BGuthrie Photos: NY -- Catskill -- Cat-n-Around Catskill 2008

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. CATN_080601_096.JPG: A resident had mentioned that two of the cats had been vandalized since they had gone up two weeks ago. He originally had 6 meatballs but someone stole one.
2. CATN_080601_108.JPG: There's a gap on the plate on the lower right. That's where the stolen meatball was.
3. CATN_080601_112.JPG: Note the other cats behind it and across the street
4. CATN_080601_326.JPG: This one came with a page explaining "The Legend of Blue Willow." To avoid typing that in, here's the Wikipedia explanation: Willow pattern From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Willow pattern, or commonly "Blue Willow", is a distinctive and elaborate pattern used on pottery, ceramic, and porcelain kitchen/housewares. The pattern was designed by Thomas Minton around 1790 and has been in use for over 200 years. Other references give alternate origins, such as Thomas Turner of Caughley porcelain, with a design date of 1780. Willow refers to the pattern, a specific treatment, either applied transfer, or stamp, known as transferware. Background color is always white, while foreground color depends on the maker; blue the most common, followed by pink, green, and brown. Assortment, shape and dates of production vary. Legend behind the pattern: No one knows the exact origin of the Willow legend. Some say the Willow pattern legend was invented in England over 200 years ago to promote pottery sales of Minton's original willow pattern derived from an older Chinese design. The story usually runs as described below (with the frequent references to the figures in the plate design omitted). According to some, the original Chinese Willow pattern Minton based his design on had no bridge with people on it, leading to doubt as to whether the stories connected with it came from China or England. Others say the legend was told in China more than a thousand years ago and brought to Europe from Eastern lands by the Crusaders. Regardless of the origin, the story, with variations, persists. The Chinese History: Willow plates are said to be a pictorial way in which members of the illegal Hung Society defied the Manchu rulers, whom they characterized as invading tyrants. Members of this illegal secret society celebrated their dead whom they called martyrs and reminded Hung members of their pledge to defend what they called Chinese and Buddhist values. It is claimed that the Manchus destroyed all the original Willow Pattern plates. The design was supposedly smuggled into England in the 18th Century and reintroduced back into China in the 19th Century. Commercial production of the Willow Pattern is made by Famille Rose porcelain. The Romantic Fable: Once there was a wealthy Mandarin, who had a beautiful daughter (Koong-se). She had fallen in love with her father's humble accounting assistant (Chang), angering her father (it was inappropriate for them to marry due to their difference in social class). He dismissed the young man and built a high fence around his house to keep the lovers apart. The Mandarin was planning for his daughter to marry a powerful Duke. The Duke arrived by boat to claim his bride, bearing a box of jewels as a gift. The wedding was to take place on the day the blossom fell from the willow tree. On the eve of the daughter's wedding to the Duke, the young accountant, disguised as a servant, slipped into the palace unnoticed. As the lovers escaped with the jewels, the alarm was raised. They ran over a bridge, chased by the Mandarin, whip in hand. They eventually escaped on the Duke's ship to the safety of a secluded island, where they lived happily for years. But one day, the Duke learned of their refuge. Hungry for revenge, he sent soldiers, who captured the lovers and put them to death. The Gods, moved by their plight, transformed the lovers into a pair of doves (possibly a later addition to the tale, since the birds do not appear on the earliest willow pattern plates). The Secret Shaolin Message: The Shaolin Monastery is burned by the Imperial troops of the Manchu rulers, called invaders by Chinese nationalist and later communist factions. Souls of the dead monks take a boat to the isle of the Blest. On the bridge are three Buddha awaiting the dead souls: Sakyamuni, the Buddha of the Past; Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future; and, Amitabha, the Ruler of the Western Paradise. Beyond them is the City of Willows – Buddhist Heaven. The doves are the monks' souls on the journey from human to immortal life. The teller narrates the tale while pointing to various designs on the plate. Cultural impact of the story: The story of the willow pattern was turned into a comic opera in 1901 called The Willow Pattern. It was also told in a 1914 silent film called Story of the Willow Pattern. Robert van Gulik also used some of the idea in his Chinese detective novel The Willow Pattern. The old poem: Two birds flying high, A Chinese vessel, sailing by. A bridge with three men, sometimes four, A willow tree, hanging o'er. A Chinese temple, there it stands, Built upon the river sands. An apple tree, with apples on, A crooked fence to end my song.
5. CATN_080601_455.JPG: The resident identified this as the other damaged one. The wings are replacements for the ones that were stolen.
Description of Subject Matter: Cat-n-Around Catskill 2008
“A Summer Long Celebration”

The cure for Cat’n Around Catskill 2007 “withdrawal” is on the way. On Sunday, February 3rd the Artists and Sponsors met at a reception held at BRIK Gallery on Main Street in Catskill. Sponsors faced the daunting task of selecting the design for their cat from over ninety artist’s submissions for this year’s Cat’n Around Catskill 2008 Celebration.

The litter of plain white kitties have now arrived from Chicago and are going home with the artists to be transformed over the next two months into incredibly talented works of art. This year you will meet “Pussy Willow”, “Phil”- The Philatelic Feline, Catson Pollock, Aero Cat and “Copurrnicus” just to name a few.

The highly anticipated release of the second litter of curious kitties will occur this Memorial Day weekend in the Village of Catskill. This year’s celebration will feature 62 fabulous felines along Main Street and West Bridge Street throughout the entire summer, culminating in the 2nd Cat’s Meow Auction and Gala on Sunday, September 21st at The Historic Catskill Point.

The above was from http://www.cat-n-around.com/
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