Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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May 11
Cobalt Stamp Plate 5
After I stamped the image, the second step was to cut them out and lay them gently into styrofoam meat trays. I pushed the clay into the corner to get a neat shape, and then trimmed the edges. I’ve done a lot of these. It’s not as easy as it looks. The less you touch …
May 11
Seeing Things, Part 5: Doing My Part
Dear Blog Friends, I have witches in my urban fantasy. Of course, lots of people have witches in their fantasy, but the thing is, I have real witches. I’m not a witch myself, but I have friends who are witches, and if I were ever to join a religion, it would likely be Paganism because …
May 10
Book Review: Black Magic Sanction
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison Kim Harrison is different for other series writers in that she has managed to consistently create compelling stories in each of her novels. If you haven’t been following the series, don’t start with this one, but if you’ve been a fan of the other books, I’m happy to tell …
May 09
Cobalt Stamp Plate 4
I’ve resisted using rubber stamps in my pottery before, preferring the ones I’ve made myself out of bisqued clay, but I shouldn’t have. Rubber stamps are available in so many different designs, and there are things you can do with stamps that you can’t do with any other tool.