Creative process facilitation

Guided sessions that nurture creativity and make meaning together

As a Jewish Studio Project Fellow, Lillie is a practitioner of the Jewish Studio Process. In the lineage of art therapy and Jewish spiritual practice, this process nurtures our inherent creativity as a place of practice and intention for individuals and organizations. This method is accessible to folks regardless of spiritual background and relationship with creative practice.

Our approach

The Jewish Studio Process is a ritually held experience that moves through the following steps:

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    Inquiry

    Guided small group learning drawing from the Jewish practice of beit midrash (house of inquiry).

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    Intention

    Intention setting for the art-making process, naming what you want to welcome in or setting a boundary around for your creative making.  Write your intention in the present tense, as if it is already happening.

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    Exploration

    Exploration of your creativity through any medium, such as painting, music, dance, daydreaming, etc. Follow pleasure and what feels live for you.

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    Reflection

    A written stream-of-consciousness response to both what you’ve created and your experience of creating called witness-writing.

Upcoming

  • Sustain Studio: From the Light

    Join Sustain Studio for a 3-part summer series exploring what it means to create, reflect, and tend to our inner lives in the season of radiant abundance using the Jewish Studio Process. Anchored in the full moon and inspired by the long, light-filled days of summer, this series invites us to connect with our innate creativity as a spiritual practice and explore what this season of light kindles in each of us.

    ⏰ May 12, June 16 & July 14 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm CT

    🪴 RESOURCE • 512 East 24th Street Minneapolis, MN, 55404

    💗 Please mask! There will be extra masks on site and an air filter running during the sessions.
    🎨 Sliding scale $5 - 25 per session ($10 - $75 for series) • Tea and art materials will be provided

    Register

Let’s tend our creativity together. Join us for an upcoming session.

Interested in bringing Sustain to your organization or group? Contact us today, for a free consultation.