welcome to tea•kate creative


Kate Payne plays with words—bending and stretching and sometimes gluing them.
Her strategic creative approach incorporates both what you have to say and how it looks on the page.

services include:

copywritingcontent developmentcopy editing

grant writing

creative content (essays, articles, opinions, illustrations)

"poet for hire" (give your pallid message a linguistic transfusion)

visual art (oil or acrylic on masonite; found art and mixed-media collages on wood, canvas and clayboard)

food reviews (gluten-free feasts on dishola.com)

creative collective (join in the fun with the Austin Tea Party)


What's new: Feb 2010-Kate accepted an offer from HarperCollins to publish her project! Check out

Visit the calendar page for forthcoming works and shows

contact Kate