Cat Obsessed Artist Vows To Draw A Cat Every Day Until She Can Finally Adopt One
Emily Paquin turned cat memes into a daily art challenge, and the result is as charming as it is relentless. The animation student, also known as Catwheezie, has been posting a new cat drawing every day, with no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
What started as a fun creative habit quickly became a personal mission, tied to her love of cats and her hope of adopting one of her own. Along the way, the project picked up a following, and Em kept drawing even after her original goal changed.
Now the cat portraits keep coming, and the story behind them is even sweeter than the artwork.
Three Cute Cats
Cat Batman
The Cat in the Mirror
Em has been an art lover her entire life. She told Bored Panda that the first thing she ever learned how to draw was cats.
When asked about her studies, she said:
“Currently, I attend an art college and study animation and illustration.” So we should definitely expect more great things from Em after she finally obtains her degree.
It takes Catwheezie anywhere from 2 to 3 hours to finish each illustration. However, it all depends on the level of detail she wants to achieve and how much free time she has on her hands.
Roast Chicken Cat
Waffle Kitten
Tank Cat
The artist mentioned that she always has an extra "emergency" cat just in case she's too busy to create new art:
“Usually, I work on several of them at a time so I can ensure I'll have a new cat to post every day. A lot of planning goes into this project.”
It's true that a lot of pleasure comes from drawing cats, but drawing cat memes is not something we see that often. It turns out that the artist desperately wanted a kitten, and drawing them was her way of subtly letting her family know.
That little cat obsession turned into a full daily routine.
Cat Loaf
Toasty Toe Beans
Cats Will Rule the World
“The project started when I decided to draw a cat every day until I was able to adopt one myself. For a while, I imagined I might be drawing cats forever, doomed to never adopt one. Magically, things fell into place, and on day 21, my family and I adopted Beanie, a two-month-old rescue kitten,” Em shared the amazing news.
However, her project didn't stop there, as she continued working on it despite getting the cat of her dreams, which we're all thankful for.
Beanie changed the goal, but not the streak.
“With many people invested in the journey, I continued to draw even after my quest to adopt a cat ended. I set my goal to 100 consecutive days! After that, who knows? If people aren't sick of my cat art by then, I'd be glad to continue.”
This is like the artist who found his adopted cat and turned that “love at first sight” into sarcastic comics.
And that is how one cat-loving artist ended up with a whole internet cheering her on.
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