Sumi ink on Xuan paper, also known as Chinese Rice paper is a very delicate and sensitive medium, the paper is called the 'Truth paper' since it registers every single stroke as it is applied, and called be removed. These paintings of cats were done in a very meditative, mindful and silent moment, with the beautifully dense carbon ink gently placed on the thin sheet of Xuan, and stroke after stroke the playful cats emerged.