About the Series Creators and how we met

Go figure!  Cats are what brought us together!  (We believe Gumdrop would be happy to learn of this fact.)

Over a period of years, Liz and her family have adopted not 1, not 2, but 3 cats from Cathy, whose family has rescued and found loving forever homes for more than 200 cats and kittens over a 9-year period.

Cathy Thornton, creator of the Mister Mustache character, writes professionally for a software company (though she originally intended to be a teacher when she “grew up”).  Her adult children say she’s a kid magnet, as she has always loved talking with little ones (and making them laugh) wherever she goes.

Liz Haskins is a self-taught artist, and book illustrator extraordinaire, with a genuine passion for animals.  She is the creative talent behind Mister Mustache’s iconic appearance.  (And while she was at it, she whipped up a lovable, frisky feline to go along with the blue-haired fellow we now know and love.)  When she’s not drawing or enjoying a spot of antique shopping, Liz is busy with two wonderful kids, the three aforementioned cats, Fifi the hamster, and even a horse named Townes.