Bernadette E. Kazmarski
@bernadettek.bsky.social
Artist, writer, cat rescuer, and a lot of other things.
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Those big white mittens have to be kept sparkling clean, along with all those loooonnnggg white whiskers! Mariposa's bath is quite a production as she works her way through all of it, and her fluffy tresses too.
#mariposawhitemittens #formerlyferal #eartippedandproud #thecreativecat
#mariposawhitemittens #formerlyferal #eartippedandproud #thecreativecat
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Those big white mittens have to be kept sparkling clean, along with all those loooonnnggg white whiskers! Mariposa's bath is quite a production as she works her way through all of it, and her fluffy tresses too.
#mariposawhitemittens #formerlyferal #eartippedandproud #thecreativecat
#mariposawhitemittens #formerlyferal #eartippedandproud #thecreativecat
Thoughts of autumn bring mild, sunny days and trees covered with brilliant leaves of all colors, but that's really an October thing.
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thoughts of autumn bring mild, sunny days and trees covered with brilliant leaves of all colors, but that's really an October thing.
"Morning Window", ink, 5" x 7.5", 2012 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
Jelly Bean settled down in the wash of sun on the wardrobe after breakfast, sun streaming through the casement and filling the lace curtain with light.
Yes, Jelly Bean is hanging off the edge.
Jelly Bean settled down in the wash of sun on the wardrobe after breakfast, sun streaming through the casement and filling the lace curtain with light.
Yes, Jelly Bean is hanging off the edge.
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
"Morning Window", ink, 5" x 7.5", 2012 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
Jelly Bean settled down in the wash of sun on the wardrobe after breakfast, sun streaming through the casement and filling the lace curtain with light.
Yes, Jelly Bean is hanging off the edge.
Jelly Bean settled down in the wash of sun on the wardrobe after breakfast, sun streaming through the casement and filling the lace curtain with light.
Yes, Jelly Bean is hanging off the edge.
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Look at the size of that leaf! I think that little maple leaf wants to be like that big tulip tree leaf. Little leaves have big dreams.
#autumnleaves #mapleleaf #tuliptreeleaf #autumn
#autumnleaves #mapleleaf #tuliptreeleaf #autumn
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Look at the size of that leaf! I think that little maple leaf wants to be like that big tulip tree leaf. Little leaves have big dreams.
#autumnleaves #mapleleaf #tuliptreeleaf #autumn
#autumnleaves #mapleleaf #tuliptreeleaf #autumn
In August 2014 I agreed to help a 14-week-old kitten off the euthanasia list. A volunteer from the rescue who worked close to the shelter offered to bring him to me, showed up with a terrified kitten in a carrier.
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
In August 2014 I agreed to help a 14-week-old kitten off the euthanasia list. A volunteer from the rescue who worked close to the shelter offered to bring him to me, showed up with a terrified kitten in a carrier.
I roasted my pumpkin seeds on a piece of parchment and this is the pattern they made. I kind of like it. Looks like the leaves out there now where at least half of them are blown off the trees. But is it art?
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I roasted my pumpkin seeds on a piece of parchment and this is the pattern they made. I kind of like it. Looks like the leaves out there now where at least half of them are blown off the trees. But is it art?
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Happy Meowloween from the Four Housecats of the Apocalypse--the original sketch and the design I created from it!
I actually did the original sketch on Halloween 2012 as I handed out candy on the porch, Mewsette, Mr Sunshine, Jelly Bean and Giuseppe hovered inside by turns curious and uncertain.
I actually did the original sketch on Halloween 2012 as I handed out candy on the porch, Mewsette, Mr Sunshine, Jelly Bean and Giuseppe hovered inside by turns curious and uncertain.
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Happy Meowloween from the Four Housecats of the Apocalypse--the original sketch and the design I created from it!
I actually did the original sketch on Halloween 2012 as I handed out candy on the porch, Mewsette, Mr Sunshine, Jelly Bean and Giuseppe hovered inside by turns curious and uncertain.
I actually did the original sketch on Halloween 2012 as I handed out candy on the porch, Mewsette, Mr Sunshine, Jelly Bean and Giuseppe hovered inside by turns curious and uncertain.
"Enter: Three WITCHES", featuring Mewsette, her mom Mimi and her brother Giuseppe.
One of my Meow-lo-ween cards featuring an actual photo of these three taken as Mewsette was joined by her mom and brother. Dinner was late as it was much more important to get all the photos I possibly could...
One of my Meow-lo-ween cards featuring an actual photo of these three taken as Mewsette was joined by her mom and brother. Dinner was late as it was much more important to get all the photos I possibly could...
November 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Enter: Three WITCHES", featuring Mewsette, her mom Mimi and her brother Giuseppe.
One of my Meow-lo-ween cards featuring an actual photo of these three taken as Mewsette was joined by her mom and brother. Dinner was late as it was much more important to get all the photos I possibly could...
One of my Meow-lo-ween cards featuring an actual photo of these three taken as Mewsette was joined by her mom and brother. Dinner was late as it was much more important to get all the photos I possibly could...
"Madame Mewsette Will Tell Your For-tuna in her Pumpkin Crystal Ball...if you cross her paws with Salmon Fillets"
One of my Meow-lo-ween cards featuring an actual photo of Mewsette, who has a strong sense of the dramatic and arranged herself in this living still life,...
One of my Meow-lo-ween cards featuring an actual photo of Mewsette, who has a strong sense of the dramatic and arranged herself in this living still life,...
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"Madame Mewsette Will Tell Your For-tuna in her Pumpkin Crystal Ball...if you cross her paws with Salmon Fillets"
One of my Meow-lo-ween cards featuring an actual photo of Mewsette, who has a strong sense of the dramatic and arranged herself in this living still life,...
One of my Meow-lo-ween cards featuring an actual photo of Mewsette, who has a strong sense of the dramatic and arranged herself in this living still life,...
Happy Meow-lo-ween from my neighbor's lil housepanther! He looks like he's giving us a fine Meow-lo-ween cat pose, but he actually just woke up from his sunny nap for a stretch and turn around and settle in for some more naptime.
#blackcat #catsinwindows #housepanther #halloweencat
#blackcat #catsinwindows #housepanther #halloweencat
November 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Happy Meow-lo-ween from my neighbor's lil housepanther! He looks like he's giving us a fine Meow-lo-ween cat pose, but he actually just woke up from his sunny nap for a stretch and turn around and settle in for some more naptime.
#blackcat #catsinwindows #housepanther #halloweencat
#blackcat #catsinwindows #housepanther #halloweencat
Such purrfect meowdels! From October 25, 2022, Mimi and Mewsette put on a little show when I introduced them to my newest trash night find, yet another wicker loveseat. Really, I wanted to do a video, but I was so caught up in taking pictures so I used them to make a brief video.
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Such purrfect meowdels! From October 25, 2022, Mimi and Mewsette put on a little show when I introduced them to my newest trash night find, yet another wicker loveseat. Really, I wanted to do a video, but I was so caught up in taking pictures so I used them to make a brief video.
Mewsette in the garden with Mimi—in September 2013! I honestly didn't remember that she "occasionally joined Mimi outside," as I remarked from a post from August 2013.
October 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Mewsette in the garden with Mimi—in September 2013! I honestly didn't remember that she "occasionally joined Mimi outside," as I remarked from a post from August 2013.
Well, this is a lap full. Bella was already draped across my lap and my left hand, then Mariposa found a small spot on my right leg and curled up on it. I've been outdoors a good bit of the day for the past few weeks doing a lot of autumn things and taking a lot of photos and thinking a lot.
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Well, this is a lap full. Bella was already draped across my lap and my left hand, then Mariposa found a small spot on my right leg and curled up on it. I've been outdoors a good bit of the day for the past few weeks doing a lot of autumn things and taking a lot of photos and thinking a lot.
Birches 1, Autumn Showers, oil pastel, 24.5 x 18, 1998 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
From the time I met the paper birch in our front yard I have always been fascinated by the delicately detailed white bark of birch trees etched with deep contrast gray and black seams and splits.
From the time I met the paper birch in our front yard I have always been fascinated by the delicately detailed white bark of birch trees etched with deep contrast gray and black seams and splits.
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Birches 1, Autumn Showers, oil pastel, 24.5 x 18, 1998 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
From the time I met the paper birch in our front yard I have always been fascinated by the delicately detailed white bark of birch trees etched with deep contrast gray and black seams and splits.
From the time I met the paper birch in our front yard I have always been fascinated by the delicately detailed white bark of birch trees etched with deep contrast gray and black seams and splits.
"Autumn Afternoon Bed", pastel on sanded paper, 5.5" x 7.5", 10/28/2013 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
From 2013: Mewsette has a quiet nap on my bed in the afternoon.
From 2013: Mewsette has a quiet nap on my bed in the afternoon.
October 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"Autumn Afternoon Bed", pastel on sanded paper, 5.5" x 7.5", 10/28/2013 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
From 2013: Mewsette has a quiet nap on my bed in the afternoon.
From 2013: Mewsette has a quiet nap on my bed in the afternoon.
Oooooo! Potat-o-lantern is ready for #Halloween!
Some garden art by Mother Nature.
#potatoart #gardenart
Some garden art by Mother Nature.
#potatoart #gardenart
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Oooooo! Potat-o-lantern is ready for #Halloween!
Some garden art by Mother Nature.
#potatoart #gardenart
Some garden art by Mother Nature.
#potatoart #gardenart
The two feral cats who own this house are happy to stand/sit/crouch behind their protectors, two witches and two VERY large black cats. Happy National Cat Day (wait, isn't that every day?) including all the feral cats out there.
#nationalcatday #feralcats
#nationalcatday #feralcats
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The two feral cats who own this house are happy to stand/sit/crouch behind their protectors, two witches and two VERY large black cats. Happy National Cat Day (wait, isn't that every day?) including all the feral cats out there.
#nationalcatday #feralcats
#nationalcatday #feralcats
My haul of potatoes from the garden this morning. Don't be too impressed, it's a small basket. It's actually the first basket I made back in the '80s when I started learning basketry, because it looked like the basket in Van Gogh's painting The Potato Eaters.
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My haul of potatoes from the garden this morning. Don't be too impressed, it's a small basket. It's actually the first basket I made back in the '80s when I started learning basketry, because it looked like the basket in Van Gogh's painting The Potato Eaters.
Stronger Than Hate, 7th Anniversary Tree of Life
Today is the seventh anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting and while we still have many "Stronger Than Hate" signs around, the world around us does not.
Today is the seventh anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting and while we still have many "Stronger Than Hate" signs around, the world around us does not.
Stronger Than Hate, 7th Anniversary Tree of Life
Today is the seventh anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting and while we still have many "Stronger Than Hate" signs around, the world around us does not.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Stronger Than Hate, 7th Anniversary Tree of Life
Today is the seventh anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting and while we still have many "Stronger Than Hate" signs around, the world around us does not.
Today is the seventh anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting and while we still have many "Stronger Than Hate" signs around, the world around us does not.
We had a nice little open house this weekend just as soon as Mariposa and Sienna inspected every display and enhanced it with just the right amount of cat hair.
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We had a nice little open house this weekend just as soon as Mariposa and Sienna inspected every display and enhanced it with just the right amount of cat hair.
Virtual Open House
(If you look really closely you can find Sienna and Mariposa. They are not for sale.)
As I've done in the past when I have a physical Open House I also invite followers who don't live near to shop online during the same time.
(If you look really closely you can find Sienna and Mariposa. They are not for sale.)
As I've done in the past when I have a physical Open House I also invite followers who don't live near to shop online during the same time.
October 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Virtual Open House
(If you look really closely you can find Sienna and Mariposa. They are not for sale.)
As I've done in the past when I have a physical Open House I also invite followers who don't live near to shop online during the same time.
(If you look really closely you can find Sienna and Mariposa. They are not for sale.)
As I've done in the past when I have a physical Open House I also invite followers who don't live near to shop online during the same time.
A relaxed Bella is draped over the bed, conforming to its shape. Look how sleek she is, and how dark her fur is, inset with those pale blue-green eyes. I just want to run my hand down that slope of sleek black fur.
October 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A relaxed Bella is draped over the bed, conforming to its shape. Look how sleek she is, and how dark her fur is, inset with those pale blue-green eyes. I just want to run my hand down that slope of sleek black fur.
"Rolling Around", black pastel pencil and white charcoal pencil on blue Canson paper, 10.5" x 7.5", 10/12/2013 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
Giuseppe was having a really good roll around on the floor for no apparent reason except that rolling around made him happy. I think we should do that each day!
Giuseppe was having a really good roll around on the floor for no apparent reason except that rolling around made him happy. I think we should do that each day!
October 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"Rolling Around", black pastel pencil and white charcoal pencil on blue Canson paper, 10.5" x 7.5", 10/12/2013 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
Giuseppe was having a really good roll around on the floor for no apparent reason except that rolling around made him happy. I think we should do that each day!
Giuseppe was having a really good roll around on the floor for no apparent reason except that rolling around made him happy. I think we should do that each day!