The Cool Chick #2
by Dawn Boswell Burke
Title
The Cool Chick #2
Artist
Dawn Boswell Burke
Medium
Painting - Lithograph
Description
This is from a 12.25" x 10.25" Lithograph Print of Berka, one of the second group of rats rescued by The Rat Retreat.
The original image was made of a polymer coating applied to a flexible aluminum plate, then printed on paper with a printing press. Two prints were made. This was the first pull.
Berka was nicknamed "The Cool Chick" because of her sleek figure. She appeared to have an extra vertebra in her back because her spine was so long, with the curve so exaggerated. Her fur was very glossy and shiny. She had Dumbo ears and a very sweet disposition. I always imagined that, if she were human, this is how people would think of her. I imagined the other rats referring to her in this way.
This is the mission of The Rat Retreat:
To provide lifetime care for abandoned domestic rats in a home where there is human companionship 24/7. To educate the public about the plight of domestic rats including: being over-bred; being used as live food for other animals; being kept in pet stores where their problems are exacerbated by lack of knowledge on the part of the staff; being sold as pets without accompanying information on their requirements as exotics. To research new avenues of health care for domestic rats with the goals of reducing the three main causes of early death: tumors, respiratory and heart problems.
For more information visit The Rat Retreat at:
www.theratretreat.org
Or on their Facebook community page!
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August 27th, 2016
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