Hand Carved Japanese Bob Tailed Cat Sun Catcher Fan Pull

This little cat will brighten up any day with its excited expression and the prismatic rainbow ball set into its tummy!

Can be a sun catcher but will also make a lovely fan pull, the paints I used on its little face are pearlescent watercolors for a touch of added sparkle with an oil overlay to give it extra protection.

Encapsulating the fun loving nature of the breed, this little charmer will make anyone smile!

The wood I carved this little gem from is most likely heart-wood eucalyptus, locally grown and cut sometime in the mid to late 1800s.

Currently we are renovating an ancient property in the mountains of Portugal which is the source of the wood I'm using for making one of a kind works of art. The wood is from the kitchen loft and as the house is old enough to still have an open hearth in the kitchen and Roman pottery sherds in the floor, this place, and its wood, has been around for awhile.

As the wood is so old, it has buckets of character in the form of deeply embedded smoke, knots, dark growth lines, beetle holes and places I've pulled ancient nails (most of them hand forged) free, each and every carving I create using it is a unique and beautiful work of art.