Chris & Cate Clother are creative professionals who listen, do the work, & love telling your story.
Chris & Cate Clother are creative professionals who listen, do the work, & love telling your story.
Cate received her BA in Art from Westmont College and her MA in Sustainability Education from Portland State University. She studied photography at Brooks Institute and is a self-taught web designer. In 2014 Cate founded Cordella Press, an independent small press featuring the work of women and nonbinary creatives. Cate specializes in:
Photography & Videography
Website Design
Graphic Design
Social Media Marketing
Copywriting & Editing
After moving up & down & all around, we settled with our three children in Cate’s hometown of Dunsmuir, California, in the heart of the Siskiyou mountains.
We're excited to work with folks in person from northern California & southern Oregon. We also enjoy remote work & will work with you no matter how far you may be!
Cate Clother
Chris Clother
Chris received his BFA in Art from Portland State University and his MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Sierra Nevada College. His visual art has been featured in solo and group shows in galleries throughout the U.S. He works as an art teacher and in nonprofit management, and he probably drinks more coffee than you do. Chris specializes in:
Illustration
Graphic Design
Writing
Together, Cate & Chris work at the intersection of analogue creativity & technology, helping you tell your story & accomplish amazing things.
our journey
2002–2004
While art students at Westmont College & Portland State, Cate & Chris meet & fall in love at summer camp where they work as camp counselors. They endure a 2 year long distance relationship, sending each other mixtapes & annoying their dorm mates with late night phone calls (sorry, Lisa & Mark!)
2004–2006
2006–2014
Chris & Cate move to Camphill Soltane, an intentional community where they live & work with adults with intellectual differences. The Clother family grows from 2 to 5! Cate earns her MSEd. from Portland State & a certificate in digital photography from Brooks Institute.
2018–2023
Cate & Chris both complete their BFAs & tie the knot! Cate works with kids & art at Portland Children's Museum and Chris hawks art supplies while they seek a vocational path that would allow them to do meaningful, creative work in the world.
The Clother family moves back west to Cate's hometown of Dunsmuir, CA. Chris works as an art teacher & executive director for a nonprofit hospice. Cate continues to work for Soltane as Director of Storytelling & Communications. Cate & Chris found Cedar Grove Center for Rural Renewal.
Cate founds Cordella Press & designs her first website & brand. She begins to work for Camphill Soltane as a development professional, building websites, designing brands, writing grants, & taking photos & videos for the nonprofit.
2014–2018
2024 & beyond!
Cate & Chris decide to go freelance with the founding of Clother Creative! They're excited to bring their passions for beautiful images, words, & design to their northern California community & beyond!
2014–2018
Cate founds Cordella Press & designs her first website & brand. She begins to work for Camphill Soltane as a development professional, building websites, designing brands, writing grants, & taking photos & videos for the nonprofit.
2018–2023
The Clother family moves back west to Cate's hometown of Dunsmuir, CA. Chris works as an art teacher & executive director for a nonprofit hospice. Cate continues to work for Soltane as Director of Storytelling & Communications. Cate & Chris found Cedar Grove Center for Rural Renewal.
"Over the many years that I've hired Cate to come up with design solutions for various projects, it has always been a pleasure working with her. Whether for book design, a website rebrand or an invitation for an event, I know that I'm guaranteed an outcome that looks creatively fresh due to her unique artistic vision. Her turnaround time and attention to my projects is always impressive. Can't recommend her highly enough!"
–Courtney Diener-Stokes, Design Client
“Can't recommend her highly enough!"
"Cate was the best ever."
"Our family photo shoot with Cate was the best ever. She chose a perfect location that fit our vibe, worked magic with our little kids to get them engaged and smiling, and captured all the best moments. We used some of the images in a holiday card and everyone was asking who took the pictures?! Cate. Go get yours. Good family photos are priceless."
–Adrian Klaphaak, Photo Client
"Cate is my favorite photographer to work with."
"Cate Clother is by far my favorite photographer to work with. Not only is she extremely talented, but she is an incredible and loving human being. That kindness and passion really comes through in the way she is able to capture the moments on film. My family had so much fun at our session and the photos she took are some of my favorites. I will cherish these photos forever and I feel so grateful that we got to work with Cate!"
–Chelsey Smotherman, Photo Client
"Cate was really fun to work with! She knew some pretty spots around the river and has a very good eye. She made me feel very comfortable during our photoshoot. I loved how my photos turned out!"
–Charlotte Gazave, Photo Client
“Cate was really fun to work with!”
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