A tabby cat with white chest markings sits upright against a cream background, mouth open in a fierce hiss or yawn that reveals its pink tongue and teeth. The illustration employs fine cross-hatching and line work to render the cat's striped coat and alert expression with dramatic intensity. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.