Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Oct 29
Cloth Book Covers
I’ve made covers for two of the small books. I used scraps of silk and see-through printed fabric, stitched together. They still need to have end papers pasted in them (a tricky part for me) and I plan on decorating the edges of the papers with words, but they’re getting closer to done.
Oct 28
More Beads
Here are two more pictures of the beads I made in class. Class is now over, but hotshop (glassblowing) starts next Tuesday.
Oct 22
More books
I’ve been practicing bookbinding. So far I’ve learned that the crossover stitch (the fanned out one) looks fantastic but isn’t very tight. I’ve also learned that wheat paste is excellent for paper-to-paper, but not so good for mull-to-spine as it’s not flexible. I’ve got enough paper for at least two more books. When they’re done, …
Oct 18
Pear Print
I’ve come to the conclusion that I need a baren, or some kind of printing press if I’m going to make invitations and Christmas cards.– Too time consuming otherwise.
Oct 03
Art Journal-Fish Juggler
Fish Paintings Here is the latest page in my art journal. I took pictures of it along the way so I could explain the steps. Step One: I painted watercolors of fish directly into the book, then photographed them so I could print the photos smaller onto cardstock. Step Two: I photocopied sheets of old …