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Appropriations: Miro is based on Miro’s Dog Barking at the Moon which morphed into cats and coyotes howling at the moon.

Barney Howling at the Moon (appropriated from Joan Miro)  or Shomebody Had To (with thanks to Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts, 11-13-07)
Mixed Media: corrugated cardboard scratcher as modified by Barney and his cat friends, miniature ladder, Little Critterz hand-painted porcelain cat, fabric, Ping Pong ball, Audra’s feather, spray paint, acrylic paint.
7 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 1 3/4” (unframed); 9 x 11 x 2 9/16” (framed)
Dog Barking/Howling at the Moon #1 (appropriated from Joan Miro)
Mixed Media: cat scratcher, miniature ladder, eyelets, markers, feather, dog figurine, acrylic paint, spray paint, fabric, cardboard, mat board, wood plaque, Prismacolor pencil, googly eye, moon image from NASA/courtesy of nasaimages.org on mat board.
16 5/8 x 15 5/8 x 2 1/4" (unframed); 17 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 3" (framed)
Dog Barking/Howling at the Moon (appropriated from Joan Miro)
Mixed Media: wooden mechanical dog, miniature ladder, corrugated cardboard scratcher, fabric, spray paint, moon image from NASA/courtesy of nasaimages.org, markers on mat board.
9 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 2 1/2” (unframed); 10 3/8 x 16 1/4 x 2 1/2” (framed)
After the Fall: Peg Leg Barney as a Manx
Mixed Media: scanned image of Michelangelo’s “After the Fall,” artificial plant, moss, broken Little Critterz hand-painted porcelain cat, wooden dowel.
5 x 7 x 2”
Melina's and Betsy's Dogs Barking/Howling at the Moon (appropriated from Joan Miro) , Recto: Dmitri and Sam
Mixed Media: Melina's frame, mat board, cardboard, spray paint, fabric, glass beads, multi-purpose ties, twine, Prismacolor pencil, golf ball, miniature ladders, digital prints of Mayan ceramic vessel in dog shape, paper, Robert's 4 x 4", etc.
20 x 24 x 3 3/4"
Melina's and Betsy's Dogs Barking/Howling at the Moon (appropriated from Joan Miro) , Verso:  Others
Mixed Media: Melina's frame, mat board, cardboard, spray paint, fabric, glass beads, multi-purpose ties, twine, Prismacolor pencil, golf ball, miniature ladders, digital prints of Mayan ceramic vessel in dog shape, paper, Robert's 4 x 4", etc.
20 x 24 x 3 3/4”
Desert Coyotes Triptych #1
Mixed Media: corrugated cardboard, sandpaper, washer, thumbtack, shell, pearl pins, mirror, jewelry findings, pewter coyotes on mat board.
4 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 1/2"
Lone Coyote Howling at the Moon: Wish You Were Here
Mixed Media: cardboard, fabric, dressmaker’s pins, spray paint, plastic ring, moon image from NASA/courtesy of nasaimages.org on canvas panel.
4 x 6 x 1/2”