Henry the Feline Fiber Artist

Henry, the feline fiber artist, is a wonderful black and white tuxedo cat. He loves to create unique textured wall hangings from pieces of carpet that his human nails on the wall for him.

Henry is the first feline artist to have his work displayed in the Bangor Public Library.

Henry's talent as a fiber artist was discovered when his frustration with traditional scratching posts led his human to purchase rug remnant pieces from Marden's, and nail them to the wall. It did not take him long to discover that not only did he now have a great place to sharpen his claws, but it proved to be a wonderful outlet for his artistic abilities!

When a new piece of rug is attached to the wall, Henry takes time to look it over to see how he can best use it to express his ideas and feelings. Then he begins his work, pulling a loop out here and a thread out there, until the piece is finished.

Most of Henry's fiber art wall hangings take months to complete. As soon as he is finished, he lets his human know so she can remove it from the wall and replace it with a fresh piece of carpet.

While Henry's human has displayed his wall hangings in her apartment for some time, this is the first public exhibit of his work.

You can watch a short documentary about Henry and his work and see close-up photos of his wall hangings at henrythefelineartist.com