The Art of You

Chris is a new member of the Edward King House; a retired counselor, advocate, and executive in the field of mental illness; an "outsider artist making 'free spirits'" from beach flotsam and jetsam and a local gardener, "declutterer," and storyteller focusing on recycling, repurposing, resilience and recovery.

 

Chris sells Rhody collectibles and his whimsical faces made from ocean waste, sea glass, shells and stones, at Armory Antiques, Downtown Designs, Tiverton Artisans Festival, and pop-up artisan fairs and festivals.  Plans are in the works for exhibits at The Hive in Wickford and at other East Greenwich and Newport venues.  His work can often be purchased at screenings of the documentary "The Plastic Ocean" or other environmental events. 

 

Chris's outsider art has been described as "whimsical," "unconventional," a "celebration of color and texture," "waste in your face found object art," "gender uncertain masks" and the work of an environmental advocate and "hairstylist to the ocean goers, Flotsam and Jetsam." 

 

Chris hopes that the goofy grins and smiling faces  of his creations compel their new owners to do something, however small, to reduce the plastic in our oceans, on our beaches, entangled in our marine animals, and entering our food chain.