Catskill Cat

Announcing Bella, the Moo Kitty!

| Gina Lento

Last week, Moo Kitty aka Bella, was sent on her way back to Catskill, NY. She came down to Florida with us as a standing cat and is going back to NY as a Cow.

Bella is part of an outdoor exhibit called Cat’n Around Catskill, which consists of fiberglass cat sculptures that will be on display this summer on Main Street in Catskill, NY. Artists submit designs and then they are “juried” by sponsors who pay to sponsor a design. The artist receives the corresponding cat (either standing or sitting) and they take it back to their studios to convert it to the design that was submitted

My “Moo Kitty” design is the standing cat converted to a Holstein cow. It took me several weeks to sculpt the cow parts and then paint it.

Here are photos with after and some of the “before.”

Cat morphing into cow

| Gina Lento

Yesterday’s photos are raw cat. Today’s photos show the gradual progression to cow.

I still have to add udders, a collar and cow bell and eyelashes. Then I have to tweak and sand it. I am trying to keep the sanding to a minimum. The Magic Sculpt dries like concrete. It’s amazing stuff.

I tweaked my original design by sculpting the entire cat instead of adding props like a leather collar, because I need to make the cow vandal proof. I also want the finished piece to still reflect the cat underneath so I am adding to the cat without taking the personality away.

Hooves
Face
Tail so far.

And my current project is….

| Gina Lento

A Catskill Cat. Every year Catskill, NY had about 50 cats on display that are fiberglass molds that artists convert to all sorts of amazing cat art.

My Cow Kitty design was selected and I am in the process of converting this cat into a cow. As you can see, I am still working out of the garage for now. I can’t wait for my permanent studio.