Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Jan 18
Something’s in the Kitchen
This is the third in the series of four books for which I used rainbowy tie-dyed fabric as the base. For this one I fused together strips of novelty cotton prints, then stitched in a crosswise pattern to keep them secure. I knew I wanted some kind of text over the fabric, but I couldn’t decide …
Jan 08
Beaded Blue December Book
This is the second of the series of four books I made using rainbow tie-dyed material as a base. I adhered thin printed mesh fabric over the top of the base using fusible interfacing. The nice thing about fusible interfacing is that it’s lightweight and transparent. The drawback is that it’s very difficult to get …
Jan 04
Smoke Key Book
This is the first of a series of four books I made all using the same base material. The base material was a piece of thin tie-dyed cotton that had been part of my daughter’s skirt before it got too ripped to repair. This cover worked really well because thin cotton adhered to 20lb paper …
Dec 31
Emily’s Jewelry Box
I made this for my niece Emily, who is seven years old. I bought the wooden box at Michael’s and spent a few weeks decorating it. The butterflies are cut out from art paper that I bought at the Paper Studio (one of my favorite stores!) The lettering on the top is made of polymer …
Dec 27
Jessica’s Jewelry Box
I made this for my niece Jessica, who is five years old. Like her sister’s box, it is a wooden box from Michael’s that I spent a few weeks decorating. I used violet interference paint, mixed with gel retarder, to stamp the leaf patterns on the lid and sides. I tried to make a polymer …