the four of these are new types of products for me, and I’m really thrilled with how they turned out. The pens are probably my favourites, because I’m a hopeless pen addict, but the patches are also really cool and so representative of my Scuzzy cat haha!

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