Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Oct 30
Book Review: Dracula
Dracula by Bram Stoker This book is a classic for a reason. It has a lot of awesome horror and tension and adventure, with a mystery that probably would have had even more of an impact if I could have gone back in time a hundred years adn read this without knowing how the story …
Oct 27
Palm Reading Tile
I took a workshop with Laurie Mika, an artist I admire who works primarily with polymer clay. There were other of her workshops I wanted to take more, but time and money made them unfeasible, so I took the one about painting on clay. The techniques themselves were pretty simple and straighforward. I learned the …
Oct 23
Book Review: Impulse
Impulse by Steven Gould I found this book considerably weaker than the previous two. Judging by the difference in the stars, I’m unusual in my opinion. What I liked about the first two books: Davy and Millie learn to use and control amazing powers while running from evil organizations of considerable resources who will stop …
Oct 20
Red Butterfly Book
This book must have gotten lost in my postings, because I actually completed it earlier this summer. I started with a piece of calico with an autumnal print, and block printed over it with leaf-motif texture plates. This was one of those where I managed to muddy it and obscure the original design, but didn’t …