9-19-08: TimothyAdamsDesigns made the Moody Max magnet his third handmade review subject and just posted his video review here--check it out and let me know what you think.

9-14-08: PurrPrints is participating in the EFA Birthday Bash on etsy--this means you can get one full order (excluding shipping) for 20% from my etsy store--or any of the other 150+ participating stores between Sept 15th-30th. Check out my blog for more details.

8-16-08: I'm hosting a contest on my new PurrPrints blog on cats, art, crafts, and randomness and you can win a 10 or 20 dollar coupon to my shop.

7-15-08: European buyers can now find my unusual cat art on dawanda.

I've been interested in art for as long as I can remember, probably thanks to my grandmother, who was a very talented painter. While I never developed her love for oil paints, I did become very interested in pen and ink art, especially the technique known as pointillism (or stippling).

I've also loved cats for as long as I can remember; they were among the first "subjects" of my early attempts at art. A few years ago, one of my friends saw the stack of cat drawings I'd been doodling in my notebooks and said she thought my designs were really unusual and something people might want on their walls. I, being super-shy about my work, blushed furiously and stammered a few awkward thank yous, then changed the subject. But the idea quickly took hold, and PurrPrints was born.

Right now I'm working on expanding my artistic techniques and crafting abilities so that I can make more handmade items from my designs. This is why I started PurrPrints.etsy.com this May. It's still small, but it's growing, and I'm hoping to add more unusual cards, hand-drawn bags, and hand-painted pins soon.

I also use the online stores zazzle and cafepress to sell items I couldn't make otherwise, like t-shirts, postage stamps, housewares, and a bunch more.

Anyway, I guess that's all for now. I'll be updating this page as I come up with new designs or items, so check back soon (or use the favorites option on the right--the green star--if you want to get notices automatically). I also love to get feedback, so let me know you were here and what your thoughts are in the guestbook at the bottom of the page.

Thanks for coming by!

Zazzle allows me to put my designs on some items cafepress just doesn't offer--for example, the image I've included here is on a postage stamp at zazzle.com/purrprints. It's my favorite way to make sending mail more fun :)