We have a client currently who ordered a traditional style cat portrait of the lovely Jezebel, 
as a gift for her friend and neighbor. She went on to explain that Jezebel used to be her cat until Jezebel, all on her own, chose to go and live next door.
Now, we’ve heard a lot of interesting pet stories around here, but this one was intriguing so I asked for the details. Here they are in Jezebel’s first mom’s own words:
“I adopted Jezebel and her sister, Sissy, from a cat rescue about 18 or 19 years ago. They were the dearest little calico litter mates you’ve ever seen. They played, ate, slept together. They looked like bookends.
I’ve always had cats and love them more than anything. Shortly after getting Sissy and Jezebel, a friend moved in who had two older cats, litter mates, male Spud, and female Jordan. They all got along fine.
The next year, I adopted a black and white female and named her Scooter. That did it for Jezebel :-) Scooter was a little kitten with lots of energy–Jezebel was three years old and thought the house that belonged to her and Sissy, was now being made crazy by Scooter.
Gradually, Jezebel would start going to Nell and Joanne’s house next door. The frequency of those visits soon increased–she wanted to go over there every day. She’d wait on their porch. On the weekend, she’d cry to be let out at the beginning of the day and immediately run to their front door. They’d take her in faithfully, they loved her from the start.
They let her in, played with her, and then brought her home at the end of the day. This process repeated itself for several months. They felt guilty that Jezebel loved them more than she loved me. These women are two of my best friends, and I knew we had to trust Jezebel’s instinct, so we discussed a more permanent living arrangement. Jezebel moved in and never looked back–she visited me, but her heart was next door :-)
Jezebel is old now, close to 19. She spends most of her days in her heated bed next to the window. She could not be more loved, her Pop Art Pet picture will be treasured.”
Our artist, possibly inspired by Jezebel’s story, came up with some eye-catching new backgrounds for this custom calico creation.
It helped that we were given carte blanche and just asked to design something as dynamic as Jezebel herself… we were privileged to do so!
