A kind + creative home base for people who love to make stuff
Hello, neighbor! 💛
You’re going to loooove it here.
The Neighborhood is a monthly membership for people who love to make stuff and who want to connect in a real, authentic way with other people who love to make stuff.
It’s a place to come as you are. A place to:
- make stuff + share what you’re making (or not!)
- get real + go deep, connecting with kindred creative spirits
- feel supported, seen, and understood
- find accountability + friendship
- find new inspiration and motivation
- feel less alone in your creative life
- make your own creative rules (and break them, too!)
Because what we really need isn’t more pressure, more content, or more to keep up with…
✨ It’s a place to belong.
Inside The Neighborhood you'll find:
Neighborhood Meetings (2x/month)
- Live calls every other Friday
- Relaxed, come-as-you-are creative connection time
- Hang out, chat, and make stuff side-by-side (if you want)
- About an hour, no pressure, no expectations
The Community House
- Our group space to connect, share what we’re making, and be real, authentic, creative humans
- Share your work (or just peek in)
- Ask questions, get unstuck
- Celebrate wins – big and small
- Support through all the ups and downs of creative life
Porch Hangs (1x/month)
- Cozy, recorded conversations between me and a guest artist
- Honest, real, heart-to-heart chats about creativity and life
- Like sitting on a porch listening in on a meaningful conversation
Weekly Potluck
- A fresh smattering of inspiration and resources shared each week
- Learn new creative techniques, read new books, discover new music and podcasts, find new things to try, and more!
A gentle, creative rhythm
- Weekly art-making themes to spark ideas
- Flexible prompts you can follow your own way
- Inspiration to keep creativity part of your everyday life
- Built-in accountability and support from your friends and fellow creatives
This is a space where:
- We get to hang out and connect in a real, authentic way!
- Creativity is part of real, everyday life
- You'll find accountability to keep going
- You can show up even if you haven’t made anything in a while
- You can be a beginner
- You can share as much or as little as you’d like – or simply listen and feel connected
- You don’t have to keep up, prove anything, or be “on”
This isn’t about doing more.
It's not a space for learning how to make art "the right way".
It’s about exploration and creative freedom.
It's about staying connected.
To your creativity.
To yourself.
To a group of people who get it.
Who Is The Neighborhood For?
The Neighborhood is for all kinds of creative people – and for people who want creativity to be a bigger, more consistent part of their lives!
Visual artists, writers, poets, quilters, musicians, fabric lovers, doodlers, beginners, professionals, hobbyists, and anyone who just loves and wants to make stuff.
It’s for anyone who wants to:
- find accountability to spend more time being creative
- feel more connected to themselves through making things
- carve out small moments of creativity in everyday life
- create in a way that feels supportive, inspiring, and human
- be part of a warm, welcoming creative community
You don’t need fancy supplies or to be polished in any way.
You don’t need to be “good” at art in order to move into this 'hood! Curious neighbors of all levels are welcome here.
Why join the neighborhood?
Because staying connected to your creativity in a consistent way can be challenging! Life is full and busy for so many of us.
You don’t need more pressure.
You don’t need more content.
You don’t need another thing to keep up with.
What you do need is a place to return to.
A place where:
- You can show up exactly as you are
- Creativity is part of everyday life (not something you feel pressured or judge yourself for)
- You’re surrounded by people who understand the ups and downs of making things
- You feel encouraged, inspired, and gently supported – without expectation or rules
The Neighborhood is here to help you keep going.
To keep making.
To keep sharing.
To keep coming back to yourself.
Not in a big, overwhelming way – but in small, meaningful moments that add up over time.
A Little Bit of Neighborhood Love!
JOIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
For just $10/month (or $110/year), you’ll have a soft + colorful place to land – a creative home base you can return to again and again.
Welcome to The Neighborhood 💛
FAQ
How do I access The Neighborhood?
The Neighborhood membership is hosted on the amazing Circle platform. After you complete your registration, you'll be prompted to create a Circle account if you don't already have one. Once that's done, you'll magically arrive inside The Neighborhood space, and you can start getting the lay of the land and checking out the 'hood right away!
You'll also receive a welcome email with all the details you need about accessing and logging into the membership + community space on Circle.
If you have any trouble at all, you can email us at jess@jessicaswift.com and we'll get you all squared away. :)
I'm not an accomplished artist... is this a good place for me?
Yes! Beginners, newbies, and creatives of all varieties are absolutely welcome! Visual artists, musicians, poets, writers, chefs.... anyone who wants to spend more time being creative is welcome here, no matter your experience or skill level. :)
When are the live calls?
Our monthly Neighborhood Meetings calls happen on Zoom twice a month, every other Friday at 9am PST/12pm EST.
All calls will last approximately 1 hour.
All calls will be recorded and replays will be available to watch.
What if I can't attend the live calls?
All live calls will be recorded and uploaded so you can watch them anytime! Many participants will mix live + replay depending on schedules.
How long do I have access to everything?
You’ll have access to everything in The Neighborhood as long as your membership is active.
What supplies will I need?
Whatever you already have! Paints, pencils, markers, collage materials, Procreate – anything works. This space is about showing up to spend time being creative, not having the “right” tools. Your supplies will differ from others in the group depending on what you decide to create here.
What's the refund policy?
There are no refunds offered, but you can easily manage your own membership inside the Circle platform, so you can cancel when/as needed!
