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creative guidance

I offer 1:1 creative guidance for anyone who would like to deepen their existing practice/s, overcome creative blocks, begin to materialise their thoughts, hone particular skills or simply nurture their relationship to the creative self. The rhythm and texture of the ‘curriculum’ will vary greatly from person to person, but at its core, this process is about becoming more intimate with the ways in which you express your reality. I understand art to be an act of translation, between the internal and external, in constant cycle.

There are many wonderful forms of expression and creativity that do not fit the traditional colonial model of ‘art’, which tends to stick closely to convention, and tends to be rigid in its self-perception. Creativity is much more fluid than this understanding. Your creative practice may be collaging, sewing, cooking, speaking, arranging stones, or organising a space. Once we understand art as a relationship or mode of being rather than a singular product, we begin to open ourselves to becoming an artist. Which really just means giving your creative self time, attention and respect.

The curriculum will be loosely built around a four part structure of in person sessions which will grow and shift around your unique position. I will give you exercises to do in between sessions so that you begin building creative habits and routine (approx. 1 hour of homework per session).

SESSION 1

LOCATING THE SELF; where are you at

  • Ascertaining what potential creative blocks you may be facing.
  • Going over tools for continuous creative research and practice.
  • Becoming familiar with your skills and wants (returning to self).
  • How to make space for your practice/s.

SESSION 2

PORTALS OF EXPANSION; deepening
your practice/s

  • Going on a creative fieldtrip.
  • How to be a beginner and the Art of Noticing.
  • How to dismantle creative competitiveness/comparison.
    What does collaboration look like for you?
  • Checking in and adjusting your creative routine.

SESSION 3

STURDY FOUNDATIONS; building your archive

  • Gathering and curating creative inspiration; building a visual/auditory/physical lexicon and archive.
  • How to work through creative paralysis.
  • Preparing to make.

SESSION 4

TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS; structuring creative flexibility and autonomy

  • How to be circumspect.
  • Creative infrastructure & accountability.
  • Where to from here?

packages

*amount of sessions and timescale adjustable according to your needs.

TWO WEEK INTENSIVE: 2 x 2 hour in person sessions per week - 250 euro (ZAR3000)
ONE MONTH: 1 x 2 hour session in person per week - 250 euro (ZAR3000)
FOLLOW UP SESSION: 25 euro per hour (ZAR300)

CONSULTATIONS OR SINGLE SESSIONS: 60 euro (R400) for 2 hours.

To book a consultation or package please email me at:
s.mullinspoole@outlook.com
Or
Whatsapp me at:
+33 686 30 57 29

NOTE: I am offering this because I have noticed within myself and within others that when things aren't expressed or made, there is a kind of internal compression that happens, a chaos that may be felt as stagnation, rage, frustration, confusion, insecurity or impotence. These are symptoms that we can see emerging in the wider collective during this epoch of turmoil and collapse. As the old systems fail we are fed narratives that, oftentimes deliberately, cause despair and paralysis. These are all tools of separation and isolation. Counteracting these narratives requires a recognition of our nature as builders, as beings who are constantly shaping and being shaped, and as beings who are unable to be anything but deeply with the world.

We are all researchers, synthesisers, makers and destroyers. Creative guidance is a container in which I can fulfil the role of Creative Conspirator, I want to scheme and and cause mischief and MAKE-DESTROY and help others do this too, I want to be witness to and with the snake's shedding of its skin, and the hermit leaving the outgrown shell, and the glowing embers sparking into a magnificent blaze.