Cats of the Toy Art Scene: A Fluff Piece
Frank Kozik and Eddie in San Francisco
If you’re reading this story, you’re probably not at Comic-Con in San Diego. Since you’re missing out on toy overload, the least I could offer in my absence is a big batch of cute overload. I’ve been saving up this “fluff piece” for just the right occasion. Ever notice how a lot of artists have cats? I did. “You can use Stripes even though he doesn’t like you,” said Eric of 64Colors. “He doesn’t like anyone because… he’s a cat!” All cats are different though. Adds Stephen Donaldson of Tomopop, “Samkin loves figures of all types and sits and looks at them all day long.” Just like toys, cats come in all shapes and sizes. (Don’t tell Dodgrr’s Sam he weighs 30 pounds or Ernesto’s female cat Prince she’s named after the singer!) There are Persians, Bengals, tabbies and tuxedos among us, but Sergey Safonov gets the prize for his most unique Peterbald feline companion: “He’s the son of world and Europe breed champions, but he has a slight ‘defect’ so we bought him cheap.” Awesome!
Tofu lives with artist Sergey Safonov in Moscow.
Bailey and Mitch live with blogger/collector Jeremy in the Bay Area.
Artist Lunabee and Gwen in the UK
Mao lives with artist/blogger Andy Heng in Singapore.
Stripes lives with artists 64Colors.
Artist Jay222 and Ella in the Bay Area.
It keeps getting cuter.
