Mary Dewey's Studio in Athens Ohio - Our visit in July, 2003

"Dewey Cats" have become traditional gifts and omnipresent decor in our family.
See pictures here of our collection in Santa Barbara, and the cats owned by our daughters in Seattle and Toledo.
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Scratchin' and snoozin' in the living room...

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He sits in the family room, contented.

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A sleepy kitty -- guarding the bedroom, appropriately enough.

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This one guards the door, deceptively calm, but always alert.

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Our 2003 addition, a "litter-box" cat -- a gift from special friends in Ohio. We haven't yet found the perfect things to store inside!

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The trio of cats owned by daughter Karen Chalmers and family, Seattle.

and, other daughter Suzanne and family, in Toledo sent pictures of these three!



	Our home collection grew by three in 2006!

We had the good fortune to visit Mary Dewey's studio in July, 2003 and see the creation process,
plus interesting glimpses of work in progress.
See the Studio's web page at www.deweystudio.com(and then return here, of course!)

The studio visit: Click on the pictures below to see enlargements, and to access slide-show links.

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P7181230.jpg	P7181231.jpg This kitty, "Kaygee" (for "kiln-god") is described as "model and entertainer", in a Dewey brochure.	P7181232.jpg Steve and Ellen discuss some of the partly-finished cats.
P7181233.jpg Even before firing, the expressions are priceless.	P7181234.jpg The Dewey Gallery -- excellent examples of each "breed of cat".	P7181235.jpg A favorite.
P7181237.jpg Another example, with a slightly goofy expression!	P7181239.jpg This group has come from the stage of processing which gives the coloration, and they will be touched up a little to give more interest.	P7181240.jpg Here is the first stage -- Clay rolled to a specific thickness and then allowed to dry out until it is Just Right...
P7181241.jpg Quatre chats, curing.	P7181242.jpg Cats are fired to bisque in this kiln, which can handle 20 to 40 critters at a time.	P7181243.jpg Color is added by exposing bisque cats to smoke from a sawdust fire, burning "like a cigar" in the cans shown here.
P7181244.jpg Another view.	P7181245.jpg The studio is located outside Athens, Ohio at Canaanville. The locale is "big chimney", appropriately enough. Remnants of a mine dominate the skyline.

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