Hello! Welcome to Cat Blanche Studio.

Before we begin - a fair warning: I do not have it all figured out and probably never will. But I’m still giving it my best. And my cats are actively judging me over this.

I’m 53, single by choice, and I answer to two rescue cats from Turkey named Bodhi and Loki. They have strong opinions about my life choices and no qualms sharing them. I have a day job in finance, a side business in writing, and a working theory that building a cat-focused design business with my feline business partners might be the key to escaping my RTO cubicle.

Get a peek behind the scenes (BTS) and follow me and Bodhi and Loki as we build this cat-first business and launch our unique designs on products on Etsy and other platforms.

If you’re owned by a cat (or many cats) we invite you to help us with our designs, directions, and decisions. Because two cats and 1 human rarely end up in agreement when it comes to product choices and strategy. We need your input! We need your cat’s input too!

Advice, essays, side-eye, and the occasional cat-takeover posts by Loki are likely.

So pull up a chair. Kick off your shoes, wait for your cat to claim your lap and then tell me all about them while you’re not allowed to move.

— Karen (not a cat)

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