A black cat sits in clean silhouette, tail curled forward, wearing a three-strand pearl collar at the throat. Behind her a gold crescent moon fills the disc, textured like old leaf, with a navy sky and scattered white stars showing through. Grey cloudbanks pile up at the base. The whole thing is ringed twice: an inner band of black and gold filigree, then an outer row of large cream pearls set close together like a rosary laid flat.
The pearls, the gilding and the depth in the clouds are printed to look like carved relief. The panel stays flat and light in the hand.
Formal enough for a hallway or a dressing room rather than a porch, and it holds its own beside framed prints. Black, cream and gold means it does not fight whatever else is on the wall. A neat gift for someone whose cat rules the house. Nothing in the palette ties it to a season, so it stays up all year, and the larger size reads properly from a doorway.
Material: aluminium sign, fade-resistant for indoor or covered outdoor use
Sizes: 8x8 inches and 12x12 inches
Care: wipe clean with a dry cloth
Note: the raised, carved look is printed onto a flat panel
The Black Cat leads the design as an archetype of mystery, independence and familiar lore. Other gothic or seasonal details build atmosphere around that central character.