#art and cats
PRESENTING: Cats. We. LOVE.
by: Zoe V. Speas, writer/resident cat enthusiast at The Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts
That’s right, we’re back and with a furry, feline vengeance.
All right, so say what you want but it's MONDAY, people, what’s more it is ColumbusDay of all days, and I ask you what better way to celebrate than with a special feline edition of What. We. LOVE. here at the Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts?
Hmm? Nothing? Great! And so, without further ado and since I’m pretty sure my editors assumed I was kidding when I suggested a blog post about our Foundation mascot …
Everybody, meet Tito!
Tito is the boss of us here at the Angel Orensanz Foundation and it’s best not to question him. In an interview, a question was brought up regarding the source of his infinite authority at 172 Norfolk Street, but Tito declined to comment, choosing to indulge in the ever-present can of ‘fancy feast’ that awaits him every morning in the corner of Foundation Director Al Orensanz’s office.
As you can see from the above image, Tito has absolutely no qualms about putting his foot down and taking charge if occasion calls for it. Here, our fearless leader forced us to take a step back from the urgent projects that clearly were distracting us from the most important aspect of our jobs - paying attention to Tito when he wants it.
Which is not to be confused with when he does notwant attention.
That’s when we all become quite certain of our places in the world, when, out of nowhere …
Titodisappears…
Sometimes for hours.
Maybe even days. We’re alone. Abandoned. Hopeless. Without direction.
This image is here to illustrate the kind of melancholic funk into which we sink during one of Tito's sabbaticals.
He’s a “love 'em and leave 'em” kind of cat. Once he vanished for a week only to return with war-wounds across his face, giving him a very distinguished looking battlescar across his little kitty nose.
But when he comes home, our arms are open. We lay out the 'fancy feast’ every morning, just in case and patiently reattach computer keys that he has dislodged by using the keyboard as a scratching post. 
Because at the end of the day, we’re family here at the Orensanz Foundation.
And we simply wouldn’t be the same without Tito presiding over us.
Tito can be reached (when he feels like it) at 172 Norfolk Street, c/o The Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts. All submissions should be accompanied by something tasty like a can of tuna or bowl of milk.
