CATE CRAWFORD STUDIO

About commissioned work:

Partnerships of trust between artist and client create amazing products that are deeply honored by both the giver and the receiver.

Many of the examples on this website were done in partnership:  a client came to me with an idea for a gift, a product, a book, a logo, or an empty space in their home or business, and we worked together to find a solution.

If you didn’t know that you can seamlessly work together with a creative individual who is trained in the techniques and subtleties of transcribing your personal ideas –on whatever level–into something very tangible, you are in the right place to change that!

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Note:
All photos and artwork on this website were taken by, were created by and are copyrighted by Cate Nailling Crawford, except where otherwise noted:

• The photograph taken of me writing was taken in a class being taught by English scribe Sir Donald Jackson in 2016 and is copyright Carson Newman University, TN.
  

• The photograph of me working on a QuickDraw painting of Old Trail Town (at the Children’s Resource Center in Cody, WY) was taken by photographer Neil Lefave of Cody, WY.

CALLIGRAPHY COMMISSION

In the summer of 2019, my clients asked me to illuminate this prayer to be presented to a newly ordained priest.  It was to be done for a man who had so many qualities and was very humble. This piece is an intentionally loose foundational hand and that with the raised and burnished gold mirrors the spirit of honesty and humility above perfection.  The final piece is about 24 x 28 inches.

Finished Detail

DETAIL IN PROGRESS

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Seasoned is the best description I can come up with for me and for my work: seasoned with years of experience in a variety of areas that have blended into the most satisfying combination of knowledge, expression and flavor.

Having a solid liberal arts foundation from the University of North Carolina has allowed me to work in the most interesting fields within the past 45+ years.

I graduated magna cum laude in Fine Arts and Classical Languages. This double major focused on painting, drawing, printmaking, pottery, sculpture, stained glass and childhood education;  in addition to the work in the classical languages of Ancient Greek and Latin.

That broad background–with exposure to deep technique and deep thought by wonderfully adept instructors–has made it possible for me to easily gain true depth in a multitude of areas with ease since.  Also, the art of knowing when it was time to move forward has kept me growing in a multiple of areas: writing, organizing, creating, managing and supervising jobs;  as well as allowing me to explore, express and share within the wide areas of architectural, fine, graphic and publishing arts as in addition to teaching.

For well over 50 years, I have been extremely fortunate to have been exposed to and to have worked with some of the best practitioners in the fields of architecture, painting, drawing, graphic design, printmaking, flat glass, neon design, sign design, calligraphy and lettering arts, book design, marketing and publishing.

I have also had the opportunity to travel extensively; and I truly believe that I now live in the most beautiful part of the world!

A huge amount of my work (architectural glass, commercial signage, calligraphy, painting, drawing, book design and book making, as well as textile design and fabrications) has been commissioned and/or collected around the world and exhibited in local and regional invitational and juried shows across the US.

Currently I work in my Wyoming studio, where I most gratefully live and breathe in the fresh air of the Absaroka mountains each day.

Feel free to send me an email at:
cate@catecrawfordstudio.com

Find my work on ArtworkArchive
See my work at the Cody Country Art League
where my husband Wilson Crawford and I are exhibiting members.

codycountryartleague.com

All images on this site are copyrighted by Cate Crawford 2021