Susan Michals is a critical cat woman. She even began CatCon, an annual two-day occasion that payments itself as the largest cat-centric, popular culture occasion on the planet.
And this yr it is all about beloved, ahem, nationwide treasure Nicolas Cage.
It took place as a result of Michals observed Cage’s references to his cats in interviews, notably a candy one he did whereas selling April’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, through which he declared his adopted cat Merlin his finest pal.
“Well, my best friend is a cat. And his name is Merlin,” Cage stated whereas selling the film. “He’s an unusual cat. He’s very affectionate. He loves contact. Sometimes he’ll jump into bed and he’ll hug me, you know? I’ll actually think it’s my wife. Nope, it’s Merlin. And it’s just an amazing, kind of loving, affectionate energy that’s coming off of that cat. He’s a real, a real sweetheart. So that’s my best friend.”
Michals, who’s “loved Nicolas Cage forever,” partly due to his eccentricities, had an concept.
“You never know what to expect with Nicolas Cage,” Michals tells Yahoo Entertainment. “And that’s very much the same to me in the personality of a cat. Dogs, they’re trained — they love you, love you, love you, love you, love you — will do whatever you want. Cats can be apathetic and then loving within a 10-second time period. You can rub my stomach but… not that spot.”
It caught.
“I thought, ‘I want to honor Nicolas Cage, honor his love of cats, honor the fact that… he does things the way that he wants to, much like cats,'” Michals explains.
Since Michals additionally curates the semi-regular Cat Art Show — which is simply what it feels like — final held in October, she knew simply whom to name. She reached out to among the dozens of artists there; individuals she knew would create one thing actually bonkers.
The result’s Uncaged: The Unbearable Weight of Genius Cat Art, an art show debuting at this yr’s CatCon on Oct. 1-2 on the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif. The seven items shall be out there on the market, priced at $300 to $5,000. Some of them have already bought.
One greenback from every admission ticket will go to 3 cat charities. In truth, Michals, who began the cat occasions to transcend the loopy cat woman stereotype, says the group has donated $330,000 to the charities. Seven hundred kittens have been adopted there.
She hasn’t reached out to Cage but, however she has hope that he’ll attend. She is aware of that he won’t, although, since he and his artist spouse welcomed a child simply two weeks in the past.
“I’ve got my fingers crossed.”
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