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<p>My name is Lee Cattarin. I use he or ze pronouns.</p>

<p>I'm a programmer (<a href="/resume/">are you looking for a resume?</a>), artist&crafter - knitting, spinning yarn, stamp carving/printmaking, cardmaking & papercrafts, bookbinding, leatherworking - bread baker, guitar player, and probably a lot of other things.</p>

<img src="/img/about/koi-pond.jpg" alt="A koi pond in fall afternoon light. A slender white person in a knitted dark teal sweater crouches in front of the pond and extends hir hand towards the surface of the water. Several curious koi are arriving to see what the matter is, and one white koi has stuck its face a bit out of the water to reach toward hir hand.">

<p>As of November 2023, my wife Brooke Osment and I have a art store: Riverside Refuge Studio. You can find various store links, or other ways to connect, on my <a href="/contact">contact page</a>. We're based out of Vashon, WA, USA, and ship internationally.</p>

<h2>pets</h2>

<p>We have a dog...</p>

<img src="/img/about/kestrel.png" alt="4 collaged pictures of Kestrel the Malinois mutt, a big tan dog with a thick ruff and half floppy, half pointy ears. In the pictures, he rolls on his back in the grass, looks snobbily at the camera with one ear flopping, looks off to one side, and sleeps in a big leather chair.">

<p>...and six ducks.</p>

<img src="/img/about/duckies.png" alt="2 pictures that show all six ducks, each duck labeled with their name. In the first image, Sparrow (Golden 300, a light brown breed that looks similar to female mallards) and Puffin (Swedish Black, black with a white bib and beautiful iridescence) come up to eat from my hand. In the second image, Chickadee (Magpie, black and white splotched) is up front looking to one side, and behind her are Dodo (Silver Runner, white and grey), Emu (Fawn & White Runner, white and pale tan), and Kiwi (Chocolate Runner, dark brown all over), with Sparrow and Puffin partially visible behind.">

<h2>webrings</h2>

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