The Object:
As this object is technically two, it needs multiple views. Here’s the face-side of the vase:
… and here’s the tail:
The Origin: The flowers are from my cousin’s wedding in 2010. The cat vase is from the thrift store (the same one where I got the orange tray and blue pot).
The Backstory:
Let’s start with the vase. I knew it was coming home with me the minute I saw it at the thrift store. It’s bizarre, it’s fantastic, and it was about $2. I’d planned on giving it to my sister as a surprise gift of sorts, but she took one look at it and said it had no place in her apartment.
Admittedly, the cat’s head is like something out of The Exorcist. It’s spun around 180 degrees from normal. Additionally, though the tail forms a handle, there’s no hole in the cat’s face to make this vase a pitcher. Whatever. It’s awesome. In a terrible way.
Those yellow spider mums were what we bridesmaids carried in my cousin’s wedding. She and her sister assembled them and wrapped black and white ribbons around the bases (everyone’s ribbon was slightly different). The flowers are a reminder of a wonderful memory. They also add a little class to my cat vase.
Read the rest of the series here.