Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Feb 09
Laura’s Crown
I call this one “Laura’s Crown” because of the crown and because it reminds me of my sister’s style. She has a wealth of papers, paper cutters, and decorative fasteners. Most of her creations look very tidy, unlike mine which don’t feel complete unless something had to be cleaned up afterwards. The card on this …
Feb 04
Lovelorn Jack Card
Part of a series of six greeting cards inspired by the need to make a birthday card for Jane Cheek. For this card I started with a greeting card blank that I’d started to stamp an invitation on (I ended up not using the invitations because evite is easier). I cut a rectangle of scrapbooking …
Jan 31
Jerome’s Landscape
I was originally going to use one of the etched copper embellishments I made for this, but decided against it because the metal would be too heavy to mail. When I mail letters, I tend to cut extra sheets so I can add a lot more text than the stationary-makers think a person needs, and …
Jan 28
Haloed Blue Reader Card
I’d made the linoblock of a woman reading for another birthday card for Jane, and the print was still in the pack of cards. I cut it out and placed it experimentally on the blue scrapbooking paper background. It wanted some kind of outline, and I love the idea of using text, so I took …
Jan 25
Happy Birthday Jane
Jane’s birthday was the impetus behind all this card-making. I wanted to make a birthday card for her that was really special. This particular card was the hardest to make, as it didn’t seem to turn out the way I wanted it to. After I chose the card color and the background scrapbook paper, I …