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and chris reached for spiritual guidance as well chris relates that her forever dog martha who d traveled out to portland with her suddenly had what appeared to be a stroke living two weeks in confusion and decline chris was determined to heal her but did not succeed she d been working with a native american healer and drumming regularly and turned to her drumming for solace she was given the title for every dog an angel in this way and told that people were looking for this book though she was not given the story that had to come from within her once she d published this book people asked her for a feline oriented book in the same theme but chris didn t have cats then or know them very well at all however the universe provided them for her to learn about that was when jake discovered the four abandoned neo natal kittens under the deck who they rescued and raised and after getting to know them chris could write for every cat an angel with confidence after sharing stories with chris in e mails and seeing her books i e mailed her telling her that i d like to write about her experience and about the technicalities of how she creates her art and her books to which she agreed i sent her my list of typical questions including what medium s she used how she determined what images would illustrate her story and how she actually painted them and we planned to talk in just a few days though chris had written up her answers to these questions as an essay and sent it back to me an example of her quick and organized methods forever paws by christine davis while i ve been writing all my life i ve never studied art and never knew i d be illustrating my books the closest i d come to creating art was doing the company picnic posters back when i worked in corporate america it was a big day when i added a red magic marker to my usual black marker and really jazzed up the poster sample of chris s illustration style when i wrote the first edition of for every dog an angel in 1997 i met with some local artists wondering if i could hire someone to paint the illustrations for me everything i saw seemed too majestic and felt like it would overpower the simple words so i grabbed a makeup brush and a 99 tray of watercolors and did some quick drawings hoping to show others what i had in mind this unexpectedly led to my doing the artwork for all my books my beloved dog jake was the inspiration for my books old dog the christmas wish and the shelter dog the christmas book is very special to me because it was the last book i wrote with jake still by my side there are several sketches of jake that were used in the book until i wrote forever paws my main medium was always watercolor i m deeply connected to water so when i paint with watercolor i use a lot of water which helps to get the flowy effect in the art i d been playing around with acrylic and began to see the fun of using that medium so forever paws was painted with watercolor and acrylic plus a liberal sprinkling of fur just can t seem to get that out of the artwork it was the loss of my dear sibling kitties dickens and pippen that led to the writing of forever paws losing them to cancer within a few months of each other left me brokenhearted i knew that dickens pippen and jake were together again but i missed them terribly then i began getting these colorful images of the fabulous time they were having up in the stars i saw flying dogs and cats glowing paws a river of tears even a dragon the message from pippen was clear there was another book to be written at the river from forever paws i wrote the story fairly quickly then began the task of bringing to life all the visions i had seen one page in particular was quite challenging the page with the woman holding out her arms and her critters touching her heart when i first sketched that page it was a completely different picture after i painted it i could tell it wasn t quite right i drew the same picture a second time but painted it with new colors it was still wrong for a third time i drew the exact same picture but i simply couldn t bring myself to paint it i realized i wasn t moved by the art and changing the colors wouldn t solve the problem i sat at my table closed my eyes and held out my arms asking the universe to please show me what i was supposed to paint and then i heard two words paint this i knew what that meant paint this moment with my outstretched hands open to all possibilities so i picked up my pencil and drew the picture that appears in the book it came effortlessly i looked at the woman s face and saw so much love and beauty there i am particularly drawn to the spiral shape and drew spirals all around the woman suddenly both the picture and i were at peace it was several days before i painted the illustration but when i did i knew i had found what had been missing from the first piece of art this page is really what forever paws is all about open arms from forever paws i really love the story of the illustration open arms while i m sure all illustrators have their own way of visualizing what they ll do and then creating their visualization in their medium it isn t always a straightforward creation even when you are working for yourself open arms helps to explain how even what you had thought was a good illustration can turn out to be the wrong one and how visualization sometimes needs to be creative in itself in order to get to the right place and like most illustrators i know she gives each of them a title as she is working so she has a convenient way to refer to them to herself or to others color palette in addition to what chris answered above i had always noted her strong palette of colors blues greens purples natural choices for as much as chris loves water and its imagery and said her entire house is done in these colors and i will note that even in her essay each of the book titles was in a different shade of blue purple or green another artist had mentioned to chris the idea of using complementary colors like blue and orange and purple and yellow which are sort of opposites and which enhance the qualities of each other when used together i had noticed a good bit of various shades of orange in forever paws and chris said the use of orange was a new thing for her woman with cat and dog from forever paws an orange background with the blues and purples the book itself often the size shape and binding of the book are determined by the publisher or by a convenient template or materials available at various printers but in this case chris decided that as well she had the idea of a gift book and visited bookstores looking at holding and reading gift books until she found one that was just right and patterned her book after that in addition where certain pages or parts of a book are often left blank she decided to add at least minimal color or artwork to pages that don t often have anything such as the end papers with the starry violet pattern and a few violet stars here and there on front matter pages that are usually only text cat lover comfort gift box from lighthearted press promotional and complementary products chris also carries the same themes styles colors and even artwork through all of her promotional materials as well and while she sells her books from her website much of her sales are wholesale to veterinarians she has also developed a line of complementary products such as her rainbow bridge wristband and a line of pawprint and dog and cat themed tissue packages seed packages scented candles available together or packaged in a pawprint gift box molly and star today chris s animal companions are molly and star but she is certain that the universe will bring her another animal companion or companions feline or canine or other whenever the time is appropriate and likely there will also be more books as chris s life with her animal companions continues to unfold visit her lighthearted press website to look at all of chris s books read about her cats stories of all her animal companions and remember her work when you or a friend unfortunately lose an animal companion also read my review of forever paws read other articles in my creating with cats series all images in this article were provided by christine davis and lighthearted press all images and text used on this site are copyrighted to bernadette e kazmarski unless otherwise noted and may not be used in any way without my written permission please ask if you are interested in purchasing one as a print or to use in a print or internet publication share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading book review forever paws by christine davis posted february 24 2012 author bernadette filed under animal artists and illustrators animal artwork book review books books about cats dogs and animals cats dog pet loss tags animal art book review cats christine davis dogs forever paws illustrated book pet loss pet loss book pets 8 comments forever paws by christine davis from the author s website for anyone who s felt the empty aching void left in their heart by the loss of a beloved animal companion that no tears or words can seem to fill christine davis s beautifully illustrated gift book forever paws will tenderly help to fill and heal it with loving and beautiful thoughts and images the comforting rich turquoise book cover and the calming violet end papers lead into a colorful world of starry backgrounds and pastoral pictures where polka dot dogs and stripedy cats along with whimsical horses bunnies mice and birds all proudly display their glowing magical paws hooves feet and claws as they wait in the hereafter for their human companions to join them and those human companions with the impressions of those paws prominently impressed on their hearts watch and wait and wander until their time comes to leave their tired old bodies and led by the light of those forever paws find their way to the bridge in the stars to meet again and spend eternity with all the animal companions whose paws have touched their hearts this story and its detailed illustrations as well as christine s other illustrated books are not simply the fanciful imaginings of an animal lover but the real stories of her own experiences with animals she has loved and lost turned into art years ago christine s forever dog martha inspired her first illustrated book for every dog an angel and launched an unexpected career in creating illustrated story books and from there the cats and dogs who have shared her life inspired a series of similarly lovely and deeply touching gift books for every cat an angel old dog the christmas wish and the shelter dog many paw prints from forever paws provided by the author remember what you are feeling there s another book to be written years ago christine s forever dog jake found a litter of abandoned kittens under the deck and christine took them in bottle fed them and raised and kept all four at the end of 2010 one of those cats dickens was unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer so advanced christine had to let him go just hours after the diagnosis then she discovered dickens sister her forever cat pippin also had cancer and lost her just a few months after dickens losing two cats that close together can leave an animal lover of any depth reeling and complicate grieving how can you do justice to two loving souls who ve shared your life at the same time and then consider the relationship of the four siblings now parted the depth of saving their lives bottle feeding and raising them to happy healthy cats and even the long ago bond with jake who had found them a tender heart might never mend in a note from the author in the beginning of the book christine remarks that although she thought she d said everything i was meant to say about loss in my books someone mentioned she d never written a book about coping with the loss of an animal companion after the loss of dickens and pippen her world fell apart and she heard the words remember what you are feeling there s another book to be written mewsette studies all the animals drinking from the river of tears forever paws is that book a loving gift from my precious feline friends christine s own exploration of her grief turned into the universal story of our relationship with our animal companions we meet our lives lovingly intertwine and though they must leave they take a little piece of our hearts with them and leave their pawprints in its place then enjoy a peaceful and happy existence with other beloved animal companions drinking from the river of tears and dancing among the stars until we go to join them and even though they are not physically with us they are always available to us watching over us oh that purgatory could be so sweet i like books and despite the fact that more often than not i enjoy audiobooks to save my eyesight for my art and illustration i still like to hold a book illustrated or straight text read from its pages and let it carry me off through my imagination to another world i can take a book off into the woods and not worry about devices or batteries or jostling the thing while i m climbing down a steep path to my favorite reading spot along the trail a book is always ready for me mewsette comforts jelly bean as they remember peaches when i lost peaches in october 2010 christine sent me a gift copy of for every cat an angel and while i d been corresponding with her and studying her style on her website and blog i finally had a chance to study one of her books what a pleasure to see not only her illustrations combined with her story and to experience the story as she intended us to see it but also to admire the details of the book itself the quality dust jacket and its sturdy bound cover the book s size and shape just right for carrying along for comfort and holding to study each page and enjoy its message without being overwhelmed with details of content and images christine published forever paws in late 2011 and sent me a review copy and a note that told me she d taken the liberty of hiding the names of some special animal companions in the artwork and had placed a bookmark in the page where i d find peaches name i m so proud that peaches is forever remembered in this book that will touch the hearts of so many christine also didn t know that this book had reached me at an auspicious time for another reason i wanted to immediately share this book with everyone but i also knew the extent of cookie s illness and every time i sat down to begin my review i could not focus and knew i d have to wait cookie s paws have been burnished in my heart for years and now she waits for me and i can think...