Can creating be easy? Does it always have to be so hard? Is there a way to approach our art with ease and simplicity in mind? These are some of the questions I messily explore in today's episode, featuring a few real-time realisations with my own practice. As always, take what feels good and leave the rest ~ but I hope you choose to explore the idea of ease too. It might just be the missing piece.

For your exploration ~

Lucid ~ a four week container with Stepha Doyle

Flux – membership for creatives

1:1 Mentoring Sessions with Viv

Rust website – rustcreative.com.au

Instagram – @rust_creative

Grab a cuppa because I have a lot to say on this topic and feel like I barely scratched the surface in an hour. My intention for this episode was to present plenty of options to cater for the various situations that we as artists face in relation to our day jobs. Ultimately, it comes down to what feels good for you, but if you're having trouble knowing where to begin, this episode will hopefully offer a little more clarity and ideas. As always, my DMs are open if you need a fellow creative / business owner to bounce off. 

For your exploration ~

Build Your Creative Business ~ live course beginning August 9

Flux – membership for creatives

1:1 Mentoring Sessions with Viv

Rust website – rustcreative.com.au

Instagram – @rust_creative

This episode is all about reflection. Yes, we've survived some incredibly tough shit, but what about the good stuff? How much we've grown, learnt, laughed, shifted? What can you be proud of? You might want to grab a pen if you fancy some journalling prompts ~ otherwise I hope you're staying safe and nurturing yourself, wherever you are in the world.

For your exploration ~

Build Your Creative Business ~ live course beginning August 9

Flux – membership for creatives

1:1 Mentoring Sessions with Viv

Rust website – rustcreative.com.au

Instagram – @rust_creative

On this glorious venus day we're exploring something that I reckon we all experience in some form ~ the stickiness of surrendering to the still. It's hard! Especially when the still feels more like a creative drought than a slow season. But I promise that it's going to end. As always, I share from my lived experience navigating the seemingly stagnant waters of stillness as an artist and business owner. Enjoy! <3 Viv

For your exploration ~

Flux – membership for creatives

1:1 Mentoring Sessions with Viv

Rust website – rustcreative.com.au

Instagram – @rust_creative

I'm back after a surprise hiatus to talk about an idea or regime that used to gross me out ~ consistency. Specifically, how consistency stories have impacted our ability to show up online and create structures or habits in our lives. There's also a few journaling prompts thrown in at the end too. Enjoy! <3 Viv

For your exploration ~

Flux – membership for creatives

1:1 Mentoring Sessions with Viv

Rust website – rustcreative.com.au

Instagram – @rust_creative

This episode was inspired by a magical workshop I attended today, hosted by my darling friends, Amie McNee and James Winestock. You might know them from @inspiredtowrite or their incredible podcast, Unpublished. This conversation is all around the importance of creative community, what happens when we don't have it, how to make new friends on the internet and the magic of it all.

Mentioned resources:

Stepha Doyle

Amie McNee

James Winestock

Flux – membership for creatives

you are creative t-shirt

1:1 Mentoring Sessions with Viv

Rust website – rustcreative.com.au

Instagram – @rust_creative

Holy guacamole, the first episode is here. I finally stopped procrastinating and making excuses and recorded this chat in ~one take~ with very minimal edits. We are striving for done, not perfect!

This episode dives into all things Rust, and who I (Viv) am. It was recorded by lamp light on a Friday night and I think that shows. Enjoy!

Mentioned resources:

1:1 Mentoring Sessions with Viv

Flux – membership for creatives

Rust Store

Build Your Creative Business – live course

14 Days of Flow – self-paced

retreat – self-paced

Rust website – rustcreative.com.au

Instagram – @rust_creative