#fantastic-cat

#fantastic-cat

Drawing on childhood memories, folk art, and nature, the London-based illustrator and model maker creates expressive sculptures and puppets that inhabit dreamlike realms. Invoking historical costumes and cartoonish and emotive faces, Johnston's otherworldly cast seems both familiar and strange, as if children's book protagonists have sprung to life or converged with a strange dream.

Design is but a story. You may not realize it, yet every time you invest in a new sheet set, pick up a cozy blanket, or add a darling vintage tray to your nightstand, you're building a narrative for your space. Just like a novel, your bedroom is a page-by-page opportunity to embark on an adventure.

I grew up with cats when I was a little kid but my love of black cats began when I moved from New York to LA in 1996 and found four feral black cats in my back yard. Almost immediately, two female cats got knocked up and had two litters at the same time. Suddenly, we had 13 black cats, the most I'd ever cared for at once.