August is Dogust!

Learn Hebrew noun forms using the word for "dog" and its conjugations: Kelev and Kalba: כֶּלֶב וְכַּלְבָּה is now available on Amazon. Featuring illustrations of the Canaan dog. 

Btw, August 26 is International Dog Day

The Messenger of the Eastern Warehouse: a resource redistribution tale from the 18th century

 "The Messenger of the Eastern Warehouse” appears in “What the Ears have Consumed”, an anthology of fantastical tales collected in 1794:

There was a beggar crone surnamed Zhou in the Su neighborhood of Jinxi[i]. Xe was a childless widow of more than 50 years of age, living alone in a dilapidated house. One day, a disembodied voice spoke next to xir ear, “Your situation is indeed pitiful. I will help you...

Read the rest of this folktale on Patreon!

Happy International Cat Day to our feline friends and their humans!

A curated collection of art from museums around the world, depicting people from 5 continents in the company of cats. 

Celebrate Pride Month with Trans Tabby and Enby Tabby!

Enjoy these designs on stickers, magnets and more!

Roaring Iron - fancy coat names from the 19th century Cat Garden

 

Mao Yuan (The Cat Garden) is a 19th century compendium of contemporary cat lore and cat literature from antiquity. It was compiled around 1852-1853 by Huang Han, a native of Wenzhou. Enjoy selections from the Cat Garden and other works of late Imperial Chinese cat lore here.

A seal is a "sea dog"

Learn Hebrew noun conjugations using the word "kelev" (dog) as an example in the children's book. Kelev and Kalba: כֶּלֶב וְכַּלְבָּה.

The Hebrew term for "seal" is "sea dog" ("kelev yam"). Other languages also refer to various members of the pinniped clade as "sea dog". In Chinese, "sea dog" ("hai gou") refers to fur seals. In  German, "sea dog" ("seehund") refers to harbor seals. In Dutch, "sea dog" ("zeehond") refers to  earless seals (true seals).

Dragging a Spear in Snow - fancy cat coat names from the 19th c. Cat Garden

 Learn about the meaning and tradition behind this coat pattern. 

19th century face reading for cats

Happy International Cat Day! Enjoy Part 2 of the Cat Physiognomy Guide. 

Tiger Art: a curated collection

More than 50 pieces from museums around the world, via Google Arts and Culture. Centering artists from Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia. Btw, July 29 is International Tiger Day

The House of Cat Pride

How many pride flags can you find?

 

Big Gold Drop - fancy coat names from the 19th century Cat Garden

Mao Yuan (The Cat Garden) is a 19th century compendium of contemporary cat lore and cat literature from antiquity. It was compiled around 1852-1853 by Huang Han, a native of Wenzhou. Enjoy selections from the Cat Garden and other works of late Imperial Chinese cat lore here.

Legend of the Steadfast Cat

 Illustration for a supernatural cat tale dating back to the 19th century or earlier.

Translations from "The Cat Physiognomy Guide"

 The Cat Physiognomy Guide, Xiang Mao Jing, is one of the old texts collected in Cat Garden, a compendium of cat literature collected by Huang Han during the reign of Emperor Xianfeng (1850-1861). The original text of Xiang Mao Jing no longer exists. It contains tis on how to read  your cat's face.

Btw, August 8 is International Cat Day.

Celebrate Pride Month with Trans Tabby and Enby Tabby!

 Enjoy these designs on stickers, magnets and more!

"White Cats are Bad Luck" and other cat coat sayings from Huang Han's 19th century "The Cat Garden"

 

A cat illustration/translation project on its way to becoming a book. Get sneak peeks on Patreon. 

Children's book: Kutta and Pilla

Pleased to announce the completion of a second bilingual collaboration, this one in Hindi and English.  Kutta and Pilla is now available on Amazon.

Cat spirits of Jinhua

This cat spirit from the folklore of the Jinhua region of Zhejiang is believed to transform into women or men to enchant its human victims. It remains invisible to other people.

Such spirits were once regular household cats. Learn how they acquired their power.

Children's book: Kelev and Kalba

Pleased to announce the completion of this bilingual collaboration. Kelev and Kalba: כֶּלֶב וְכַּלְבָּה is now available on Amazon.

Happy DOGust! For the Dog Lovers: Non-Eurocentric Dog Art!

Dear dog people,

August is DOGust. Tired of paging through the some arts app's mostly Eurocentric highlights looking for work created by artists from the global majority?

Good news.I've put together the following collection in Google Arts and Culture for your enjoyment :-)

Dog art from non-European cultures -  50 images of dogs and dog-like beings created by non-European artists in ancient and modern cultures

A Tale for the Year of the Tiger: Guardians of the Gingko Forest

The legend of a 3rd century doctor/social entrepreneur and a team of tigers :-)