Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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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 …
Oct 02
A Collage Sketch
This is one of my first attempts at collage. Having just read a book on the matter, I felt obliged to include nearly every technique available to me. The girl’s face is a acrylic transfer of a photo of my daughter. One of the problems I found with the acrylic transfer is that when washing …
Oct 01
My First Beads
These are the first beads I made in my flameworking class. They’re quite small, less than 1cm across even for the largest. I should get my second night’s worth of beads out of the annealer tomorrow.
Sep 23
Sewn Signatures
My sister wants to do an art journal exchange with her friend, so I started binding some watercolor paper into signatures. I got some books on bookbinding, so I started reading them to pick up pointers. Previously, I had just been doing everything by looking at books and puzzling out how they were made. What …
Sep 21
Altered Book 1
For the past year or so, collage has fascinated me. It’s a completely different direction from my usual art. Altered books especially interest me, because it’s 3D art and because it’s recycled. It does take some courage to actually destroy a book, but I consoled myself in that there were other copies for sale at …