Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Dec 22
Indigo Tie Dye
This is a shirt that I “accidentally” tie-dyed. It was a dingy white men’s tee that had been left on the dryer, and I wanted to try some of the traditional batik design ideas I’d seen in the booklet. Obviously, it didn’t come out very well. In fact, I’ve already dumped it in the box …
Dec 18
Book Review: To Kill a Mockingjay
To Kill A Mockingjay by Harper Collins This book is about the daughter of a lawyer living in District 12 who is chosen to take part in “the Hunger Play” in which children dress up like items of food. The daughter, Scatniss Finch is forced to dress up like a ham for the play, along with other …
Dec 16
Book Review: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes-And Other Lessons From the Crematory
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty I really enjoyed this. How can you not like a poignant memoir that makes you laugh with lines like “A girl never forgets the first corpse she shaves.” I got the audiobook, read by the author, who has a raspy, cheerful …
Dec 15
Paper Mache Owl Sculpture
I decided to make this when I saw a woman make a paper mache dragon on her website. I was so enrapt I bought her mask-making book and watched all her videos and decided I was going to make some kind of sculpture. I decided on an owl because I’d had owls on …