Our next course
Starting in late September and running until Christmas - the perfect gift to give yourself.
You'll head into the new year full of motivation, with fresh ideas, and a calmer mindset.
Session 1
STATE OF MIND. Your creative space.
We will start by sharing where we get creative ideas from, to help us get to know each other better. Monika will introduce a creative brief as a starting point & suggest how and where to start your primary research. You will pair up and do some work together and bounce ideas off each other.
Session 4
CREATIVE EMERGENCY KIT. Doubt, lack of motivation. Am I lost?
No, that’s part of the process. So how do you keep going? Do you think your idea is lame and needs a boost, or a new perspective ? Are you inspired by your work? Can you see how this process is shaping your thinking in broader terms?
Session 6
MAKING MORE. Checking in again - open tutorials.
At this stage, we will discuss creative process methods, and try to compile a manual for your future creative journeys. Alot can be said for time, space, having expectations, being stuck, and being unable to move forward. The key is that you keep going, no matter what - I have your back!
Session 2
IDEA. Research and inspiration. When too much is enough.
We’ll check up on how your research is going, and start selecting the most important and curious ideas, images, facts, feelings and bits to keep in your sketch book. That’s already a lot of material to get you going.
FIELD DAY
This is an opportunity to “sit with your work”. To observe newness, crisis, progress, skills and your responsibility to keep going. It might feel both scary and exciting, which is totally fine. It`s the best to plan a day like this in the second half of the course.
Session 7
FINISHING. Tutorials and feedback. Having more conversations.
Being with your project – it can be your process as much as an object. Ease up on your expectations, and the pressure you feel to be ‘good’ at it. The creative journey is the key. Both process or product are exactly that.
Session 3
PROCESS. Structure, method, practical information and sampling.
At this point something starts emerging. From a web of information, clarity comes into focus. The creative process isn’t linear and often makes sense only to you, so you’ll need to experiment and take risks. Are you doing that?
Session 5
MAKING. Checking in.
You are now making your object, artefacts, drawings, cook book, piece of writing, or whatever. Or, if your choice is to continue
with secondary research, it will look like connections- between ideas-and-objects.
You are developing your creative process,
which is as valid as an object.
Session 8
STATE OF MIND. I am being creative again.
You have tangible proof - sketch books, catalogues of ideas and materials, not to mention a community of like-minded people.
Does anyone feel like hearing about your process? About making and failing, and making! What an amazing journey!
Dates for the Autumn class:
Every other week on Wednesdays
16 September - 16 December
8 Sessions, 1.5 hours each (online)
Plus a field day
Course Structure
8 live online sessions, 1.5 hours each, held every two weeks.
8 modules — each one helps you notice more about your creative process, explore new ideas, and pause to reflect with the group (if needed).
Small groups of up to 8 participants, so everyone has space to speak and share.
No recordings, handouts, or forms — just you, showing up.
Your own creative space — however small or unusual. It's your studio for 3 months: a piece of wall, a box of curios, a few
sketchbooks, simple art materials, your kid's desk, the kitchen table, a cozy café corner, a park bench, or your lunch-break spot.
A buddy system — you'll pair up for support and can check in with each other between sessions.
Set aside 4–5 hours between sessions for homework. Why does this matter? Because nurturing your creativity takes a little self-discipline. It's simply about showing up for yourself, gently and consistently — because that commitment is where reconnecting with your creativity begins.
Follow-up emails after each session with suggestions for your homework. I've got your back — it's my role to support you through this experimental journey.
BCA programme is designed to support your individual progress.
Feel free to write to me between sessions whenever you face doubt, lack of time, or feel lost. Feeling a little lost is part of living a creative life — you're in the right place, and we'll reflect on that together.
We'll meet on Zoom — make sure it's installed on your computer, and find a quiet spot at your desk to join us.
Tools & materials to bring:
An A4 or other big format sketchbook, min 60 pages.
2 smaller notebooks to make resource library and a cardboard box.
Your basic tools – a pencil, an eraser, a highlighter, some sticky tape, some bluetack, and old magazines or papers, tools & materials you are familiar with, to make notes during sessions
Renew your library card, sign up to some good sources of inspiration.
Interesting textures: fabrics, papers, tangible objects from the urban or natural world.
Booking:
This course is by invitation only.
I’d love to invite you to a free 30-minute conversation, to get to know each other and explore whether this path is right for you.
Booking for Autumn 2026 class closes on September 15th.
Course fee is £1650. Payment plans are possible.