COACHING FOR CREATIVES

  • People who benefit from creative coaching may include:

    - Professional or hobby Artists (in any field) who feel they've hit a plateau in their creativity, and feel stuck.

    - Professional Artists who struggle with getting their work seen through social media, galleries or in the general public.

    - People who are good at analytical thinking but don't feel comfortable thinking in abstract ways.

    - People who have a very loud inner critic.

    And more!

  • HOW IT WORKS

    - We decide together which format will best suit your needs and your budget

    - online, in person or a combination of both.

    - We schedule our 90 minute sessions to suit your schedule.

    - We start the sessions (using Zoom or in-person), by me asking you a series of questions as I review your artwork to see where you are at, and where you want to get to.

    - From there, I develop a tailored program spanning 3-6 months, which you approve before we continue.

    - Sessions continue, and include homework that you complete on your own time. For this, you work from home in your studio or workspace.

    - We complete the coaching sessions with a new body of work that you feel great about, and that matches the vision you know you have, for your own capacity to produce work beyond what your previous abilities were.

  • My coaching style is not overly rigid, because I believe that life has natural rhythms which I don't push against. That said - we can get stuck in our "stories". With the process I use, we acknowledge whatever is keeping us stuck while integrating it into the process of creativity. We drop the idea of getting things “right”. We continue creating. The time we have together in the sessions is not only about making great art, it's also about learning to use art as a way to move through life. Honest sound bite

    - I don't coach under the pretense of having figured it all out myself. But, I do have about 14 years of experience with breaking through blockages and living a creative life, and I have a lot of practice using very specific techniques to do so.

  • Not everything we do together will be something you share with others. We're going to use cognitive processes combined with creative techniques (in your field), to move you through your blocks. We can do this via Zoom, or in person.

    With me as your wingman, I'll help you process and create in a way that serves the larger arc of your life. And, if you want to make art that people love, I'll give you everything I've got as a creative instructor. I'm also here to serve people who just need to be messy because sometimes, life is messy.

    Either way, I’ve got you.

  • - We decide together which format will best suit your needs and your budget - online, in person or a combination of both.

    - We schedule our 90 minute sessions to suit your schedule.

    - We start the sessions (using Zoom or in-person), by me asking you a series of questions as I review your artwork to see where you are at, and where you want to get to.

    - From there, I develop a tailored program spanning 3-6 months, which you approve before we continue.

    - Sessions continue, and include homework that you complete on your own time. For this, you work from home in your studio or workspace.

    - We complete the coaching sessions with you having a sense of clarity about how you get stuck so that you can carry that knowledge forward after our time together.

    You will have learned various new skills and techniques in your field, having expanded your knowledge base. You might create one project, or a whole new body of work that you feel great about, and that matches the vision you shared with me at the beginning of our time together. You will feel confident about your identity as an artist, and why it's safe, appropriate and important for you to claim your creativity.

  • I decided to formalize my coaching because as a long-time art instructor, I notice what keeps people stuck and I see very common patterns in the way we think and how that affects us a people who want live a creative, fulfilling life.

    As a creative, coaching helps me a lot, so I know the value of it. (I've had a coach for my whole career)

  • Freedom to work with me from home, with online sessions

    Homework that you can do on our own time, and in the field that you're working in

    Cognitive tools and techniques to break through creative blocks

    Curated video materials to help you improve technique in your field of work

    Clarity about how you've been stuck

    A deeper sense of purpose in your life & creative work

    Confidence in claiming your creative identity

    If you choose to finish your coaching with me in Mexico, you will receive a discount on your in-person studio time.

    and more.

  • You do not have to be an abstract painter to work with me. While that is my own painting style, my coaching process is focused on your creative BLOCKS, in your field of study.

    I will be sure that your homework pertains to YOUR field of study, and is applicable to your creative practice. Whatever type of creative you are, I will coach you to become a better version of that.

    - I have over 10 years experience as a professional artist, including exhibitions, commissions, private and group classes, retreats and more.

Working with Natalie was so fulfilling and helped me explore something that I had been wanting to do for awhile. I love Natalie’s art and was so pleased when I found out that she offered classes/coaching. Going into the sessions and working through the process was definitely outside my comfort zone but she was extremely encouraging and supportive throughout it all. She offers specific guidance and feedback to improve your skill and awareness while allowing you to still explore art in a way that is truly your own. I now feel more confident to keep playing and experimenting to create my own paintings/expressions. I would highly recommend her as a teacher/mentor to anyone wanting to know about abstract art.
— - Natalie, Private Workshop participant, August 2023


INTRODUCTORY PRICE: I'm offering introductory prices for coaching, available in-person or online. Please CONTACT ME for more details about coaching.


creativity is intelligence having fun
— Albert Einstein