E’ak Sabertooth Cave Mouse

10″ x 12″
Mixed media on paper

The discovery of the Sabertooth Cave Mouse by Prof. Ura Dimwitty is highly controversial. Although Prof. Dimwitty claimed a connection to Oxford University there is no record of his association with this prestigious institution of learning. Prof. Dimwitty claims to have discovered the bones of this Sabertoothed Mouse in a auxiliary cave of Grotte de Lascaux France in a 1940 exploration. At the time of his claimed discovery this area was part of occupied France. The only proof this animal existed comes from drawings and notes found by Prof. Dimwitty’s niece Agnes Dimwitty in 1998. Prof. Dimwitty named his cave mouse find E’ak. Because Sabertooth Cave Mice were contemporary with the Mammoth, Hairy Rhinoceros, and Sabertooth Tigers they achieved the size of 4 inches. This ready to attack pose was taken from a small cave painting where the bones were found. E’ak also exhibits a split ear of his descendents which lose the large size and saber teeth with progressive generations. There were also illustrations of Giant Cockroaches which were believed hunted by these Sabertooth Cave Mice.

In 1996 after moving into a large lake house I wanted to decorate just for fun. I used the theme of the French Cave paintings to decorate a bathroom on my lake level. I used this highly dubious rendition of a Sabertooth Cave Mouse. I placed him above the baseboard molding across from the throne. All friends and family who have observed E’ak’s portrait firmly believe in his existence.