Dot's Story


Welcome to The Cat Joy Project

The Cat Joy Project is dedicated to spreading joy through art and cats.

The Cat Joy Project was conceived in late 2024 when I found myself feeling overwhelmed by a sense of doom and gloom. I needed to refocus my attention. And so the idea of creating quilted cat squares as a way to share my love of cats, walking, and Los Angeles was born. After spending the latter part of 2024 and the first month of 2025 teaching myself to sew, the project is now ready to be launched. The hand sewn quilted squares will be released on my walking routes for someone to find. Each square represents a cat that I have encountered either on one of my walks or at some other point in my life. Every cat has a story. You can read their stories here. If you find a cat square, you may keep it or relocate it to be found again. I hope this small gesture will bring some joy and happiness to those who find the cats and those who follow their stories.


Dot's Story

Dot was a sweet cat who lived on O'Sullivan Dr. near the top of the Heidelman stairs; one of the longest stairways in Los Angeles. She would be there to greet me every time I tackled the seemingly endless climb. I learned her name from a woman who lives up there. She was there so often that I had the idea to look for her on google street view and lo and behold I found her. Not once, but multiple times. After a few years of looking forward to petting here when I walked in the neighborhood one day she wasn't there. A few weeks later I had the good fortune to meet her owner. He sadly informed me that she was no longer with us. I still think about her every time I go up those stairs. She will live on forever in my memories, on google street view, and now as a quilted square.

If you happen to find Dot's square please leave a comment here. I'd love to know that she is in good hands.


Dot, the first time we met her.




Thee images of Dot on google street view.





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