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What if your creative expression is exactly what you need during difficult times? Join me, Jamie Ridler, for this "moonlight episode" where I invite you into a late-night heart-to-heart. As we gaze at the stars, let's explore why creativity matters so deeply, especially during challenging times. This is your reminder that art is not an extracurricular activity. It's a vital part of processing life's intense experiences. Now is the time to embrace your artistic nature and discover the agency you have in this and every moment. I also want to invite you to join me for Rewilding, an online dance event on the spring equinox. Together we will shake off the darkness and welcome in a fresh new season. I hope this episode brings both comfort and inspiration to anyone struggling to maintain their creative practice when the world feels overwhelming. I believe in you. Dance with Me on the Spring Equinox. Find out more. Get my Letters from the Studio on Sundays. Sign up here. Support the show Share, like, subscribe, and leave a positive review to help others discover Creative Living with Jamie. For More Creative Magic The School of Creative Magic Creative Living TV on YouTube Instagram Facebook Pinterest Remember: "You are an artist and your life is your studio." #CreativeLiving #CreativeJourney #ArtisticGrowth #CreativeMagic #CreativePractice #CreativeCommunity #PersonalGrowth #CreativeTransformation #ArtisticSpirit #CreativeHealing

Have you ever felt the creative vision in your head was so big and beautiful that it actually kept you from beginning? In this intimate late-night episode, I return after a long hiatus to share how major life changes have deepened my understanding of creativity, transformation, and what it means to live life as an artist. I'll share three pivotal moments that have shaped my creative journey over the past few years. Whether you're wrestling with changes in your own life, seeking to deepen your creative practice, or simply yearning for authentic connection, this episode offers reassurance that you're not alone on this path. Together, we'll explore what happens when we trust the process, embrace transformation, and remember that sometimes the simplest ways of connecting are the most powerful. Show Notes The School of Creative Magic The Studio Yearbook The Studio Devotion The Crone Conversations The Crone Conversations Mix DJ Starshyne on Soundcloud [email protected] Note: I did an experimental video version of this podcast episode that you can watch here. For More Creative Magic Join The School of Creative Magic Creative Living TV on YouTube Instagram Facebook Pinterest #CreativeLiving #CreativeJourney #ArtisticGrowth #CreativeMagic #CreativePractice #CreativeCommunity #PersonalGrowth #CreativeTransformation #ArtisticSpirit #CreativeHealing

Access the video version of this podcast here. As creatives, we long for creative flow. In this episode I share some thoughts on how we impede it, how to work with it whether you are an intuitive or intentional artist and three concrete ways to welcome it into your art-making. BONUS CONTENT: I've made an accompanying ezine to go with this episode - complete transcripts, an accompanying exercise and links to all! Download here. SHOW NOTES The Studio: My Year of Creative Magic Find me on Instagram For More Creative Magic Join The School of Creative Magic Creative Living TV on YouTube Instagram Facebook Pinterest

Access the video version of this podcast here. Turning creative ideas into living things is the work of a creative magician! It means finding inspiration, learning to wrangle time and so much more. I learned that (again) as I found my way to making the biggest venture I have ever created - and I hope you're going to love it! BONUS CONTENT: I've made an accompanying ezine to go with this episode - complete transcripts, an accompanying exercise and links to all!  Download here. SHOW NOTES The School of Creative Magic The Studio Yearbook The Studio Devotion (Join the Waitlist!) Creative Mentorship Mr Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe Kim LeClair at East Willow Studios For More Creative Magic Join The School of Creative Magic Creative Living TV on YouTube Instagram Facebook Pinterest

Access the video version of this podcast here. I recently opened up the opportunity for Studio Yearbookers to submit their dreamboards for a 'reading'. In this episode of Creative Living with Jamie, I go through four dreamboards, sharing what I see and offering techniques for how you can learn to read your dreamboard like a tarot card! I also share how backing out of a commitment kept me in integrity. Get your own Studio Yearbook here. BONUS CONTENT: I've put together an ezine of the transcripts. It includes a summary of the strategies I shared for interpreting your dreamboard like a tarot card!  Download here. "WOW, Jamie. I've been doing SoulCollage©️ since 2012, and taken classes from a number of facilitators, and yet watching your process was amazingly inspirational for enriching my SoulCollage readings. Thank you so much for sharing your way of unearthing such richness, depth, and insight.!" Carol R. For complete show notes visit Jamie Ridler Studios. For More Creative Inspiration   Join the Studio Take a Class Creative Living TV on YouTube Instagram Facebook Pinterest

Access the video version of this podcast here. In this episode of Creative Living with Jamie, I share how creating shows us what we're capable of. Plus I interview mixed media artist and Devotion alumna Lola Yang about how she approached being an artist as a mom of a young child and also how she made her dream of a minivan art studio come true! We hope you'll be inspired to pursue your dreams too. About Lola Yang Lola is a self taught mixed media artist inspired by nature, she enjoys living by the sea and working in her mini van art studio by the sea.   She makes collage art that reflects what a gift it is to be alive.   She journals to find her inner voice and sketches to capture the beautiful moments of everyday life.   She also leads creative workshops for those who believe in magic like she does.   Born in China, currently living with her husband and her 3 year old daughter by the sea in Israel.   Visit her and her mini van art studio journey on instagram @Lolayangstudio BONUS CONTENT: I've put together a PDF of the transcripts in a bit of a magazine style. It even includes a little creative assignment for you to keep the inspiration going and the creativity flowing.  Access at the Studio blog post for this episode (available once podcast goes live): . FREE E-BOOK: The Dreams Do Come True - and Yours Can Too e-book is also available to studio members! Join the studio and you'll find the book in the studio resource page. (You'll find the link in every newsletter!)

I am so excited to move forward with a vision I have had for a long time: a video version of the Creative Living with Jamie Podcast. It's a work in progress and there's a lot to learn but it is such a joy to make a start. Here's the very first episode, which features an interview with artist Sam Tucker, who uses words and images to tell the stories of her life. About Sam Tucker Sam Tucker is a storyteller in words and images.  She is currently immersed in a long-term project, an illustrated memoir and storybook chronicling her journey through the grief of losing her partner while wandering the country on an epic road trip. For years, Sam kept her creative dreams hidden in the shadows of her vibrant business consulting practice.  The journey to embracing her artistry, the essence of who she is, was a long and meaningful one that included journaling, visual journaling, book binding, collage and various forms of writing. The turning point for Sam, that point where she finally stepped in and claimed her artistry was nearly two years ago.  Sam was part of the initial offering of the artist residency program, Devotion with Jamie Ridler.  That was a game changer!  Today, Sam divides her time between traveling the U.S. and finishing her memoir, Lost in Bentonia. Connect with Sam at her website www.sam-tucker.com BONUS CONTENT: I've put together a PDF of the transcripts in a  magazine style. It even includes a little creative assignment for you to keep the inspiration going and the creativity flowing. Come to Jamie Ridler Studios to download

What happens when you decide to embrace yourself as an artist? What is different when you make your creativity the centre of your life. These are just a few of the questions answered by an inspiring panel of creative artists, all of whom are graduates of my program, Devotion. We also talk about dispelling old beliefs, moving through the world as an artist, growing self-trust and self-confidence as an artist and the power and problem of creative dabbling. Get show notes, transcripts and some journal prompts inspired by this episode here. 

As adults, it can be challenging to make new friends but finding others who share your love of art is worth the effort.  Having art friends that not only 'get it' but who are are also 'in it' is incredibly important on the creative journey. The thing is, these art friends are not commonplace; they're precious.  It can take a while to find them! That's why today I'm sharing six strategies for cultivating friendships over the shared love of art-making. Get show notes, transcripts and some journal prompts inspired by this episode here.

There is an undiscovered country that exists in the arts, a world between play and professional – and there is magic there. If it speaks to your heart, you just might be called to the path of artistic devotion. Get show notes, transcripts and some journal prompts inspired by this episode here.  

As we celebrate the arrival of summer, let's journal together to find the joys of the season and explore the magic of fire! Get show notes, transcripts and some journal prompts inspired by this episode here.

Sharing our creative work on Facebook and other social media platforms brings up all kinds of resistance and fears. In this episode of Creative Living with Jamie,  Jamie addresses a listener question, "How do you face the Facebook demons?" Get show notes, transcripts and some journal prompts inspired by this episode here.

Where did you lose your creative joy? For many hidden artists it was when assessment came into play.  Someone's criticism shut us down and made us believe that the arts were outside our reach. This is never true. Let's look at the ways we can bring back that joy - along with another secret ingredient you might not expect! Get show notes, transcripts and some journal prompts inspired by this episode here. Join the Studio here.

How do you politely set boundaries around your creative time and space? In this first Ask Jamie episode, I offer some advice to a listener who is creating a unique studio space and share a few reasons why people so often tread heavily on our artistic hearts! Get show notes, transcripts and journal prompts inspired by this episode at Jamie Ridler Studios.

We creatives seem to have piles of journals, notebooks and sketchbooks of all kinds!  I have so many it's hard to keep track but through it all there are three journals that form my core creative practice.  Today I'll share my three essential journals, the purpose of each one and how I use them. I hope it will inspire some new and helpful journaling ideas for you! Get show notes, transcripts and journal prompts inspired by this episode at Jamie Ridler Studios.