For the brave Artist ready to take a chance on that creative dream being a REAL thing this year…

Is it time to hire a creative coach?

ARE YOU:

🌟 already making art & selling your creative work (trying to anyway!)… and you find yourself still unclear about

  • How do I find my dream customers?

  • How do I finally get more consistency sales?

  • What do I ACTUALLY need to do so I still have time to make the art AND take care of my babies?

YOU'VE TRIED

🌟Almost EVERYTHING
…you've posted more often (even tried to follow trendy Reel tips + even doing a LIVE once! 😱) …you've started working on your website! and set up your Pinterest account, & looked at TikTok & even YouTube

… you're researching email set ups for newsletters and started collecting email addresses… you've thought about how to set up prints or other products on Society 6 + Redbubble + those online gallery places

… you've even boosted some posts for more views and even sold a couple things to a random stranger (you know you shouldn't but you just don't have time or energy to really learn ads AND was too tired to think of what to post)

BUT

You can’t keep up with all the work this involves without giving up even MORE sleep since you still have your babies at home
AND it’s hard to keep up the consistency for online especially when those sales aren’t coming in
 

YOU FEEL

Frustrated and STILL not seeing any consistency and it feels like VERY little progress after spending what little time you have away from your babies doing all this. 

On one hand, you feel like you know what you need to do but you’re not fully doing it. Not putting yourself fully out there, not even fully making your art (which was the whole point) because nothing seems to be working and you’re not sure it’s worth all that effort for zero results

On the other, you suspect maybe you’re missing something and you’re not working on THE thing that would actually make the difference you’re looking for

What you need is the Clarity & Confidence of a PRO Artist

You need CLARITY around what problem you need to solve FIRST (without having to kill yourself doing ALL THE THINGS) and the CONFIDENCE that the action you DO take in that limited schedule, iss making progress in the right direction.  

 

You don’t have time to waste on unnecessary fluff. You don't NEED to do ALL the things especially when you still building this thing.

Just like your babies – you don't need to do ALL the things,
you don't even need to do any of the things PERFECTLY. 


There are just simple, fundamental basics you need to build so that it naturally leads to the success you want. 

Whether it's ensuring your baby is healthily eating & sleeping well  OR it's connecting with & selling to those dream buyers

You need the confidence & resources of someone who is as sure of what they need to do as they are in their mothering

Meaning, even when you’re not sure of the answer…
> you know that you can trust yourself to figure it out, 
> you know who to ask for support or where to find answers that suits YOU
AND 
> you know you’ll do the work (no matter how tired or uncomfortable you are) because you just KNOW it’s going to work for what you want

And the biggest thing is learning how to discern what works FOR YOU not just what the “experts” say 

Hi I’m Brenda

Helping creatives to feel clear & confident as PRO Artists, so they can make art they’re proud of & sell more of it to dream customers with ease WHILE ALSO being the happy mama they want to be for their babies…

IS my superpower

 

I’ve gone from spinning in burnout and overwhelm, wasting what little savings I had on ALL THE WRONG THINGS. 

Then barely making any art (questioning if I'm even meant to be an Artist) because I didn’t know how I was going to sell it anyway because there were already so many collecting dust in my studio

to

  • Raising over $3k for artwork I hadn't even created yet to then host my first sold out solo-exhibtion

  • Creating over 100+ paintings the year I was taking care of an exclusively breastfed newborn AND being primary carer to a 4yr old

  • Sold out art fairs I’ve exhibited at (despite having to wake up in the middle of the night for an unsettled baby)

  • Sent multiple paintings overseas around the world to collectors who found me AND have a gallery reach out to me to sell my art thanks to my online presence

  • While still being a ‘full-time’ mum to my babies + dealing with the endless laundry and emotional/mental load that entails.

I've also helped my clients to:

  • Do more in one hour than they could the whole week thanks to a 5 minute mindset shift conversation

  • Create simple systems & structure in their art business so they can make their art, finish client work AND still have potential buyers reach out to them even while being pregnant & taking care of toddlers at home

  • Learn how to create content in a way that suits them & their work so that consistency in their marketing became easy and natural (like their art)

  • Feel confident in their artistry even as life threw them unexpected chaos because they just KNOW they can handle it and still be productive in the studio thanks to both the mindset & strategies we cultivated together (and they got more jobs, made more art + ‘discovered’ more opportunities to grow their brand)

  • Uncover their creative voice so they gained over 10k in followers AND make consistent online sales with superfans who share their work (which also led to sold out solo exhibitions + increased their email list for more sales)

When it comes to supporting you to create a creative business that works WITH the season of life you’re in (because being a mama of little kids NEEDS a village)
AND still be the professional artist your inner Muse needs you to be – meaning having the flow of sales & creating that you want

Nobody does it quite like me

 

Here's how we can work together right now

 

BOOK a one-off Mentoring Intensive (with the possibility of stepping into my longer-term containers if we’re a good fit for your goals & my expertise)
 

This is your chance to focus on mapping out the mindset + strategies for the goals you have for your art. 
90 minutes 1:1 session to get CLEAR on what your goals are, what is blocking your path to success and the ACTUAL problem to solve NOW to create the consistency & momentum of sales and creative flow you want for your art

 

This is where you can stop second-guessing what you need to do and what you need to focus on so you can get back to making your art & loving your babies
 

This is where you learn what you need to go ALL IN with your art without wasting time & energy on unnecessary tasks that wastes your time & money
 

This is where you will finally KNOW what you need to get the consistency, confidence & customers you want for your creative work 

 

Not a generic formula or blueprint but actually mapping out YOUR path in a way that takes. into consideration your current lifestyle, your artistry & sales goals + personality AND schedule. 

 

None of the clients I mentioned above makes art like me – some weren't even painters.

This isn't about sharing my steps for you to copy – this is about following fundamental principals of success in art AND business PLUS finding YOUR unique strategies that leads to what success looks like FOR YOU

There are only 3 2 spots left this month + a handful available next month!

I've kept the price as low as it is for now because I want to invite you to take a chance with me to test out some new strategies I've learnt AND have you be my next success story that I can share testimonials of in my future coaching offers.

 

I know it can be scary to invest money, time & energy into something that doesn't seem to be giving you any of those things back – but I also know that doing the same things you've done isn't going to change it either.

 

It's time to give yourself the support that you know you need to make the progress you want, with more speed & ease – just like stepping into being a mama for the first time. 

Support & resources were how you could show up consistently, with more ease & be the best you could be for what you want for your baby without hating your life.

Give your artistry & art business the same support and give yourself that gift.

 

Intrigued? Nervous but know it's time? Ready to actually take that dream seriously?

DM me on IG to claim one of those sessions left on my calendar (first in best dressed!)

OR you are very welcome to book a FREE 30min Clarity call to talk through your questions & concerns!

Brenda Mangalore
The Muse Mojo Framework for your goals of being an Artist & your creative success

Whether your goal is to be more consistent with your creative work...

so you can build a body of work to feel like you KNOW your creative voice

Or

You want to be able to go 'all in' with your creativity & do this full time as a business

This is the framework I will walk you through to help you achieve those goals.


This framework supports you to take care of both the chaotic creative side of your art, to make meaningful art you are called to make…

along with the structure nature in the business side of your creative work, so you can attract those dream clients & collectors and sell your art without feeling pushy & salesy.

MINDSET, MINDFUL MAKING and MOMENTUM

If you're the creative still finding your feet with your creativity...


Your Mindset work may look like changing the stories you hold about calling yourself 'Artist'

(This is actually something we all go through at different levels. There are many layers to this!)


Your Mindful Making work will be on developing a habit and lifestyle on creating your art.

This is where I advocate quantity leading to quality, it's where you learn what YOUR specific style & story is within your art.


Your Momentum will be from finding a sustainable flow to weaving all of life, laundry, jobs & kids along with the creative work


If you're the creative looking to make more money, sales & feel confident in your art as a business...

Your Mindset work may look like shifting how your see yourself from just 'Artist' to both Artist and Business Muse

It may also include looking at your relationship with money, being 'salesy' and continuing the work on feeling confident in yourself as an Artist


Your Mindful Making work will be on finding a way to keep making your Art, strategically for both passion & profit...

along with mindfully making what I call "the art about the art " which is marketing & sales content along with branding & customer service experience.

This results in making MORE money & sales while still having a meaningful creative practice that feels joyful and fulfilling.


Your Momentum may be found in being more focused strategically on how to sustain ALL THE WORK along with ease & freedom you want in your life for your time & family.

Alot of the unseen work I'll do with Muse mentoring clients is on this!

Dealing with the deeper layers of Resistance and distraction that their mind, inner critic & fears come up with.


It may also include making moves in business to multiply your audience, your income or your visibility without feeling burnout

or losing the integrity of your vision for your art nor the lifestyle goals you have for you and your family


Of course, there are about a hundred other elements that make up the work YOU would need to do to achieve your specific goals.


The beauty of this framework is that I believe you need to work on all 3 parts of the framework at the same time WHILE also only doing one small step at a time.

With the goal of being able to stack those actions instead of always chasing & changing strategies.

This is where I step in to support you so it doesn’t get overwhelming & your inner fears doesn’t start procrastinating with distracted, shiny new ideas!


Building the foundations first before adding more shiny, fancier things on top.

That could be, getting clear on your art message & voice before creating the brand for your art

That could be getting use to sharing your art on your Instagram before launching a website with a collection release.


It doesn't mean we don't look at whether to do Reels or work on your website or whether you should start incorporating video to your work

Posting on Instagram isn't a strategy.

Knowing WHY you're sharing your art & HOW you're sharing your art in a way that works with your life NOW along with your GOALS

...that's a strategy

Knowing what to focus on first before adding more work to your already busy life, so you can start creating the art you’re meant to make as well as selling it profitably.

That's the biggest win you get from investing in support for your creative goals.


It's what I love to see clients discover as an added benefit to our work together.

For you to see how amazing your creativity is, how you already have the answers you seek AND how much resources you already have access to

THEN

Seeing you connect the dots to how new ideas fit with your simple focused strategy...

Seeing the easy actions you can take NOW...

Seeing the feeling of confidence, ease and joy as you invest your time, money, attention & energy on your business and creativity...

knowing how it all contributes to bringing your creative dream to life


Which of these 3 elements is already working for you within this framework?

Which one do you need to focus on to improve?


Are you ready to prioritise your creative work?

Ready to be a legitimate artist? To take that dream of being a professional creative seriously?

👉🏼 Grab one of my FREE Creative Courage & Clarity calls

It's designed to help you find BOTH the clarity of what is actually holding you back from being able to become the confident Artist that’s making the art you want to make & selling it with ease…

AND know the exact next step to take to get you there


Whether your challenge is the procrastination paralysis and never really starting…or you keep having to start over and over

or the overthinking overwhelm with a hundred half-finished projects around you…

or the second guessing of your prices or style so you struggle to share your art in the world boldly…


I'M HERE TO HELP YOU:

  • To build a body of work that you cannot help sharing proudly

  • To feel confident in the value (& price!) of your work + sell your art without feeling salesy

  • To know what to focus on in the business side of art while still making your art consistently with ease and joy

But first, you’ll need to get clear on what is the true challenge to that next chapter for your art.

This is exactly what I’ll help you do inside these free calls!

I only open up for 2 calls a week so grab one NOW. I’m not sure if I can keep doing these as more commitments pile into my calendar

You know that the longer you wait, the more time your inner critic has to come up with reasons why you shouldn't.

Book that free call with me TODAY so you can get clear & boldly step forward NOW with confidence towards being the Artist you want to be.

Brenda Mangalore
When you feel like a failure in your art

When you feel like a failure in your art… and you’re not sure how to really be a successful, thriving artist…

This is what I want you to know

It’s not Failure… it’s Feedback

You get to choose how to see it & how to move forward from here

It’s not a Freak out… it’s the wrong Focus

Focus on the flow & what you want to receive or connect to

Focus on the resources you DO have…

it may not be dressed the way you like…

& you may have labeled it ‘not good enough’…

It’s probably always been available to you while you got distracted with the shiny stuff.

Focus on the Fun…not the Fear

Yes! You do get to choose!

Focus on YOU & YOUR SOUL calling.

A simple way to Start?

To keep going?

To move Forward?

To finally Finish that creative work, that project or that masterpiece?

Think of these three:

CONFIDENCE

CONNECTION

COMMUNICATE

Your next steps will be towards one of these (probably all three but one of these will be the priority & will lead to the others)

SIDENOTE:

Here is where you get to practice tapping to your soul calling, practice recognising & discerning which voice is which.

Which is soul? Which is a ‘should’?

Which is soul? Which is a ‘society says everyone does it this way’?

Which is soul? Which is the scheming shrill of shame, guilt & fear?

If you need support to find that clarity — get on my calendar for a Creative Courage & Clarity call!

— OK..back to these three

Do you need to find your CONFIDENCE?

To feel like you’re capable, to get that quick win to boost your morale to keep going?

To get that boost of ‘hey I’m ok! I can totally do this!’

That boost of confidence leads to Trust & trust in yourself will lead to feeling the Connection to your creativity, your vision & values, your next steps…

AND that confidence will lead to you clearly Communicating that vision, next step & express your art.

If it’s CONFIDENCE you need…

Ask yourself:

What can I do, to feel capable & confident to take the next step?

HINT: sometimes it’s a small step forward, a quick win, or something completely unrelated like doing a quick clean of the house, plotting out the big picture vision, clearing your wardrobe!

Ask yourself/soul what you need to do next. Deep down, you know

Do you need to find your CONNECTION?

To feel inspired, to feel the call, to understand the vision & big picture from the Muse?

To get that boost of ‘OF COURSE! I KNOW THE ANSWER!'

It works like this!

It looks like that!

AND it plays out like this!’

For all the clean studios or tidy house or getting all your ducks in a row…sometimes they are just distractions & totally unsatisfying because you haven’t CONNECTED to your Muse.

Connected to the heart & soul of your work.

Connected to that divine inspiration most people mistakenly think is randomly bestowed on a lucky select few.

As a Muse, you KNOW that it is “given” to those who make it an intentional habit.

It is available to anyone who prioritise mindful connection with their work EVEN WHEN they don’t ‘feel’ inspired

This is when, cleaning the house, buying the perfect art supplies, researching for the perfect app… are all distractions.

The real work is to just sit your butt on the chair, stand in front of that easel, be willing to stare at that blank screen & COMMIT to connect within and allow whatever come out.

This commitment to the CONNECTION will lead to Communicating your craft.

It also leads to consistently showing up regardless of ‘feelings’ and that leads to Confidence in your connection & it becomes a virtuous cycle.

If it’s CONNECTION you need…

Ask yourself:

What can I do to feel connected to my Self / Spirit / Soul?

HINT: It may be a ritual of lighting a candle & saying a prayer OR as simple as taking a moment to mindfully pause & ask for the next step

Do you need to COMMUNICATE?

To feel the flow & be ‘in the zone’?

You’ve got the ideas & it’s getting pent up but you’re ‘too busy’

Maybe whatever you’re working on isn’t quite working.

Feeling distracted & frustrated?

What I’ve realised nowadays, my connection to my creativity is SO MUCH a part of my life I rarely feel uncreative.

Confidence is usually something I can find if I put on my big girl pants and cross off things on my list & do whatever I need to bring out that super mode - warrior mama.

BUT… if I’m feeling frustrated & distracted?

If flow isn’t…flowing?

it’s usually because I’m not creating & allowing the art to COMMUNICATE.

It’s usually because I’m not writing or allowing the message to FLOW

It’s usually because I’m not communicating my own needs or desires.

If you need to COMMUNICATE…

Ask yourself: What am I trying to say? (Or replace ‘I’ with ‘the art’)

What am I trying NOT to say?

What do I NEED to say?

How can I communicate that NOW, HERE & WITH WHAT I HAVE?

Which one of these resonated for you?

Which one do you need to focus on this in the coming months?

CONFIDENCE

CONNECTION

COMMUNICATE

Want to actually take action on those creative goals?

Get clear on the biggest challenge that's holding you back & the step you need to take NOW to overcome those blocks -- schedule a free Creative Courage & Clarity call with me.

Let's start the ball rolling NOW so you can build on that momentum today!

Brenda Mangalore
I have a whole system now for my artwork

I have a whole system now for my artwork

To make them / To release them / To sell them / To promote them / To ensure my brand feels elegant & elevated

But when I first started I made the mistake of thinking I needed to set up these systems

That I needed to spend SO MUCH money and worse, TIME on things that just wasn’t important.

Like getting the perfect website

Learning about funnels ?!?

Learning about marketing campaigns & social media hacks

Learning about sophisticated automations and email systems

These aren’t bad things... they're probably not really needed (another conversation for another day) ...

The point is that they weren't important...YET

Yet!

That’s the distinction!

When you're just starting and looking to find your first clients or customers - you’re still working out the answers to foundational questions like:

What kind of art am I making? What is it that I offer beyond just the thing I'm selling?

How do I get it TO my customer?

How do I find my dream clients?

How do I talk to them in a way that helps them love the art MORE when I do find them?

How do I get paid online?

How do I not look like a complete idiot? Or like a showoff? Or sound like I'm constant talking about myself?

How do I personally want to do it, which will feel easeful & in alignment to my values & way of life?

My sweet Muse, here's what I REALLY want you to hear:

It’s totally ok to wing it at the beginning

It’s totally ok to not have all the fancy bells and whistles — to look * gasp * like a beginner

It’s totally ok to just step forward with a social media account, a committed heart and a curious mind to dig deeper for clarity with each step FORWARD

The commitment to step forward will help you find those answers.

The willingness to embrace the messy & imperfect will help you move forward steadily

Please give yourself some grace & patience!

Having a community and someone in your corner to walk with you DOES help speed things along (it's why I love coaching clients 1:1!)

It can save you a ton of time & energy and you won't waste months & tears like I did.

Thinking I could do it alone.

Thinking there was something wrong with me.

Thinking I’m just too flawed to do it

Thinking I was 'missing some secret' & throwing more money down the drain looking for it

I wasn’t all wrong!

I am still flawed. I just use my quirks as MY flavour of superpowers.

The only thing I was missing was the confidence to BELIEVE in my work & my decisions. To stay in one strategy long enough to see it work. To give the process a chance to succeed!

The only thing I was wrong about was to think THAT (lack of perfect & fancy systems & strategies) was the reason for me not getting to my goals.

It was the distraction of fancy.

Of too much isolation & listening to the wrong voices (the inner critic isn’t very imaginative)

It's why I offer my Creative Courage & Clarity calls to help YOU feel confident in your vision & big dreams. To know what you need to focus on next to achieve your creative goals…

It is a 30 minute laser session for us to uncover what your biggest challenge is to becoming the thriving Artist you want to be...

AND the action step you can take NOW to align your mindset with being the professional Artist & Muse you want to be

So you can find homes for you art, get paid happily & feel like your creative work flows easily with your life

If I can save you some of that time & heartache (as well as your wallet) as you start your journey?

I have done my soul work in this...

Helping you express your calling, inspiring your muse & helping you build your dream art career

Schedule your free Creative Courage & Clarity call TODAY

It will help you save a lot of time & effort.

It will help you take your first steps in the right direction towards your dream customers.

It will help you feel more confident as the thriving Artist you want to become

Brenda Mangalore
Being consistent with your creativity & art practice
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THE BEAUTY OF CONSISTENCY IN YOUR ACTIONS...

is that when you face something new, something uncomfortable & unexpected... (like a global pandemic, constant lockdowns, remote learning etc)

  • you can trust your capability to hold space for yourself.

  • you will find sparks of confidence in your capacity for more & growth

  • you can hold onto the promise within that it will still be there for you when you're ready to step back in...

it being: your art, your flow, your sense of joy & ease, your drive & motivation, your creativity....

I’m not talking about consistency as in perfection

F*ck that!

I’m talking about finding a way to consistently come back to the path

I’m talking about finding something to focus on, so that even if you fall or get pushed or even get blinded by distractions...

you come back to your flow

I’m not talking about being a robot doing the same thing over and over

I’m talking about holding good faith & your eye on the bigger vision of soul aligned YES!

and choosing to move forward towards that

and learning & adapting & growing towards that

and deciding to come back to that again & again

Like love

No matter how much shit you have to clean up

No matter how scary or hair-pullingly, screamingly frustrating they are...

No matter how much you so very much DO NOT LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW

You love whom you love and it becomes your centre of calm & focus.

And you do what it takes, no matter how uncomfortable & annoyingly & inconvenient & humbling & scary

To find your way back to flow again

I know we know this about consistency. It’s almost a treasure we all seek.

“How do we show up consistently?” we plead...

“When life is so crazy/uncertain/busy?”

Or “but it’s so boring, doing the same thing over and over”

Or “it’s so hard to keep up”

Or “I keep failing & I hate starting over again”

Or “ maybe it’s too late”

What if you already are consistent in your life now — even as Resistance shames you otherwise?

What if you already have the tools & strength & ability to show up the way you desire?

What if you’re allowed to do it simply & easily AND imperfectly?

What if consistency is just seeing that as long as you keep moving forward (even after you fell backwards a bit) IS YOUR CONSISTENCY

And that it IS ‘perfect’ as it is?

That it's helping you build up muscles of tenacity and resilience and strength you need for your next chapter

What if, instead of wasting your limited and valuable energy & attention on guilt & shame around how “inconsistent” you are...(which is really just a mask from the enemy about how “imperfect” you are)

You use it to learn what you have been given to learn

You pick yourself back up

You embrace imperfection

You CHOOSE your dream & take ONE step forward

Yes, there is some discipline involved

Yes, there is some habit & action changes to come

(THIS is a big part of how I support my Muse Momentum clients)

But the biggest discipline as a creative & Muse is to keep your eye on your work.

And less on your feelings of inadequacy.

To see the progress you have made WHILE noting the patterns of sabotage or resistance blocking your way.

To choose to pick yourself back up consistently instead of waiting for confidence & clarity & certainty about the path ahead.

This mindset shift is a practice

This way of seeing is a choice — one to be made daily sometimes (it will be part of your consistency practice!)

AND

your confidence in your work

your daring to step boldly in your art

your fullness of expression in your creativity

will be found as you walk this path.

Get inside CREATIVITY CATALYST to develop your creativity with a consistent practice.

It is my small course on cultivating a creative practice that helps you be more confident with your art, your creative voice & doing your creative work even if you’re feeling stuck right now.

Want more personalised support for your creative work?

To step into the next chapter thats calling you?

Schedule a free Creative Courage & Clarity call to talk about working together.

Brenda Mangalore
Making art when you're overwhelmed

ON MAKING YOUR ART

When you’re feeling overwhelmed...

When life is full & intense...

When your brain is foggy & blank...

When articulating thoughts with words is like trying to hold the wind.

Come back to your practice & make your art

When your heart is heavy & burdened...

Or when you’re somewhere between excited & anxious...

When you’re too tired to remember to drink your coffee while it’s hot...

When you’re too busy to think & you can’t do YET another thing...

Come back to your seat & make your art

When they snigger & speak darts that trigger...

When the voices scream out your fears...

When you’re sure even God is laughing AT you...

Come back. to your practice & make art

Whether it’s good or delicious.

Whether it’s ugly or controversial.

Whether it’s ‘sellable’ or private.

Whether it’s too much or too crazy.

Whether it’s not enough or imperfect.

Come back to your practice

Know your creativity

Trust your voice

Surrender to the Muse

AND

Make Your Art

x B

READY TO MAKE YOUR ART?

Ready to make your art, create with joy & do it all with more ease, confidence & consistency?

To learn how to find a simple & FUN way to be creative everyday...

Making the art you want to make...

Being the Artist you want to be

Where your creativity is a space you look forward to WITH JOY - amongst the pressures of your life & work ?

JOIN CREATIVITY CATALYST to stop feeling stuck & going in circles like this...

* Getting excited over an inspired idea only to be beaten down by that inner critic - pointing out all those unfinished projects you've left behind

* Even when you DO finally sit down, ready to make the art...you're just stuck staring at a blank screen. Wondering if you'll ever be creative again!

* Feeling like you've used up ALL your creative energy and brain juice on kids, job, business, other people...with nothing left for your own soul art

* Feeling tired at the end of the day but also feeling restless...you miss the sense of freedom to play & create with joy

* Wishing & dreaming of being the kind of Artist/ Creative that finds ease & flow in their work while making art that also feels beautiful and full of meaning...

but you look around & have no idea how to begin.

That inner critic paralysed you

CREATIVITY CATALYST is where you get to change the story...

You get to fully immerse yourself into an experience to build a consistent creative habit for a lifetime.

Not just scrolling social media or watching a Netflix documentary as ‘being creative’

Not just doing yet another workshop or e-course only to lose that creative flow once it ends.

You are creating & curating your life as a CONTAINER to allow inspired ideas and art to flow.

You are proactively nurturing and tapping into the endless creative flow available to all of us!

To FINALLY move forward on that artwork, that project, that new lifestyle you want to make & create.

This is the space to commit to your creativity with playful purpose!

No more taking it for granted

No more wasted time wishing & feeling crazy for wanting more

No more waiting for 'someday' that never comes

No more trying to will yourself to do it & end up disappointed

No more half finished work.

No more being stuck for ideas

No more trying to do it alone, only to get stuck in the same place… feeling more & more convinced that you’ve “lost” your creativity…

Inside CREATIVITY CATALYST, you’ll be able to be creative every day — without fear of failure or pressure & embrace your identity as a creative Artist & Muse.

Brenda Mangalore
Creative superpowers and what it allows you to do
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Sometimes
I wonder…

Maybe my superpower is being able to create amongst the chaos & mess…

💖 Sometimes I wonder...

Maybe my superpower is being able to create amongst the chaos & mess.

Of life. Of lockdown. Of the world.

To create without crystal clarity. Always a lingering fog.

Maybe it’s being able to focus on the passion & process. While defiantly ignoring & intentionally procrastinating on chores #artcomesfirst

While simultaneously wishing for a daily cleaner because cluttered space = cluttered mind.

Maybe it’s being able to compartmentalise & get into my quiet space to just commune with Spirit & my Muse and just dream of my next creation — while being interrupted every 2 minutes.

While feeling helpless in the face of global tragedy & grieving.

Maybe it’s my designer background. To go beyond the joy of creating & balance it with WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

To balance purpose & play.

To navigate beauty for the sake of beauty with communication & connection & intention.

To dance with fun & play alongside focused, sacred purpose

💖Maybe my superpower is just being willing to be a vessel for flow & creativity & divine connection.

While also being flawed & human and surrendering anyway.

💖Your creative practice allows you to see all of this.

Seeing flaws as superpowers.

Seeing beauty in the mess.

Seeing clarity in the fog

Seeing how to dance with duality & contrast

Seeing how it all fits in a bigger picture.

Where the mess is actually what gives the masterpiece its rich depth in meaning.

Learning to lean into discomfort to dig up new gems of self-awareness and self-care

Using your experiments with new ways of making art as practice to face fear in an uncertain world right now.

While you can do a workshop to learn how to knit a scarf… Or a small course on painting with ink… Or attend a writing retreat or get mentored in how to create videos for Tiktok…

You don’t actually get to dive deeper into YOUR flavour of creative superpowers

They are helpful for a specific skill or moment in time… but you don’t get to intentionally translate lessons to other forms of creativity. The creative flow evaporates as soon as it’s over.

It only re-iterates that creative work requires setting everything aside. It requires pushing pause on life.

I believe you can do better.

You can find those moments of deep connection amidst the busy of life

You can find creativity flowing with laundry and chores and homeschooling

You can immerse in your creativity in the mundane as well as the miraculous

You can create for frivolity as well as for fulfilment.

You can create intentional pauses to listen to inspiration AND still keep life moving and flowing.

It’s a dance. It’s a relationship. It’s an experience and an intentional decision

It is finding & being your own CREATIVITY CATALYST

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Step into CREATIVITY CATALYST to help you do better with & for your inner Muse.
To finally be making the art, create with joy & do it all with more ease, confidence & consistency

A simple & FUN way to be creative everyday. Making the art you want to make. Being the Artist you want to be

Where your creativity is a space you look forward to WITH JOY - amongst the pressures of your life & work

Feel CONFIDENT with your creative practice, your creative style, your creative voice & let that boldness & healing ripple out to other areas of your life

Brenda Mangalore
The simplest & easiest way to find your way back to that high vibe energy & creative flow

GRATITUDE

It’s cliche

It’s oversaid

It’s become so ‘done’ that we ignore it or worse, gloss over it

BUT PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE

Even when I was tired

Even when it was almost 1am and I was dehydrated - hungry - exhausted from being on my feet for 8 hours straight at the Art Fair…

I still made it a priority to write out a grateful list in my journal

Hands down - it was the EASIEST way for me to tap back into a higher vibe/ energy/ happy juju state.

Being tired, overwhelmed & too stimulated from so much talking for an introvert - it’s too easy to start seeing the negative, the flaws, the hurdles and pain.

(4 days of being an exhibitor at an art fair is both physically & mentally & emotionally taxing)

Plus technically I had only sold one painting (on that first day) but it would be so easy to be like “I ONLY sold one! ” vs “OMG I SOLD ONE! ”

Gratitude is like the muggle way back to that childlike wonder and energy of LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AND I AM SO BLESSED.

AND

everything IS WORKING PERFECTLY for ME!

I KNOW it’s why I had (almost) sold out shows each time I did the Art Fair.

AND had fun & such incredible joy from doing it too despite the physical exertion.

I chose joy while getting hit with rejection (again)

I chose blessings while nursing wounds

I chose dancing & celebration while waiting for results

I chose happiness while embracing all the ugly, messy, chaos, overwhelm

I chose faith while facing the giant gap between me & my dream

I chose trust while navigating the fog

I know it’s simple to say

I know it’s harder to do - that’s why it’s a practice.

It’s a daily choice, a daily choosing to come back to the space you want to play in.

What do you choose? How can you choose more mindfully IN THE DIRECTION of your desires?

This is one of the practices we explore inside CREATIVITY CATALYST — it’s one of the tools you’ll cultivate in your creative toolkit to ALWAYS find your way back into creative flow.

It’s hard to make art when you’re feeling in negative overwhelm & only seeing blocks

It’s impossible to think of creative solutions, find innovative answers or even come up with ideas if you’re too exhausted to see past the mess.

Join me inside this immersion to choose your Muse, choose your inner Artist & your soul calling.

You get to choose where to direct your creative flow… to making more art with joy & confidence OR to all the reasons why you can’t.

Choose possibility & more art!

Brenda Mangalore
What if you could be consistently creative & confident in your art?

WHAT IF YOU COULD . . .

Finally be making the art, create with joy and ease & do it all with more confidence & consistency

A simple & FUN way to be creative everyday. Making the art you want to make. Being the Artist you want to be

Where your creativity is a space you look forward to WITH JOY - amongst the pressures of your life & work

Feel CONFIDENT with your creative practice, your creative style, your creative voice & let that boldness & healing ripple out to other areas of your life

CREATIVITY CATALYST

A 30 day immersion into your creative flow.

Learn how to develop your own consistent creative practice.

You are creating & curating your life as a vessel to allow inspired ideas and art to flow.

To be creative daily. To be confident in your creative practice.

To know how to handle those moments you feel stuck with ideas or procrastination

Imagine if you could..

  • ALWAYS BE INSPIRED: where you see the abundance of joy, inspiration, motivation AND creativity you already have access to DAILY

  • CREATE ART DAILY: with simple & easy tasks you can do along with your busy life -- even when you're feeling 'stuck' in Resistance

  • KNOW HOW TO HANDLE YOUR CREATIVE BLOCKS LIKE AN ARTIST: with guided lessons & exercises that build a strong foundation for a consistent & joyful creative practice

  • USE YOUR CREATIVITY AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE: where your art feels like a loving connection & deeply nourishing for your soul

  • BE CONFIDENT AS AN ARTIST: knowing how to grow your creative muscles, nurture your creative practices & cultivate a strong flow of creativity in your life and work

Inside this course, I will teach you how you can...

  • COLLECT INSPIRATION to never run out of ideas. By connecting to your heart & new ways of seeing and being + how to nurture your creativity. So you can create daily.

  • EXPLORE YOUR BLOCKS & RESISTANCE to recognise the beliefs that get your stuck AND how to predictably get back into your creative flow

  • CONNECT TO YOURSELF & YOUR MUSE to build a strong & powerful relationship with your creativity. So you never doubt your connection

  • CULTIVATE YOUR IDEAS to make the art & take action. While dealing with all the resistance & sabotage from your inner critic. Shifting your fear & doubt to joy & confidence

  • EMBODY YOUR CREATIVE MUSE: to find, develop & evolve your creative voice. So you know how to use your creativity for more meaningful purpose

I put my 15+ years of experience as a professional designer & working Artist, running a creative business with a thriving art practice -- while juggling little kids at home -- into this easy-to-follow, fun & wholistic immersion so you can connect with your creativity in ALL areas of your life.

With MORE confidence & joy

THIS IS A SPACE TO COMMIT TO YOUR CREATIVITY WITH PLAYFUL PURPOSE!

No more taking it for granted

No more wasted time wishing & feeling crazy for wanting this

No more waiting for 'someday' that never comes No more trying to will yourself to do it & end up disappointed

No more half finished work.

No more being stuck for ideas

No more trying to do it alone, only to get stuck in the same place… feeling more & more convinced that you’ve “lost” your creativity…

Inside CREATIVITY CATALYST, you'll your way to be creative every day -- without the fear of failure or perfection pressure.

You get to embrace your identity as a creative Muse & Artist.

Are you ready to declare more creative flow in your life?

DECLARE IT WITH ME:

No more waiting for 'someday' that never comes

No more taking it for granted

No more wasted time wishing & feeling crazy for wanting it

No more wasting time doing God's work or worrying -- like you could notice details that God missed

No more trying to will yourself to do it & end up disappointed

No more trying to do it alone, only to get stuck in the same place

No more self-betrayal -- either drowning out your dreams or breaking your own promises

No more half-ass attempts which only proves your inner critic right

No more half finished work.

No more being stuck for ideas

No more letting other people's expectations stop you

No more letting fear lead the way

No more acting like you're all alone when you are SO divinely loved, seen & known.

When inspired flow is waiting for you to direct it for divine purpose


You ARE an Artist.

You are a Muse

You can DARE to take that creative calling seriously

p.s If you want to immerse in your creative practice & find more confidence in your creative flow. So you can make that art daily, finish that project & BE the artist you want to be?

Join me inside CREATIVITY CATALYST

Brenda Mangalore
IT’S ONE OR THE OTHER...

One night I was sitting on the toilet and got a mental epiphany...as you do when you finally get some alone time

“Everything you do is an act of worship (to your purpose, to God, to your art)

Or

it’s an act of rejection.”

When you make the art, take the nap you need, eat food that helps you in flow...act of worship

When you actively learn and seek clarity on your vision and purpose...act of worship

When you do your mummy-ing when it’s mummy duty time.

When you make art when it’s make-art time.

When you stay up all night to get that inspired project done.

When you take the nap because your body needed it.

All...acts of worship

Or

When you get inspired and then say...nope! too hard. Not for me. I’m not good enough....act of rejection

When you choose shadow work, close enough but not quite in alignment with your soul work…act of rejection

When you speak toxic words to yourself & betray your own promises to self…act of rejection

When you stay stuck or sabotage, letting fear lead the way or allow Resistance to stop you...act of rejection

I still unravel this in my spiritual & creative practice….

It feels familiar and obvious and ‘duh, haven’t we been saying this for ages?’

while also feeling completely profound and like a lightning bolt.

You KNOW when it’s one or the other.

You already KNOW if your next act is worship or rejection

And I know, I won’t find clarity from just thinking it through.

Talking it out, sharing it, doing work I’m called to in the light of this revelation.... that’s how these kinds of aha moment will find & weave its way into my life.

So as with all art and finding clarity of direction...let’s start with intention:

I want my life to be an act of worship

Writing it down here. Sharing my heart with you. Making my life my art. My art my life. I hope it’s an act of worship. Always.

Worship as in:

  • Full commitment to focus and learning more

  • Soul immersion

  • Seeing the wholeness & fullness of it

  • Surrender

  • Faith & Trust in the connection

  • That “HELL YES! This is IT!”

  • Cultivating connection

  • Communication & Communion

  • Daring to take it seriously

What do you choose?

Worship or Rejection?


Brenda Mangalore
Everyday Courage & Solving the right problem

EVERYDAY COURAGE & SOLVING THE RIGHT PROBLEM — for more creativity & confidence in your art

When we have a LACK of SELF-trust — we put all our power AND TRUST into other people and “experts” and “surely they know better and can tell me what to do”

This is Resistance’s way to hide the truth from you.

Pretending that the problem is your “plan” when actually, the REAL problem to solve is:

How do I get out of my own way to DO, BE & BELIEVE in myself enough to make what I desire happen?

How do I take back the power I gave away? (To those “experts”)

How do I trust myself more?

How can I take small “everyday” courageous steps to build that self-trust?

(vs a big courageous step that feels like burning down of bridges and requires facing BIG & overwhelming fears.)

The goal of “everyday courage” is small easier ways to push our comfort zones a little.

To stretch it a little and face our fears in small doses

AND to show ourselves that we survived that, so we can trust ourselves to try again next time.

Some ways to do that?

+ Ask the hard question (what is the true fear beneath the need for perfection?) & journal those answers. Keep digging through the feels.

This helps you to remove the veils of lies & discover the truth.

Which is how you stretch your comfort zone beyond the fears.

+ Ask that person you admire a question (specific and simple please!) to connect AND also tell them how much their work has transformed you

Give the love you hope to receive AND this helps you bridge the gap that fear likes to build between you and “those other people who are better”

(I love to chat with my Muses in my DMs!)

+ Sign up for that course or workshop AND decide to treat it as a joyful experiment. Where the win is already DONE because you signed up.

Regardless of what happens & what you make. It makes creativity and choosing your art a pleasurable experience in your body

(hint: Join the CREATIVITY CATALYST VIP List! This is the course to help you solve the right problems in your creative practice)

+ Delete, unfollow, mute that person you feel you SHOULD follow because they “know better” but actually makes you feel like a constant failure

You get to choose what you feed your mind. Choose the things that empowers and elevates you.

+ Take the day off from the guilt, the shoulds, the “I really wish...” and just enjoy the space & silence & the noticing of small pleasures.

It makes space for inspiration

+ Do something just for the joy of it despite the “inconvenience” or “impracticality” or “frivolous”

Joy is foundational to making art

+ Sit in the tension of discomfort, the awkward and the emotional — write that email, make that call, stand firm in your “no thanks”

or whatever it is you’ve been avoiding because you didn’t want to disappoint someone (or your perfectionist self)

What does this bring up for you?

What would an “everyday courageous” action look like for you?

For me, this process is part of my spiritual & creative practice.

My paintings require a little bit of a stretch to push myself to the next level.

To embrace the mess.

To face my inner critic.

To navigate the frustration of being both Artist and SAHM and not having a studio space to create

But whether I’m making art or doing the mama life thing — I get to choose to cultivate those courage AND creativity muscles.

It’s how I stay connected to my inner Muse

I want to share small ways you can do the same inside CREATIVITY CATALYST.

It’s a Trojan horse of small simple prompts (like journalling or quick art making!)…

but it’s actually a powerful mindset + lifestyle + personal growth transformation if you allow yourself to immerse into this process.

The exercises stack on each other in building strong foundational pillars for your creativity.

CLICK HERE to get more information on CREATIVITY CATALYST

Making the art NOW & the gifts it brings

One of the things I’m being reminded of is to make the art now.

To allow myself to create NOW with what I have, as I am, in all the imperfections.

It gifts my future self a gift of magic & art that I couldn’t create even with more wisdom, experience & knowledge I have now.

 
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Making the art now, it captures the magic now.

Magic that may only exist for this time & will evolve & change in the future.


Creating & connecting to the creative flow now captures the magic for now AND the future.

Yes it takes time to distance oneself from the flaws of the art.

I see only the mistakes & gaps in my ability.


But I’m reminded, as I look at my older work.

As I rewatched & look through my CREATIVITY CATALYST course trainings & worksheets — I am so grateful that my past self allowed the art to be created.

Despite my doubts & fears.

(Join the waitlist to access the Day 1 Intention Setting worksheet!)

Sure, I’m going to remake videos & update the branding of the designs… but right now…
I am so happy I put aside the fears, embraced the imperfections & created something that is still so valuable & helpful & creatively inspired today.

This creative process & flow?

This calling of being a Muse?

It’s a dance of giving your best, your all into the making & creating — then detaching & allowing the playfulness of imperfections and limits of your current self.

It is trusting that wisdom & treasures will come from the process.

Even if the outcome is ugly art you toss out.

Even if you cringe a little right now.

You will look back and see how it was foundational to building the confidence & strength to your work

You will look back and see how it was the gateway to allowing flow to come. How it cultivated deeper ties with your Muse.

💖What will you allow yourself to create this week?

🔥What can you inject some playfulness into? So you can step into more boldness in creating something you’re feeling scared of making?


#MuseMojo

If you're feeling the call — to make the art NOW. And you don’t want to risk repeating the same sabotages you use to.

You KNOW you are DONE waiting for 'someday'

You KNOW you need help to finally feel that sense of fulfilment & deep soul satisfaction

I want to offer my support to help you get started with more confidence & clarity on how you’ll cross the finish line.

Schedule your free Creative Courage & Clarity call & let’s gift your future self the wisdom & amazing confidence this art journey will bring.

Brenda Mangalore
Dear Muse... I know how tired you're feeling

DEAR MUSE, I know how tired you’re feeling

With the world as it is right now, with all the uncertainty & all the changes

I know the exhaustion of grieving what you had while adjusting to the new normal

Whether that’s life in lockdown or life with a newborn.

Life is full of intense stress and chaos.

That’s the job of life!

I also know that your creativity feels like a delusional rainbow that doesn’t ever quite solidifies. Like trying to grasp the wind.

You’re probably using it to handle all the changes and solving all the problems that life has thrown your way

What if what you’re putting off for when “things settle down” is actually THE thing to help you FEEL settled.

To feel like you’re doing something lovely not just what you have to to survive another day

To feel like you can face whatever new chaos comes your way with more confidence (maybe even with more patience!)

To feel like you have something JUST FOR YOU beyond motherhood, job, family life or whatever new drama is coming next.

Let’s use your creativity to find that flow. In art AND life

Let’s use your creativity to practice patience in the face of new experiences

Let’s use your creativity to expand your comfort zone and cultivate more confidence in your intuition & inner voice

Let’s use your creativity to practice embracing imperfection & take the next steps forward towards your goals despite your fears.

That’s what my creativity allows me to do

To practice being my better self

To find my inner Muse & step into self-leadership

To expand my comfort zone & do more than my inner critic believes I can

To see things in a new way & feel more confident in my capacity to weave both my art AND my motherhood

I share the pillars of the creative process that I have as the foundations of my creativity inside CREATIVITY CATALYST

There are daily prompts to help you find that connection to your creative Muse

There are exercises that stack on each other to build your confidence with your creativity & find consistency with inspiration.

AND then giving you the tools to MAKE THE ART from that inspiration

It is easy, self-paced AND a live intense immersion to help you change the way you look at yourself as a creative.

Join the waitlist to access bonuses & special offers. Download the Intention Setting worksheet to get started.

Even if you don’t join us inside, I want you to do the worksheet to activate your inner Muse and spark some encouragement in your creativity.

When a light pierces the darkness…

When a light pierces the darkness…

Some will complain of the pain of change and their eyes adjusting.

Some will freeze in fear of the unknown.

Some will know what it is or decide that they know the unknown is scary and scurry away — for it’s safer to hide in the unchanging dark.

Some will adjust and see the illuminated path ahead and walk towards their next evolution and expansion

Then, what is our job as the leader?

As Artist & Muse?

Dimming the light for those complaining, diminishes the effectiveness & dilutes the purpose of the light

Running towards those scurrying away in hopes to help them see, only chases them deeper into the darkness

And do we wait for those frozen to unfreeze & delay the expansion of those ready to walk now?

I still stand by my belief that our role as an Artist & Muse is to be the lighthouse for those ready to explore new paths that is now illuminated for them.

No chasing needed.

No defending or persuading required.

No diminishing the fullness of the message & art

But I also find myself expanding my beliefs that there will be Muses who are called to work with the others.

To heal the fear.

To coax with gentleness.

To sit patiently with them in the dark.

The real question is knowing what YOU are called to do.

Whom you’re being a light for & being willing to leave the others behind (& trust that their Muse will find them at the right time)

Then, it’s clearer what flavour of “the work” is for you to do. The mindset work. The emotional & energetic work. The actual art making work. Spiritual & soulful work.

You feel me?


Brenda Mangalore
Another week, another lockdown
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It almost feels 'normal' & 'been there, done that & got the tshirt' which sounds so crazy -- but if you didn't know, us Melbourne peeps are in a 5 day snap lockdown -- This is our 5th one!

I'm writing this in day 2 of it but I'm also preparing for an extension & the week ahead of homeschooling.

Trust me, I've thrown a couple tantrums myself but I feel like I'm also pretty practiced in finding silver linings.
Where is the rainbow in this storm?

Is there a little bit of triggered PTSD from the extended lockdown we experienced in 2020? YES!

But as I looked back at the work I did during that time, I saw that colour & painting flowed even amidst the chaos & fear around changes during that time.

From my Colours Of Joy (2020 lockdown edition)

From my Colours Of Joy (2020 lockdown edition)

Creativity is resilient & powerful even in the face of overwhelm when we feel like we're drowning.

I'm trying to hold onto the silver lining that we're currently staying in an apartment only a few minutes from our beloved beach & ocean -- a blessed accomodation offered to us by generous friends.

The girls are loving being in a new space & watching the glorious sunset over the water every night.

I've actually been feeling inspired to do a landscape/sunset/cloudscape painting series as well!

I want to say I've got this and it will be easy -- in truth, I KNOW it will be very challenging to be stuck in a small space without my parents around to help with the girls so I can get a moment. I also KNOW that 'letting it be easy' is a choice I have access to and something I get to keep practicing.

Part of that is allowing the imperfections and letting the negative stand with the positive. Believing in my own capacity to hold BOTH.

My creative practice is also the space that lets be practice that!

Art making that results in art that feels meaningful is filled with working through contrast & duality. It's where you navigate chaos & structure and dance with mistakes and serendipity

So if you know me & my thoughts around creativity, you know I LOVE LOVE LOVE the work of Steven Pressfield. He is my go-to guru on the creative process and where I found my ideas around the inner Muse.

Lately, and especially in light of recent lockdown events, I've needed a dose of his words on Resistance & what it means in reflection of the art we're being called to make.

It's why I made a new wallpaper to go into the Insider Library -- scroll down for details on how to access it

Not as a kick in the ass disciplinary vibe (though sometimes I need that too) but as a reminder that, even if it doesn't 'feel' like it... my work MATTERS.

Your art matters

Your ideas & desires & calling matters

Your actions matter -- even if they feel tiny and baby steps

Your art matters.

Please keep going. Please keep making the work. Please keep flowing with your Muse.

With this snap lockdown & being reminded that, while I value routine & the ability to control my life -- creativity allows us to flow with the changes. We get to respond to the chaos & choose whether we endure or enjoy the process.

I want to find ways to enjoy the mess! I believe there IS beauty in there. I am willing to find messy & valuable ways to give to YOU. While letting it BE EASY for me too.

Free Coaching Call for Muses seeking their next level

So I'm opening up my calendar for free coaching calls for those of you seeking a space to work through your inner Resistance & blocks on becoming the creative Muse you want to be.

I have limited spaces for these (because homeschooling & little kid season of my life) BUT I also know these kinds of conversations & sharing my knowledge, expertise & intuitive mentoring rejuvenates the collective creative flow.

It's a casual chat but we also dig DEEP to unravel the blocks that's stopping you from making the art you're being called to make. I want to help you find clarity AND courage to take the next steps. As well as finding what it means for you to "let it be easy" so you can make (and/or sell!) your art with confidence & consistency

Cannot wait to talk to you!

x Brenda


Brenda Mangalore
Soul Seed Commissions
Brenda holds a 60x60cm Soul Seed Painting

Brenda holds a 60x60cm Soul Seed Painting

Let’s plant a seed for your joyful intentions in soulful colour.

My commission paintings are an EXPERIENCE in collaboration with my creative process, your inner Muse & our collective connection to spiritual inspiration.

Where your story, your desires & intentions comes together with my heart and hands to create a painting that neither of us could have made alone.

I've found that it's really for the collector that inexplicably KNOWS IN HER SOUL that this is a YES. That something beautiful to look at can also be a source of spiritual & soulful connection.

A way to reflect your values & desires while making your home a sacred and personalised space

The paintings I create in my commission process becomes an adventure of curated intentions AND surrendering to the painting unveiling itself.

Recently I have been feeling the call to offer smaller commissions that are still potent & personal!

A painting that can be personalised without the intense energetic investment of my signature commission experience.

Where you get to have a painting that’s created with your intentions & soul & heart in a streamlined process (& shorter turnaround timelines too!)

Soul Seed Commissions

My Soul Seed Series is about the seeds of intentions, memories & desires we hold within us

I see this commission offering as a chance for you to plant seeds of soulful connection that will serve as visual reminders of your values and desires.

A way to mark milestones like birthdays & life chapter celebrations.

Two Soul Seed paintings sitting beautifully as a pair

Details:

The whole process is simplified & streamlined but you still get to infuse your heart into a painting that reflects you.

  • You will get to choose your colour preferences - to tell your story & feels beautiful in your home

  • We will discuss some personalisation symbols & secret hidden details - extra fun!

  • Approximately 3 weeks to complete from an agreed date - first come first served on my calendar & schedule

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TWO SIZES AVAILABLE:
Perfect for gallery walls & smaller spaces — great for above bedside tables, office nooks & spiritual altars

  • 24 x 24inch (61x61cm) - ready to hang: $600

  • 30 x 30inch (76.5x76.5cm) - ready to hang: $880

  • Additional framing can also be organised if you prefer it framed

  • Includes Australia-wide shipping

  • This pricing is only for a limited time!

Soul Seed commissions are perfect for unique & personalised gift giving (especially if it's a gift for yourself!)

I am SO EXCITED to personalise a painting with your story & names & symbolism -- helping you plant a new season of creative & soulful connection

Any questions?

Contact me (or fill in the form below) to begin the process of getting a Soul Seed commission painting.

I'm happy to answer any of your questions or discuss if this is a good fit for what you're after in a painting or whether my signature Conscious Communion Commission is a better fit

There are only a handful of spots available on my calendar & commissions are placed on a first come first served process.

Brenda Mangalore
Renovation sneak peeks & learning about lies

Life is beautifully rich in depth

For me that means learning about the duality we get to experience daily.

The disappointment with the celebrations

The doubts with the deep certainty of faith

The creative beauty with the ugly mess

Lately the themes I'm practicing is around impatience AND trust.

I'm realising that if I TRULY trusted and my faith was as strong as I think it is, I wouldn't be complaining so much with my impatience.

There would be an easy flow in being PRESENT

Have you ever been waiting for something that feels SO CLOSE and yet, it seems that the closeness makes it feel even further away?

My new home & the new studio is getting so close to completion but I"m also feeling the duality that it feels even further away!

I"m making decisions with delaying lots of projects because I am waiting

Waiting for the perfect space that is almost ready

Waiting for the perfect timing

Waiting for the perfect inspiration/motivation/energy/feeling

Inspired quote wallpapers available in the Insider Library HERE

Inspired quote wallpapers available in the Insider Library HERE

I really don't like waiting.

Not the aligned divine timing kind of waiting.

I don't like the kind that's really just a fancy way of saying 'I'm procrastinating because I fear the messy & the imperfect & the possible failure that may result from me taking action'

I don't like the lies. It only ends up with me feeling a sense of betrayal.

A betrayal of who I say I want to be, a betrayal to my higher self, my creative self & my hopeful self.

Do you ever feel this way?

I'm choosing a different practice. A new attitude of childlike wonder & trust.

My adult self finds this a bit difficult -- but I am tired of feeling ordeals vs adventure.

Besides, it makes all the WONDERFUL creative things flowing in my life right now feel richer in colour and depth.

I am so grateful for amazing design clients & seeing their brands come to life with more meaning and full expression of their hearts and souls.

Not just another pretty picture

That has always been the heart of my desires for my art. Whether it's paintings or pixels -- there is deeper meaning and expression to be found.



If you're feeling tired of the blocks and the ordeal of seeing your creative work not coming to life

You keep telling yourself Someday...

You keep telling yourself Tomorrow...

You keep wishing you had 'more time' or 'the magic bullet answer - the secret shortcut'

You keep saying 'if only I was.....more / better / good enough'

You keep wishing 'if only.... you could change your life, your family, your skills, your circumstances....'

You may have fallen for Lies of Resistance.

Lies of Resistance book now
Pay-What-You-Want*!

Whether it's to finally get your brushes out to paint

Or finally write that book

Or finally start that business

Or finally declare yourself a life coach

Or finally put yourself out there as a professional...instead of dabbling as an amateur hobbyist

Or change that career

You're not doing it.

Or you started but you got stuck.

Or you're almost there....but you can't quite finish

YOU'RE BATTLING RESISTANCE.

I wrote this short book to help you recognise the lies Resistance tells us. Along with ways to acknowledge the reasons behind it and even embrace it

But also how you can MOVE FORWARD with that Big Dream, that creative project, that growth in your life you're longing for!

Brenda Mangalore
Navigating disappointment and what I’m realising about my creative journey
The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but building the new — Socrates. Inspired wallpaper for Insider List members

The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but building the new — Socrates. Inspired wallpaper for Insider List members

I’ve been feeling disappointed these few weeks

Disappointed at the lack of flow I’m feeling

Disappointed at the lack of painting I got done

Disappointed at the timing not meeting my expectations. At the behaviour I’m seeing and feeling not being what I want it to be

Disappointed that this email didn’t go out on Sunday as planned nor is it the ’correct’ format

It’s so interesting that in my personal development journey this year, what has come up has been around my capacity and relationship with disappointment.

Namely that I avoid it like a death sentence.

I don‘t trust my ability nor my capacity to handle it. Yet…. I have faced disappointment many times in my life and we’re actually old friends.

Guess what? I have survived EVERY. SINGLE. ENCOUNTER

So I’m also feeling so much freedom.

I finally decided to let it go

By removing the deadline(s) that had felt like a noose around my neck and the pressure that came with it

I’m putting aside this new painting collection. Not deleting or leaving it completely. I’m just pressing pause.

It turns out I’m an adult and I can choose to change or remove completely any deadlines that I had set for myself!?!

I can free myself!

I don’t have to wait for permission or perfection.

I can just choose it now even in the messy imperfection AND even if I’m feeling a little disappointed.

I can choose to see it as a failure in my commitment to my word OR as a continued commitment to working with what is aligned with my desires and the divine inspired flow I connect with.

So while my ego and pride feels really disappointed that I don’t have any new paintings in progress to update you with…

(They ARE still ways for you to work with me! Keep reading!)

…I keep reminding myself that I have been working with continuous creative flow in my days.

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Instead of paintings I’m colouring in pixels

  • Instead of washing brushes I’m editing layouts and logos

  • Instead of practicing compositions & colour relationships, I’m navigating a new relationship with food & my body

  • Instead of contemplating paint textures and mark making, I’m contemplating depth and symbolism with my Soulful Sigil creations.

(More details below on how you can work with me on these things!)

I’m realising that I’m on a journey of unraveling the way I see my art beyond just paint and even my call to be a creative mentor

I’m breaking apart what I’ve unconsciously decided are ‘the correct way’ and given my power away to made up rules

I’m re-thinking how I see my creative calling & leadership as well as my business model and marketing strategy

It’s actually a very creative process AND

I’m right in the ugly mess in the middle of the process.

Where I’m in between the romantic & exciting beginning and the satisfying & blissful ending.

It makes me wonder:

Aren’t we always in the messy middle of something or other?

Especially as creative beings committed to the journey of growth and evolution and transformation? 

These questions has no real answers AND it is ALL feeding my contemplation and inspiration for the new painting collection — around celebrating and acknowledging the beauty of the broken and messy parts of us.

Of life. Of relationships. Of growth and evolution

While I’m putting that painting collection on hold — the reason I can with a peaceful heart is because my house is ALMOST getting close to completion.

Fingers crossed that I only have a handful of weeks to go before I can get back into my OWN studio space!!!

And move in the kids & my kitchen & all that other stuff too of course. But my own studio!! OMG I cannot find the words to express how much longing I’m barely holding in my body!

I might be celebrating too early — it’s still over a month away and who knows if there is another lockdown or delay….but right now, in this season of disappointment and waiting…I NEED to celebrate in anticipation and hold possibility closer to my heart.

I feel like my creative process has always been preparing me for this journey.

Embracing and expanding my capacity for disappointment…. And stepping forward in faith and focusing on the possibility anyway.

Embracing the imperfection and the mess…and seeing the beauty hidden in the mud and unraveling the inspiration within

Embracing the doubts & disappointment (it’s really my ego & perfectionist self that’s feeling this!)… and choosing to keep creating and expressing and doing the work I’m called to do anyway

Choosing courage in the face of overwhelming Resistance and fear

Choosing to see beauty

Choosing to flow with my creativity even if it doesn’t quite look like what I had hoped it would

Art has that beautiful way of reminding us to choose & see differently.

To see the beauty within.

To reflect on & express the divine inspiration available (even in the ugly mud).

To connect deeper to the sacred journey we are on.

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Ways to work with me

  • If your business or personal brand needs to step up to the next level — reply to this email to talk to me about your visual brand & marketing needs. Think logos, style guide, social media images, launch promos, course workbooks or even old-school business cards

    I blend my intuitive creative gifts with my marketing & branding design expertise to help you express your heart & message in your visuals for your business.

  • If you’re feeling the nudge to connect like I am to a new vision, new desires, new intention, a new way of being for the next half of the year (or you want to declare & claim those desires for life/business/launch) — Commission your own SOULFUL SIGIL.

    It’s artwork that will remind you of what you are choosing to call into your life

As for me….

I’ll be immersed in school holiday duties & diving into branding & logo design work (it is strangely rejuvenating to come back to my first creative career!)

I’m still chipping away at updating and improving the Creativity Catalyst course, the new painting collection AND dabbling with a sketchbook project that is just for me

Keep me in your prayers (fingers crossed for miraculous renovations) & my sanity during this time!

I’m praying that you’re feeling the flow of creativity & inspired connection, even if it doesn’t quite look the way you imagined.

May you see the beauty, no matter the season you find yourself in!

Brenda Mangalore
Another week, another lockdown -- it is both a blessing & a challenge
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As I immerse into my themes & exploration of this new collection -- I'm asking the question around what it means to "fill with gold"

The spark that ignited this new collection is on the theme of " Kintsugi / Kintsukuroi" meaning 'golden repair' where the broken pieces of ceramics is mended & 'filled with gold' -- where the broken is celebrated and embraced

At the risk of being all wanky & cliche -- I've been feeling these themes acutely during Melbourne's 4th strick lockdown this past week! Like I do when I'm in the process of unravelling a theme

On the one hand, this time round, I'm embracing the change and allowing mysefl GIANT serves of grace.

I'm enjoying NOT having a morning rush for school drop offs and lunchbox making and sock finding chaos of our usual mornings.

On the other hand -- gosh my friends, I KNOW what it means to feel TRAPPED and suffering all the emotional, physically & mental challenges of restriction, fear & chaos.

Thrown on top of postponed birthday parties, swimming lessons & other activities that are much loved by my girls AND SO LOVED for our mental & joyful health

So as I try to squeeze some painting inbetween all the homeschooling & creative negotiations to reduce screen times --- I'm asking the question of what it means to embrace the challenges.

How do I hold the 'mess' & the 'broken' and not only repair them but to REPAIR WITH GOLD?

What does it mean to lean into 'celebration' of something that is 'broken' or a mess?

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A 3 brushes in one hand kind of painting session. Sneak peek at a big one for this new collection

Also, I'm struggling with a name for this collection.

Something that talks about the ideas of golden repair, celebrating the mess & brokenness... embracing the mistakes or experience or just life in general!

Please help me think of a name!

In between all of that + entertaining 2 kids -- I've also been drawing & designing branding for clients. It all adds to my creative process. I do love working with clients & their intentions.

I hope I never take for granted the honor & vulnerability my clients trust me with in commissioning a Soulful Sigil for their goals & intentions. There's more info below if you're feeling the nudge to have a SOULFUL SIGIL created for you

It's a new month & a new season (I do love scarves & boot season but the cold mornings? not so much) -- it's the perfect time to set your mindful intentions and goals for the upcoming season.

What are you calling into your life?

What do you want to keep maintaining from the last season?

What do you want to release?

How will you stay connected & mindful of those goals?

How will you ensure you make time & give attention to your joy & creative flow this season?

Until next time,

x Brenda

Brenda Mangalore