artist study
1:1 mentorship for artists and creatives
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I have 1 spot left before I take a summer break from mentoring in June and July
WHAT
Artist study is a transformative month-to-month mentorship for creatives. During mentorship, I will create a personalized pathway that supports your ambitions, works through the obstacles, and employs practical ways to work towards your visions.
You’ll gain:
1:1 learning; Navigate obstacles and challenges with personalized support and accountability, ensuring consistent progress toward your goals
a pathway made just for you; Find clarity amidst overwhelm and confusion with tailored strategies and a wealth of resources
flexible scheduling; Tailor your mentoring to fit your lifestyle and creative rhythms, maximizing personalization and growth
open Q&A with me for life! Never feel alone again. Engage in meaningful dialogue, and gain fresh perspectives and insights to inspire your process
Artist Study is for hobbyists, part-time, and full-time, creatives seeking guidance, feedback, and support in their work. Whether you're grappling with self-doubt, seeking direction, or aiming to refine your creative process, Artist Study offers the personalized attention and expertise you need to flourish.
“A mentorship with Lauren Sauder is the best investment for your creativity! She works magic, helping you recognize your voice, your seasons, and harness your own process.” Spencer Welch, 2023 Mentee
HOW
Through Voxer, a messaging platform, you'll have direct access to me for daily guidance, feedback, and encouragement. Upon checkout, you'll complete a brief questionnaire to outline your goals, challenges, and aspirations, for me to create your personalized mentoring experience. With asynchronous messages and tailored support, Artist Study adapts to your unique needs and lifecycles, ensuring the right-sized guidance for a transformative journey at your own pace. Listen to a Voxer session here →
WHO
Artist Study brings my years of experience guiding artists to new heights of creativity and fulfillment. With a background in fine arts and a passion for fostering artistic growth, my zone of genius is helping creatives find themselves in their work so they can feel an overwhelming sense of clarity and confidence in their creative practice. I have mentored numerous artists, providing them with the clarity, confidence, and tools needed to thrive in their process. Have a question? Ask me here→
INVESTMENT
$165/month
Artist Study is a month-to-month mentorship
I typically spend ~15-30 minutes/day Monday-Friday messaging with each mentee
You don’t need to commit to many months at a time. You may choose to meet one month, regularly, quarterly, yearly, etc. depending on your projects and personal needs. *Mentorship does not have to start on the first of the month. Pending my availability, you may also extend the mentorship duration during our study.
With no long-term commitments and the flexibility to choose your study duration, Artist Study offers unparalleled value and accessibility
Recent Stories
Spencer Welch, Artist
spencerwelchstudios.com | @spencerwelchstudios | spencerwelchstudios.substack.com
“A couple of years ago I filed for an LLC and experienced the busiest season in my professional art career. Despite the “growth” and “success” I felt incredibly burnt out and overwhelmed, lost and confused, and in search of a new path. I focused so much on expanding and earning income, that I forgot my sole purpose for creating art. I resented my business and no longer felt connected to my work.
I decided at the end of that year, that I would hire a mentor to help me overcome these difficult (yet surprisingly common) feelings as a creative entrepreneur. Before Lauren and I started working together I didn’t understand what it meant to be in seasons of creativity, or even life, and how that would affect my business. Throughout the mentorship experience, Lauren helped me to not only understand myself as an artist, but as a human being. She held space for me to process my thoughts, insecurities, and ideas, which helped me better understand who I am. She saw me and met me exactly where I was. She held space for me as I broke through molds and negative thought processes. By the end of the year, we smashed down walls that prevented me from being my authentic self and helped me gain the confidence I needed to succeed.
Because of Lauren, I am now creating artwork I WANT to create. I have learned when to say yes and when to say no. I have gained tools to help me navigate complicated moments and decisions in my business. But most importantly, I have gained a friend and found a community that truly supports me as a person, which is crucial to the success of being an artist.”
Lyly Dhommée, Artist
www.lylydhommar.com | lylydhommar.substack.com
“I’ve started the year lost in my practice and seeking Lauren’s help was the best decision I’ve made so far! With daily questions and a lot of patience, she helped me design a creative practice more aligned with who I am and how I work. Her tailored support and guidance are really precious. I’ve enjoyed her calming and caring presence as a virtual companian in the studio.”
Amber Baughman, Artist
“I’ve always been a seeker of knowledge where learning was at the heart of my studies. I kept all my ideas in a notebook, but it was a jumbled mess. I lacked order and structure, and it complicated my desire to produce much of anything. At some point, I just gave up and became disappointed.
I came across an online class that Lauren had developed and taught, which eventually led me to her Artist Mentorship program. My interest was piqued when I asked Lauren more about mentorship. I printed her summary of what she could offer me, and I began to be hopeful again. I read and underlined all the words that spoke to me. This was when a spark within me started, and I quickly signed up to work with her.
Artist Mentorship gave me a way of working that rebuilt and reinforced my confidence. My ideas that once poured out chaotically into my notebook began to have a shape and form. For the first time in a long while, I felt confident in my abilities. I would ask Lauren questions and she would ask me questions in return that encouraged me to find how I wanted to communicate through my art and writing. She helped me to connect with myself as I learned how to understand who I was and find my voice. She offered resources that were so helpful in kickstarting my journey on a pathway entirely built for me. Because of Lauren, I felt connected once again to my artistic process, but this time I had an inspirational way of working that propelled me to new discoveries about me and the way I work.”
Janet Boeke, Artist
“After two years of pandemic disruptions, I was feeling frustrated with my inability to hold on to a vision and pursue it with intention. I am easily distracted, which makes holding focus on anything extremely difficult, and I am quite reluctant to ask for help. These two in combination explain much about why I fail to get things accomplished. I felt like I needed a reset — not inspiration, skills, workshops, or other quick-fix ideas, but a way to look objectively at what I want to do and to establish a scaffold to support my work.
I had followed Lauren for quite a while and was always impressed by her thoughtful and reflective approach to how she manages her creative practice. What I appreciate most is how she values creative practice in a thoughtful, reflective way that honors the depth of meaning that our art practices hold in our lives. I decided to invest in a mentorship with Lauren because I felt a true alignment with her approach.
It has been a labor of love to start at the very beginning and look at every part of my creative practice. This artist mentorship allows an artist to explore in great detail how and why to take steps forward through the entire process of creating and marketing meaningful work. It has helped me do necessary reflecting so that I have more clarity on what I need. Lauren has helped me recognize consistencies across many years of making helping me build a process that offers me ongoing support and guidance. I will remember these foundations the next time I experience frustration or lack of direction.
If you are willing to devote the time and energy to consider your creative practice with the support of a knowledgeable and experienced artist in her own right, this is a wise investment. In a market where so many are offering quick fixes in 10 easy steps, this mentorship is a deep dive into the processes that are uniquely your own to ensure a custom fit in understanding how to bring your artistic visions to life.”