Not to brag but my cats are Artists™
[Medium: Claws on rainbow scratchboard]
Remi works with a hesitant, erratic violence, creating a piece as light and fluffy as she is, and signing her work by hole-punching it with her teeth.
Timmy uses bold, strong lines to evoke some kind of powerful event, echoing his powerful presence and loud voice.
Nubbins, truly inspired, creates a high-energy piece that symbolizes the void where his brain should be, surrounded by chaos and mischief.
Kona, a reclusive avante garde artist, refused to work with me around. Only in quiet solitude did she create this haunting, introspective work.
please tell me what you do and how it works! I have cat-nephews who need to express themselves
Of course!
The first step is finding or making scratchboard. I bought mine at Walgreens, but you can color a piece of paper completely with crayons and then paint it completely black with watercolor paint (the wax in the crayons keeps the paint from soaking into the paper, sitting on top instead) ((if I remember this right))
Then take a piece small enough to wiggle it in front of your cat, slowly pull it away from them and bring it back, hide it, use a laser pointer, etc., whatever gets them to try to play with the little piece of paper and slap it. Keep doing that until the art is deemed complete.
Mind the claws!
Some kitties will play with it if you leave it unattended in the middle of the floor though.
And, for @themostfangtastic ...
If your kitty doesn't have or doesn't use claws, you can try crinkling a piece of aluminum foil, a bottle cap, or a toy, and getting them to bat it around on top of the paper. Anything with rough edges or a scratchy texture might work though!
Good luck in your kitty art endeavors and please please show me I want to see if you do!!!
Possibilities for no-claws kitties, though they are untested 😔
