Is Mittens your muse? Share your pet-inspired artwork with NPR

Published February 20, 2023 at 5:00 AM EST

A woman trims a hedge which she has cut into the shape of a dog and cat fighting. Have you made animal-inspired artwork? We invite you to share it with us.

This year, for National Love Your Pet Day, we brought you a story about artists who find inspiration in their pets. (Pablo Picasso made studies of Lump, an adored dachshund; Frida Kahlo's catalogue is packed with self-portraits featuring her pet monkeys and parrots.)

In December, pet owners around the country helped NPR crowdsource a poem. Now we'd like to see your pet-inspired art. Have you painted portraits of your parakeet? Sketched the family Schnauzer? Made a sculpture your gerbil? Share an image of your work with us using the form below. We'll publish a selection on NPR.org; contributors will be credited.

We will be accepting submissions through Monday, March 6, 2023.

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