Tag: Okey’s promise

Okey – The cat that changed my life.

This auction has been reopened. Bids will be accepted until 10pm Sunday, 3/18/12.

Drawing of cat Okey by BZTAT
"Okey" Drawing by BZTAT

I have concluded my series of feral cat drawings of a colony of cats with which I am intervening. Although there are still a couple of cats to be trapped and neutered, I have drawn all of them, and I think it is time to bring the series to a close. All of the cats are doing well and now have  greater potential for longer lives. And the overpopulation worries are over.

Thanks for following the series, and thanks for caring about the real cats that inspired the drawings.

Today, I drew a picture of my cat Okey, the little cat who changed my life. Without her, I would have never thought of intervening with feral cats.

You see, Okey was a stray cat, dumped on the streets of downtown Canton, my home. I rescued her in October of last year, and my life has been changed ever since.

The movement that she inspired has motivated others around the world to take the welfare of cats and other animals more seriously, and for that I am very grateful. She also has become my very dear, sweet companion.

Like the other drawings, I am placing this one up for auction. Here are the details:

5″ X7″ Prismacolor Pencil and Marker Drawing on paper by artist BZTAT

Comes with an acid free mat ready for an 8″ x 10″ frame

Leave bids in increments of $5 below in the comments section.

Minimum Bid $40 USD

Shipping: $8 USA $18 International

BUY NOW OPTION: You can buy this piece now for $75 as long as no bids have been made in the comments below. Simply write BUY NOW in the comments and send a payment of $75 + shipping via the ChipIn widget in the right sidebar.

Highest bid at 10:00 pm EST on Friday 3/9/12 wins the piece.

Winning bidder: make payment of bid + shipping to PayPal to Paypal using email address bztat at bztat.com.

Please allow 4 weeks for USA shipping.

New Holiday Card Featuring Okey the Parking Lot Kitty!

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"Meowy Christmas!" Drawing by BZTAT

I posted several holiday cards for sale on Friday. I got a note from a friend soon after posting them who was wondering why I didn’t make an Okey card. That’s about as much arm twisting as it took.

I love drawing pictures of my Okey, but more than that, I love how so many people love following her story and adventures in recovery. Okey is well on her way to being a happy well adjusted house cat at this point. She still is skittish in some ways, but she becomes braver everyday. I am still very smitten with my little girl!

If you would like to order Okey cards, you can do so here. Cards will come with a small note explaining her story.

I hope that you have an Okey Dokey holiday season!

Final thoughts about the #Blogpocalypse Drawathon

See all of the Drawathon Drawings here!

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"Turtle Time" Drawing by BZTAT

It is 23.75 hours since I began the 24 hr Blogpocalypse Drawathon. I have drawn 13 drawings in that time, and all are available for auction bids until 10pm ET on Monday, November 14, 2011.

It has been a lot of fun making the drawings and joking around with the other Zombie-fearing bloggers who participated in this event. A couple of them actually coaxed me into stretching my boundaries a bit by getting me to draw 2 zombie drawings!

Now the real fun begins. You get to bid to your hearts desire on the drawings. All proceeds go to Okey’s Promise: Art for a Cause, so please bid as high as you can! You can also contribute without bidding by using the ChipIn widget in the sidebar.

You can see all the drawings here, and clicking on each image takes you directly to the bidding page for each drawing. You can also click on the links below to get to the auction pages. Terms for the auctions and info on the drawings is on each bidding page.

Have fun bidding! I am now going to go get some badly needed ZZZZZZZzzzzzzz’s.