Catherine Cheek

Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.

Author's posts

Oct 08

Green Flower Grid Bowl

By Kater in Pottery

This design looks much better on paper or other flat surfaces than it does on a curved surface. I found it quite difficult to get the design as even as I like. It’s not one I’ve used before, though I’ve seen similar ones on Japanese textiles and paper.

bowl, green slip, high fire, scgraffito, textile design

Oct 05

Yellow Tiles

By Kater in Pottery, Tiles

These are the same as the blue speckled tiles that I made, except that I chose a bright yellow. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with these, but I’d like to do a lot more mosaic projects, and I figured that having a selection of tiles wouldn’t hurt.

mosaic, stamp, tile, yellow glaze

Oct 03

Blue Tiles

By Kater in Pottery, Tiles

I made these just so I’d have enough ware to fill the kiln. I rolled out slabs of 1/4 inch clay and stamped it with some of my commercially purchased rubber stamps. Then I cut them with small cookie cutters designed for working with clay. The glaze choice wasn’t the best; in other firings, this …

stamp, tile

Oct 01

Glass Porcelain Charms 3

By Kater in alternart, Pottery

These are the charms I set out to make when I undertook this project. I bought a dress that cries out for some unique jewelry to go with it. I thought these would turn out more pinkish/beigeish, but since they are translucent, they might turn the color I want when held up against my skin. …

charm, cherry blossom, glass-like porcelain, jewelry, porcelain, stamp

Sep 28

Glass Porcelain Charms 2

By Kater in alternart, Pottery

These are the second of the set of charms I made out of Bridget Harpers glass-like porcelain. We found that using fusing paper underneath kept them from sticking to the shelf, so that saved some time and effort. They still need to be sanded. Since I hate sanding, that’s the main thing holding me back …