Hello and welcome to Felis Blogscura, the blog part of Felis Obscura. I thought I’d answer a few questions that might be on your mind.

What is Felis Obscura?

What a good question! Felis Obscura is a photography and visual art body of work created by Kit Felis (that’s me!). Thematically it ranges from horror/creepy to magical natural realism. But mostly it’s whatever the artist (again, me) feels like creating. Whatever it is, it’ll probably be weird/ surreal in some way.
There is also a lot of experimentation with process. Currently I’m working a lot with cyanotypes (a proto-photography process) and Polaroid emulsion lifts. But I also love digital photography and photo manipulation.

The name “Felis Obscura” comes from my middle name “Felis” (it means “Cat” in Latin) and the word “Obscura”, which means shadowy or indistinct in Latin, though it has a double meaning for me, as one of the first cameras made was called the “camera obscura”, and involved using a tiny hole in the side of a dark box to project a scene on to the opposite of said box. Also “Felis Obscura” just sounds neat.

Who is Kit Felis?

That’s me! I’m a non-binary artist/photographer/creator based in Oregon. I love making work that is inspired by magic and storytelling, especially horror stories. I also pull a lot of inspiration from nature.

In the future I want to learn how to make more immersive experiences, art that surrounds you and transports you to their setting. I love the feeling of being 100% a part of the story being told, and I want to create experiences that do that for others.

I also love cats! You’ll probably see my cats Séance and Rigel (and Orion who recently passed) in a lot of my work.

Why make a blog?

I’ve become tired of trying to keep up with social media, and the toll it takes on me as an artist. I’m exploring different ways to create and interact with the internet, hopefully in ways that allow me to post more and bigger projects, as well as slow down and put more time into what I do and say. I’m hoping to post here about my process and thoughts about art, as well as finished pieces.

Hopefully I’ll learn how to be better at finishing blog posts, too.

-Kit