Facing Fears

Getting over my fear of being filmed

I did something scary today. I have been really nervous to start filming for my Climate Art 101 course that launches next month.

I'm very camera shy and have managed to avoid being in front of it for years.

But I faced my fear and started today! Here's a little preview 🎉

Some things that helped me with this:

• I made an Instagram story in the morning where I talked on camera for the first time. It was under a minute and perfect practice to get more comfortable showing my face. I asked for support from friends and received SO many amazing messages to hype me up. That was huge.

• I picked the easiest portion to film first. I chose a section that was short, didn’t require a ton of memorization, and that I was excited to talk about first.

• I shared a post with this little clip on social media after and got more support. Slowly letting my mind and body get more comfortable with being seen on the internet is a process and I wanted to integrate it.

• Remembering this doesn’t need to be perfect. This course is not about filming excellent videos, it’s about learning how to make climate art. People aren’t going to be devastated if my lighting isn’t amazing- I just need to communicate effectively.

rearranged my apartment to film

I realized I haven’t shared too much of the details of the course itself and wanted to send over the info! If you sign up before May 1, you can save 50%. 

My favorite quote is “the role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible” by Toni Cade Bambara. I believe that artists have a magical power to help us imagine a world we want to live in.

Together we'll learn how to use art as a tool to simplify topics in climate change. This 6 week program includes:

• Build creative habits through making art everyday for 30 days

• Weekly activities to develop new climate art skills

• 10 recorded climate art workshops

• 5 guided creativity meditations

• Access to a community of climate creatives

• Exercises to use art to decrease climate anxiety

Daily Art Challenges + Habit Building

The core of this program is a "Creative 30 Challenge”. You will develop the practice of 30 minutes of creativity, everyday for 30 days. This includes 10 minutes meditation, 10 minutes journaling, and 10 minutes of making art.

Virtual, 6 Week Course

In this self-paced course, there are recordings and hands-on activities to help you find your creative superpowers and learn how to communicate about climate change. The first month we focus on making a variety of climate art daily. Next, there is a 2 week capstone project to dive deeper into a topic of your choice.

Community of Climate Creatives

Join a private Slack group to connect with other creatives in climate. Share your art, collaborate, and find inspiration. The people who have already signed up are so wonderful and this is going to be a very special space. 

Creativity Meditations + Climate Art Workshops

Get access to 5 recorded meditations to tap into your creativity and envision your future self. Plus 10 recorded climate art workshops on topics like Clean Energy, Solarpunk, and Electrifying Your Home.

Note: This is not a live course, it is recorded with daily and weekly activities.

This course is a space for you to explore ways to tell new stories of climate solutions and inspire climate action through art. The curriculum becomes available on May 20.

If you sign up before May 1, you get 50% off! It is $75 right now but the full value is $150. Register here. 

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! 

Climate Art of the Week

I did this painting for it’s electric and New Lab for Earth day and love it so much!!

Other updates

• My next free climate art workshop will be about public transportation on May 3. RSVP here.

• I'm hosting a workshop for Women in CSR on Sunday at 11am PT where we will make art to envisioning a thriving and equitable climate future. RSVP here.

Ways to support me:

• I host climate art workshops for teams. These have been magical to see groups explore their creativity.

• Buy yourself something from my shop- a mug, a onesie, a print

• I’m open for commissions. I help climate organizations transform their complicated work into simple, beautiful visuals.

Have a lovely weekend!

Nicole