The Creative Mapping Project

Creative Career Design Individual Session

the basics

• For artists, musicians, freelancers, and project-makers who are trying to design more sustainable careers doing what they love

• One hour on zoom with Chris Faroe

• $125 per session

who is this for?

I support musicians, artists, and project-makers who are trying to design more sustainable careers doing what they love.

Often these are folks who, despite being talented and driven, are feeling overworked and underappreciated (financially or otherwise).

What is creative mapping?

The modality I use is called Creative Mapping, and is inspired by regenerative design tools and maps used in site design (eg. people creating homesteads, managing healthy ecosystems, etc).

I've developed versions of these tools and maps that will help you bring sustainable, regenerative balance to your career and life.

what will we do in our session?

There are two options:

1) If you have a specific question or problem you're trying to work through in your career or project, I'll invite you to tell me about it, and I'll offer Creative Mapping tools, prompts, or ideas that other folks have found helpful in similar situations.

2) Alternatively, if you simply feel interested in a conversation about moving towards career/project goals, without sacrificing your quality of life, I can introduce you to some of the most helpful tools and paradigms I use in the Creative Career Design process.

Why I do what I do

Building a sustainable ecosystem for your creative work is not a quick project.

But anything that's worth doing is worth doing at a healthy pace, and having the right tools and mutual support can make all the difference.

Over the years I've been lucky to work with hundreds of artists, visionaries, and project-makers.

My goal has always been to help them get closer to giving their unique gift to the world, doing the thing that only they can do, without compromising their quality of life or integrity.

curious but not sure if this is a good fit?

Here are some alternative options:

Book a session

If this does sound like a good fit, go ahead and book a time below that works for you, or email me at chris[at]creativemappingproject.com to set up a call.

Important Acknowledgements and Commitments

Hopefully lots of this goes without saying, but I’m still going to say it:

I want to acknowledge that the concept of ‘career design’ contains inherent privilege. To design anything you need to be able to have some control over the matter.

I acknowledge that in the context of colonization and capitalism, the onus should not be on us as individuals to create basic quality of life for ourselves. Change needs to happen at a massive systemic level.

I acknowledge that we live in a system that does not default to equity, and marginalizes certain groups, and is designed to take away control and autonomy from the folks in these marginalized groups.

I acknowledge that as a white, cis male with U.S. citizenship, I have an unequal amount of privilege, access, and control.

I acknowledge that many elements of the ‘permaculture’ and other ‘regenerative design’ tools and ideas that inspire Creative Mapping originated with indigenous land stewards who developed these ideas and practices for many centuries before colonization.

On a personal level (as Chris) and an organizational level (the Creative Mapping Project), I commit to being active with my time, money, conversations, and efforts to work against oppressive systems, and to try to create resources that help us individually and collectively survive capitalism, control what we can control, add beauty and meaning to the world, and move our communities towards justice, equity, sustainability, and creativity.