Finding The Artist's Way is a trans-inclusive, queer-centred, 12 week, in-person evening course for queer and bi womxn, trans, nonbinary, intersex, and gender non-conforming artists and creatives of all disciplines. The course is based on The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, and is designed to offer tools for unblocking creativity, building community, and for healing the inner artist, finding greater confidence, clarity, and enjoyment in making and experiencing art. Participants will complete the book in full across twelve weeks, taking part in written exercises, completing homework, and sharing their experiences together in a private space. Class runs 7:30pm - 9:30pm each week, followed by a one hour social at a nearby space, helping the group to form connections, and build collaborations and community. Class will run weekly on Tuesday evenings, starting Tuesday 13th January 2026, with the final class of the course on the Tuesday 31st March 2026. Venue: The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane, E17 7HA Follow @PlentifulArtists to stay up to date. This course is max capacity 15 people, in order to allow time for sharing.

My name is Mel. I am a genderfluid, lesbian, queer, musician, songwriter, lyricist, performer, arts professional, and writer (pronouns are flexible). For references of my work and music to date, check out @playinghouseuk or my LinkedIn. I am working on a new body of work currently. Music will be released in 2026. WIP name for the project is TUFT.

The Mill is a fully wheelchair accessible venue. The room is quiet and soundproofed. There is a fully accessible toilet, and a kitchen for water. A step-free journey to the venue can be made via the Victoria Line to Tottenham Hale > 230 bus to St James Market. For a link to an in-depth overview of accessibility information at The Mill, please see here. Please email tuft.artistsway@gmail.com if you have any questions.

The course is beneficial for artists and creatives who enjoy making work in any creative discipline, including, but not limited to; visual art, music, making, design, writing, photography, film, performance, fashion, drag, and all creative fields. You do not have to be currently working in a creative field to apply. Typically, a group could consist of someone who hasn't made work since childhood and has followed a different professional path, with someone who is currently exhibiting work. Diversity in the group is key. The tools learnt in Finding The Artist's Way offer long-term benefits for inner confidence, clarity and the sustainable making of creative work, no matter what the external circumstances may present. If you feel drawn to the course, apply.

You do not need to bring any artist materials to the session, all exercises are written. Paper and pens are provided in the first session. Try and bring the same notebook to class each week. This notebook will be A5 and will be suitable for notes during session. You will want to purchase an additional A4 book ideally for your Morning Pages. All sessions involve a reading of the chapter, and group interpretation, followed by guided written exercises from each weekly chapter, with optional homework to be completed between sessions.

Sessions for this course will run weekly at The Mill in Walthamstow on Tuesday evenings from Tuesday 13th January, until Tuesday 31st March 2026. Schedule: 7:30pm - 9:30pm - Session 9:30pm - 10:30pm - Optional one hour social at a nearby accessible venue. The Mill E17 is a fully wheelchair accessible venue, close to Wathamstow Market, St James Street station (Overground), and Blackhorse Road station (Victoria Line).

If you are looking to make the journey using step-free and lift access, then get off at Tottenham Hale (Victoria Line), and take the 230 to Walthamstow Market for a step-free journey. - Are you interested in joining Finding The Artist's Way but aren't available on Tuesdays? Email tuft.artistsway@gmail.com with dates and locations for future suggestions.

Finding The Artist's Way costs £360 for twelve weekly sessions. This is equivalent to £30 per week for a two hour session, or the same as £15 per hour, which is charged at London Living Wage. I hope this makes the course as affordable as possible for people, whilst enabling venue hire and teaching costs to be covered. No income? There are two x free places on the course available for unwaged or low waged artists and creatives. Email tuft.artistsway@gmail.com if you are interested in a free place. No questions asked. Two places will be chosen at random from enquiries. UPDATE: The two free places for this course have now been allocated. However, please still get in touch if interested, so that you can be contacted if any future free places become available. The course capacity is max 15 people total.

It is advised to purchase a copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, in order to make the most of daily and individual exercises contained in the course. You will be fine to complete Week 1 of the course without it if you are in a rush, but try and purchase it as soon as possible. Copies can be purchased online from around £10 - £30. See here for some quick links that aren't Amazon: £14.35 from AwesomeBooks, £15.05 at Hive.co.uk, £116.09 at World of Books, or £19.99 at Pages of Hackney or Waterstones. Purchasing this book will allow you to repeat The Artist's Way in your own time.