The Mother Kitty’s Blog

The Mother Kitty’s blog is a historical repository of Melissa’s Kitties blog, which published consistently from 2006 to 2022. (May 2026: The blog may be revived and continued in the near future.)

To search for an specific illustration or post, type in the topic or element in the Search bar below, or Contact Melissa at hello@themotherkitty.com.

Melissa Connolly 4/6/16 Melissa Connolly 4/6/16

Sparkle

The stars are out tonight.

Melissa Connolly 1/26/16 Melissa Connolly 1/26/16

Orbit

He’ll always be around and we’ll keep listening.

Melissa Connolly 1/12/16 Melissa Connolly 1/12/16

Moon

Kitties love a full moon.

Melissa Connolly 10/26/15 Melissa Connolly 10/26/15

Star

Comet and Ashes love stargazing together.

Melissa Connolly 10/2/14 Melissa Connolly 10/2/14

Wish

Tyrone wished upon a star.

Melissa Connolly 6/3/14 Melissa Connolly 6/3/14

Universe

There are more than stars out tonight.

Melissa Connolly 12/23/12 Melissa Connolly 12/23/12

Glow

The Kitties are out tonight.

Melissa Connolly 10/25/12 Melissa Connolly 10/25/12

Sky

The Kitties all see something different.

Melissa Connolly 6/28/11 Melissa Connolly 6/28/11

Midsummer Night

The Mother Kitty’s out for a walk.

Melissa Connolly 8/23/10 Melissa Connolly 8/23/10

Stargazing

The Mother Kitty and Simon head to the premiere.

Melissa Connolly 8/22/10 Melissa Connolly 8/22/10

Tom Hargus

My first commissioned piece took the Kitties to the Philippines.

Melissa Connolly 6/27/10 Melissa Connolly 6/27/10

Satellite

The Mother Kitty likes having a happy volunteer test subject for a roommate.

Melissa Connolly 1/10/08 Melissa Connolly 1/10/08

Horizon

Comet is ready to save the day.

Melissa Connolly 10/7/07 Melissa Connolly 10/7/07

The Blues

Some nights, Gordon channels the masters and treats us to a concert.

Melissa Connolly 2/11/06 Melissa Connolly 2/11/06

Simple

The Mother Kitty is stargazing tonight.