07 December 2007

The Third Day of Christmas


Speaking only French, the hens could not read the Fancy English Menu.

25 comments:

valerie walsh said...

oh wow this is beautiful! How wonderful that you are getting inspiration from this age old song. I love when that happens and i'm stoked for you too! I so much wish for wonder and happiness for you dear Cat! Like Sandy I await your posts

valerie walsh said...

I also meant to say how I love your deeper humour that goes with these pieces. All around this is a winner!

Kathleen Rietz said...

hee hee hee....so good! I love it!

studio lolo said...

I imagine they'll be on the same menu as the turtle doves? Excellent take on the theme in every way!

dinahmow said...

Brilliant! Your KFC take knocks spots off other versions

Barbara Hagerty said...

I'll never be able to listen to the 12 days of Christmas again without thinking of this piece. How fabulous is that!

Anonymous said...

HAHA, like Barbara, will think of this piece when hear that song from now on! Beautiful illustrating :)

Teri said...

Hilarious and oh so clever!!

Catnapping said...

Thank you all for visiting. I'm glad you like the series, so far.

anonymous and barbara: it wasn't till i wrote these 12 haiku that i finally learned the exact order of the 12 days of christmas.

i used to get the numbers confused - was that 11 lords a leaping? 9 swans a swimming?

...and i'm tickled to think i might have produced some christmas earworm for you both.

sandy and dinahmow: thank you! kfc's buckets are very festive, ey? i couldn't help but consider what nice bells they'd make!

valgal: thank you soo much. i can't wait for you to read the haiku for the 8th day. i just hope i can produce an illustration worthy of it.

kate and teri: thank you. the hens are my favorite.

studio lolo: hmm. black birds might be tasty too. heeee

Aspa said...

This is so clever and so beautifully illustrated.

Archaeopteryx said...

They're gorgeous, but shouldn't we be calling them "Freedom Hens?"

Unknown said...

Love it! [:-)

isay said...

beautiful chickens and those striped little bells--i like them a lot!

Merry Christmas to you, too!

Cream said...

Lovely illustration.

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

LOL! Very funny! Beautifully rendered too! Mary, IMAGIK

Kelly Anne Dalton said...

These are soooo WONDERFUL!! I can't wait to see them all *^_^*

Kelly Anne Dalton said...

Oh, are you coming to the MADE fare next Sunday? (the 16th) It's from 11-8 at the Loft above Higgins Alley downtown. It should be tons of fun!

Willie Baronet said...

hey, i could have sworn you used this for racked and stacked... ;-)

Mim said...

wickedly funny.

pretty day said...

This is really funny!

TenaciousK said...

Lovely again, Catnapping. Where can I order my set of 12-whimsical-days-of-Christmas plates?

Josh (musarter) said...

Nice illo. in the style established by your previous posts. Keep the days coming.

princesstomato said...

these are GREAT! oh, so much humor and so much to look at!!!

teri

soulbrush said...

these are all brilliant.swans are the funniest.

tsduff said...

Your humor is impeccable.