Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Sep 26
Here’s the close up of the new crow image. This is the third crow design, fourth, if you count the one that didn’t turn out. As you can see, I painted back in some of the details with a brush, since not all the lines on the head and claws came out. To set the …
Sep 25
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink Drive, by Daniel Pink, is (as its title suggests) a book about what motivates people. Since I’ve read books that mention this book (Better by Mistake) and books that this book uses in its bibliography (Stumbling on Happiness, Outliers) I kept my expectations …
Sep 21
Labyrinth by Kat Richardson I’d heard of this series, and when I had the chance to buy a used copy at the library (cheap books! supporting the library!) I picked it up, glad that I’d have the chance to explore more urban fantasy. Since I write urban fantasy, I’m very picky about others’ novels. I’ve …
Sep 18
So here’s the detail of the wings that I printed using the photo emulsion technique. I took the silk screen and poured a bead of photo emulsion liquid on it, and used the squeegie to put an even layer on both sides, as it said to in the directions. Then, I put it in a …
Sep 15
Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong by Alina Tugend Is it a good sign or a bad sign when the author references mostly books that I’ve already read? On one hand, it’s bad because it indicates that maybe this sub-genre (popular science) is panned out for me. On the other hand, the …
