Embracing the Muse: Transformative Processes for Enhancing a Creative Life

TOTAL COST: $150
Course Fee: $140
Non-refundable Materials Fee: $10

DATES: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
TIME: 10:00AM - 4:30PM PDT
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
AGE GROUP: Adult (ages 18+)
LOCATION: Building 306, Fort Worden, Port Townsend. 

DESCRIPTION
This workshop is for anyone looking to strengthen their relationship with their Muse, deepen their creative practice, rekindle joy in making, or bring more creativity into their life.

Led by Sally Jean Fox, Ph.D., author of Meeting the Muse After Midlife, this immersive experience offers intuitive exercises and transformative art practices — all to help you break through creative blocks and ignite your unique spark. Through the power of storytelling, you’ll also begin shaping a new, inspiring vision for your creative life.

Whether you're a trained artist or someone longing to rediscover the power of play, this workshop invites you to explore creativity in a soul-filled, judgment-free space. If you want to:

• expand your expressiveness

• release limiting beliefs

• reclaim a passion you've set aside because of work or other responsibilities

• explore new artistic directions or navigate a life transition

— then this  is your opportunity to experiment, discover, and share in a supportive community.

What to expect:

- Engaging exercises including sounding, improv, movement, journaling, artistic expression, reflection, and storytelling;
- Practical strategies to design your life in ways that nurture and sustain your creativity;
- A welcoming space to experiment, play, and connect with fellow seekers and makers.

Workshop highlights:

- Awakening the Muse – Discover ways to access and nourish your inner spark through embodied creative practices such as painting, movement, storytelling, writing, and meditation;
- Mapping Your Creative Path – Identify obstacles, uncover new possibilities, and create a personalized roadmap for moving forward with confidence and clarity.

You’ll leave with the Embracing the Muse Workbook—a resource filled with ideas, inspiration, and actionable strategies to keep your creative spirit alive long after the workshop ends.

SUPPLY INFORMATION
All materials are provided with the materials fee. Bring a lunch!

COURSE DETAILS
After registration, course details are available via the Northwind Art School learning portal, including course syllabus and supply information. Learn more

ABOUT SALLY
Sally Jean Fox is a writer, storyteller, and coach who helps others design lives rich with creativity and meaning. With a Ph.D. and an MBA, she is also a certified Transformative Arts Facilitator through the Awakening Arts Academy in Assisi, Italy. As a leadership and story-crafting advisor, Sally weaves together the strategic, the spiritual, and the intuitive to guide people toward the lives—and stories—they most long to live.

An emerging visual artist, Sally has exhibited her work in her hometown of Vashon, Washington; in Seattle, and online. She is the author of Meeting the Muse After Midlife and has helped hundreds of clients shape creative lives filled with purpose, expression, and joy.

Artist website: Sally Fox

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DISCOUNTS
This course is eligible for a 10% member discount at the Supporter level and beyond. Get a membership today!

Don's Pharmacy and Art Toolkit in Port Townsend offer Northwind Art School students a 10% discount on art supplies.

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CANCELLATION POLICY
If Northwind Art has to cancel a course for any reason, all enrolled students will receive a 100% refund (including any materials fee).

Students who withdraw from a course at least seven days prior to its first meeting will receive a 90% refund (less any materials fee). 

Students withdrawing fewer than seven days from the first day of class are not eligible for a refund except in the case of illness or injury, in which case they are eligible to receive a 40% refund (less any materials fee).

Please note that 10% of every course’s registration fee is considered to be a non-refundable deposit in cases of withdrawal to cover administrative overhead. All refunds will be applied to the same credit card that was used for enrollment. No credits or transfers will be granted. 

Please email admin@northwindart.org if you wish to withdraw or for more information.