Discover Your Creative Home
The Studio
a membership circle where creative souls practice
the MAGICAL art of living an artist's life.
In The Studio, awakening, emerging and established creatives
embrace an artistic life through practice, principles and the magic of making.
hosted by Jamie Ridler
Membership is open.
Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly,
is a way to make your soul grow.
KURT VONNEGUT
The Heart of an artist’s life is Practice
Whether you are an awakening, emerging or established creative, PRACTICE is the alpha and the omega, the renewing well you turn to again and again, the powerful root that grounds you and helps you reach new heights.
Practice is how you invite inspiration and show the muse that you are ready for her arrival. It is the earth beneath your feet as you dance your way through wild creative adventures.
Practice is the path to knowing yourself as an artist.
With practice,
Your art comes to life.
Your voice grows stronger.
And your life gets deeper.
Discovering and developing your personal practice has the power to transform your work, your life and your world from mundane to magical.
Practice is the portal that opens to a world of creative magic,
a world where you are an artist and your life is your studio.
Trusting and developing your unique creative path can be challenging - and you don’t have to do it alone! The Studio offers a tested and true framework, rooted in the rhythms of nature and artistry. Here you will find nourishing ground on which to grow.
"My Creative practice is more intentional and almost daily.
Where did all that come from? Magic."
Jane Parker, Founding Member of The Studio
On the Path of creative magic
Nature is our first teacher.
Nature has been showing us how to practice our entire lives.
We feel her rhythms in the seasons and the tides. The Sun returns day after day, steady and true. As the Moon changes her shape, she follows a regular cycle of growth and release.
And we have rhythms too.
The Studio helps us attune to our artistic nature, supporting our creative magic by offering ways to show up for it, again and again. Nature’s rhythms support our process, as we embrace the turning of the year with journaling, visualizations, exercises and practices.
Over time we remember
that we are a part of nature.
When we work with rhythm, in the gentlest
of ways, our practice calls us home.
Your Guide: Jamie Ridler
One day, a beautiful creative soul thanked me for the work I do in the world. She said, “No one teaches you how to live an artist’s life.”
Her words gave me a moment of dazzling clarity.
This is what I have been studying, practicing and teaching my entire career: what it means to live, breathe and create as a sensitive artistic soul in this world
It is what my artist mom taught me.
It’s what I’ve been living and learning throughout my life as an artist, writer and performer, and throughout my career as a creative coach and entrepreneur.
And it is what I am going to teach you in The Studio.
In The Studio, you will
learn to live an artist’s life.
discover ‘the studio way’
And take an artist’s approach to all that you do.
The Studio Way brings together principles, practices and perspectives that support artists in crafting both their creative work and their artistic life.
Developed by artist and coach Jamie Ridler, this original framework rose out of decades of making, study and supporting creatives. With its unique and flexible approach, The Studio Way offers a soulful and practical framework for navigating the aspirations, challenges and everyday life of being an artist.
This approach is rooted in the belief that the artist's life and their work are powerfully intertwined. Through their alchemy, creative work transforms our lives, and our lives transform what we create.
In the studio, you will find teachings, practices and principles that will guide you for a lifetime of creative magic!
A sampling of the potent classes
available in our library as soon as you join.
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The Secret Ingredient is You
Discover the power of your preferences and the magic that is awakened when you let them
be your guide. -
Pillars of Creative Magic
Explore the essential pillars that support a life of creative magic: practical, powerful and
entirely your own. -
Magic & The Mundane
Access portals of creative magic to develop
a growing connection between the magic
and the mundane of everyday life. -
Little Fires in Our Heart
Rekindle your creative joy through fresh perspectives, creative exercises and a practical approach to teinding the little fires in your heart.
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Dancing in the Rain
Learn how to move with, through and around the inevitable challenges of the creative path so
they no longer keep you from creating. -
an offering from jamie
A new offering every month from Jamie.
“The Studio in the School of Creative Magic, has been a touchstone in my life. Each week, there is nothing I await more eagerly than the opportunities to learn from Jamie and also participate in the live sessions. And I say this as a consumer of tons of online learning material… None of them touch this one.
Gouri Krishna, Founding Member of The Studio
We Live Our Practice
Our STUDIO gatherings
You will not travel alone.
Artists need creative community.
So often we creatives live and work in environments where people just don't 'get' our need for expression, our sensitivity, our magic. We can feel isolated, adrift and even a little “weird.”
What if instead, you had an ongoing community of creative practice, engaging in deep and rich conversations, celebrating wins and wrestling with challenges with artists who relate?
Artists of all mediums come together in The Studio — painters, musicians, writers, illustrators, poets — creating a rich tapestry of experience, inspiration and wisdom. The Studio is filled with creative, open-hearted humans, sharing the journey while engaged in their own artistic explorations.
Each month The Studio hosts LIVE EVENTS on Zoom. We gather to create, for enrichment and to share wisdom.
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LIVE! Studio Session
EVERY MONTH, we’ll make sure you’re creating by having shared studio time! The magic multiplies when we create together.
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LIVE! Reading Hour
EVERY MONTH, we’ll gather for some cozy reading time. Imagine the joy of discovering what's on the bookshelves of other creative hearts!
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LIVE! Wisdom Circle
EVERY MONTH bring your creative challenges to our Wisdom Circle for support from expert creative coach Jamie & shared wisdom from your fellow artists.
we dance
and
Movement is part of creative life.
As a member of The Studio, you have an open invitation to Rewilding Dance Journeys, immersive musical experiences designed to loosen the grip of the mundane and set your magic free.
In this seasonal practice, you will connect with your body, where so much insight, wisdom and creative power live. You will learn a unique process that will transform your dance into a ritual of rewilding.
These musical ministrations from DJ Starshyne (aka Jamie Ridler) and the sanctity of the dance floor will lovingly remind you that…
You are a creature of magic,
capable of great wonders.
The Hearth
Members of The Studio gather in our dedicated WhatsApp channel, The Hearth, a warm and welcoming space where our community stays connected between gatherings. Share what you’re creating, celebrate your milestones, ask questions, reflect on your discoveries or simply sit by the fire and witness the creativity unfolding around you.
Be as active or as quiet as suits you. The Hearth is always there for you as a member of The Studio, a place to return to whenever you wish for connection, encouragement or a reminder that you are part of a community of creative souls.
magic in our making
Every act of creation is a spell
As artists, we draw our work from the realm of vision, ideas and possibilities, bringing it down into tangible form. We move in a world of imagination and mystery, symbol and spirit even as we work with our hands, our words, our bodies and voices.
We are alchemical by nature, magicians with one hand in the mystery and the other in this world.
Creativity is magic.
In The Studio, we nourish that magic through practice, tuning into the wheel of the year and taking inspiration from the moon.
The Magic of the Moon
In The Studio, we work with the rhythmic dance of the Moon.
NEW MOON PRACTICE
Under each New Moon, we engage in a magical practice of acknowledgements & intentions. This is a gentle and cyclical approach to aligning our life with our heart, new moon by new moon.
full moon Dreaming
In The Studio, you will connect with each Full Moon through a guided meditation and workbook, and learn to create dreamboards that deepen your intuition, clarify your desires and brings your dreams into view one month at a time.
THE art of the altar
Learn to create an altar that has deep personal meaning, and discover your unique expression of sacred space.
This foundational magical workshop will be DELIVERED to you as soon as you join the Studio!
All of the powers of creative magic are available to you.
when your life
becomes your studio
You will be amazed at what your creative spirit is capable of when you give her a studio where she is free to roam, explore, experiment and express through all of the days and seasons of life.
A studio is a space of great creative magic.
At first it seems like a simple and empty space. I imagine it with wood floors, white walls and big windows.
Quiet. Empty. Waiting.
Until YOU arrive.
When you step in, the studio comes to life.
Suddenly it is full of your ideas, your explorations, your risks and discoveries, your work and play, your colours and choices, your success and failure, your laughter and tears – the riches of your creative life.
It comes alive with YOU.
As you create, your studio takes on a personality shaped by your presence, your practice and your projects,
a place that could only belong to you,
an expression of your unique spirit made visible in the world.
And here’s another thing…
All of that beauty and magic cannot be contained.
It will spill into every aspect of your life
how you live
how you express yourself
how you connect with others
how you see yourself.
And then one day you realize that what you have been longing for all along has arrived.
You are an artist and your life is your studio.
The path begins here.
Let the magic begin.
as soon as you join, you will begin
to develop your creative practice.
the magic begins as soon as you enter the studio.
This foundational workshop will be DELIVERED to you once you register for the Studio!
THE Creative Practice WORKSHOP
DISCOVER THE POWER OF PRACTICE
This workshop will introduce you to the principles of creative practice and help you choose a meaningful practice to take on for a season.
All you need is something to write with and something to write on!
our core practice:
the studio yearbook
When you join The Studio, you will immediately receive access to
The Studio Yearbook and supporting practice materials.
The Studio Yearbook is your creative companion: a magical fill-in-the-blank journal designed to help you connect with yourself and bring your creativity to life.
Season after season, you will pour your thoughts, hopes, questions and discoveries into its pages. Through journaling, reflection and creative exploration, you will deepen your understanding of yourself as an artist and create a living map of your creative journey.
Over time, your Studio Yearbook becomes something deeply personal: a reflection of your artistic soul, your evolving intentions and the life you are creating.
“I know that I'm going to end this year having done more creative work and learnt more about my own creative process in one year than in the decade that preceded it. Because…
I have already arrived there!”
Sara Tannå
Your Personal Invitation
To Join The Studio
The Studio calls to those
who are meant to find it.
It’s no accident that you are here, my friend.
The Studio membership is here to support your creative practice and your artistic life.
It’s a space to learn, to access the wisdom of an experienced mentor, to connect with creative kindred
and to nourish your spirit and develop your body of work.
Join now and discover the creative magic of The Studio.
When you join the studio Membership, you receive:
Creative Foundations
A Place to Start: The Creative Practice Workshop
A Creative Companion: The Studio Yearbook
An Orientation to Magic: The Art of the Altar course and Full Moon Guidebooks
Practice & Support
A Place to Create: Studio Sessions
A Place of Support: Wisdom Circles
A Place to Fill Your Well: Reading Hours
A Place to Dance: Rewilding Dance Journeys
artistic development
Offerings from Jamie: a new offering every month
The Studio Library: A rich and growing collection of classes exploring creativity, practice, magic and living an artist’s life.
the ineffable
The deepest magic of The Studio is what it awakens in you.
As an alumna or a wait list member, join The Studio
before September 21 at a special Creative Kindred price.
special registration price
for creative kindred
Choose the most supportive rhythm
for your payments.
Monthly Membership:
$67 USD per month
(regular price $77)Annual Membership:
$737 USD per year (best value)
(regular price $847)
For Solo Practitioners: You are welcome to experience the magic of The Studio as a solo practitioner, partaking in study and recordings at your own pace, in your own time, in your own way. Your questions will be answered and you will be valued as a part of this community. Magic is not constrained by place and time.
Refunds & Cancellations: Due to the nature of this membership, there are no refunds. However, you can cancel your membership at any time. Your membership will remain active until the next billing date.
Questions: If you have any questions at all, please email registrar@theschoolofcreativemagic.com. We’ll do everything we can to help you make an informed decision about joining.
A note on seasons and place: The guiding principles of these practices are universal, though we align with the rhythms of the Northern Hemisphere. This is not out of lack of care for accessibility, but out of respect for the specificity of the landscape. If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, you are warmly encouraged to adapt the practices to your own envirnoment, rooted in your lived experience. And remember, much of The Studio is evergreen.
Is The Studio Membership for you?
You’ll feel at home in The Studio if:
You have always had a sense you are an artist or creative soul, even if you’ve forgotten how to live that truth day to day.
You long for gentle, grounded structure to support your creative practice.
You want to move in rhythm with the seasons and the moon, letting nature be part of your creative process.
You crave community with kindred spirits who “get” your sensitivities and your dreams.
You are ready to say yes to your creative life in a way that is sustainable, soulful and real.
The Studio may not be for you if you want a quick fix, a rigid curriculum, or a program focused on traditional metrics of productivity.
This is a space for depth, devotion, and the quiet power of showing up for your art over time.
If you still have questions contact us at registrar@theschoolofcreativemagic.com. We are here to help.
