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      Jeff de Boer, creator of armour... for mice and cats | CBC.ca Loaded

      Jeff de Boer, creator of armour... for mice and cats

      9 years ago
      Duration 4:07

      Jeff de Boer, creator of armour... for mice and cats

      • 9 years ago
      • Arts
      • Duration 4:07

      Alberta-based visual artist Jeff de Boer makes armour for cats and mice. And for decades, collectors around the world have been buying it. Jeff let CBC Arts into a studio to see his work and have a chat about why he does what he does, and some of the challenges of being an artist who fortifies small creatures.

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