Happy New Year! Ani’s Instagram Best Nine

Anakin’s Instagram @AnakinTwoLegs #bestnine2017 #2017bestnine 🐾😺🎉❤What a great year! I hope 2018 is even Better!! Happy New Year Everyone!! 😻💫🎊💖 

#best9 #bestnine #bestnineofinstagram #bestnineof2017 #best9of2017

🎄 Merry Christmas & 🎁 Happy Holidays!

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎁 & Happy Holidays! 🎉 Love 💖 Anakin, Mika, Trixie, Pixie, Arya & The Hawks Family ❄️ We hope you have a wonderful time with your family and friends! ☃️

Anakin The Two Legged Cat Loves The Birdie Toy

Anakin's most favorite toys are the wands with bird feathers on the end!
He goes nuts over them. So much so that I have to keep this toy hidden
unless we are playing with it.

Anakin & My Original Painted Christmas Kitty Ornament for my Patreon Giveaway

Anakin says, “So Mom painted this cat ornament for her monthly art giveaway & wanted a cute pic of me with it. This is the best she gets! “ I think he looks cute as always :) He just wouldn’t look at me or pay any attention to the ornament Lol! She says, My December Patreon Giveaway is for my "Christmas Kitty 6" Original Painted Framed Ornament. Yes, I'm giving away an original mini painting! :D Yay! https://patreon.com/tigerpixie This Giveaway will be on Monday December 18th around 7PM CST! Everyone signed up before that time at the $1 tier or above on my Patreon will be automatically entered in this random giveaway! I will post the winner on Patreon and will contact the winner to confirm their shipping address. Best of Luck Everyone!! :)

"Christmas Kitty 6"

Original Painting Framed Ornament

Size; approximately 2.25" x 2.25" framed- 3" x 3"

Medium; Acrylic & Ink on Cotton Canvas Sheet. 2017

An adorable Chocolate Point Cat wearing jingle bells in front of a colorful Christmas tree. Wide-eyed Winter Kitties! This is one of 6 Christmas Kitty Original Painted Ornaments I have created for the Holidays this year. The frame has a small charm with the date 2017.

Additional info: The painting is signed on the front by me, initials & date and also signed on the back by me including the title and date. It is sealed with a light coat of UV resistant spray varnish to enhance and protect the colors.

Hi from Anakin! Tigerpixie.com Holiday Sale!

Anakin says hello from the top of the couch 😊❤️ He loves to climb up there and lay down. Sorry for my lack of posts lately I’ve been really busy with my art, family & holiday stuff too. If you want to check it out I’m having a sale. My fantasy cat art, jewelry & Gifts on my website Tigerpixie.com are 20% off through Saturday, December 16. 

Throwback Thursday! Bo and Luke ❤️

Throwback Thursday #tbt Do you all remember the kittens we rescued back in April? Bo & Luke are big boys now living it up at my mom’s house. Look at how handsome they’ve become 😻❤️ 

Anakin Napping

Anakin napping. He always looks so comfy when he sleeps 😊❤️ 

Happy Halloween!

🎃😺👻 Happy Halloween!! 😈💚🍭 Love, Anakin, Mika & Arya! Pixie & Trixie didn’t want to be in the photos today. 

Sleepy Kitties! Arya is getting big! 😻

Sleepy Kitties! Arya is getting big! 😻

Breakfast Time! & Thank yous

Breakfast Time! L to R - Mika, Pixie, Trixie, Arya & Anakin 😺❤️ A super rare pic of all 5 actually looking at the camera! Arya was mid-meow. Also I want to Thank everyone that has helped me with my computer issues. I have ordered a new computer. I made enough so far to cover half of that which is a huge help. I have sent off my hard drive for data recovery and will be getting an estimate in a few days. I still have lots available including many originals like Anakin's portrait I painted, a lot of limited edition canvases ( 2 of Anakin are still available) and prints too. All on https://Tigerpixie.com

Anakin Says, Mom's Having an Up To 55% Off Computer Crisis Sale!

Anakin says, "Mom's having a Computer Crisis Studio Sale! Originals up to 55% Off! LE Canvases 50% Off! Everything's On Sale!" Yes you read that right! At https://Tigerpixie.com have ALL of my Original Paintings marked up to 55% Off! I also have already made Limited Edition Canvases at 50% Off! That makes them less than I sell them at conventions! I've never done this before but it is very necessary right now. Everything else in my store is also On Sale 20%-30% Off!   

Now through Monday, October 23, 2017. 

Long story short, I went out of town for a little birthday get away leaving my computer turned off. When I got home and tried to turn my computer back on it would not load the hard drive. My hard drive has a mechanical failure and they don't know why. Luckily I did do some back ups in July so this is not as catastrophic as it could have been. I have enough to keep most of my business functioning using my hubby, Dewey's laptop and my discs. It's still very bad though. I need to send my hard drive off to data recovery specialist which is very expensive and I also need to get a new computer asap. 

Sale Details - 

The Originals - Each original is marked with the percent off and the discount already applied. See them all here, https://tigerpixie.com/shop-cat-art/cat-artwork/cat-art-paintings 

The Limited Edition Canvases - Already Made Canvases are listed with "Special" in the title and the 50% off discount has already been applied. For these I only have one of most of them available, a few images I have two available. I also listed a small number of 8" x 10" LE Canvases with only one of each available as well. See them all here, https://tigerpixie.com/shop-cat-art/cat-artwork/canvas-cat-art 

Everything Else - The rest of my store is all 20% - 30% Off. I did have to remove my Note Cards and Coloring Note Cards for now since I am unable to print them. https://tigerpixie.com/shop-cat-art

Please take full advantage of my Computer Crisis Sale! Think of it as early Holiday Shopping while helping me afford the data recovery and new computer I need asap. Also please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you so much for your support! 

Thank Yous for Prezzies!

Prezzies!! 😺🎁❤️ I would  like to send a HUGE Special Thank You to Gaby for the adorable Cat Canoe! 💜 Also another BIG Thank You ❤️ to a Secret Sender who send some $$ for this "Sweet Little White Kitten"! You know who you are & we thank you so much too! ❤️ Here's a few pics of Arya, Anakin & Trixie testing out the canoe. They seem to like it better turned inside out. @thecatball 

Arya ❤️ She's doing great! Lots of pics...

Arya ❤️ Quick Update with lots of pics! She's still doing great. As you can see from the pics she's starting to fill out and making herself right at home. I tried to do the proper introductions with the screen in the hallway. That didn't last very long! Arya will not be contained! Lol! She's had the run of the house during the day & oh can she run! Well it's more of a bunny hop kind of run. It's really cute! She likes to sleep in the chair in the front window. You know "The Chair". Everyone is doing really well with her. The hissing is getting less and less. She is still sleeping in the bathroom at night until she is a bit bigger. Once she hears someone up in the morning though she wants out! Meowing and pawing under the door until you let her out. Like I said, she will not be contained! Lol! Here she is playing with a new toys & hanging out with Anakin, Mika & Trixie. Video here, https://twitter.com/anakintwolegs/status/910217206100787201

Anakin The Two Legged Cat Meeting Mr. Red The Betta Fish

Anakin The Two Legged Cat Meeting Mr. Red The Betta Fish (This is the extended version of a video I posted on Facebook last year.) "He was the saddest, sickest, sitting in a dirty bowl with not enough water, Betta Fish at the store & I just couldn't leave him there. Mr Red now has his own fancy little tank on my art desk. He's much happier & the cats all love him especially Ani!" Sadly Mr Red is no longer with us.

Arya Update 😊❤️

Arya Update, she's doing much better and is now 3.1 pounds. Her diarrhea has been gone for over a week. She's still taking her antibiotic for her UTI, also a probiotic & baby infant gas drops. The tests for FIP/Coronavirus, blood parasites and toxoplasmosis all came back Negative! She's still running a low fever off and on & has eye discharge. My vet thinks she has a kitten virus like calicivirus or Rhinotracheitis that just has to run its course. She doesn't act sick at all. She's becoming a normal kitten! She's happily, eating, drinking, pooping, peeing, napping, playing, cuddling & purring all the time! The other cats are well aware of her in the bathroom & have seen me carry her around the house some. They have been a bit hissy & growly but that's to be expected. I will begin setting up a screen in the hallway to introduce them properly once Arya's kitten virus is gone. I've included a pic of Anakin staring at the bathroom door. He knows she's in there! Lol! Thank you so much for all your well wishes and support! I will keep you all posted. 

Anakin Says, It's Patreon Giveaway Time!

Anakin Says, "It's Giveaway Time! Mom is giving away art & gifts each month to one lucky winner!" 🎉🎁 Patreon.com/Tigerpixie My First Patreon Giveaway is for 1 prize package including an 8" x 10" Print & Magnet with the Winner's Choice of images & one of my soon to be released Enamel Pins! This Giveaway will be on Sunday September 10th around 7PM CST! Everyone signed up before that time at the $1 tier or above will be automatically entered! I will post the winner on my Patreon page and will contact the winner to confirm their shipping address. So Exciting! Best of Luck Everyone!! :)

What is Patreon? It's a form of crowdfunding similar to Kickstarter but I think it's so much better for artists like me. How does it work? I've created different Reward Tiers that you can Pledge to be a patron of with each level having it's own perks & benefits. The Reward Tiers start at just $1 a month for the "Sweet Kitten" and go all the way up to the largest tier I've named "The Fat Cat".
My Patreon page will be a place for me to interact and connect with those who want to know more about me and my art. I will be sharing with you a more personal look at myself, my creative processes and inspirations than I currently do on any other social site. Depending on what Patreon Reward Tier you pledge to you will have the opportunity to see exclusive peeks of what goes on behind the scenes in my career (Patreon Only Posts, Works In Progress & New Art will be posted here first, & lots more.), receive unique perks in the form of discounts to my website (Your Own 20% Off Code to Tigerpixie .com & Special First Dibs List for New Art!), special items just for you, (Monthly Original Artwork, Sketches, Prints & Gift Sets mailed right to your door) and be entered in giveaways only available for my Patreon subscribers (Giveaways will be at least once a month sometime more). Some Reward Tiers, like the ones with Monthly Original Art do have a cap on the number of patrons that can pledge to them so don't miss out on them.

Your Patreon pledges will be going specifically to supporting my artwork such as my business related costs, supplies and equipment I need to keep my art career thriving. You are able to edit your subscription or cancel at any time. I really think this will be a fun way to get to know each other better & will be much more personal than other social media sites. To me Patreon feels a bit like the early days of blogging and I really like that a lot. Please let me know if you have any questions about any of this. Every little bit of support helps me be able to continue making my art and your support means so much to me. Thank you so much for looking and hope to see you there!

Arya Update!

Arya is continuing to get better. It's been 2 steps forward one step back along the way. While I was out of town they did an X-ray to check her insides since she's been bloated and had diarrhea. Everything looked normal. She has put on some weight and is now up to 2.75 pounds from 1.75. She is much more alert, grooming herself and wants to play with cat toys too. Arya has a UTI and is on antibiotics for that. She is also on a probiotic and baby gas drops. She's been running a fever of 104.2 at its highest. They gave her SubQ fluids & I have more for this weekend. My vet thinks the fever could be the beginning of an upper respiratory infections since she still has a little bit of gunk in the corners of her eyes. The anabiotic she is already on for the uti will cover any kind of secondary infection from a respiratory infection. She still has worms & got another dewormer today. She had bloodwork done and is FIV and leukemia negative. Her Bloodwork all looks good except for mild anemia but that could be from the worms she has. The test for FIP/Coronavirus and toxoplasmosis will be back next week. She acts like she feels pretty good, purring, curious, eating & drinking fine and wants to play a little. I think that just about covers everything. Thank you so much for all your well wishes and support. I will keep you all posted!

Anakin Snoozing

Anakin snoozing the day away! 😺❤️ I'll have an Arya update posted in a little bit! Also for those that have asked, thank you for worrying about us. As of right now we are not in the path of hurricane Irma. We live on the Florida/Alabama border in the panhandle of Florida. 

Our little one had a rough night

Our little one had a rough night last night. She had really bad diarrhea. I gave her subQ fluids and Pedialyte. I took her back to the vet as soon as they open this morning. On the way there she finally pooped out a  mass of dead roundworms! Our vet gave her more fluids and started her on a med for her diarrhea. We also switched her food which has helped a lot. She think that the AD was too much for her a little system to handle. She did get A bath today since she was such a mess from the diarrhea. So far the diarrhea has stopped. She spent the day at the vet and looks and acts like she feels so much better now. I brought her home tonight. I will be bringing her back in the morning. I have to go out of town for an art convention that I've had scheduled for a year. I'll be at Dragoncon in Atlanta GA. Our little one is going to be staying through Labor Day weekend until I get home with the amazing wonderful ladies at my vet's office. She will be watched over and taken care of at the vets office during the day when they're open. Then when they close she will be going home with one of the vet techs for the night. I think a couple of the nice ladies will be taking turns. My mother is in town and on call if they need her. I will be getting updates from these wonderful ladies and my vet while I'm away. My son & mom will be taking care of Anakin, Mika, Trixie & Pixie. It's going to be a very hectic weekend for me. I will try and keep you updated if there is anything. Thank you all so much for all of your love and support for us with our new baby. You all really are the best! This pic is from last night before she started feeling worse. As of right now we are leaning towards Arya for her name but it's not decided. She really is a scrappy little survivor! Hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! Have fun & Stay Safe!

Our New Baby!

Our new baby! She was in the middle of the road in my brother-in-law's neighborhood & not moving. Cars were just driving around her like she wasn't there! She ran into someone's yard when I came up to her. I had some cat food and she was starving so after some coaxing & following her under cars & in bushes my daughter and I were able to catch her. She ate all the food I gave her and was already purring on Angel's lap (my daughter) within a few hours of being at our home. I took her to the vet this morning. She is approximately 10 weeks old. She weighs 1.75 pounds and should weigh around 3 pounds at this age. She is a little pale & has worms so she was given worm medicine. She also had some flea dirt so she was given flea meds. I have her on Hills Urgent Care AD mixed with SuppliCal.  She is very frail, you can feel every bone down her spine & her legs are so bony. My vet says she was starving and pretty much used up all her muscle mass just to keep going. Because of that she's walking kind of crouched right now but shouldn't be for long now that she's eating properly and being taken care of. My vet says that we will be amazed with how quickly she recovers from this and gains weight and start acting like a normal kitten. In the video on Anakin's Facebook ( I'm sorry it wouldn't post here) https://Facebook.com/anakinthetwoleggedcat you'll hear her meow! To me she sounds like a little old lady :) No, she doesn't have a name yet. I'm thinking we might give her a Game of Thrones name since I was crawling around all over someone's yard in the dark trying to catch her while the Game of Thrones finale was on & I love that show ;) We'll see what her personality is like first and then see what fits. Right now she is set up in our hall bathroom just like we do with all new kitties. I'll keep you all posted on how she's doing.