About us
Whole Creative Living Collective is a courageous space to practice being in vibrant relationship with your creativity in a multi-disciplinary community of peers.
Whether you identify as a sensitive, soulful, and/or deep-feeling artist, writer, healer, helper, or creative, this is a community that nurtures the creative joy that lives inside all of us.
In this community container, you will find . . .
- hybrid co-working for creativity + connection (in-person held at Story Parlor in West Asheville)
- a monthly in-person creative support group held at Story Parlor (in West Asheville)
- online and in-person workshops, classes, and events that nourish, empower, and inspire you to live a whole creative life on your own terms
This is for you if . . .
- You are curious about what it means to live a whole creative life.
- You feel stressed, anxious, tired, burned out, or stuck in your creative life and are looking for a deep soul reset in a group setting.
- You are looking to explore your relationship with creativity, energy, stress management, and self-healing.
- You value personal creative expression, learning through books, the wisdom of the body and the natural world, and shared community experiences that enhance connection to ourselves and our communities.
- You are ready to dive into the waters of relational creative healing, a therapeutic approach that combines multi-disciplinary creative arts with a focus on relationships to foster emotional growth and healing.
Hosted and facilitated by J. Faye D'Avanza, an artist, writer-editor, creativity coach, certified Inward & Artward creative facilitator, and holistic librarian at Library of Care based in Asheville, North Carolina.
Upcoming events
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- $20.00
The Reading Room: Focused, Hybrid Coworking for Creativity + Connection
Story Parlor, 227 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC, USThe Reading Room:
Focused, Hybrid Coworking for Creativity + ConnectionThursdays from 11am to 1pm at Story Parlor (and Virtual)
Doors open at 10:45am
In Person & OnlineCoworking, also known as parallel play or body doubling, is not just for kids—it’s a powerful antidote to burnout and an integral part of your whole creative life.
Join us on Thursdays from 11am to 1pm to commit to doing something you want to get done in your creative practice or anything that supports your creative practice.
Inside The Reading Room, hosted at Story Parlor (and virtually), you’ll find accountability, focus, and most importantly—a community of people who are also working toward their creative goals despite living in a time of great instability and chaos. History has proven that in times like these, artists and creatives need community support—more than ever!—to continue to make their work and nurture their well-being.
EACH SESSION FEATURES
- an actual reading room vibe (low lighting, wooden floors, and bookshelves brimming with creatively inspired titles) thanks to our host location at Story Parlor
- a community check in
- a guided grounding exercise to support finding our way back to center
- themed-intention setting for our work
During the session, Faye D’Avanza, a certified Inward & Artward creative facilitator, will keep time and be available if you have a question or need a celebratory high five or maybe even a hug.
This is a come as you are space. To make yourself feel more comfortable, bring a snack, your favorite beverage, laptop charger, and headphones.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
—Anyone wanting to dedicate more time, energy, and focus to their creative work.
—Anyone wanting to meet new creative friends and connect with a community of creative seekers.
—Anyone who feels stressed, anxious, tired, burned out, or stuck in their creative life and is looking for a courageous space to connect with their creativity in a low-pressure environment with group accountability.
—Anyone who values showing up for themselves, their creative practice, and their community so that we can all be well, create, and thrive.HOW TO JOIN
There are two ways to join us for The Reading Room.- Reserve your spot for a single session at the drop-in rate of $20 (we also accept payment by Venmo at the door)
- Or save 25% and become a monthly subscriber for $60
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
J. Faye D’Avanza is an artist, writer, creativity coach, holistic librarian, yogi, and clockmaker’s daughter on a journey to learn what it means to live a whole creative life in the twenty-first century, one breath at a time.She is the Founder of Library of Care, where she nurtures creative repair, healing, and growth through the transformative power of books, individual and group coaching, workshop facilitation, and the weekly indie newsletter KEEPING CREATIVE TIME, a guide to caring for our creative energy and its healing power through time, featuring stories and tools from her creative community in Asheville, North Carolina.
A cultural information professional, Inward & Artward certified creative facilitator, certified book editor, and (RYT-200) yoga teacher-in-training, she lives among the artists, tourists, trees, and mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, and can often be found drinking a matcha latte, writing in the margins of her books, and engaging in meandering conversations with people who care deeply. Learn more about Faye and Library of Care at jfayedavanza.com.
1 attendee - $300.00
The Artist's Way for Busy Minds: A 6-Week Workshop
·OnlineOnlineThe Artist's Way for Busy Minds: A 6-Week Experimental Workshop for Creative Clarity
Meets VIRTUALLY on Tuesdays, March 24, 31, Apr 7, 14, 21, 28
6:15pm-8:15pmLife is meant to be an artist date, that’s why we were created.
—Julia CameronIf your mind feels crowded, your creativity may not be blocked—it may be asking for a different kind of attention.
The Artist’s Way for Busy Minds is a six-week, online experimental workshop for people who feel creatively stuck, distracted, overwhelmed, or disconnected from their inner voice. Rooted in the core practices of The Artist’s Way and The Artist’s Way Toolkit by Julia Cameron and thoughtfully adapted for our era of constant input, this workshop offers a gentle structure for reconnecting with creativity without pressure, perfectionism, or productivity.
Rather than pushing for output, we’ll focus on clarity: listening more closely, noticing patterns of resistance and care, and experimenting with small, sustainable practices that support creative attention. Each week invites you to try, reflect, and adjust—treating creativity as a relationship, not a performance.
This Workshop May Be a Good Fit If You
• Feel overwhelmed or scattered when you try to create
• Long for creative focus but resist rigid routines
• Are returning to creativity after burnout, grief, or interruption
• Want accountability that feels human and supportive
• Are curious about The Artist’s Way but want a gentler, more contemporary approachThis workshop meets weekly via Zoom. Each week there is a blend of inward and artward activities that promote reflection, connection, and the empowerment to take another step forward in your whole creative life.
How to Register
Register through Inward and Artward’s Online School of Creativity HERE.
Sliding Scale Registration | $275 / $300 / $325
Space is LIMITED to ensure an intimate experience.About the Facilitator
J. Faye D’Avanza, MSLIS—is a writer and founder of Library of Care, creative empowerment coaching and facilitation with a relational and somatic approach to living a whole creative life. After experiencing chronic burnout from a career as a public librarian that led to a mid-life dark night of the soul, this challenge became her biggest catalyst for growth and creative healing. The author of the newsletter, Keeping Creative Time on Substack, Faye is an Inward & Artward certified creative facilitator, a certified book editor, and a (RYT-200) yoga teacher-in-training who lives among the artists, tourists, trees, and mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, where she can often be found drinking a matcha latte, writing in the margins of her books, and engaging in meandering conversations with people who care deeply.
1 attendee - $20.00
The Reading Room: Focused, Hybrid Coworking for Creativity + Connection
Story Parlor, 227 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC, USThe Reading Room:
Focused, Hybrid Coworking for Creativity + ConnectionThursdays from 11am to 1pm at Story Parlor (and Virtual)
Doors open at 10:45am
In Person & OnlineCoworking, also known as parallel play or body doubling, is not just for kids—it’s a powerful antidote to burnout and an integral part of your whole creative life.
Join us on Thursdays from 11am to 1pm to commit to doing something you want to get done in your creative practice or anything that supports your creative practice.
Inside The Reading Room, hosted at Story Parlor (and virtually), you’ll find accountability, focus, and most importantly—a community of people who are also working toward their creative goals despite living in a time of great instability and chaos. History has proven that in times like these, artists and creatives need community support—more than ever!—to continue to make their work and nurture their well-being.
EACH SESSION FEATURES
- an actual reading room vibe (low lighting, wooden floors, and bookshelves brimming with creatively inspired titles) thanks to our host location at Story Parlor
- a community check in
- a guided grounding exercise to support finding our way back to center
- themed-intention setting for our work
During the session, Faye D’Avanza, a certified Inward & Artward creative facilitator, will keep time and be available if you have a question or need a celebratory high five or maybe even a hug.
This is a come as you are space. To make yourself feel more comfortable, bring a snack, your favorite beverage, laptop charger, and headphones.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
—Anyone wanting to dedicate more time, energy, and focus to their creative work.
—Anyone wanting to meet new creative friends and connect with a community of creative seekers.
—Anyone who feels stressed, anxious, tired, burned out, or stuck in their creative life and is looking for a courageous space to connect with their creativity in a low-pressure environment with group accountability.
—Anyone who values showing up for themselves, their creative practice, and their community so that we can all be well, create, and thrive.HOW TO JOIN
There are two ways to join us for The Reading Room.- Reserve your spot for a single session at the drop-in rate of $20 (we also accept payment by Venmo at the door)
- Or save 25% and become a monthly subscriber for $60
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
J. Faye D’Avanza is an artist, writer, creativity coach, holistic librarian, yogi, and clockmaker’s daughter on a journey to learn what it means to live a whole creative life in the twenty-first century, one breath at a time.She is the Founder of Library of Care, where she nurtures creative repair, healing, and growth through the transformative power of books, individual and group coaching, workshop facilitation, and the weekly indie newsletter KEEPING CREATIVE TIME, a guide to caring for our creative energy and its healing power through time, featuring stories and tools from her creative community in Asheville, North Carolina.
A cultural information professional, Inward & Artward certified creative facilitator, certified book editor, and (RYT-200) yoga teacher-in-training, she lives among the artists, tourists, trees, and mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, and can often be found drinking a matcha latte, writing in the margins of her books, and engaging in meandering conversations with people who care deeply. Learn more about Faye and Library of Care at jfayedavanza.com.
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