Creative Dreams Support Circle
A collaboration of Marielle McIntosh (The Farming Artist) & Felix Marisa (Futures by Felix)
Calling all creatives and dreamers seeking support and connection! Join other artists, musicians, writers, singers, poets, designers, and makers of any kind, in a weekly support circle. If you struggle with procrastination, making time for your art, staying motivated and hopeful, or getting new ideas, use this circle to help you overcome your creative blocks and barriers and celebrate your talents!
THE FORMAT: An 8-week series, alternating between facilitated sessions with discussion, activities and sharing, and less structured co-working & sharing sessions. The interim weeks will also include optional creative prompts, exercises and mini-challenges. The final session per series will be held in person at a location in the Cincinnati-Dayton area (with the option to join virtually).
Dream Theme Sessions have us explore ourselves and our creative processes, using journaling prompts, sketching, visioning, and sharing.
Creative Co-working Sessions are largely devoted to open time for each of us to make tangible progress on our goals and knock out tasks, while we also check in and chat.
Show & Tell Sessions offer a longer segment for each of us to show what we’ve been creating and talk about it, share recent successes or struggles, and learn from each other.
Lead By Example is an optional “interview/Q&A” segment of our coworking & sharing sessions in which one of us gets 15-20 minutes to tell their story to the group, letting us get to know each other better and learn from each other’s creative journeys.
DROP IN to any week for $15 or sign up for the whole series for $110. Take the whole series at once, dip in and out, come only for the co-working - whatever suits your needs and budget! Payment taken at time of class. Venmo and PayPal preferred; alternatives available. Open to barter.
Once you’ve attended a session, you can also be added to our online support group on Facebook to stay connected between sessions, post your progress, and see the prompts and exercises each week.
SUMMER 2024 SERIES DATES
Tuesday evenings, 5:30-7:00 PM via Google Meet.
Joining late / leaving early is okay! Most sessions will have some free/flex time built in.
WEEK 1 / June 11 Inspiration & the Origins of Our Dreams
WEEK 2 /June 18 Creative Co-working
WEEK 3 / June 25 Creative Vulnerability & Boundaries
WEEK 4 / July 2 Show & Tell
WEEK 5 / July 9 Designing Your Dream Garden
WEEK 6 / July 16 Creative Co-working
WEEK 7 / July 23 Monetizing Your Dream
WEEK 8 / July 30 Final Show & Tell - IN PERSON (Location TBD)
Schedule is subject to change. Fall dates to be announced in August.