Why a one-eyed cat?

One-eyed cats are known for their mythical, all-seeing powers. They see beyond the ordinary limits placed in front of them.

From the Cyclops to Mad-eyed Moody in Harry Potter, one-eyed creatures and people can be found all throughout our myths and literature and all of them have some kind of mystical, seeing power.

When we create through our one, all-seeing eye, we can achieve success by seeing beyond our own limitations, beyond our own expectations and can be boundless in our creative joy.

A sketch of a car with a large burst or explosion behind it, drawn with bold, jagged lines.

A black and white line drawing of a cat with goggles on its head, a bow tie, a striped button-up shirt, and a cape. The cat is standing on its hind legs, with one paw raised, and has a confident expression.

Early process sketches for the One-Eyed Cat logo.

The one-eyed cat moniker came to me as I was in discovery of what my new business and new life were going to be. After I discarded two full pages of ideas for business names in frustration, I was sitting at a red light and the car across from me had a headlight out. My instant thought was "One-eyed cat" and in that moment my new business name was born.

Mythical & Legendary Cats

Bastet and Sekhmet

Egyptian goddesses and sisters who offer both protection and healing. Both have the head of a feline and the body of a woman.

Close-up of a tabby cat's face with green eyes, looking downward with a dark background.

Wampus Cat

A Cherokee protector spirit who was originally a woman that defeated the evil spirit of insanity to avenge her husband.

Maneki-neko

A marble sculpture of a sitting cat with its paw raised, carved from dark gray marble with white veining, against a plain white background.

Japanese cat of good luck and fortune. Also known as the “beckoning or inviting cat.”

Celtic Cats

The Celts believed that cats were sacred guardians of the gates to the Otherworld and were a link between the human and spirit worlds.

Nighttime display of illuminated lanterns, including a large colorful flower lantern, a lion face lantern, and other decorative lanterns in dark surroundings.

Two kittens sitting inside black hiking boots, surrounded by dirt and small rocks, with a large orange and black spool on the right in a dimly lit setting.

A Chinese protector spirit that has one eye, 3 tails and wards of evil.

The Huan

Puss-n-Boots

Before Shrek there was the French story of a cat who wore boots and saved the day by being a cat. (Also known as Strapola in Italy and Lord Peter in Scandinavia.)

Mythical & Legendary Cars

Hand-drawn illustration of a vintage car with front view, featuring details like round headlights, grill and hood ornament.

KITT

The original AI car, KITT was a talking car in Knight Rider (1982-1984).

A small vintage blue car with a beige roof is parked indoors, reflecting in the glass of a large portrait of a young boy with blond hair, wearing a school uniform, on the wall behind it.

Ford Anglia

In Harry Potter, a bewitched car finds its freedom by sailing over the hills of Scotland into a “whomping willow” and escaping into a magical forest.