Cate Kelly

CateMade was born from the desire to share that sense of connection—between beauty and meaning, creation and Creator, art and story. My faith shapes everything I create, grounding me in gratitude and reminding me that art is a way to reflect God’s beauty back into the world. Each collection begins with something that stirs my soul: the changing seasons, the grace of magnolia blooms, the songs that mark a moment in time. My work is grounded in nature and alive with story, offering quiet reminders of what is good, true, and enduring.

I grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a family where creativity and faith were both constants. My grandmother was a painter, my mother a musician, and our home was filled with both music and making. I learned early that art isn’t just something you do; it’s a way of living with gratitude. I carried that belief into adulthood, painting whenever I could, often with music playing in the background or my guitar nearby. Both have always been languages of expression for me—one with color, one with sound.

I studied art at the University of Mississippi before completing my Bachelor of Arts in Art Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Those years deepened not only my technical skills but also my belief that art connects what we feel to what we can see and touch. It gives form to gratitude, awe, and story.