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Retiring from commercial art in 1969 gave Bloom time for wood carvings, as he stalked the family cats to capture their sinuous grace. He also added to the fat sketchbooks he had been filling for decades. Wearing dark glasses and a hat pulled Iow to hide his eves, he sketched Quad Citians at ease on the levee: lovers lounging on the grass, old men playing checkers, bicyclists, and riverboats. Cat 2 by John Bloom
Woolvey Collectible Figurines
This sculpture is part of the Franklin Mint Curio Cabinet Cats Collection. Each of the cats in the collection represents a different style of art. This particular 2.5" long model represents the Netsuke style of 17th century Japan. A Netsuke was a decorative carved fastener for pouches and other containers hanging from the belt of a traditional Japanese garment.