Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Jun 01
Shadowbox of Unpartable Treasures
In front of my computer monitor, I collect small mementos, things I’ve been given, things I’ve made, and other things I can’t possibly ever part with. Unfortunately, it means that my monitor area gets quite cluttered. I decided to take the large shrine blank that I had made and create a shadowbox to turn these …
May 30
Small Red Sliptrailed Cup
. One might wonder why I used a non-transparent glaze here. I was hoping that if I did it thin enough and feathered it light by rubbing it with my finger, I’d get a bright color and not lose the design. Almost worked. Our only translucent glazes at the Tempe Arts Center are clear and …
May 28
Red Porcelain Sliptrailed Cup One
When I do surface decoration on a piece I’ve thrown, I almost always have to work freehand, because I rarely remember to bring books and references from home to the pottery studio. For this piece, I remembered to bring books, and I used mehindi designs. I like mehindi designs because they are adaptable, and because …
May 26
White Bird Cup
This cup, unlike the celadon colored one, is functional because it did not crack in the kiln. Shrank quite a bit, but that happens with porcelain.
May 24
Rabbits of Willendorf
Laurie Nessel did a demo in this class where she made these amazing little netsuke rabbits out of a solid lump of glass. These were my attempt. I think I need a lot more progress if I’m going to make rabbits that look like rabbits. Maybe the glass was too hot, or maybe I pushed …