Cato Galen Doodle Mural

🎶 I’m a self taught ukulele player (but I dabble at other instruments like piano, viola which I played for like 9 years in school, and guitar). I love singing and song writing but I think it’s best to describe my music as melodic poetry.

🖼️ Docent Specialist (aka tour guide) at the Museum of Fine Arts St Pete leading tours for 6th graders and other Pinellas County kiddos

💻 by day I’m a Senior IT Manager for a small start up that’s kind of like a managed service provider on steroids for a number of remote international organizations

🧑🏾‍🎓 I studied Modern Dance, Linguistics (briefly), Applied Mathematics, and Information Studies with a focus in Information Security

🥗 I eat mostly plant based, but really just have a sensitive tummy and find eating to be a necessary evil that both allows me to do what I love and takes time away from doing what I love

🌱 House plant enthusiast because I love to see things grow! I think I have somewhere between 60-75 houseplants but I haven’t counted in a while.

I create with various mediums to ask and answer questions about myself, my purpose, and how to make sense of the people and the world around me. I hope to understand myself, feel understood and help others understand themselves better.

It’s been especially helpful in the last few years navigating my transition to live more authentically as a non-binary person and to unmask as a late diagnosed autistic. I like to sing about love and hope even if I’m writing to process difficult feelings. Like how lullabies soothe fussy babies - songwriting, and any art, stops my mind from racing and overwhelming feelings from keeping me up all night.

In my songs I can express what I need to hear from myself and maybe have trouble sharing with others. When I’m not singing or playing the ukulele I like to write poetry, create zines, zen doodles, roller skate and hang out with my pets.

This is a space to hold my art, my long winded writing, links to my music and a store to purchase zines and prints online. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Orbs and Waves by Cato Galen Zen Doodle 2024
Cato Galen Ukulele Blueberry Patch Gulfport, FL

cato@creatingcato.com St Petersburg, FL