A while ago I came up for a design for an origami cat:
Recently, a cat friend of mine named Neo (who lived with the family upstairs) died. I wanted to give the bereaved family a cat in memory of the deceased, so I made this one, changing the pose from standing to sitting and making a few other tweaks to the design:
Then another friend (Alexander Thompson of Ma’s Brand fame) offered a bigger challenge: to make a black and white “cow cat” in memory of one of his beloved felines who now rests in peace, in exchange for a a jar of his (delicious) pickles. This is what I have come up with so far, based on a photo of the cat in question:
It needs a little bit of work still, but it was a happy coincidence that my original design for the cat easily allowed me to add a color change to get the black and white (one side of the paper is black, the other white, and I folded it such that the colors come out where I want them). I also need to fold it with better paper. But it’s exciting to be dedicating time to this kind of origami creativity!
Good Morning Gloucester 
My favorite cat is the one you made for Alexander, the black and white “cow” cat. Nice job!
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Thanks! Yes, I like the last one a lot, although it still needs some work.
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They both are lovely tributes–meaningful and comforting, I’m sure.
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They are beautiful! As a cat owner, I love that you made them for the reason you did, as well.
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All three are beautiful, and I like the black and white best , but by a small margin ….maybe because it reminded me of Ramses, who is now in the Great Catnip Fields . your artistry is amazing, do you ever think of having a show ? please keep up the photos , and thank you !
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