Discover your Creative Identity (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 (this event)

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

Part 2: Expand Your Creative View (Wed 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 (Thu Dec 4 6-7:30 PM)

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

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

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

Part 5: Chart Your Creative Path (Thu Dec 18 6-7:30 PM)

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

Who are you as a creative? How do you talk about what you make and why? In this session, you’ll explore how your body, emotions, and language shape your experience as an artist. Using practical coaching tools, we’ll uncover how the stories you tell yourself can either block or support your creative growth.

Objectives:

• Build trust and community among participants
• Explore how “who we are as observers” shapes our art and career
• Understand how body, emotion, and language influence creative confidence

You’ll leave with:

• A “I am a creative” statement you can use in bios or personally
• Awareness of how your current identity supports or limits your artistic possibilities
• Confidence in your maker identity and what matters in your creative life

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.