Collage of a photo of a person with short hair, holding flowers, overlaid with cityscape and street signs, on a pink background.

I have been
on a journey,
facilitated by art.

I’ve always loved art, drawing, sketching, and crafts. And in my work I have always tried to sneak art in somewhere - a gorgeous slide deck, an arts-based connection activity, hand-crafted gifts, unique visual art in the office, an elegant spread of food, a beautifully told story, etc. I am passionately drawn to beauty but it was never the core of my work.

Now, art is at the center of my work and life rather than on the sidelines. I have come to see that much of life is experienced below the surface line of our consciousness and art and art-making gives us a window to this vast universe. Exploring this world gives us the opportunity to bring into awareness our deepest thoughts and emotions. With this insight, so much is possible.

This work feels like a new calling but this movement towards art is an integration of lifelong interests. The shift makes so much sense! Art has amplified my creativity and wisdom — my intuition has expanded capacity, I notice more, and see patterns more clearly. As a result, I have increased skill to accompany myself and others on the path to self-awareness, growth, and well-being.

Art is not just pretty or an adornment, it is an essential part of our human experience and wholeness.

Join me and let’s create something remarkable together.

Work with me

Why partner with Chris?

Working with Chris is truly more than just a collage session — it's a beautiful journey of self-discovery.

He warmly invites you to meet yourself with kindness, encouraging you to pause, feel, and connect with the parts of yourself that might be hidden or overlooked. Under his guidance, you're not just cutting and gluing; you're exploring, uncovering, and embracing who you are. I wholeheartedly recommend working with him. If you’re ready to slow down, tune in, and meet the parts of yourself longing to be seen, Chris will support you with sincere care, creativity, and authenticity.
Geraldine Reine
Visual Artist and Storyteller
Chris is intuitive, empathetic, curious, and so talented at seeing the underlying metaphor or throughline in other's lives.

Over the past few years, I've been given the honor to witness Chris' continued expansion and depth as both a human and a professional. While I've known him for about 15 years, I've spent more time with him since he came to MEA as a student and, subsequently, became an online facilitator for our programs. He's intuitive, empathetic, curious, and so talented at seeing the underlying metaphor or throughline in other's lives.
Chip Conley 
Founder & CEO  Modern Elder Academy
What if art is the missing element in the next phase of your development? Your team’s development?

As a leadership facilitator and executive coach who holds space for others, I turned to Chris and his extraordinary gifts to hold space for me. And through a series of bi-weekly two-hour sessions he gave me back to myself fortified, energized, and clear. In today's climate of uncertainty, complexity, and opportunity embedded in crisis, many leaders desperately need what Chris provides: trustworthy space, embodied wisdom, authentic insights, and the often-forgotten gift of joy in the process of discovery.
Alex Dorsey
Founder, Urban Collectives
Chris works an idea from an unformed lump of clay into an increasingly clear, beautiful and potent vessel to carry just the right ideas, emotions, and sensations for building authentic human spaces.

I know Chris for his courageous experimentation with new forms of building community, engaging people in wise and measured risk-taking that reveals new horizons of connection. I have seen him exercise this gift in corporate boardrooms, community halls, and college classrooms with effects that are hard to believe until you experience them. Like a gifted potter, Chris works an idea from an unformed lump of clay into an increasingly clear, beautiful and potent vessel to carry just the right ideas, emotions, and sensations for building authentic human spaces.
Monica Worline 
Faculty Director,
Center for Positive Organizations
Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
Chris pays close attention to creating beautiful (yes, beautiful) environments that invite people to be present, take risks, and learn about themselves and each other.

Chris is, in a word, exquisite. He is a gentle, generous, and thoughtful leader and facilitator, and both a student and a master of human and organisational development. He has honed an extensive set of extraordinary skills and tools that he deploys masterfully to help individuals, groups, and organisations dig deep to get to the answers and outcomes they are seeking. Chris pays close attention to creating beautiful (yes, beautiful) environments that invite people to be present, take risks, and learn about themselves and each other. He approaches challenging situations with humility and curiosity, and he models that vulnerability and respect are powerful drivers of connection and impact.
Ellen LaPointe
Former Chief Executive Officer 
Fenway Health
What has impressed us most is the deep thoughtfulness, care, and precision that he brings to everything that he does.

We have had the pleasure of working with Chris on a number of projects and programs over the past decade: as a featured speaker at multiple Greater Good Science Center events, as a writer for our Greater Good magazine, and as a co-creator of an intensive retreat. All of that work benefited from Chris's practical wisdom, expert communication skills, and his wealth of experience fostering connection and collaboration within organisations. What has impressed us most is the deep thoughtfulness, care, and precision that he brings to everything that he does, making our partnerships deeply satisfying and rewarding.
Jason Marsh 
Executive Director
Greater Good Science Center  
UC Berkeley

A collage of various cutout images and papers, including black-and-white photographs of people, a porcelain figurine of a woman, a tattooed arm, a teacup, a person with blue painted nails holding the teacup, colorful abstract images, and printed pages with text and URLs.

Experienced facilitator, coach, and learning designer with over 40 years work in multiple sectors.
Post-Graduate Diploma in Art Therapy and Community Art | Metàfora, Barcelona
Certificate, Collage as a Creative Coaching Tool | UnglueYou, London
Certificate, Art in Coaching, Art in Practice | Elan Coaching, London
Certified Facilitator, Reflected Best Self Exercise | Center for Positive Organizations, University of Michigan
Modern Elder Academy Graduate and Facilitator
Conversational Intelligence
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Strengthscope Strengths Assessment

I have been on a journey, facilitated by art.

Working with Chris is truly more than just a collage session — it's a beautiful journey of self-discovery.

Chris is intuitive, empathetic, curious, and so talented at seeing the underlying metaphor or throughline in other's lives.

What if art is the missing element in the next phase of your development? Your team’s development?

Chris works an idea from an unformed lump of clay into an increasingly clear, beautiful and potent vessel to carry just the right ideas, emotions, and sensations for building authentic human spaces.

Chris pays close attention to creating beautiful (yes, beautiful) environments that invite people to be present, take risks, and learn about themselves and each other.

What has impressed us most is the deep thoughtfulness, care, and precision that he brings to everything that he does.

Credentials

I have been
on a journey,
facilitated by art.