The book this picture came from said some of the paint jobs cost $15,000 and had to be repeated every 3 months as the cat's hair grows out? It must be nice to have $60,000 a year just to keep your cat painted!
I think I found my new job.
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Posted on: February 15, 2007 12:35 PM, by "GrrlScientist"
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I sure hope the paint is lick-safe for cats.
Posted by: llewelly | February 15, 2007 12:48 PM
Since this is done by the authors of Why Cats Paint (a definite spoof, containing things like quotes from one 'Lord Osis'), I presume that Why Paint Cats is also a joke. WCP was a very deadpan joke, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's hard to tell if they're being serious.
Posted by: Judy | February 15, 2007 1:06 PM
They'll be doing hillsides next.
Bob
Posted by: Bob O'H | February 15, 2007 1:07 PM
Bob you are soooo no the mark!! The official Xinhua News Agency estimated the cost of the paint job at $60,600 (U.S.) and quoted villagers saying that if spent on actual plants and trees, the money could have restored a far greater area of barren mountain.
Lookie here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070214.wchinamount0214/BNStory/International
Posted by: Diane in Ohio | February 15, 2007 1:53 PM
That job better come with some serious healthcare--at least an unlimited supply of iodine and bandages.
Posted by: John McKay | February 15, 2007 1:53 PM
http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/paintedcats.asp
Snopes already covered it. Too bad.
I combed some food coloring into my cat's fur once - the only bits that lasted for any length of time were on the back of her head where she couldn't get at it well. It was a St Patrick's Day thing. I put a green stripe in my bleached blonde hair and one on my cat :-)
Posted by: Heidi | February 15, 2007 2:32 PM
Take a look at the notes at the start or end of the book (I forget where). It claims to be an experiment in morphic resonance.
Posted by: Max Kaehn | February 15, 2007 2:41 PM
I have to admit that when I saw the book in the bookstore, I fell for the spoof. On reflection though -- sure, some cats will put up with people fooling with their fur, but not their whiskers, and some of those pics show cats with "painted" whiskers. Then too, cats have a strictly limited short attention span, and many of those designs are just too complex to manage in less than 20 minutes. Let alone the effects of disarranged fur, especially on a longhair! (I just came home from a week-long trip, and brushed out masses of hair & dust from my kitty that rivaled her in total size!)
Posted by: David Harmon | February 16, 2007 6:20 PM
Apparently there doing the same things for pandas!
http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/2007/02/wwf_does_it_again.php
Posted by: JPS | February 17, 2007 1:31 AM
I had no clue how beautifull your art is until I opened up a fowarded e-mail today. Someone sent me some of your pictures and I was amazed, cats are naturally beautifull and serene but I must say WOW beautifull work. I love the one with the painted tail that looks like tribal art and the butterfly's awsom! Keep up the Excellent work.
Sincerly
CAT TASTERFIE
AKA Crystal
Posted by: Crystal Storey | February 24, 2007 9:45 PM