Artist Mentorships

unlimited 1:1 support and guidance

What is artist mentorship?

There is often a gap between where you are and where you want to be. Seeking a mentor in art is your opportunity to talk through your greatest dreams, your biggest pain points, and everything in between, as it relates to your creative practice, and have unlimited support and guidance in working through them.

In this mentorship program, you and I will deeply investigate your creative practice to uncover the obstacles, support your ambitions, and employ practical ways to work towards your goals throughout the year, all while staying present and responding to your daily needs.

How it works:

01 Mentorship calls

Each quarter, we will connect for a 60-minute call. This is your space to dive deep into your vision and ambitions, work through challenges, review your current projects, and make plans for the months ahead. I will support you with individualized guidance, questions, exercises, and tasks to help you make intentional progress. Calls will be scheduled in January, April, July, and October.

02 unlimited messaging

Anytime you need support or guidance, I am just a message away. We will stay in close touch on Voxer, an app where we can send text, audio, and picture messages (email is also available as an alternative option). This allows space to discuss day-to-day experiences and be of service to you between quarterly calls—this is where transformation truly happens. Listen in on a voxer session →

03 password protected portal

Your portal will provide you access to session recordings and the ideas, tasks, and action steps mapped out during our calls.

04 plus lifetime access to the Practicing Artist

Find lifetime support and guidance through the Practicing Artist program.

Who is this for?

Seeking a mentor as an artist should come at a time when you have a desire to really consider your creative practice and develop your artwork.

This is for you if you:

  • Are lost

  • Seeking a trusting direction

  • Feeling lonely in your practice

  • Want to work on specific projects

  • Have opportunities you want to apply for

  • Want feedback on all your ideas

  • Looking to build confidence

  • Hoping to find honesty in your creative practice

  • Seeking to develop quality work

  • Are unsure what you’re feeling and needing. I’m an open book and am happy to talk through all of it to find yourself in your work.

  • Have wanted to work with me and feel it’s time!

Hi, I’m Lauren, a process artist and creative mentor.

One of my greatest skills is the ability to ask questions and go into deep inquiry. My mentees have found this to be of great benefit as they share their ideas and challenges, and I reflect on questions to consider back to them.

I’ve practiced art for the past 12 years - 4 of which were during my BFA studies. For some of those years, I did this alongside a full-time job, and for others, I was a full-time artist. The entire time, I’ve held my creative practice with reverence. I developed my own style, refined my voice, and rooted in my values. To date, I’ve mentored dozens of artists helping them find honesty in their creative practice.

Film photo by Krista Coons of me exploring the Cape Cod shoreline

together we can…

dive deep into your needs—which might be a combination of these or something entirely different—to create an individualized mentorship experience.

  • Set a foundation for your creative practice so you can find honesty in your work

  • Remove the excess from your creative practice and sort through what remains

  • Uncover a clear and well-defined artistic style—including concepts, themes, and mediums

  • Review your priorities and set the right schedules, consistency, and tasks appropriate for each personal season

  • Discuss blocks, comparison, self-doubt, failure, and rejection (I’m here for it all)

  • Determine the best representation (galleries, markets, online, etc.) for your artwork (and other offerings you may have) and create a plan to generate opportunities

  • Enlist the right marketing channels that you feel confident with and face the least resistance to

  • You may not know where you need support, yet. I’m here to be an outside perspective to help you find your values and take the next step forward.

Recent Stories

  • "I always appreciate Lauren's thoughtful comments and suggestions. She often brings a perspective to Voxer conversations that help me see how my work can integrate into my life and well-being."

    Kate Lewis, Mastermind Friend

  • "You're so good at talking to people individually about what works for them. You bring out my personal strengths based on how I work, what I do, and who I am personally."

    Spencer Welch, 2023 Mentee

  • “In a market where so many are offering quick fixes in 10 easy steps, artist mentoring is a deep dive into the processes that are uniquely your own to ensure a custom fit in understanding how to bring your artistic visions to life.”

    Janet Boeke, 2022 Mentee

  • "Lauren's mentorship has supported me in so many ways! I have since found clarity, shifted in my mindset as an artist, found time to schedule in some creative work along side my full time role as a mom, a wife, and an employee.

    Jacqueline Low, 2022 Mentee

  • "I am amazed by the depth of what you have created. Each component allows an artist to explore in great detail how and why to take steps forward through the entire process of creating and marketing meaningful work."

    2022 Mentee

  • "You are organized, ready, a good and reflective listener, ask great questions, maintain focus, and my personal favorite, you laugh easily!"

    2022 Mentee

  • "If you are willing to patiently devote the time and energy to consider each element of your creative practice with the support of a knowledgeable and experienced artist in her own right, this is a wise investment."

    2022 Mentee

  • "I just absolutely love you and your teachings. I love how you trust you intuition, your mindfulness, and your presence when it comes to your creative practice, workflow and your collections. I am so thankful you are my mentor."

    Jacqueline Low, 2022 Mentee

Your investment

If you are interested in working together in 2024, please submit an inquiry by completing the form. Information about the length of mentorship is included below.

  • ONE TIME PAYMENT / $2250

    OR 3 MONTHLY PAYMENTS / $750

    OR 9 MONTHLY PAYMENTS / $250

    • 4 quarterly mentoring calls

    • Unlimited messaging support for the entire year

    • Password-protected portal for session recordings, notes, and resources

    • Lifetime access to the Practicing Artist program

  • ONE TIME PAYMENT / $1200

    OR 6 MONTHLY PAYMENTS / $200

    • 2 quarterly mentoring calls

    • Unlimited messaging support for 6 months

    • Password-protected portal for session recordings, notes, and resources

    • Lifetime access to the Practicing Artist program

questions and answers

if you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me at laurensauderstudio@gmail.com.

  • I believe you should invest in yourself when the possibility of it excites and inspires you more than it frightens and overwhelms you. Everyone’s circumstances are different, and only you will know when you are ready for 1:1 support. Whenever the time is right, I will be delighted to have the opportunity to support your creative practice.

  • Simply that you respect yourself – practice kindness towards yourself. find presence during our time together, and work through the year at a pace that works best for you. I am here for you through each and every step!

  • Quarterly calls are held in January, April, July, and October.

  • Once we complete our final call, I will continue to check in and you will have unlimited messaging through December. You’ll also keep access to your portal one year after our last session. You can return to your notes and recordings as you need.

    More importantly, I will continue to support your creative endeavors! If anything pops up and you need a little guidance and support, I will always be a message away.

  • You can expect an email from me 48-72 hours after your inquiry is submitted. Depending on how many spots are available, we may begin working together soon after. If spots are fully booked, I begin reviewing and booking inquiries in October to begin working together the following year.

  • This is one of my favorite questions—and it’s often asked by a current mentee who is sharing a pain point they’re currently experiencing.

    My answer is always yes. I wouldn’t offer mentorships if I didn’t find so much life in them. Connecting 1:1 with other artists, sharing experiences, and guiding a way forward brings me a joy I don’t find in many other areas of life. This will be my forth year offering mentorships and I hope there are so many more years to come.

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