Custom for a Cat Lover

Posted by Heather on August 21, 2012
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Cats have always been a huge part of CustomMade customer Mona’s life. Most recently, two young kittens have stolen her heart. Mona adopted young Ralphie and Norton from the Sunshine Rescue Group in 2010 and they have been an inseparable trio ever sense. To honor (and maybe spoil just a little) her two favorite cats on their second birthday, she reached out to CustomMade to find a maker to build them a custom cat bunk bed. Maker and fellow cat lover Ron Corl was immediately drawn to the unique project.

But Mona didn’t stop there. She had recently lost another one of her feline friends, Tilly, after years of companionship. Mona felt like she was “walking around with a cat shaped hole in her heart.” That feeling became the inspiration for a heart shaped pendant with a silhouette of a cat. Mona started discussing ideas for her new pendant with Laura Friedman of LSF Designs in Metal and Austin Moore of Earth Art Gem and Jewelry. Through their conversations, Austin and Laura each came up with a beautiful interpretation of Mona’s design. Faced with a difficult decision, picking two between two equally lovely and meaningful pendants, Mona decided that she would wanted both designs and commissioned both artists to work with her.

It was Mona’s love for her animals that pushed her to honor and treat them with heartfelt products made by CustomMade makers.

 

 

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Ron responded with enthusiasm and a photo of one of his own feline family members, Mona felt an instant connection and knew that she had found her maker. After discovering that Mona’s desired style was mid-modern, Ron used his art background to research some art of the early-mid 1900’s and assembled a charming rendering of Mona's Cat Bunk Bed.
Cat Bed Rendering
He was particularly inspired by Picasso’s paintings of felines so Ron created the plans for what he dubbed the 1950’s Picasso Atomic Cat Bunk Bed. Here are Mona's Atomic Kitties, cut out and ready to be sanded by maker Ron Corl.
Cat bed cut out
Complete with a memory foam mattress with cozy fleece covers, Mona’s two special boys had a bed fit for a king.
Cat bed #3
Mona's two kitties immediately took to the bed, snuggling in and making it their own. Ron ended up enjoying the bed so much he made one for his own cats!
Cat bed Final
Laura Friedman of LSF Designs carefully cut a silhouette of a cat in sterling silver.
LSF #2
The final cat pendant designed by LSF Designs in Metal.
LSF Final
Austin Moore of Earth Art Gem and Jewelry created this textured interpretation of Mona's cat pendant.
Austin FINAL