Buy A Cat Puzzle and Donate To Charity

By contributing artist Dora Hathazi Mendes

Dora Hathazi Mendes is based in Portugal and she creates the most beautiful cat portraits and designs, including commissions. An avid cat lover, she has created a design, available on a jigsaw puzzle, about the ‘House of Nekko’ an amazing cat playground created by Peter Cohen. Every sale creates a donation for a non-profit charity entitled ‘Zen By Cat’, also founded by Peter.

About The House of Nekko

‘Nekko’ means ‘cats’ in Japanese. Peter Cohen originally started with just two cats and over the years his adoptions continued until he reached 24. By using his expertise in construction, Peter transformed his home by installing colourful ‘cat walks’ on his walls. There is also a Koi fish pond and a ‘kitty room’ that any cat would want to play in.

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House of Nekko Painting by Dora Hathazi Mendes

Zen By Cat

Zen By Cat is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising both awareness and money to help save cats’ lives by fighting against FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis) a horrible disease. FIP affects up to two per cent of kittens and up until now has been 100% fatal.

Why The Focus On FIP?

One of Peter’s rescue cats, Miss Bean, was found to have FIP and was unable to be saved. In memory of Miss Bean and all other victims of FIP, Zen By Cat was established as a non-profit to raise money and awareness for FIP research. Since the charity started, they have managed to save 25 cats struck down with FIP. With every jigsaw puzzle sale, a donation is made from Dora’s artist profit to help this important cause. By using a special code at checkout ZBBNBR we will know that with your purchase you want make a donation for FIP Research.

The Painting ‘House of Nekko’

Dora’s original painting, which is featured on the jigsaw puzzle, is an imaginary composition. It was created from the details of the House of Nekko, including 25 cats, 23 of which are currently resident and sharing home with Peter. Peter cares passionately for his cats and as a cat lover herself, Dora could really relate to this piece.

The painting composition is created in great detail, based on the cat walks and the amazing details of the House of Nekko. Let me introduce you to all the cats. You can find them all in the painting and, of course, the Jigsaw Puzzle.

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The Jigsaw Puzzle of the House of Nekko
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Poppyseed

Starting at the right hand top corner, Butter is sitting in front of the window. To the left is Vanilla in a yellow look out, and to the right Poppyseed who recently crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

Next to the entrance, Cheesecake is enjoying a cat walk around the tree. Bolumo, Blackbird and Professor are relaxing where they can also watch the Koi fish and the turtle in the pond. In front of the aquarium, Nutter and Mini Bean are having a snooze together. At the center of the image Smokey is exercising in the colorful cat wheel. Mango is at the great lookout on the green spiral cat tree.

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Cookie Monster

The three black cats, Smudge, Nugget and Jupiter Jones are enjoying the green shelves on the climbing wall. Meanwhile Climber, the tortoiseshell cat is lazily stretching above them in front of the painted tulips.

Resting under the green arch is Coffeebean, a snowshoe Siamese and under there is Secret and Chocolate, each asleep in comfortable cat beds. Going down the blue stairs is Mikan and Donut is enjoying a blue cat bed. The two blue cats, Rumple and Cookie Monster are enjoying themselves, staring out of the window.

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Secret

At the top of the cardboard tower is Crumple and Little Mocha is peeking out from inside a box. Finally, the red cat Kabocha is enjoying the warmth of a pumpkin bed with a paw stretching out towards a toy snake.

Dora’s fabulous painting connected all the spaces so the cats walk around freely, as they do in the actual house created by Peter.

How To Purchase A Jigsaw Puzzle

Purchase a designer jigsaw puzzle at: https://dora-hathazimendes.pixels.com/shop/puzzles and use code ZBBNBR to ensure a donation is made from your purchase to Zen By Cat.

For more information visit Zen By Cat at https://zenbycat.shop/collections/karavella-atelier All puzzles include a 30-day money-back guarantee.


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Cat Spirit Guide Jigsaw Puzzle

by Contributing Artist Dorothy Berry-Lound

This wonderful image, depicting a cat spirit guide, is now available on a jigsaw puzzle. Great fun for the family and a great gift. It comes beautifully presented in a box with the finished picture.

Cat Spirit Guide Jigsaw Puzzle by Dorothy Berry-Lound

Creating the Image

The cat looks regal, bright eyed and sits in a shimmer of rainbow colors. The design includes a heart shape which suggests love, healing and comfort. The model is Ms. Stevie Mouse, a kitten I rescued when I found her drowning in a puddle at four weeks old. She is now five and is used to posing for the camera as you can see. The image is created with fine art photography, photo art based on my photograph of Stevie. The magic happens in my ‘computer darkroom’!


About Cats in History

You may know that cats were worshipped in Egypt as royalty? Egyptians believed that cats were magical creatures that brought good luck to the family that housed them. Wealthy families would dress their cats in jewels (don’t give Stevie ideas please) and had them mummified when they died. Okay perhaps I won’t tell Stevie that bit either.

Cat Spirit Guide Jigsaw Puzzle by Dorothy Berry-Lound

You may not know that cats are linked to the Norse Goddess of Fertility, Freya, and the Hindu Goddess of Childbirth, Shasthi (Shashti).   A cat spirit was said to guard the underworld in ancient Celtic mythology. Muslims honor a cat called Muezza for saving the Prophet Mohammed from a venomous snake attack. And the Chinese have a lucky cat totem called Maneki-Neko that sits waving a paw. If it is waving its left paw it is bringing you happiness and good fortune. If it is waving the right paw it is bringing you money. I wonder if I could teach Stevie to sit and wave her right paw around a bit?

The Cat Spirit Guide

A Cat Spirit Guide brings you patience, independence and perhaps the spirit of adventure. Associated with healing, it brings a connection with self and a curiosity to explore the unknown. An animal totem that also happens to give a great cuddle. Like Stevie Mouse.

Link to browse or purchase: Cat Spirit Guide.


Artist Dorothy Berry-Lound


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