Propelled into the spotlight after being awarded the blue ribbon for his sleeping bag/sheet book (view sample pages under Works) at the South End Art Hop in Burlington, VT in 1995 Chip has been on a slow yet steady pace ever since expanding his creativity when time and space allow.  Writing, painting and spoken word have each contributed to interpreting life as viewed through his lens.  Whether a poem, a radio show or a painting is the outlet there is no lack of his humor, deep thought and passion that goes into crafting the end result.  Pulling from childhood experiences, parenting, work life, random social gatherings, literature and every day encounters Chip takes slices of past and present interactions to formulate the foundation of each piece produced. Now emerging on the world wide web this self-taught, closet artist is ready to share his work.