If I had my method, Halloween can be celebrated 12 months spherical. So it goes with out saying that I like spooky stuff — and if cats are concerned, even higher! I got here throughout artist Braden Duncan’s work whereas perusing Etsy, and was instantly drawn in. Her artwork combines her love of popular culture, mythology, mysticism, Steampunk, cybernetics and the pure world — together with all issues furry and feathered.
Cats are a giant a part of her work. “I’ve all the time had an affinity for cats,” the Seattle-based artist says. “I make associates with them wherever I’m going, and my very own are all rescues who adopted me.” The truth is, her three cats (Ghost, Diesel & Earl Gray) all mannequin for her.
She loves connecting with fellow animal lovers over their mutual love of cute critters. “One in all my favourite components is with the ability to say with a wholly straight face that I’ve turned ‘loopy cat girl’ right into a viable career!”
A full-time artist, Braden can be an animal rescue advocate. She’s supported native rescues through the years by artwork donations and extra lately along with her function as exhibitor coordinator for Sea-Meow Con (Seattle’s very first cat conference). When the pandemic hit, lots of the animal shelters within the Pacific Northwest (and past) have been compelled to shut their doorways to the general public. With adoption occasions and cat conventions cancelled as a consequence of pandemic restrictions, she discovered a strategy to keep related along with her cat group. With no reveals or occasions to plan for, plus numerous further studio time, she created Wildcats4Charity — a sequence of unique watercolor wild cat portraits, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting a distinct Seattle-area animal rescue.
On her Etsy store, Braden provides prints, enamel pins, magnets, vinyl stickers, folded notecards and postcards all that includes her adorably unusual artwork. Examine her out at clockworkart.com, etsy.com/store/ClockworkArtShop, on Fb @clockworkartshop and on Instagram @clockworkart.
