What’s The Artist’s Way?

It’s a 12 week course, in the format of a book written by Julia Cameron, first published in 1992! The multi-million-copy bestseller is designed to help you discover and recover your creative self, get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.

It aims to transform your life, by overcoming any artistic blocks you may suffer from, including limiting beliefs, fear, shame, self-sabotage, jealousy and guilt, and replace them with self-confidence and productivity.

What’s a Creative Cluster?

In the book, Cameron suggests creating free, peer-run circles where people undertaking the journey unite together and meet up weekly (similarly to a book club), with the common aim of creative unblocking and offering artist-to-artist encouragement and support. 

What does this Creative Cluster involve?

It involves a time commitment of about 11-12 hours per week. 

Minimum Daily Commitment (45 mins):

One of the primary tools used in this course is Morning Pages, where you will handwrite 3x A4 pages worth of journaling each morning, in your own time. There’s no right or wrong way to do this. You can write whatever you want. These pages are private and aren’t shared with anyone. You should allow 45mins to 1 hour for this.

Weekly Commitment: You are also required to:

• Take yourself on a 1-2 hour solo Artist Date each week. An Artist Date is time for you to nurture, woo and enchant your creative consciousness, your inner artist. Think of it as an excursion or play date that you preplan and commit to. Julia advises that “when choosing an Artist Date, it is good to ask yourself, “what sounds fun?” — and then allow yourself to try it…. Think magic. Think delight. Think fun. Do what intrigues you, explore what interests you; think mystery, not mastery.”

• Read the weekly chapter.

• Attend the weekly online group meeting (90 mins online) to discuss the topic and complete 5-10 exercises from the chapter. 

I’m going to start the daily Morning Pages on Monday 1st April.

The weekly group meetings will be online each Tuesday 7:00pm - 8:30pm (AEST) for 12 weeks, starting on Tuesday 1st April 2025.

Once you sign up, you’ll receive an email confirmation with all the details, calendar invites and zoom links.

Please note the group will be capped at people, so if you’d like to join, please sign up to secure your place. First in, first served.

What you’ll need and how to get started?

1. Sign up using the form below.

2. Grab your copy of The Artist’s Way book. I recommend a physical copy so you can highlight and make notes, and easily refer to the tasks.

3. Get yourself a new notebook or journal, to use specifically for your morning pages and tasks.

4. I recommend blocking out time in your diary for your weekly chapter reading, daily morning pages, weekly artist date and the weekly group calls (once you receive the confirmation email).

Julia Cameron says “doing your morning pages, you are sending - notifying yourself and the universe of your dreams, dissatisfactions , hopes. Doing your artist date, you are receiving - opening yourself to insight, inspiration, guidance.”

Here are some pics of a few of my Artist Dates from my first round:

What I have gained from The Artist’s Way:

• Permission to play, create and have more fun

• Permission to make mistakes and be my imperfect self

• More creative confidence and inspiration 

• More joy from taking myself on the artist dates

• Better boundaries in relationships

• Confirmation that this book is for everyone (not just people who consider themselves artists)
  
  

This creative cluster is for women who:

• Struggle to create or take action, due to perfectionism and procrastination

• Feel disconnected from their creativity, femininity, fertility, joy, play and/or their inner child

• Feel bored and/or uninspired

• Are addicted to working

• Are looking for a peer-run style group

And desire to:

• Become more inspired and creative

• Strengthen their confidence

• Invite more joy, play and creativity into their life

• Fulfil their creative dreams and visions

Julia Cameron’s Creative Cluster Guidelines: https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/creative-clusters/ 

Who Am I?

Hey gorgeous, I’m Jayne. I live on the beautiful Central Coast in NSW Australia. I work full time in my partner’s business, and also run my own business on the side.

I’m a Certified Spiral Practitioner, NLP Practitioner, Coach and Spirit Baby Medium who supports women along their self-worth, fertility and conception journeys.

In my spare time, I love to read, move my body, be creative and catch up with friends. I’m currently writing a novel, and I volunteer once a week as a Coherence Healer, offering healing via distance.

Why take this journey along side me?

The Artist’s Way isn’t just for those who consider themselves to be ‘Artists’, and I believe everyone can benefit from it, especially women who, like me and my clients, struggle with self-doubt, perfectionism, limiting beliefs, fear, shame, self-sabotage, jealousy and guilt.

I’m walking my own path of self-discovery and self-improvement. I’m also a student, not a guru. So it’s my intention to create a safe, peer-run group where imperfection, mistakes and failures are expected and accepted.

I’m passionate about authentic connection and community, and have 5+ years’ experience in running both online and in-person group events and programs for up to 30 people. I’m excited to gather an intimate group of women online, so we can embark on this transformative journey together and create meaningful friendships along the way. If this is calling your name, I’d love to have you join me. I look forward to connecting with you soon. x

Any questions, just email me at jayne@jaynemartin.com