Happiness is a renewable resource. So is courage.
Creativity is how we get there. And we get there together.
— Judith-Kate Friedman
Welcome to Aliveness Through Arts.
In these times, making art of all kinds is crucial.
Harvest is underway up north, springtime burgeoning down under. Life’s beauty and poignancy are everywhere.
What are you feeling?
What helps you sustain your strength and passion for living amidst change?
My work as a singer, performing songwriter, author, and facilitator is informed by words Charlie Murphy once sung: “No one can bring in the harvest alone.” What are you on the verge of harvesting? Where can you use a hand?
You’ve landed on this page, likely looking for something you need.
Perhaps you’re seeking a song—one written or yet to be born, yours or one of mine.
Perhaps you or someone you love is struggling with issues of aging, creative blocks, a sense of disconnection or despair, a longing for renewal, or simply wanting more joy!
My work on stage, on the page, and behind the scenes is to spark, mend, and tend creative fires. I mid-wife projects and seek to kindle encouragement and courage in everyone I meet.
I invite you to join me.
This season, I’m offering concert-readings, a cohort for creatives, and individual coaching packages at great rates. Prepare yourself for harvest and a deeply fruitful close to the year.
CONCERT-READINGS. I’ll be sharing recent and treasured songs, poetry, a short mythic tale along with my newest creative non-fiction toward a book-in-progress.
November 7th at 11a Pacific, online, around the “virtual hearth” (zoom). Register here.
November 8 at 4p Pacific, in-person, followed by a community potluck and birthday celebration at Rosewind in Port Townsend. Info.
NEW CREATIVE COHORTS! On October 21 I’m offering a free introductory workshop for creatives of all kinds. Join me for an hour of discovery, delight, and deep dive into your purpose and projects seeking completion in 2026!
The new Creatives in Cahoots cohort and salon will begin October 27 and run for six two-hour sessions through December 9. This offering is designed to support your progress or realization of a creative project or dream before year-end. Make it real! Sign up for a discovery conversation and let’s talk about how this cohort can boost your satisfaction, delight, and success. Early bird rates apply til Oct 21.
INDIVIDUAL COACHING and CONSULTING:
• I have three spaces for individuals or couples seeking to deepen creative focus and completion of a specific creative project, legacy, or life goal. Learn about 3, 6, and 9-month packages here!
• As steward of non-profit organizations Songwritingworks.org and Mythsingerlegacy.org I serve as a consultant offering support for teaching artists, schools, care settings, and communities who value the power of song and story. If your work or workplace can be enhanced with accessible programs, intergenerational experiences or tribute events, let’s discuss your needs and visions.
COMMISSIONS:
• In addition to my composing and performing music, poetry, multi-media work, mythic tales, and kinship conversations with the Living World, I create new works on commission expressly for you, your family, community, or business. Reach out to explore co-creating an original work.
Here’s to sharing collective beauty, bounty, wisdom, and curiosity this season,
and always.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Judith-Kate
Tapestry, Deer Park, Olympic Mountains, WA —Judith-Kate Friedman