Catherine Cheek

Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.

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Cobalt Stamp Plate 2

First step in creating these plates was to roll out wedged clay on the slab roller. You can see the texture of the canvas.  Second step was to stamp all over the slab using commercial rubber stamps.  I especially like the text background stamps.

Seeing Things, Part 2: Why I Started Writing

Dear Blog Friends, As I mentioned on Monday, I’m about to embark on a journey, of sorts, at the end of which I will hopefully answer the question “Have I been put on this earth purely to serve as a warning to others?”  Now I’m going to tell you a little about why. Wait. Maybe …

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Cobalt Stamp Plate 1

This is my first plate of a series of six.  It was kind of a first try, because I ended up using a different technique for the later ones.

The New Project!

Dear Blog Friends, So here’s my big update. I’m planning to epublish my first novel. If it goes well, I’m going to follow it with the second and third, to make a nice, neat trilogy. This is the plan, and it’s one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.  Bear in mind that I’m not …

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Seeing Things, Part 1: The Big Idea

Dear Blog Friends, So here’s my big update. I’m planning to epublish my first novel. If it goes well, I’m going to follow it with the second and third, to make a nice, neat trilogy. This is the plan, and it’s one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.  Bear in mind that I’m not …

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