Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
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Feb 27
Laura’s Art Journal
This is my sister’s art journal. We made a pair of them and took turns doing pages. She currently has mine, and I have one page left to do in hers. We might take a while to finish it, as we are in the middle of another art project, the altered book round robin.  Reproduction allowed courtesy …
Feb 24
Air Faerie
This is one of my old faeries, one of the first I made with paperclay faces. She’s also one of my favorites. Everything is made by hand. I painted the wings, made the hair, made the dress from my own pattern, sculpted the face and hands and feet, painted them, wired them together, etc. Pretty …
Feb 21
Glass Flowers 1
Feb 19
Laura’s Altered Book
This is the altered book that my sister started for our round robin. It’s quite difficult to photograph them, as they don’t want to lie flat. I hope I can come up with a better way, maybe a clear acrylic plate holder or something. I might paint the scene behind the door (the hinges work!) …
Feb 17
Children’s Vests
It’s time for the Renaissance Festival again, and of course the costumes the children wore last year are unsuitable for this year. My husband sweet-talked me into making bodices for the children. I’ve made dozens of these, but the necessity of making them, often at the last minute, has sucked the joy out of it …