It was part of your life until it wasn’t.
Maybe it came to an abrupt stop.
Maybe it was slowly crowded out as your life grew more and more full, until you realized it’s been months, or even years, since you last lost yourself in the joy of making things.
Hi, I’m Jane! I’m a artist, writer, and creative mentor.
For the past 15 years, I’ve worked in the world of somatic and movement therapies with a focus on nervous system health, a lens that deeply shapes how I approach creativity.
I’m endlessly curious about the relationship between the body, the nervous system, and creative practice, and how those threads connect us not just to ourselves, but to each other and the wider world.
By combining creative practice with nervous system awareness, I can help you make art in ways that fit the reality of your life, so you can build habits that last, not by pushing harder, but by learning to work with your energy, attention, and capacity.
I know what it’s like to want to make art and have a full, complicated life. And I’ve spent more than 10 years helping people untangle what’s really happening beneath procrastination, perfectionism, and creative shutdown.
I know what a body and brain do under pressure, and I know how to build creative systems that work with that reality, not against it.
We have three seasons per year inside Creating Wild, and each season offers a different way to be in relationship with your creative work- from finding your ground, to shaking things up, to bringing something to life.
That said, Creating Wild is a membership without a start line; whenever you feel ready to make space for your creativity is the right time to join. However you find your way here, you’ll be able to step straight into supportive, vibrant community, ready to meet you exactly where you are.
What follows gives you a sense of the seasonal shape of the year, but it’s not a gate you have to time perfectly to step through. Think of it as a snapshot of the landscape the membership moves through.
The next three seasons look like….
This season is about finding ways to make art that fit the shape of your real life (not the one you wish you had).
We’ll explore what it takes to sustain a creative practice inside the realities of full days, care responsibilities, busy minds, and changing energy. Rather than trying to force discipline or wait for the perfect moment, we’ll work with what’s true in your body, your schedule, and your circumstances.
Together, we’ll look at how to build creative practices that are flexible, individual, and sustainable, grounded in self-understanding and nervous system awareness, not pressure.
The focus isn’t always on doing more, but on making what’s already possible feel easier, kinder, and more consistent.
A season of cross pollination and exchange!
Through guest workshops and shared conversations, we’ll explore how other artists and makers work, and what happens when their processes influence your own (in all the right ways).
We’ll look at the neuroscience of creativity, experiment with unfamiliar approaches, and try things you wouldn’t normally do.
The intention is to shake up your patterns and bring fresh movement, imagination, and momentum back into your creative work.
Focus, structure, and support for the thing that won’t leave you alone.
This is the season to hunker down and give sustained attention to one idea, project, or body of work. The aim isn’t to do everything but to magic into existence the thing that keeps tapping you on the shoulder.
Inside this season, you’ll be supported to create focus, build momentum, and move something from idea into form.
We’ll work with structure that holds you without rushing you, and with community support that helps you keep going when things wobble.
This is a season for commitment, care, and follow-through, to bring something real into the world.
We meet live every two weeks on Zoom.
Each session starts with a focused discussion on a theme for that season, then opens into a group conversation where you can share where you’re at, talk about what you’re making, and ask for help or feedback.
Calls are recorded and uploaded to a private podcast (available to members only), so you can listen in your own time or revisit later.
It’s part teaching, part creative catch-up. A place to stay connected, supported, and moving forward.
Creative Windows: Building The Capacity To Stay || 8:00am NZDT (Feb 22) / 2:00pm ET (Feb 21) / 7:00pm London (Feb 21)
Why does creating feel possible one moment and unbearable the next? In this session, we’ll explore the emotional and nervous-system conditions that shape our creative availability.
We’ll look at how fear, guilt, perfectionism, and urgency show up in the body, and how to work with them rather than pushing past them. Through body-based practices and reframes, we focused on increasing creative capacity: learning how to stay present, soften resistance, and progress in our creative projects.
Moving at a Human Pace: Practices That Fit Your Energy ||8:00am NZDT (Mar 8) / 2:00pm ET (Mar 7) / 7:00pm London (Mar 7)
Idealised routines collapse; human-scale rhythms don’t. Here, we’ll look at how to build creative practices that flex with your fluctuating capacity.
We’ll explore creative hygiene (the things that make you available to creativity and make showing up easier), meeting yourself where you are, and the “right of return”; how to restart without shame, urgency, or self-punishment.
🎙️ Calls are all recorded if you can’t make it live.
Time set aside to work on your creative projects in the company of others.
👩🍳 Kitchen Table Session: Tuesdays 8 am NZ | 6 am AEST | Mon 4 pm Eastern US | 8 pm London
A chatty, come-as-you-are space where we work side-by-side. People talk, share what they’re up to, ask questions, or just keep each other company while creating.
Think of it as the hum of a friendly kitchen table. Tea, conversation, and creating in the background.
🤫 Silent Session: Thursdays 8 am NZ | 6 am AEST | Wed 4 pm Eastern US | Wed 8 pm London
A focused, quiet co-creating block. We check in briefly at the start and end, but the middle is all for you. Cameras optional, mics off, everyone working on their own thing.
A private, off–social media space where everything lives. Conversation threads, session links, replays, and resources. It’s where we gather between calls to share updates, ask questions, and stay connected.
⏱️ Daily Check-In Space (inside The Community)
A simple daily thread where you can drop a quick note about what you’re making, noticing, or needing that day.
🎨 Practice Studio
A shared space to post sketches, snippets, drafts, or reflections. A low-stakes place to share your process and see what others are working on.
🗝️ The Creating Wild Workshop Vault
Access to the full archive of past workshops and sessions — a growing library you can dip into anytime for inspiration or support
✏️ Wants to make more art, more often, not in theory, but in practice.
✏️ Has creative work that matters to you but struggle to find time, energy, or focus.
✏️ Want to stay connected to your art in the middle of real life: work, care, responsibilities, distractions.
You don’t need to be full-time, established, or confident.
Just curious, committed, and ready to give your creative life a real place in your week.
Step One: Choose Your Plan
Membership is $30 USD per month or $297 USD per year (that’s like getting two months free). You can cancel anytime.
Step Two: Click “Join Now” below
You’ll be taken to our secure checkout on Circle (the community platform), where you can select the monthly or yearly option.
Step Three: Complete Your Check Out
Follow the prompts to enter your payment details and confirm your subscription.
Step Four: Check Your Inbox
Once your payment goes through, you’ll receive a welcome email with everything you need to get started.
Step Five: Come Say Hello!
You’ll land straight inside the Creating Wild Circle community, in the “Say Hello” space — a cozy corner where you can introduce yourself, explore what’s available, and start getting to know everyone.
Not at all. Creating Wild is for anyone who wants to make creativity a regular part of their life, whether you’re returning to art after years away or exploring something entirely new. It’s about curiosity, not credentials.
We welcome all types of art and creative expression in this space. Our community includes writers, poets, visual artists, ceramicists, leather workers, gardeners, book binders, and more. Whatever your creative pursuit may be, your art is welcome here.
Not at all! Whether you’re just getting back into it or need a little help to get started, we’d love for you to join us. You’ll be surrounded by others who have reignited their past creative passions or discovered new ones. There’s no better time to (re)start than right now!
Your level of involvement is entirely up to you. You can be an active participant, a quiet observer, or something in between. However you choose to engage is just right.
The membership is flexible—you’re only committed for the period you’ve signed up for and can cancel at any time.
The subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel.
You can easily update your payment details or cancel through your membership portal.
Typically, we don’t offer refunds once you’ve joined the community, as you’ll have immediate access to materials and resources.
If you sign up and feel a wave of buyer’s remorse right away (yikes!), just let me know before you enter the community space.
If you need more details or a little reassurance before signing up, I’m happy to provide it (and I promise I won’t pressure you into joining).
Send me a message on the Contact page, or email me jane@janepike.com and put ‘Membership’ in the Subject Line and I’ll get right back to you.
Between each Creating Wild season, we take a short pause of two to three weeks to catch our breath, reflect, and reset.
It’s space to integrate what you’ve learned, finish what’s still in motion, and prepare for what’s next.
During this time:
Yes, absolutely.
Not at all. Creating Wild isn’t about being good — it’s about making. You don’t need talent, training, or confidence to start.
We’ll help you find a creative rhythm that fits your real life, no matter where you’re beginning.