Finding The Artist's Way is a 12 week, artist-led, course for FLINTA* (Women - all sexualities and identities), Lesbian, Intersex, Nonbinary, Transgender, and all nonbinary identities) artists and creatives, based on the iconic book and artist workshop series, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. Participants will complete the book in full across twelve weeks, taking part in written exercises, completing homework, and sharing their experiences with a powerful community of fellow FLINTA* artists and creatives, building life-long collaborations and finding powerful tools for unblocking creativity. 121 sessions last 1.5 hours total and will take place online via whichever platform works for you at an agreed time. Weekday and evening slots available. Fortnightly sessions are also available, stretching the course to 24 weeks total.

Finding The Artist's Way is an artist-led course, devised and taught by Mel, a queer, lesbian, dyk3, agender, working-class, musician and writer. I have been an artist development professional and marketing strategist performing, (surviving!) and working in the music and visual arts industry for over fifteen years. Plentiful Artists is an early version of what is to be developed into a nonprofit, with the hope of creating a circular economy for FLINTA* and queer artists, enabling us to boycott, fund essential causes and collaborate together to create greater equity in the creative industries and society. For references of my work and music, please check out @playinghouseuk or my LinkedIn.

Finding The Artist's way is beneficial for FLINTA* (Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Nonbinary, Transgender, Agender and all nonbinary identities) artists and creatives of all ages and at all stages of their career, including but not limited to; visual art, music, design, fashion, performance, writing, making, dance and all other creative fields. The tools learnt in Finding The Artist's Way offer sustainable and long-term benefits for inner confidence, clarity and the making of creative work.

Finding The Artist's Way is open to FLINTA* artists and creatives. FLINTA* is a German term meaning Female (all sexualities and identities), Lesbian, Intersex, Nonbinary, Transgender, and Agender. The * is for all nonbinary identities. This is a trans-friendly and inclusive space. Please do not apply for the course if you hold anti-trans (TERF) views. This is an open and inclusive space run by a queer artist (she/they/agender). It is a space of zero tolerance for judgement of all kinds, of each other, of our artistic work, backgrounds, and our identities.

You do not need any artist materials for the session, all exercises are written. Please have a notebook and pen to hand for each session. All sessions involve written exercises and group discussion, with additional homework set to be completed during the week. Do I need a copy of The Artist's Way? It is advised to purchase a copy of the book in order to make the most of daily and individual exercises contained in the course. Copies can be purchased online from around £10 - £30. See here for some quick links that aren't Amazon: £14.35 from AwesomeBooks, £15.05 at Hive.co.uk, £116.09 at World of Books, or £19.99 at Pages of Hackney or Waterstones. Purchasing this book will allow you to repeat The Artist's Way time and time again in your own time.

121 sessions run online via Zoom / Google Meet / Teams or whichever platform is most accessible to you. Sessions will run weekly at a time and date agreed between us. Evening and weekday slots are available.