Hector.
Never ending source of inspiration, unique characteristics that are so familiar and typical at the same time, Hector is the star of the show and I am compelled to capture his life in images. Photographs help to compose the subject to identify the quirks that need broadcasting. I sketch a simplified version as a template for a woodcut matrix or etching plate. The use of different colours reflects Hector’s character and his form, or his place in space, I aim to single him out and elevate his behaviours. In the literal and metaphoric sense, my aim is to show Hector as everything but a beige cat.

not moving, woodcut on canson mi-teintes Orange ©2024

Bookrest, 2024, multi-block woodcut on archival blotting paper©

waiting, woodcut on archival blotting©2024

ray of light, woodcut on lightweight rice paper©2024

Nap cat, 2024, reduction woodcut on archival blotting paper©

Neapolitan, 2024, reduction woodcut on archival blotting paper©

Seal of approval, 2024, woodcut on archival blotting paper©

Raising the white flag, 2022, woodcut on kozo©

White toots, 2022, woodcut on academia©

Give em an inch..., 2022, woodcut on kozo©

Green cat mat, 2022, woodcut on kozo©

In your face, 2022, woodcut on academia©

(Fur) Baby, 2022, woodcut on academia©

Platinum puss, 2022, woodcut on academia©

Blue cat days, 2022, woodcut on academia brown ©