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Happiness is a renewable resource.
Creativity is how we get there.

— Judith-Kate Friedman

Welcome to Aliveness Through Arts.

In current times, the arts are more essential than ever. Not only to be inspired, heartened, and uplifted by others, but to become the creative, expressive, brilliant, funny, powerful, and effective humans we are each born to be.

I’m honored to be in my 35th year serving the creative in all people. On these pages you’ll find my music, poetry, and portals to mythic imagination and my multi-modal arts.

Connect here to hire me for a concert, reading, community project, commission a song or poem, or collaborate with me as a cantorial soloist.

I also offer coaching and consulting designed to bring more joy, clarity, impact, well-being, and satisfaction into your life, and to the loved ones, clients, teams, and communities you serve.

EVENTS and OFFERINGS - Sep/Oct

• A deep dive into mythic stories and creative adventure in STORIES from THE OTHER WITHIN, a 3-part master class, Aug 30, Sep 6 and Sep 13, extended through October 2025. THERE’S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP and RECEIVE Recordings of these Sessions. Contact us.

• A gift yourself or a loved one: transformational creative coaching with Judith-Kate. Find the breakthrough, power, and courage you’ve been seeking in a 3, 6, or 9 month coaching package. 15% savings in effect til SEPT 30th.
Learn more about Creativity Coaching.
Inquire about mentoring.

• For congregations in need of a cantorial soloist for the Jewish High Holy days and beyond, Judith-Kate brings 18 years of experience as a soloist. Inquire here.

• Songwriting Works’ Intergenerational Community MusicTeams begin Weds October 8th, running weekly through the month, in person in Port Townsend. Info and registration coming soon.
Year-round, Judith-Kate offersConsulting and curriculum development in conjunction with Songwriting Works Educational Foundation (a 501c3 charitable organization she founded). She brings customized research-vetted methods to your health, eldercare, educational or community organization. Inquire in a discovery call or join us as a volunteer. Info here.

• Judith-Kate and the Mythsinger Legacy Project carry forward the work of Daniel “3D” Deardorff, restoring the wisdom of myth to culture and community, in online and in-person programs. Save the date: Sunday December 28th face to face and streaming from Port Townsend.
Or sample Daniel’s videos and book The Other Within: The Genius of Deformity in Myth, Culture, and Psyche, 3rd ed. (Inner Traditions, 2022).

A Celtic tale:

The God Lugh sought to enter into Tara, dwelling place of the Gods.
At the gates into the Other World, Tara’s denizens would say yes only to those whose talents they truly needed.
Lugh approached and beseeched, naming one of his many skills:
Smith, harper, poet, magician, metal-worker, historian, physician….
Each time, he was told “We already have one. We don’t need anymore.

Yet, Lugh was unstoppable.
Again, and again he offered a different aspect of himself with no luck.

Then one day, exasperated, he proclaimed his true fullness:
“I am all this!”
Swiftly the Gates opened granting Lugh access to longed-for, long-guarded, unforeseen realms.

And so it is with us, too.
Creativity opens our hearts and opens the hearts of others.
Claiming all of who we are restores us to wholeness
and we become our true selves: wondrous and
unstoppable.

It’s when we claim our unique combination of skills, talents, gifts, and imperfections—when we acknowledge that indeed, there is no one else on earth quite like us—that doors open.

Let’s move through the gates of what once seemed impossible–together.

I look forward to hearing from you and to supporting your thriving.

—Judith-Kate


Judith-Kate Friedman is an award-winning composer, producer, multi-modal artist, and author.

 Support for Your Creative Thriving

Breakthrough Creative Cohorts
Creatives, artists, dreamers, leaders, and change-makers meet in small group master-mind style cohorts. Enrollment is now open for Winter 2025/26.

Plan ahead and save 15% with registration by Sept 30th, 2025.

There are three cohorts to choose from:
• Courage for Emerging Creatives
• Skilled Yet Thirsty
• Seasoned and Staying Amazed

Transformational Coaching
Single sessions and 3, 6, and 9-month packages for individuals and couples who seek greater clarity, confidence, purpose, love, and prosperity.
Whether you’re a long-time performer, an emerging artist, or in a life transition exploring possibility, legacy, or encore—transformational coaching supports your growth and success. Schedule a discovery call and start mapping your transformational path today. Save 15% with registration by Sept 30th, 2025.

Mentoring for Teaching Artists
Professional musicians, performers, and storytellers study privately and in cohort meet-ups to expand their impact, ease, joy, and success. Learn Eight Principles of Creative Engagement for all ages, and approaches specifically aligned with intergenerational education, creative aging, and engaging learners with diverse physical and cognitive capacities. The next mentorship cycle begins January 23rd. Judith-Kate and guest faculty facilitate. Plan ahead and save 15% with registration by Oct 30th.


Tapestry, Deer Park, Olympic Mountains, WA —Judith-Kate Friedman