WHAT: What is Cat & Mouse Creations?

Cat & Mouse Creations is a small business endeavour providing Child Friendly Art to people's homes and throughout the community through murals, illustrations, prints, and "Fun-iture" (painted furniture for children)

WHAT? What type of product or services will Cat & Mouse be providing?

Cat & Mouse will be providing Illustrations, under my legal name, Paintings for children's rooms, decor items (such as knobs) and hand painted murals for furniture and walls

WHY? Why does Cat & Mouse Creations need to exist?

Although there are plenty of great Artists in the world, very few work exclusively for children, making child friendly designs - fun and lively, thought provoking to children, and inspiring to them.

WHY? Why are you the right Artist for this job?

As a new mommy, previous teacher and camp counselor, Therapeutic Clown and Clown Doctor I have had many great experiences with children. I find them inspiring how they're so free to just be, learn and love in the world. I feel as an Artist I can easily tap into my inner child, and bring their stories and imaginations to life.

WHO? Who will be buying your Art?

The parents would be the primary purchasers, as well as publication houses, schools, day care centres, and any other community based program in need of art for children.

WHERE? Where would you work from?

I would work mostly from home, but would have out of home time when painting murals. I may need to travel to help sell a book here or there, but most of my work would come from home.

WHEN? When are you going to start selling this work?

I plan on sending out portfolios in the next week. My goal is August 6th, 2010 to have them in the mail.

As for the knobs and prints, I will be continuing to work on them, and will aim for a gala event, maybe in support of the TCP, to advertise my work. I am thinking late Fall, just before the Holiday Season 2010.

HOW? How will you sell your work?

The small prints and knobs I will sell on Etsy.com

I will have to advertise myself in order to start doing mural work. This is something I need to look into.

Illustrations I will send portfolios to a variety of publication houses throughout Canada and the US.