HOARD was a twin-bed sized, hand sewn blanket made from stuffed toy cats. It was inspired by a New Smyrna news story from 2008 entitled, Woman, 84, Used Cats for Warmth in Filthy Home. The elderly woman reportedly let her 66 cats, “pile up on her” at night because she had no heat in her small mobile home.
The show was made to look as if you were stepping into a version of the woman's mobile home. It included HOARD, a chandelier made from empty cat food cans, a repeating soundtrack of cat meows, and an edible kitty litter box.
Each visitor took home a free show poster and a cupcake made by Bee's Knees Sweet Treats. The venue is a moving van parked at the corner of Orange and Pine close to to City Arts Factory in downtown Orlando.
Crowd outside HOARD at the corner of Orange and Pine downtown
Each visitor received a custom cupcake by Bee's Knees Sweet Treats designed to look like they were topped with kitty litter and poo.
Another crowd shot
The artist (center) with friends
Inside the truck looking out