Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Jun 05
Book Review: The Alchemist
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho I started this book not having any preconceived notions of what it was or what it was about except that the cover said it was an international bestseller. I can see why it was an international bestseller. While the story is a simple story (which I had heard before, slightly …
Jun 03
Blue Swirl Flower
To make this flower, I used a flower-shaped optics mold. the idea was to have an even number of petals because of the uniformity of the mold, but I melted it too many times and the petals lost their distinction. I think that clipping the edges makes for better petals.
May 29
Book Review: Reading Classes
Reading Classes: On Culture and Classism in America by Barbara Jensen I bought this book after attending a panel and workshop presented by the author at a con, and I was so hungry to learn more that I bought her book. Class in America is a subject that we don’t like to talk about. In …
May 28
Book Review: Ruby Red
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier I thought I’d grown tired of YA fantasy, but apparently I can be wooed back into the fold with time travelers. I got this as an audiobook, and was drawn in by the narrator’s depiction of an average modern British teen who just happens to see ghosts and have a …
May 27
Bottlecaps Fourth Group
This is the fourth set of bottlecaps that I made in February. I got the idea to use the seeds, and wondered why I didn’t use seeds more often. I guess it’s because most of my seeds go in the ground. The top left one has the insides of a watch in it. I wrote …