Catbus
Catbus is a magical, autonomous Cheshire cat kinetic sculpture, inspired by My Neighbour Totoro and Alice in Wonderland. Built by Bea Pierce and Adam Pierce, he is a whimsical, foot-powered kinetic sculpture you can ride in, turns up when people are in need and takes them to exactly where they need to go!
Catbus at the Port Kembla Fringe Festival 2026
Catbus had a lot of fun trundling around at The Servo – Port Kembla for the Port Kembla Fringe Festival 2026.
Catbus at the Third Degree 2026
Catbus had a fantastic time on the dance floor at The Third Degree’s The 5th Element.
Catbus at Ironfest Stayin’ Alive
Catbus was very excited to be at Ironfest in Portland NSW! His brand new wheels and comfy upgraded seating proved to be very popular,…
Catbus
Catbus is a magical, autonomous Cheshire cat kinetic sculpture, inspired by My Neighbour Totoro and Alice in Wonderland.
Art on the Paddock at Burning Seed Rekindle
For Burning Seed Rekindle, I led the ARTery, ran Miss Peaches Speakeasy / Globe Theatre as part of the Orphanage theme camp and took…
Catbus at the Canberra Kinetic Sculpture Race
Catbus took out three awards and made the ABC news at the inaugural Canberra Kinetic Sculpture Race
The making of Catbus v3: wheeled vehicle
It’s been an exciting journey to take Catbus from v1 (a bamboo constructed, 4-person costume) to v3 – a 4-wheeled vehicle that can take…
Catbus at Burning Seed 2019: Zoophemism + Sydney Decompression
We got a grant from BOSS to take Catbus to Burning Seed 2019: Zoophemism at Matong State Forest.
Catbus at Ironfest: Once Upon a Time
Catbus made his inaugural debut at The Kingdom of Ironfest’s ‘Once Upon a Time’ festival, as one of the Ironfest Furries & Characters -…
The making of the Catbus costume
Inspired by Studio Ghibli’s animation “My Neighbour Totoro” and Adam Savage’s one day Totoro costume build, I created a 4-person Catbus cosplay for our…
