What was involved in the decision making process to combine the Baroque style with the theme of cats?
KM: It was one of those odd processes that’s hard to fully recall. I remember that it was my idea and initially it was a bit of a joke – Alex’s first response was a memorable “Oh no. Don’t make me do it!” But it was one of those rather odd ideas that grew on us both as we went along. One attraction was that it was a project that drew on Anna’s talents. We had met Anna some time before and were keen to work with her, so this seemed to give us an ideal opportunity. Plus, well, I just wanted to do something totally self-indulgent to be honest – and cats, costumes and castles seemed as much fun as it gets! How did you go about finding the cats to photograph for this deck? KM: It was quite an undertaking in the end. The first cats were easy to find, as we know the Cat Rescue Home here quite well so arranged to go there to photograph. But later, we realized that we would also need to find various breeds. For those we went to the local Czech Cat Breeder’s Association and they were brilliant –
