I wouldn’t be the least surprised if an enamel cat pin was the first brooch to grace the bodice of some famous ancient lady. Of course it may have been made out of just about anything, but I like to think of a wonderful, colorful cat pin being worn by an exceptional Egyptian Lady a few thousand years ago.
All of my enamel pins gifts have actually been painted by hand. The paint is epoxy, which makes quite a hard and smooth surface once it’s been cured (before you ever see them, of course). It looks wonderful on my colored enamel dog pin designs.
I remember very well when I first worked on these cat pins. Of course everything I make is made in the same place, atop my artist’s drafting table in my Florida studio. Sometimes the creations all run together in my mind- but at other times a particular design stands out. The playful cat pin is one of those designs I remember very well “giving birth” to.
It is quite different from any cat design I’d come up with before. I was determined to expand my cat jewelry horizons. It seems most of my cat pin designs were sitting placidly. I wanted to make something that had a whole different feel- a cat with a mission. I reckon she could be on her way to dispense with a mouse or ask for a cuddle.
And since these enamel cat pins were to be painted to my specifications, I wanted to create something really lively and fun.
Cat pins should have a bit of an attitude as well, and I think my enamel fat cat pins have that in spades. A slightly know- it- all fat cat looking royally down upon his subjects, (who would, of course, be me and you).
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