The Artist Collective
Open Studio Glen Iris
An Art & Creativity Coaching Collective in Melbourne.
Join the artist collective at our open studio day in Glen Iris Melbourne
The Artist Collective is a community arts gathering that emerged out of the creative women's circle and women in our community wanting to come together to make art. In the open studio in Glen Iris a small creative community of crafters, makers, practicing artists or anyone with more time and space to explore creativity and art making come together.
As a practicing artist, creative arts and eco-therapist, Marion Miller created this offering to support other artists to share in art making and conversations for authentic self-expression creative unblocking, tapping into intuitive feeling and embodied mindfulness, nature connection and community well-being.
When we gather and create a powerful shift occurs. The vulnerability of the creative process is met with warmth, understanding, and social connection. The studio hols space for painting, drawing, weaving, sculpting, writing, poetry, collage and other forms of creative expression. The maximum capacity for the open studio is five people with three easles, and three tables and chairs available as well as floor cushions.
The Aim of our Creativity Coaching Conversations we explore themes of:
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Authentic Calling & Storytelling: Connecting to your unique voice, values and creative vision.
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Overcoming Self-Doubt: Navigating inner critics, perfectionism, fear and creative blocks.
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Creative Mindset: Discover what inspires you, let go of limiting belief, tap into feelings and intuition.
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Establishing Creative Rhythm: Reducing stress and anxiety while cultivating a sustainable creative practice.
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Collective Well-Being: Finding nourishment and belonging in connection with nature and an intentional community.
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The Unconscious Mind: Jungian ways of working with dreams, symbols, active imagination and archetypes in your art.
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Nature-Based Creativity: Grounding practice intuitively, working with earth awareness, seasons, healing and animism.
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Tools for Creativity: Learn practical structures and mindset tools that support focus, sparking joyful, and resilient practice.
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Artivism (Art + Activism): Creative expression as advocacy, environmental and social impact, and meaningful dialogue.
How does it work?
The dates are posted in our Whatsapp group. We have room for four people to attend on any given day.
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We begin with optional warm up activity.
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Have focussed creative time working on an independant project.
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Break for lunch. BYO or bring a share plate.
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Some silent practice after lunch for an hour.
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In the last hour we reflect on our work and share.
Time: 10am-3pm
Date: Thursday 3rd September
Location: Private Glen Iris Studio
Join the community Whatsapp group for more details on RSVP. This community based group has no fees but will prioritise those who have attended the Creative Women's Circle and members of the Whatsapp group interested in making art and being creative with a group of women.
Earth Mumma Studio, Gallery & Nature-based Retreats Coming Soon to Surf Coast
Looking ahead, you will have the opportunity to join us on creative retreat at our farmland in Boonah, nestled within the breathtaking, lush ranges of the Otways. The vision for the Earth Mumma Studio and Gallery is born from a desire to merge raw, nature-based consciousness with artistic exploration. Here, we are repurposing a rustic barn into an expansive creative studio and gallery space—a sanctuary dedicated to the creative arts, slow living, and community connection. Surrounded by morning mists, ancient forests, and abundant wildlife, Earth Mumma Studio and Gallery will serve as an inspiring destination for makers to gather in workshops and retreats, and draw deep, direct inspiration from the intelligence of the earth itself.
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. ”― Carl Gustav Jung