Category: Announcements
New! Free Studio Forum: Journaling
When I ask my colleagues, clients and interview guests what their core creative practice is, the #1 answer is journaling.
Journaling supports us when we are overflowing with inspiration and when we’re struggling with despair. It gives us a place to gather our ideas and to discover our voice, a place to make lists, to make art and to make sure we remember who we are. We write in Moleskines and composition books, sketchbooks and Hobonichis. We doodle and dream and make art in our journals. We explore and express. We discover and create.
Our journal is a place we can call our own.
In our first ever Studio Forum, we will gather together online and explore questions such as:
- How do you journal?
- When do you journal?
- Why do you journal?
- What do you use when you journal?
- What helps you stick with a practice of journaling?
- What doesn’t?
- What difference has journaling made in your life?
This is not a workshop or a seminar. It’s not an event where the host or one guest shares their stories and strategies. (Though, of course, I’ll share what I know too!) This is a chance for the studio community to share and benefit from one another’s experience. This is wisdom-sourcing with a group of creative, thought-full, like-minded, generous souls!
Let’s learn from one another about the power of journaling.
I know that when we bring together the knowledge and wisdom of this community and the topic of journaling the result is going to be sheer alchemy!
The First Ever Studio Forum: Journaling
Come and share your questions & your wisdom about journaling.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
(check the time conversion for your region here)
Join the Studio for access to free registration.
Studio Forums are free collective wisdom events for studio members only. Registration is limited so join the Studio now and receive registration details in your newsletter.
Create Your Full Cold Moon Dreamboard
and Bring Your Dreams Home
Today is the New Moon and it’s the perfect time to start dreaming.
As the Full Cold Moon approaches, let yourself bask in its question, “What comforts do you dream of? What dreams feel like home?”
To explore this question deeply and intuitively, join me in creating a dreamboard under the full moon. I will guide you through a creative process you can use again and again to connect with the moon and your dreams.
Find out more and register here.
(Note: If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, you’re coming up on the Full Strawberry Moon. You can access the appropriate dreamboard workshop here)
Today is Your Day to Dream under the Full Corn Moon
Join me in this Full Moon practice and connect to your self, the Universe and your dreams: big and small, tender and brave, mundane and wild.
Years ago, sitting in my mom’s living room, hanging out with her and my sisters, cutting and gluing, dreaming, chatting, I had no idea that a life-changing practice had entered into my life. Who would imagine that a simple, creative activity could open up the door to my dreams? Over the years, I have developed a practice of creating dreamboards that serve both as magical manifestation magnets and also as powerful reflecting pools. Tying their creation into the cycles of the moon adds a deeper dimension of discovery and builds our connection to the energy cycles around us.
The Full Corn Moon is here today and asks: What dreams do you wish to bring to fruition?
Registration $50
Registration is open for The Full Corn Moon Dreamboard Workshop. Till the way to your bountiful dream harvest. (More details here)
PS If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s time to explore the dreams that are emerging under the Full Worm Moon.
Discover What Your Intuition Knows under the Full Sturgeon Moon
Join me in this Full Moon practice and connect to your self, the Universe and your dreams: big and small, tender and brave, mundane and wild.
Years ago, sitting in my mom’s living room, hanging out with her and my sisters, cutting and gluing, dreaming, chatting, I had no idea that a life-changing practice had entered into my life. Who would imagine that a simple, creative activity could open up the door to my dreams? Over the years, I have developed a practice of creating dreamboards that serve both as magical manifestation magnets and also as powerful reflecting pools. Tying their creation into the cycles of the moon adds a deeper dimension of discovery and builds our connection to the energy cycles around us.
The Full Sturgeon Moon arrives on August 29th and asks: What does your intuition tell you about your dreams?
Registration $50
Registration is now open for The Full Sturgeon Moon Dreamboard Workshop. Discover what Your Intuition Knows (more details here)
PS If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s time to explore your deepest dreams under the Full Snow Moon.
Join Me in August for Sparkles – and help the kittens too!
I’m starting to sparkle on Saturday – and I hope you’ll join me!
Are you aching to bring your creativity to life but simply feel you don’t have enough time? Are your coloured pencils languishing in the corner? Is that journal still blank? Do you keep meaning to write but you never get around to it? Does your body long to dance? Is your creative spirit wondering when you’re finally going to invite her out to play?
Sparkles is for you.
Do you feel like you’re living your life in black and white? You’ve got your day job and lots of responsibilities. Your to-do list seems endless. You look longingly at the art supply store when you walk by but, seriously, who has time for that stuff?
Sparkles is for you.
Is there a little secret seed in you that says, “I’m creative.” Maybe you haven’t told anyone. Maybe you’ve barely told yourself. But somehow you hear that whisper again and again but you’re just not sure what to do about it.
Sparkles is for you.
Or maybe you’re at home with your creativity, maybe it’s how you make your living, but sometimes you just get burned out. You need some creative nourishment, some tasty morsels of inspiration to fill your creative well. You’re hungry for it!
Sparkles is for you too.
What is Sparkles – LIVE?
For 31 days, you’ll go on an adventure designed to awaken your creative spirit and fill you and your days with sparkle. Each day, you’ll receive a quick-to-read, quick-to-do inspiring creative exercise in your inbox. Lessons come from an amazing array of creative guides from a wide range of disciplines (e.g. photography, writing, painting, sound, dance – even food!) They’ll show you how to get creative, even when you feel like you have no time at all!
And for the first time ever Sparkles is being offered LIVE! From August 1st to 31st we’ll go on the journey together, sharing our adventure in a Facebook group and cheering one another on!
- The Journey: Starting August 1st, you’ll receive a “sparkle” every day. Each sparkle is a creative prompt (an invitation to dance, write, scribble, imagine etc.), a quick and easy exercise to awaken your creative spirit in 5 minutes or less.
- The Supplies: You won’t need any super-special supplies. Just something to write on, something to write with, some way to play music and a camera. So, with a journal, some markers, pens and crayons, an MP3 player and a camera, you’re all set.
- Our Sparkles Community:We’ll share what we’re learning and how we’re sparkling journey with one another on the Facebook group.
- You Can Take It With You: And the magic doesn’t end when the course is over. With Sparkles, not only will you infuse your month with creativity but you’ll also walk away with fresh tools in your creative toolkit. You’ll be able to come back to your favourite sparkles again and again and continue to fill your life with creative joy.
- Your Sparkling Instructors: The most amazing creative teachers have come together for Sparkles. They are here to inspire you and to help light your creative fire! You’ll receive lessons from: your host, Jamie Ridler, Leonie Dawson, Jennifer Louden, Leah Piken Kolidas, Mindy Tsonas, Carmen Torbus, Patti Digh, Fabeku Fatunmise, Kimberly Wilson, Jennifer Lee, Chris Zydel, Jenn Gibson, Ken Robert, Madelyn Mulvaney, Claudine Hellmuth, Chris Kay Fraser, Tracey Clark, Rachelle Mee-Chapman, Christine Claire Reed, Danette Relic, Amanda Oaks, Suzie the Foodie, Kate Swoboda, Christen Hammons, Annabel Fitzsimmons, Susannah Conway, Connie Solera, Andrea Schroeder, Christine Mason Miller.
Sparkles Live: August 1 to September 1, 2015
Registration is only $31
The fee is adjustable if you are inspired to give extra love for the kittens!
Have Questions? Here are a few answers.
What if I’m not creative?
The truth is: you are. Yep, we human beings are wired to be creative. And then something awful happens, often when we’re young. We start to get ‘sorted’ into the artists and the non-artists. A teacher, a parent, a classmate gives you the message that you’re of the non-singer ilk, that you’re not a dancer, that you can’t draw. It’s not true. You get to do all of that. All of the arts are there for all of us to enjoy. Sparkles will give you a chance to remember the joy of words and colour and sound and movement. You will rediscover what as a kid you knew; you are creative.
I’m already an artist. Will Sparkles do anything for me?
As artists, we consistently need to fill our well. New experiences, new teachers, new mediums, all of these things help keep our creative fire alive and sparking new ideas and that’s exactly what Sparkles provides. On top of that, you’ll learn from some truly amazing teachers.
Do the lessons really only take 5 minutes?
When we created Sparkles, we had several beta testers go through the process so that we could be sure that each prompt was clear, easy and awesome. The feedback we received helped us make sure that each lesson was truly 5 minutes – though we also heard they were so great that often people wanted to spend more and more time with them! And if you want to, you absolutely can.
What difference can 5 minutes make?
It can change everything. When you know, like, really in your bones know, that your creative spirit can be nourished in just 5 minutes, you won’t have to wait any more. You will no longer be stuck in that painful creative limbo, with so much inside of you unexpressed and frustrated. You will know that right now, right here, there is room for your creative spirit to sparkle.
I’ve done Sparkles before. Can I do it again?
Absolutely! The prompts will be the same but the LIVE! experience will bring a whole new element to the journey. Just as we journal, doodle and dance again and again, these sparkles are beautiful to return to.
Still have a question? Email me
Sparkle in August & your registration fee will go directly towards tender loving care for The Studio Triplets: Scout, Shibumi & Escher
Taking in three abandoned kittens came as quite a surprise – as does three vet visits, three sets of vaccines and three spay/neuter surgeries! So we’re getting creative and relaunching this much-loved course in support of these much-loved rescues! We’ve even made the registration fee adjustable in case you want to add a little extra to their care package. We know they’d appreciate it.
Your heart will start sparkling right away with your do-gooding!
We go LIVE August 1st.
Sparkles Live: August 1 to September 1, 2015
Registration is only $31
The fee is adjustable if you are inspired to give extra love for the kittens!
Get Prolific with Your Creative Projects
One of the questions I’m asked most often is how do I manage to be so productive! I’m creating podcasts, videos, posts and courses all the time – and loving it!
I live and breathe creative projects!
I believe that bringing an idea to life is true magic – where once there was nothing, now there is something! And one of the glorious benefits of this kind of creative magic is that when you create a project, it also creates you!
Join me for the Creative Practice Seminar and I’ll share the magic. It’s not too late to join me!
Our creativity wants to take form. Our ideas, our energy, our impulses inevitably ask to be channeled into a creation of some kind. Being willing to show up to the work, wherever you are, with whatever you have, is the beginning of great magic and adventure.
Creative projects bring their own set of challenges – coming up with ideas, choosing which one(s) to pursue, facing fear and resistance and learning new skills, to name but a few – but they are also a gateway to discovering our artistic voice and becoming our creative selves.
Join me for the first of our Studio Seminar Series: Creative Projects
- Learn about Creative Projects. Learn how your heart’s desire can be turned into a creative project, giving you a road map for bringing it to life.
- Discover the Journey of a Project: From inspiration to celebration, we’ll explore the arc of a project’s journey, a journey you will venture many times in your creative life!
- How to Choose: We creatives have so many ideas – and we love them all! I’ll share a decision-matrix that will get you moving from contemplation to creation!
- Facing Challenges: You’ll learn where challenges like fear and resistance are likely to show up and some tried-and-true strategies for getting past them.
- Participate in Live Discussion: This is your opportunity to ask an experienced coach your questions about creative projects. Plus you’ll hear from other creative hearts about their experience with projects – the ups, the downs, the questions and the successes.
- Receive Inspiration & Encouragement: Even if you have experience with creative projects, dipping your toes into this time with the Jamie Ridler Studios community is an opportunity to refresh your perspective and renew your commitment with encouragement.
- Access All Summer Long: You’ll have access to the recording for the entire summer so that you can refer to it again and again as you bring your creative practice – and your creative self – to life!
The Details
- Webinar: Take part from anywhere in the world!
- Date: Friday, July 24, 2015
- Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm EST
- Recorded: Participate at a time that is right for you. (You’ll be able to watch the recorded workshop until September 31st)
- Supplies: Just something to write with and something to write on.
Wondering if this Workshop is for You?
This workshop is for…
Emerging Creatives Ready to Step into a Creative Project or Projects: Creative souls who feel the call of bringing a project to life but who feel unsure of how to begin or what to do.
Committed Creatives Ready to Move Beyond Their Stuck Points: Creatives who are committed to their creative projects but find themselves stuck and struggling somewhere between finding inspiration and celebrating completion.
Experienced Creatives Ready to Stop Reinventing the Wheel: Creatives who are experienced with bringing projects to life but are ready to make it easier on their hearts and energy.
Creative Hearts: Like you!