Original Design (submitted on gold paper)

The Herd	This is not a cow	Raw Beef	Bare Bovine
The first of many, many cans	Golden Idol	Cow Schnozz	A blank canvas I hadn't considered in the original design...
Details	Dots	Horn	Leg
Grapes	No, I'm not obsessed with detail	Poppy	Guess what?
Finished poppy	Roses on Leg	Blue Leg and Hoof	Feathers
*wink*	Roses Side - DONE!	Poppies side - DONE!	Head - DONE!
Chloe in her new home	Bask in the glow of my cow!	Sign

Cow F.A.Q.

Q: Has Chloe gotten any press?

A: You betcha, check out these links:
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/node/1632 HA! Just got the Ladysmith News. They list the picture of this guy as ME with my cow. I would like to state for the record that I never have, nor will ever be, a sixty year old man.
http://www.dane101.com/arts/2006/06/03/cow_parade_part_two_more_cowbell (Queensyrche is coming?!)

Q: So where is your cow going to be?

A: I have an incredibly good spot - right next to the new Overture Center/MMOCA on the 200 block of State Street.

Q: So how long did it take to paint Chloe?

A: About 200 hours

Q: Seriously?!

A: Seriously.

Q (Sasha L-N) : Are you going to be famous?

A: Uhhh, no.

Q: (Sasha L-N): Can I ride your cow?

A: No.

Q: What sort of music does Chloe like listening to?

A: Chloe likes classical - mostly Debussy. However, since I have the opposable thumbs (sucker!) we've mostly been listening to the new Dresden Dolls album. Angst and revenge make wonderful creative fodder.

Q: So what's with the cows?

A: All the cool people have cows. It's for this cow thing, see. (www.cowparade.com)

Q: Why are there jellybeans on sticks on your cow design?

A: Um, they're supposed to be poppies.

Q: Excuse me, yes. Michael Herman - Up Your Bemis. I have a question. How is it that the cow has both horns and an udder? Is this some kind of nuclear accident cow?

A: You, in the back, siddown and shaddup. How should I know? My parents wouldn't even let me have a hamster. I mean, let me ask an expert (i.e. someone who grew up on a farm).

Jane, Cow Expert: Nope. Not all breed have horns. For example, Polled Herefords do not have horns. Most breeds (ex. Brown Swiss, Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, etc) will grow horns unless they are de-horned. There are pastes that can be smeared on when the cow is a calf and the horns are just little nubs - kills the "root" of the horn, prevents growth (and is relatively painless, though you don't want to get it on your skin). There are dehorning irons that can be used when the horn nubs are about an inch or so long. They literally burn the horn off and kill the "root" of it. Smells bad and hurts. Plus, there are morons out there that think it is wrong to remove the horns, but think nothing of cropping the cow's tail so the person won't get swatted with it. Most sensible farmers make sure the horns are killed when the animal is still small enough to man-handle if necessary. Better that than run the risk of being gored!