
Submitted by Veronica Pejril via our Facebook page.
“Boris, working on his Meow Mix.”
This week’s Photo Hunt theme is easy. We have tons of monochrome photos, from art photos to snapshots and everything in between. Here is a snapshot of Luna taken this morning with a black-and-white film preset on the iPhone Hipstamatic app:

This photo, with Luna walking among the chrome pillars around CatSynth HQ, could have easily worked for last week’s theme as well.
Looking back, I have definitely moved between periods of color and black-and-white in my photography. 2010 was probably the most monochromatic year for me. Here is a monochromatic close-up portrait of Luna I used for a Weekend Cat Blogging back in 2010.

We should do some more portraits like that again this year.
My video from last week’s performance came out quite dark, and ended up being a de-facto monochromatic piece with a purple tint. I encourage visitors to check it out in yesterday’s gig report.
The Saturday Photo Hunt is up. This week’s theme is Monochrome.
The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at Mind of Mog.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

From the Facebook group Black Cats Are Good Luck. Not a synth per se, but keyboards and pianos are fair game here.
“The amazing Mojo =^.^=”
If you have a cat-and-music picture to share, you can do so via our Facebook page, tweet us @catsynth, or contact us.

Via the synthcats tumblr.
If you have a cat-and-music picture to share, you can do so via Facebook, tweet us @catsynth, or contact us.
We have another exceptionally cute Instagram of Luna this week:

This is another instance of our morning ritual where I put on my shoes – indicating that I am probably about to leave – and Luna comes running over and rolls around on the rug. She clearly wants me to stay and play with her, but the best I can do is promise to come back later. This leads to a roundabout entry in this week’s Photo Hunt, where the theme is Promise.
The Saturday Photo Hunt is up, with the theme of Promise.
The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted this Sunday by Nikita and Elvira.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

Submitted by Piotr Majewski via our Facebook page. If you can identify the red device next to the handsome black cat, please leave a comment below. Of course, if you can’t identify it, feel free to leave a comment as well 🙂

I took this Instagram of Luna napping on her beanbag chair in the studio area the other day. What could be more peaceful than a cat curled up in a favorite spot for a nap.
The image also brought to mind this week’s Photo Hunt theme of Haven at multiple levels. CatSynth HQ is itself a haven that protects us from the outside world. But within the overall expanse, the studio area provides another level of enclosure or refuge. And sinking into her beanbag chair, Luna finds a haven within a haven.
The theme also brings to mind the town of New Haven, Connecticut, where I attended Yale many years ago. I don’t have any photos of my own from that time, though I did do a Fun with Highways post about the town back in 2007.
The Saturday Photo Hunt is up. This week’s theme is Haven.
The Carnival of the Cats will be up on Sunday at iInfidel.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.
It’s a new year, and Luna is ready to play.

She always seems particularly eager for attention when I am about to leave home, which point she launches into a rather effective guilt trip. But this week she has been getting quite a bit of extra attention, between the New Years vacation and my feeling under the weather the last few days. It has actually been a good time to catch up on cats and electronic music.
The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted tomorrow by Nikita and Elvira at Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat.
And the Friday Ark is postponed until next week…