My biggest artistic influence has to be Dr. Suess (Theodor Geisel). Not just the childhood stories (which I forced my mom to read ad nauseum) but also his early comics, advertising and art. Some of his best art work was ads for Essolube and for Flit: the art as well as the humor is timeless. So, given my and Faye’s love of his work it seemed natural for us to make a tribute ebook which we titled, The Places Your Cat Will Sleep. As usually you can download the low-res version on this site or purchase the high-res version from our Etsy store. We tried to match his love of the English language and his funky art, but ultimately opted instead for a more minimalistic illustration style.

We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed making it.

As stereotypical as it sounds, Paris is one of the most artistically inspirational place I have ever been. And it is not the museums and touristy places that I found so inspiring but the everyday expression of art from food packaging, to displays of pastries to graffiti to store signs. Parisians take the time make sure things are atheistically pleasing, creative and, above all, display a love of life. Humor is often the key ingredient that is missing from other picture-perfect cities. And this is what Paris has in abundance, a love of life and humor that comes from long and rich artistic cultural heritage. This series of Paris shop signs should reveal my love of cats and the wonderful humor of the Parisians.  Each cat has a whimsical arch in their tail and an expression that you know means trouble; yet every cat is unique. I never tired of seeing these perfectly crafted store signs.