I love to foster creative community and deep-dive into the sacred ritual of artistic process together.
In 2026, I am thrilled to be launching a new series of workshops that sit at the intersection of art-making and ecology. I’m calling this philosophy CREATIVE ECOLOGIES. Taking inspiration from nature’s rhythms, architecture, cycles, and secrets, these workshops are an opportunity to reinvigorate artistic practice—tenderly stewarding our creativity, tending it as we would the land.
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SPIRAL VEIN WEB is a three-week virtual workshop that looks to the organic shapes of nature as inspiration for the way we think about writing songs.
How can the earth’s architecture invite us to explore new terrain as artists?
Together, we’ll delve into the sacred geometry of the spiral, the vein, and the web, as well as other forms; talk about song structure, pacing, density, texture, and narrative; analyze audio examples by songwriters across different genres; and experiment with new shapes for our own songs.
The workshop will be a mix of lecture, discussion, in-class writing exercises, and prompts for you to try at home.
This is for you if:
You’re a seasoned songwriter looking to experiment with new forms
You’re a newbie songwriter looking for a way into the labyrinth of ideas
You want to engage in a positive, supportive, generative creative community
You consider yourself a nature lover, or would like to be
You like extended metaphors, earnestness, and lots of exclamation points in the chat!
What you’ll get:
Inspiration to chart new territory in your writing
Accountability in community
A heightened awareness of the natural world
Feedback from me on a song of your choice
Recordings of each class
🌀 Session A: Thursday May 14, 21, 28 from 10am-12pm ET
🐚 Session B: Sunday May 17, 24, 31 from 3-5pm ET
🕸️ $150 for three sessions
TESTIMONIALS
“Nandi's workshop was enlightening, inspiring, and exactly what I needed to expand my songwriting palette! I appreciate the supportive artistic space that was created.”
“Nandi has such a gift for teaching and community-building. Her passion and expertise shined in the thoughtfully crafted curriculum, and I cherished learning from and with our group of songwriters. Feeling equipped and inspired to continue creating!”
“What made this workshop special was the emphasis on creating a community around the crafting of songs. Nandi's generosity and warmth set the tone for our small group to form a close bond over the course of the workshop.”
“Nandi created such a warm, encouraging, thought-provoking environment for us to share music. Her feedback helped me immensely each week, as did her thoughtful, engaging lectures. I went into the class feeling shy about sharing my music with anyone, but I immediately felt comfortable and supported—and driven to push myself in new ways each week.”