Mary Douglas: Mother of Rat Fancy
Rat Fancy grew out of a most violent and surprising place past. The Brown Rat, which arrived in England in the early 1800s, was larger...
Bad Reputation, Part II: Ratatouille’s Redemption
A bad reputation is difficult for anyone to overcome, and much more so for our poor maligned rat friends. Being blamed for spreading the...
Bad Reputation, Part I: Blame it on Ratman’s Notebooks and Willard?
Mother says there are rats in the rockery. “‘You’ll have to do something about them,”’ she says, “‘or they’ll over-run the whole place.”...
Call to Artists for The Rattie Uprising
Art for Animals’ Sake is calling all artists to create a design honoring the amazing underdog of the animal world, the rat, to be...
Why Painting Animals Might be a Game-Changer for At-Risk Youth
Every single being on this planet wants to live a full and healthy life. That statement should be self-evident, but we’re living in a...
Art for Everyone’s Sake: Kids’ Art Classes for a Kinder Tomorrow
There are so many benefits to kids’ art classes that we almost don’t have to list them: Left-side-of-the-brain development? Check. Better...