Soulful artwork to bless seasons of change

My commission process invites you to explore those moments of threshold—the “in-between” times that we choose or sometimes choose us.

These moments of transition are sacred. By exploring them together, we can look for the wisdom and clarity emerging in your life as a new pattern begins to take shape.

When we work together on a commission, we will spend time listening, storytelling, and question-asking. With these insights and intuitions, I will begin work on your abstract composition.

Once you receive your artwork, we will have a “seeing session” to reflect together on your contemplative abstract icon.

By the end of our process, you will have a unique, original artwork for your home or office that supports your contemplation of the past, present, and future.

“The Heart of Community”
Made for Legacy Coffee

Testimonials

  • "What I’ve experienced with Chad is a rare and nourishing depth of heartful presence. He is attuned to a frequency of Love that flows through him in care and creation. Chad has held me in his heart and gifted me paintings and spacious, synchronous words of blessing which have accompanied me as my story unfolds."

    Kirsten Harrison
    Trauma-Informed Spiritual Director & Writer

  • "Entering this reflective and artistic process with Chad has felt right from the very beginning. It has been purposeful, fun, and the pieces... my goodness! I loved them immediately from unboxing, but even more through the journey that Chad crafted to help me contemplate them and my own life. His artwork will be important parts of my environment for the rest of my life."

    Donté Apperwhite
    People Leader & Public Speaker

  • "Every stage of this process felt like a gift. It was like collaborating on a living object— an abstract icon where I can see and learn new things about my experience over time. I’m grateful for an experience and artwork that represents Chad's trusting artistic intuition and a sacred co-listening and discovery of what God might be saying about the present moment."

    Rachel Neal
    Spiritual Director and Artist

  • “Chad gives the rare gift of attention to the small and swirling movements of our souls; movement imaged in his choices of color and texture. The written blessing that accompanied the piece—a blessing birthed from his deep listening to me—captured some hard-to-see, liberating realities for me. Meditating with the piece in a particularly discouraging moment was a deep grace.”

    Rev. Joel Sommer
    Pastor, Spiritual Director, and DEI Trainer

  • "I felt a prodding to commission Chad for one of his paintings because I was transfixed by how his artwork intersected with the act of blessing. What I received from Chad ventured further than what I could have ever anticipated. Through abstract shapes, colors, and lines I was pierced by God's intentional intimacy and insights that were so specific for me. I would encourage you to extend that same trust, and get ready: God will move. "

    Abby Basile
    Educator and Mentor

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The Process

When we work together, we spend time in spiritual direction before and after the artwork is made, learning to see, feel, and name wisdom in new ways.

Step One: Listening Session

We begin with a gentle listening session to hear the questions, longings, and hopes your heart carries, and the threshold moments you might be facing.

Step Two: Contemplative Painting

Based upon our session, I spend time painting in stillness and silence to bring forth an artwork that creates a generous space for our reflection.

Step Three: Seeing Session

I offer audio or written insights to accompany your artwork, and we conclude with a final session viewing the work together, reflecting on what we see to carry new wisdom forward.