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    Power of the cat

    Jul 03, 2022 2 minutes
    MICHELE HEWITSON

    fter our old cat Arnold had to be put to sleep at the grand age of 18, I phoned the Auckland artist Kirstin Carlin and said: “Do you paint dead cats?” At the time, she was known for her portraits of dogs. My friend Linda had one of a dog named Colin. The designer Karen Walker had one in her shop on Ponsonby Rd. I don’t

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