Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Mar 06
Book Review: Wicked Bugs
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army & Other Diabolical Insects by Amy Stewart This is a book written on a similar vein to Amy Stewart’s WICKED PLANTS, which has a similar shape and layout. The previous book I read from a hard copy, but this one I listened to as an audiobook. I …
Mar 04
Blue Engobed Cup
This was the second cup I made, right after the twice green cup. Another student did a technique which I believe is called engobing, where you cover a piece with a layer of colored glass. When you first mash the hot glass on, it looks a little like one of those frowning bad guys that …
Mar 03
E-Book Week!
I’ve got some promotions over at Smashwords, if you want to get some of my books for free or cheap, this week only. Get copies for your kindle, nook, kobo, sony, ipad or any other e-reader, including PDF. Seeing Things — Free until 3/8! Use Coupon Code REW75 Treemaker — 50% off until 3/8! Use Coupon …
Feb 25
Twice Green Cup
Just started a new glass blowing class. I couldn’t get into the shorter weeknight one I usually take, and am in a longer one on the weekends. The other women in class far surpassed me in skill. This is good, in that they will likely inspire me to strethc myself, but bad, in that it’s …
Feb 20
Book Review – Second Glance
Second Glance by Jodi Picoult I’d never head of Jodi Picoult, and only got this book because a secondhand copy was selling at the library for too cheap to pass up, so it surprised me that two separate people told me how much they loved her as an author when they spied the book cover. …