who we are
The Creator’s Art Confluence is the brainstorm of six dedicated creatives who uncovered a unique vision for renewal and are developing the insight to bring it to you. We know you can help us find many more facets to our discovery and we look forward to including you in our process.
Tim holmes
artist philosopher
Tim is the first American artist ever invited to give a solo exhibit at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia, the world’s largest art museum, where his sculptures remain on permanent display. His work has gained notice also among some of the world’s peacemakers. Nobel prize winners Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Jimmy Carter are among Holmes’ best-known collectors.
Holmes was commissioned to create the U.N. Women’s Peace Prize and has created sculpture for other international projects, including the South African bid for the Olympics. Holmes believes art will heal the world in these troubling times.
sherrie lovler
artist & teacher
Sherrie is a painter, poet and calligrapher, exploring where these three disciplines meet. Her art and poems are published in her award winning book, On Softer Ground. From 1978-1985 she co-created a yearly back-to-the-land festival and co-produced Homesteaders News magazine.
Sherrie’s passion is pairing her paintings and poems. She has a BA in Studio Art and teaches calligraphic painting both online and nationally, including this summer at the 40th International Calligraphy Conference.
dr. jon jackson
psychiatrist & teacher
Jon is an award-winning poet and has worked in radio for most of his life. He’s a former Chair and Board Member of the Numina Center for Spirituality & the Arts. He currently facilitates a Rilke reading group sponsored by the Friends of the San Francisco Jung Institute. He has led various depth book and video discussion groups for many years. He currently teaches classes on “Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet” and “A Psychological Approach to the Old Testament.”
Robert Mannis, Ph. D
psychologist & author
Bob is a clinical and forensic psychologist in Frederick, Maryland, having practiced 45 years and done over 60,000 clinical sessions. In 1976 he was honored to be present at the inaugural meeting of what is today, The Jung Society of Washington. He has spoken to the Jung Societies of New York, Baltimore, Nashville and Washington DC. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on a Jungian analysis of the fairytale “Sleeping Beauty.” He published his book, Ars Nova: Understanding the Alchemical Mystery in the Age of Aquarius, in 2016.
coeleen kiebert, M.S.
artist & teacher
Coeleen received her M.S. at the University of California Santa Cruz researching creative personality and creative process. She earned her B.S. at the University of Minnesota as an art major. Her major art form is ceramic sculpture. For many decades Coeleen has taught art and ceramic sculpture along with the deepening psychological influences of C. G. Jung, Abraham Maslow and Frank Barron. Coeleen continues to produce sculpture and teach in her Aptos, California studio.
Skip Conover
Executive & teacher
Skip is a retired Marine and internationally oriented Executive, having founded and grown businesses in Japan, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the U.S. over 4 decades. He prides himself for developing for his own use the Art of Weaving Golden Threads (which are invisible). He founded a now public company on his back porch, and that company became the largest in its industry in 7 years. In 2010 he Founded the Archetype in Action website, and in 2016 he founded the Carl Jung Depth Psychology Reading Group on YouTube, which has over 15,000 subscribers.