Creative Living Reading Nook - Jamie Ridler Studios

Welcome to the Reading Nook.

This is a place you can tuck in and explore. The Reading Nook pairs perfectly with a cup of hot tea.

This is quiet place, think the back corner table of your favorite coffee shop or even your local library. No video or audio here, just delectable words served with love.

Enjoy!

A Powerful Journal Prompt – and How to Use it as an Affirmation (I used it to get me through the reno)

March 5, 2020

You Don’t Have to Justify Your Creativity

February 18, 2020

The Bigger the Dream, the Deeper the Roots

January 6, 2020

Becoming an Energy Wizard (a Strategy for Empaths & Highly Sensitive People)

August 6, 2019

My Strategies for Handling My Biggest Project to Date

July 11, 2019

7 Tips for Saying Yes when Opportunity Knocks

April 5, 2019

The Power of Devotion (or Changing Your Life One Choice at a Time)

January 16, 2019

Gathering, Reflection, Insight & Action – The Power of Working with Images

December 5, 2018

7 Top Tips for Getting the Tough Stuff Done

November 12, 2018

Find Inspiration: Beyond the Ceiling

October 8, 2018

Taking My Energy Back (aka Don’t Leave Pieces of You Behind!)

August 8, 2018

Books – Can You Have Too Many?

July 18, 2018

Having a Direct Relationship with Our Art (aka There Is No Velvet Rope)

July 6, 2018

12 Ways to Come Alive this Spring

April 8, 2018

The Power of Getting Uncomfortable

March 28, 2018

Tending to Ourselves when Suffering Is All Around

January 8, 2018

The Vulnerability of Learning – and How to Get Through It

November 9, 2017

A Capsule Wardrobe for Your Art Supplies? Meet Your Supply Set

July 23, 2017

Who Do I Have to Be for You to Believe Me?

June 13, 2017

A Neglected Garden Still Blooms

June 4, 2017

Creating Space around the Edges

April 3, 2017

10 Things I Want Committed Creatives to Know

March 26, 2017

10 Things I Want You to Know When You Are Discovering or Recovering Your Creative Heart

February 12, 2017

The Value of Your Creative Work

February 1, 2017

A New Year: New Creative Priorities

January 8, 2017

Five Steps on The Road to Success

November 20, 2016

Tending Our Energy Fire: Dial It Down

November 6, 2016

The Brave Uncertainty of Creating

September 17, 2016

Signed Up for Too Many Classes? 4 Tips to Get You Out of Overwhelm and Back to Learning and Enjoying Again!

July 17, 2016

The Shocking Truth: I Don’t Care If You Make Money at Your Art!

June 19, 2016

7 Strategies for When You Have No Ideas or Inspiration

May 22, 2016

Too Many Ideas? How to Choose not Lose.

May 20, 2016

Fall in Love with the Process; Fall in Love with Your Life

April 17, 2016

Studio Diaries 10: Photography, Comics & Crystallizing Moments

April 14, 2016

Studio Diaries 9: Snow, Sickness & Good Reading

April 7, 2016

The Secret to Following Your Dreams

April 3, 2016

7 Things to Do When You Just Don’t Know What to Do

March 27, 2016

Studio Diaries 7: Spring, Series & Style

March 22, 2016

Studio Diaries eps 6: Early Mornings, a Kitten Update & The Way We See the World

March 17, 2016

Studio Diaries 5: Comfort Zones, Gardens & Quantity over Quality

March 10, 2016

Studio Diaries 4: Art Day, Journals & Robots

March 7, 2016

What David Bowie, Choir! Choir! Choir! and Loss Taught Me About Art

January 24, 2016

Four Keys to Healing Your Art Wounds

January 17, 2016

The Simple Goodness of Ordinary

November 15, 2015

When There’s a Crack in the Works, Let the Fresh Air In

November 1, 2015

Costuming: Not Just for Halloween Anymore

October 31, 2015

The Magic of Listening – and How to Develop It

October 11, 2015

Celebrating the Summer that Was

September 14, 2015

Lifelong Learning: Create Your Own Curriculum

September 1, 2015

Art School: The Stories that Shattered; The Stories that Mattered

August 12, 2015

Nourish Your Self; Nourish Your Dreams

July 26, 2015

When Life Is Unpredictable, Get Creative!

July 12, 2015

The Vulnerability of Being Seen (or Why I’m Scared in Guitar Class and How I’m Getting Over It)

June 14, 2015

Creative Project: Creating a Capsule Wardrobe

June 7, 2015

Time Off for Type A’s – 5 Tips

April 12, 2015

Creative Living Practice: Celebration

March 15, 2015

Creativity & Optimism: The Power & The Pain

February 21, 2015

What To Do When You Feel Overwhelmed

February 15, 2015

Start Where You Are with What You Have

February 8, 2015

Day Jobs & Creative Entrepreneurship

January 31, 2015

Create a Studio Moment:
A Practice in Intentional Learning

December 3, 2014

How Long Does It Take to Make a Dream to Come True?

November 4, 2014

Learning to Sew: Braving the Fabric Store

October 22, 2014

Becoming a More Confident Traveller

September 15, 2014

Learning How to Draw a Mandala

September 9, 2014

You Can’t Do It All (Don’t You Hate That?)

July 28, 2014

Creative Awakening & Your Relationships

July 14, 2014

Things I Know For Sure (and why it matters)

June 22, 2014

There’s Room for My Voice Too!

June 10, 2014

Creativity, Feedback and Our Tender Hearts

June 8, 2014

Create your Own Powerful Affirmations

June 2, 2014

Welcoming Back Our Creative Selves

May 25, 2014

The Clock that Taught Me Self-Trust

May 18, 2014

A Surprising Key to Creativity: Sleep

May 3, 2014

Expand Your Creative Thinking with Combinations

April 30, 2014

Stop! Don’t Start Where You Are

April 12, 2014

Fool’s Gold: Lessons the Fool Taught Me

April 1, 2014

I Made This: Getting Over My Fear of Drawing

March 31, 2014

Working with Focus Areas – And Free Focus Journal Sheets!

March 29, 2014

Finding Focus & Knowing Your Priorities

March 26, 2014

Practice, Persistence & Improvement

March 21, 2014

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