Cat Raymond

Christiane “Cat” Raymond / Moon Mountain Magickals Art + Craft Studio

Born and raised in southern California, that I would be an artist was predetermined in grade school due to my eating chalk and drinking the fingerpaint water. After high school I spent the next three years at Moorpark Junior College studying illustration, drawing, painting and art history. In spite of skilled instructors, I still consider myself self-taught.

Isive. Needing a break I started painting with acrylic in 2019 creating small works on canvas. Birds, my little buddies, are my main subject matter. I also enjoy creating digital pop art of Barnabas, my cat familiar and “mews.” I have started crafting with a focus on plant medicine, embroidery and repurposing glass bottles.

I am passionate about Gaia which has led me down a path following the old ways and beliefs. I’m drawn to the bird and cat tribes as totems, and their intelligence, wisdom and spirit is an endless source of inspiration. Crows and Ravens are primal and are for me a physical manifestation of natural magic, a subject I am exploring with art.

I continue to work full time managing two local print shops and donate graphic design services to local animal non-profits.