to begin with, the birds
by Jane Pikein 🎭️ Culture
to begin with, the birds
About the Substack
Swooping under the currents of life to write the beauty that remains & explore what it takes to lead life with art 🌿🪶
Free Subscription Benefits
- Regular writing, art and creative explorations
Paid Subcription Benefits
- Access to our interwoven circle community: a gathering place to explore writing, creating & the more- than-human world
- Weekly ‘postcards’: sharings of what I’m working on, things I’m thinking about, prompts for making & creating
- Monthly Workshops revolving around pre-chosen themes
Paid Subscription Plans
- $100 a year
- $10 a month
About Jane Pike
Writer, artist, creative mentor || Living mountainside 🏔️ in Aotearoa New Zealand 🌊
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