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Friday, August 24, 2012
Feline Friday: A Little Bit of Sugar
Just a little somethin' I'm working on for a group show coming up in October. Happy Friday!
Monday, August 20, 2012
Monster Monday: Doughnuts!
The werewolf was very satisfied after taking a big bite out of a jelly filled doughnut! Happy Monday!
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| copyright Geri Shields, 2012 |
Friday, August 17, 2012
Feline Friday: An Office Cat Update
For those of you that don't know, there is a cat that has made it's home in the building complex of my day job office. She is the second office cat. I was able to find a loving home for the first cat. This one showed up shortly after that and promptly found her place in one of the lesser used chairs in the office. In return for her day time companionship, I give her food, water, a small shelter on the side of the building, and plenty of pets. A few months ago I gave in and gave her the name Kiki.
Over the past few months that she's been here, she's proven to be quite scrappy and keen hunter. It looked as though she had a good handle on things and could pretty much take care of herself, until one day last week. I pulled up to work last Friday morning to see her waiting for me by the door, as usual. Something was different, though. She had large clumps of dried blood on the top of her head directly above each eye. I cleaned her up a bit and it honestly didn't look too bad so we just continued on with the day as normal. Come Monday, the swelling above her right eye was gone. I took that as a good sign. Tuesday, things began to change in a way I hadn't expected. The swelling above her left eye, which hadn't changed since Friday morning, had gotten bigger.
Thinking over the situation on Tuesday night, I decided I need to take her to the vet. Wednesday morning I put a cat carrier in the car and headed for work. After arriving at work I noticed the swelling was much worse and promptly made an appointment with my vet for later in the afternoon. Throughout the day I kept checking Kiki's eye only to discover that the swelling was rapidly increasing, so much so that her eye was swollen shut. At that point, I decided to pack her up and head to the vet early.
I should say that this is the point where the story might get a bit unpleasant. Just thought I'd worn you. Now, we all know that getting any cat into a carrier can be a challenge, and even more so with a stray. This was the case, only it was much worse than I had ever expected. She did put up a bit of a struggle, but that wasn't the bad part. She tried to dart out as the cage door was closing and hit her head against it. I guess this applied just enough pressure on the swollen part of her face, that, and I shutter when I say this, it popped! I was moritfied! My poor office cat! Now, with blood streaming down her face, I put Kiki in the car and raced to the vet. It was a tortured car ride, though more for me than for her, I think.
Anyway, the visit to the vet offered nothing but good news! The swelling was due to one of the wounds on her head getting infected. The popping of said abscess ended up being an "ok" thing, only because the vet didn't have to lance the wound to drain it. Still, it seemed like a traumatic way to go about it, but stuff happens. So, Kiki got cleaned up and was given antibiotics to help fight the infection. Since I had her at the vet I went ahead and had them test her for feline leukemia. She tested negative and was vaccinated. Way to go, girl!
Kiki is now back at the office and things have pretty much gotten back to normal. Her face looks a million times better than it did on Wednesday. I still have no idea what happened to cause the wounds, but at least I know she's going to be ok.
Over the past few months that she's been here, she's proven to be quite scrappy and keen hunter. It looked as though she had a good handle on things and could pretty much take care of herself, until one day last week. I pulled up to work last Friday morning to see her waiting for me by the door, as usual. Something was different, though. She had large clumps of dried blood on the top of her head directly above each eye. I cleaned her up a bit and it honestly didn't look too bad so we just continued on with the day as normal. Come Monday, the swelling above her right eye was gone. I took that as a good sign. Tuesday, things began to change in a way I hadn't expected. The swelling above her left eye, which hadn't changed since Friday morning, had gotten bigger.
Thinking over the situation on Tuesday night, I decided I need to take her to the vet. Wednesday morning I put a cat carrier in the car and headed for work. After arriving at work I noticed the swelling was much worse and promptly made an appointment with my vet for later in the afternoon. Throughout the day I kept checking Kiki's eye only to discover that the swelling was rapidly increasing, so much so that her eye was swollen shut. At that point, I decided to pack her up and head to the vet early.
I should say that this is the point where the story might get a bit unpleasant. Just thought I'd worn you. Now, we all know that getting any cat into a carrier can be a challenge, and even more so with a stray. This was the case, only it was much worse than I had ever expected. She did put up a bit of a struggle, but that wasn't the bad part. She tried to dart out as the cage door was closing and hit her head against it. I guess this applied just enough pressure on the swollen part of her face, that, and I shutter when I say this, it popped! I was moritfied! My poor office cat! Now, with blood streaming down her face, I put Kiki in the car and raced to the vet. It was a tortured car ride, though more for me than for her, I think.
Anyway, the visit to the vet offered nothing but good news! The swelling was due to one of the wounds on her head getting infected. The popping of said abscess ended up being an "ok" thing, only because the vet didn't have to lance the wound to drain it. Still, it seemed like a traumatic way to go about it, but stuff happens. So, Kiki got cleaned up and was given antibiotics to help fight the infection. Since I had her at the vet I went ahead and had them test her for feline leukemia. She tested negative and was vaccinated. Way to go, girl!
Kiki is now back at the office and things have pretty much gotten back to normal. Her face looks a million times better than it did on Wednesday. I still have no idea what happened to cause the wounds, but at least I know she's going to be ok.
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| After visiting the vet. |
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| Looking better! |
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| She was napping in the "wrong" chair, but I didn't have the heart to move her. |
Monday, August 13, 2012
Monster Monday: An Intro
The spurt of fall like weather around these parts has me thinking about Halloween already. The fact that certain stores have already put out their Halloween goods for this year is also helping me get into the spirit. In response to this, I've decided to add a new little feature to the blog, at least for a while. Welcome to MONSTER MONDAY! From now til Halloween, I'll be posting something from the creepy, crawly files every Monday. To kick things off, I created this fun little creature. He seems like a happy, and VERY satisfied werewolf, but what did he eat? Check back next week to uncover the mystery!
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| copyright Geri Shields, 2012 |
Friday, August 10, 2012
Feline Friday is Out and About, sorta...
Just droppin' in this Friday to announce a couple of things.
First: I will be at the Fountain Square Indie Craft Market tonight in lovely downtown Cincinnati. I'm not on the master list of vendors, but my goods will be represented. Look for my stuff next to the talented Saint Lexi! Festivities start at 5pm. See you there!
Second: If you haven't noticed, I like to have at least one new thing to bring with me to each crafty/arty fair. Tonight, I will unveil the prints of my favorite version from my "experiment" series. It will be available in an 8"x10" size, as well as smaller, but equally cute 5"x7" size. The 8"x10" print will also be available in my shop shortly.
Happy Friday!
First: I will be at the Fountain Square Indie Craft Market tonight in lovely downtown Cincinnati. I'm not on the master list of vendors, but my goods will be represented. Look for my stuff next to the talented Saint Lexi! Festivities start at 5pm. See you there!
Second: If you haven't noticed, I like to have at least one new thing to bring with me to each crafty/arty fair. Tonight, I will unveil the prints of my favorite version from my "experiment" series. It will be available in an 8"x10" size, as well as smaller, but equally cute 5"x7" size. The 8"x10" print will also be available in my shop shortly.
Happy Friday!
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| 8"x10" print |
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| 5"x7" print |
Friday, August 3, 2012
Feline Friday: Experiments: Round 4
This week I've been getting back into the swing of things and found I had time to revisit my experiments. I tried my hand at digital painting, which I haven't done in quite some time. It yielded some good things, I think. Anyway, I liked the outcome of this one.
To refresh your memory, here's all 4 versions. Happy Friday!
To refresh your memory, here's all 4 versions. Happy Friday!
Mission Completed: A special painting and new prints!
A few months ago I found out that some of my very close friends were expecting their first child. Congratulations Jon and Melinda! Over the next few weeks I set out on a mission to create a special piece for their nursery. The painting was completed well in advance of the baby shower and it took everything I had not to let the secret slip out. The shower was held a few weeks back and the painting was lovingly received, along with an adorable companion painting that Zach did. Now that the secret painting is safe in it's new home, I can share the image with you! Here is "Ollie."
And, because I loved it, here is the little number that Zach came up with for the nursery.
Although the original "Ollie" is spoken for, I ended up loving the piece so much that I went ahead and made prints of it, mainly so I could keep a little piece of it with me, but also to share it with others. The prints are now available in my shop.
Also newly added to the shop are prints of the painting "Big Rock Kitty Meowtain."
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| OLLIE, acrylic on canvas, 12"x12" copyright Geri Shields, 2012 |
And, because I loved it, here is the little number that Zach came up with for the nursery.
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| acrylic on canvas, 12"x12" copyright Zach Kestermann, 2012 |
Although the original "Ollie" is spoken for, I ended up loving the piece so much that I went ahead and made prints of it, mainly so I could keep a little piece of it with me, but also to share it with others. The prints are now available in my shop.
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| Ollie 8"x10" print, available now! |
Also newly added to the shop are prints of the painting "Big Rock Kitty Meowtain."
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| Big Rock Kitty Meowtain 8"x10" print, available now! |
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