Chart Your Creative Path (Thriving as a Creative Workshop Series)

Whether you’re returning to creativity after a break, building your art practice, or simply seeking new perspectives, this small-group coaching series offers tools and conversations that help you thrive, both in your craft and your daily life. Each session includes guided exercises and time for connection with other makers.

Come to one or join the full series. The series is designed for participants to build on knowledge and community progressively through the five weeks.

Part 1: Discover Your Creative Identity (Nov 13 6-7:30 PM)

Discover how your sense of self shapes your voice, confidence, and creative expression.

Part 2: Expand Your Creative View (Nov 19 6-7:30 PM)

Understand how you see the world and unlock new possibilities in your art and life.

Part 3: Building Creative Community (Dec 4 6-7:30 PM)

Build authentic relationships and community through requests, offers, and mutual support.

Part 4: Navigate Your Emotional Landscape (Dec 11 6-7:30 PM)

Explore how emotions and moods influence and channel your creative flow.

Part 5: Chart Your Creative Path (this event)

Reflect on your learning, celebrate, and define what’s next for you.

This closing session brings everything together. You’ll look back at what you’ve learned, name what you’re completing, and declare your next chapter as a creative. We’ll explore what experiences we had with learning. It’s a space for reflection, encouragement, and clarity as you move forward with new insight and momentum.

Objectives:

• Reflect on shifts in being, doing, and results across the series
• Anchor learning by declaring completions and new beginnings
• Know our allies and enemies of learning

You’ll leave with:

• Each participant declares their “Way Forward”, a new commitment for their creative life
• Sense of closure, integration, and empowerment
• Strengthened connections with peers for continued support

Jess Lau is a lifelong tinkerer and creative explorer whose current art practice spans oil painting, illustration, and sashiko embroidery, with a colorful history in standup comedy, circus arts, and more. Drawn to the beauty in everyday stories and overlooked details, her work celebrates the quiet magic of noticing. With 18 years of experience as an engineer, leader, and coach, Jessica bridges the worlds of analytical problem-solving and artistic expression. She guides others in discovering the joy of creating and thriving in both their craft and their lives.