Asja Svilans #createdtocreate | Community organisation
Asja Svilans #createdtocreate
Address: 46 Shottery Street 4101 West End, QLD, Australia
Website: http://www.notjustanotherpot.com.au
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24.01.2022 I am not an expert, I am a contributor. I am new to clay. I am not new to creativity, to humans, to self care, to mentorship, to teaching, to guiding encouraging and nurturing, to sharing stories, to having conversations, to connecting, to taking risks, to having a go, to dreaming big, to making beautiful things, to making things beautiful...to SO many things! I am simply adding what I do know about clay and a heck load of passion and enthusiasm to a way of connecting and re...lating that has been with me for a long time. I absolutely have a tonne to offer in this place and space AND I am loving the learning along the way. I am absolutely a contributor, not an expert...and there is something so freeing in this, in how I look at sharing, leading and teaching. I always get to share and I always get to learn. That seems like a pretty happy play to be
24.01.2022 A vibe upgrade evvvvvery time
23.01.2022 ? Well, I am a keen investor in the world I want to live in, so every time dollars leave me for a new home i want that dollar to be working as hard as it can - so I knew my next business would be based in food, plants, creativity, travel or experience based kind of arena and that community benefit or social impact would be non negotiable... Not Just Another Pot was my answer to a gap on the market as there wasn’t a plant pot that you could purcha...se with community benefit attached. It was an opportunity to steep generosity and love in every step of business... , , , (regenerative business, and better business is totally my jam). (so brace yourself ) On the other end of the spectrum the project quickly showed me the opportunity for me personally to claim my inner artist - so I took that on board quick smart and started making and selling pieces too. I wanted that so bad, but had a lot of stories in the way - we can talk about that another day . Right now, NJAP looks like ceramic homewares that connect your inner world to your outer sanctuary and clay play classes that are lovely explorations into creative muddiness - we have sent clay to homes for people to create in iso, donated glazed and potted pots to community homes and subsidised community programs. Yes, NJAP is just 6 months old haha! A mentorship piece around creativity, living slow and life (or biz) is coming together beautifully and am excited to share, and hope it is right up your alley. I am excited about ALL THE THINGS See more
22.01.2022 A little insight into my brain and riffing on things I want to create - what jumps out at you as you scan it? I'd love to hear in the comments below! xx
20.01.2022 I am intense. And I know I am and I hated that word cause of the way I use it/my stories/ my beliefs... and it has TENSE in it and I am not tense but I AM INTENSE ..and its only impacted by the whole scorpio thing, and my HD chart is a total deal of its own ... Today I had a shift about what means so my intensity made sense to me, and was thrilled to have @janakingsford and @corinnemicklerkaye help me get there. Then I pulled a card from my fave deck and it was bang on for all the NEW definitions of intensity I am taking forward. I am intense but in a piercing through the humdrum, way-showing, light filled, illuminating, new way and opportunity seeing/doing, insightful, very me, more bright than dark, revealing, hopeful, unifying, not very judgement, curious and on the edge of creating something new FOR US ALL kind of way. An earnest, kind, deeply compassionate...and intense...human! I am intense in a way that may show a different truth that is hard to acknowledge and look at, and maybe hard to change for. Some people don't like it and repel away quicksticks but maybe, if I look gently and intently, I can see those that don't think its crazy and see some cool things to look at and learn in the areas I get all intense and lit up about People that learn with me and from me, like I do them. That is the space I shall now play in from now on and not shirk from the 'intensity'. Love from your intense distrupting friend
18.01.2022 Community Clay Sessions are on this week. In these sessions you can get a taste for clay and help me create a bank of pinch pots to support out Community Clay-It-Forward Initiative....they are of no cost to you, and you don't get to take anything home, but you will be relaxed, inspired and thrilled that you have added your creative touch to your community. The 60 min sessions are running at Indigo Soul Wellness at the following times: Sunday July 19 at 9am and 1pm... Monday July 20 10:30am Friday July 24 10:30am Saturday July 25 10:15 am Let me know if you want me to reserve you a spot so that we can ensure social distancing is maintained! xx
17.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE - July 19th Indigo Soul Wellness are having their open day which means you can come and see my new home away from home! I will have workshop tickets on sale and maybe a selection of my own pots there as well :) throughout the day you can join me to make a little plant pot for donation to our local community center. xx
17.01.2022 Over the last 18 months I had many endings/creatings and I had made a decision to tie up a BUNCH of loose ends in the six months prior to March - moved on a from a seemingly incredible role that became a J.O.B that I deeply didnt resonate with, was finishing up an incredible contract and planting seeds for what was nextmy life was fizzing with potential and possibility, and was feeling so darn delightful as well but change was in the air During this 6 months I had also had a...n incredible time with Melissa and Carly in their mini SUPERCHARGED course at the end of 2019, an epic CTC session with Amy from The Holistic Ingredient, was yoga-ing and sauna-ing my way through life at Indigo Soul and had decided to join the AMPLIFIED mastermind to complement what 2020 had in store for me. I was 6 months into a booze-free spell as well..fizzing is so so apt to describe all the feels... I have lived to serve my heart and passions long enough to call in the supports and help ha! then all the 2020-ness happened ('nuff said) six months ON from then and I am just back from retreat weekend with the AMPLIFIED babes, I have fallen in love with clay and launched into a clay project and am prepping to sell my first few wares on September 13. We (me + the project) have so EPIC next steps. I am here to riff, deep dive, explore and share on social justice, better business and leadershipfrom a connected to soul and creativity kind of perspective. I am a new economy nerd and a new earth enthusiast - and I can't wait to share more of this with you
15.01.2022 It is SO counter-intuitive to slow down when things feel like they are speeding up. Keeping up and being swept up always seems to end up at burn out and disconnection. What if slowing down just meant exiting the race to find your rhythm and pop yourself back in the driver's seat and knowing your car is pointing in the direction you want to go?! Heck, while the analogy is here would it be totally crazy to say you can even enjoy the ride, and remember the ride?... Oh how epic it would be to move away from the speed up:keep up: blow up cycle?! I can guide you do just that. I have 3 spaces for 1:1 sessions so let's chat and see if we need to hang out for a short time, or a long time, to get you dancing you your own beat. It doesn't need to be a 6 month or 12 week commitment - you are likely closer than you realise to finding that flow. Let's chat
14.01.2022 In a snapshot here’s how I express my creativity I ‘waste’ hours at the markets touching (ok, less touching in ‘rona times) and smelling fresh produce. I spend hours in the kitchen making magic with said produce, creating delectable concoctions. I get absorbed in deep, nourishing conversations with my loves, and lose track of time.... And of course, I play with clay. What do you think of when you hear the word ‘creativity’? Did you realise that creativity extends well beyond artistic endeavours? I think of creativity as activities I get lost in. Soak that up for a moment doesn’t that feel freeing? And doesn’t it take the pressure off your creative pursuits to look a certain way or for there to be a particular outcome? Over on the blog I provide some prompts to get you thinking about how creativity shows up in your life, how it’s yearning to be expressed and why it’s so important to get down and dirty with your unique flavour of creativity from time to time (because, it is really really important!) Pop on over and have a read - https://notjustanotherpot.com.au//creativityfornoncreatives
12.01.2022 Last sunset and nature drenching of 2020. My beautiful friend @askcavell wrote these words last night and they are PERFECT to share here on first day of 2021. "Don't look back, we aren't going that way. I know my mistakes, my flaws and you can stay where you are, those people who supported me, pulled me close and made sure I was here to fight, thank you. ... I am forever grateful. 2021 and I have big plans, if you're not on the train, traveling in the same direction, thanks for getting me here, this is your stop. For those passengers continuing on this journey with me, meet me at the front of the train, bring your A game and remember, we don't go to the party, we are the party." Happy happy new year xx
12.01.2022 Rhythm, cycles and spirals are all way more fun ways to learn and live in this one big beautiful life of ours...rather than jammed unrelenting structure, burn out, failed boundaries and 'start again on Monday' approach to life. I totally get that it likely not an approach and just where you end up - I have been there and revisted that spot for a long time too - it took time to embrace and practice a different way, a way that made sense for me and, yes, it is a road less travelled but fuck it is worth it that quote about meeting many different versions of yourself, and continuing to do so, is definitely one to keep front and center P.S. how cute are these little ritual cards that are posted with my ceramic pieces?!
11.01.2022 So it has been 6 months since my first bag clay rocked up on my doorstep - and I fell in love quickly! The different clays each had personality, I learned, I played, I dared, I created, I thought about it a lot before I made something, and then didn’t think about it at all and went with it. I even made things just to carve them back into nothing ... Then I found myself adding some clay play after my morning meditation, or if I was working and needed to let my head mull on something, or solve somethingclay was in my hands. More moments popped up through the day, a few minutes here and there, where I would just sit and start to create, etch and refine my creations.this totally included the occasional moments of scrunching things up or throwing them over the verandah into the garden - some would be generous and say I was sending it back to its natural home, right?! It even changed our home life - just ask Paul how this changed our day! He would have ‘one minute‘ til he was ready to leave the house but in that red-hot minute and I would sit and start a little something and 30 mins later (conservative estimate) we would be free to go. Me with a little clay under my nails, and a smattering of clay dust on whatever I was wearing. He rarely gives me anything more than a raised eyebrow in these moments, he is a bloody gem like that....but he was also thrilled when I packed up all the clay and headed to a little studio haha!
10.01.2022 What amazing small businesses make up your economy, and your ecosystem? "Things" are not returning to any kind of form they were in before 2020...the call for more local, diverse and generous supply chains that allow individuals, community and the world to prosper is a WHOLE thing and you are already doing it! Sharethe local love by sharing with me in the comments below - tag a small biz you have supported in the last month, last year and/or who you next have your eye on!! ... I'm looking forward to seeing a lit up and local kind of vibe in the comments below xx #myeconomymyecosystem
08.01.2022 Today in the Community Clay Play sessions we were talking about the Wonky + Wild workshop and it was decided that in addition to making your own bud vases, that we should have some leather hard vases there for you to paint with wax or underglaze and carve your own inspirations into it...until Aug 16th you can get 2 classes for $111 (that is one person attending two workshops not two people attending one) or one for $65. Investment includes workshop, firings and glaze - postage $8.95 if you cant pick up pieces from @indigosoul_brisbane when they are ready www.notjustanotherpot.com.au/clayplay
08.01.2022 This week in Slow Ambition we had quite the chat about which Self do we connect to...feminine, masculine, both?! This was my take on it. I'd love to know yours!! So, my masculine allows me to put my imagination work. ... Creativity (feminine) into Creation (masculine) Express it into form. Rather than have ideas freestyle around in my flow cause I am just SO creative, I have ALL the ideas as I throw the back of my hand against my forehead from the burden of it all It is the perfect partner. The right kind of support. It is the front part of the mullet, so that my feminine can dance at the back. In the words of Mel C it is when two become one. For a long time I thought I had to swing wildly from one end to the other. That was tiresome and almost always led to burnout! I thought that maybe that the two in harmony was a myth. That I would just have to suffer the burden of the hustler, or the sappiness of flow - and muddle through the best way I know how. Muddle through with meditation that felt uncomfortable and like escapism and self care that looked like a frazzled check list. I also thought that the meditation, the self care, the looking after myself, was the femininewhat I learned a few years back is that it wasn’t. My masculine is one thing, and my feminine is another. ALL THE THINGS THAT COUNT AS SELF CARE, CONNECTION, DESIRE are the conduit for the two to play together in harmony and unite to make me, expressed, more powerful. Both are powerful, and together they are so so epic! ALL THOSE THINGS let us tend to ourselves to keep the dance happening to a RHYTHM.and the rhythm changes, the songs change, the style changesbut these two keep on dancing - interpretive or dance off or sweaty dance floor 2am vibes or one taking a break for that song to watch the other do its thingggg! Connection to SELF not just feminine self is a great reminder for me. I am curious, when you think of connection to self do you think of feminine, masculine or both?
07.01.2022 When it comes to building the world we want to live in.....I am starting a few fires and building new bridges. And adding a bunch of fizz and sparkle on the way. It is a . There is literally no better time to reimagine systems, the economy, community and your legacy. ... (Y)OUR ECOSYSTEMS It is a human thing. It is a leadership thing. It is an economy thing. It is a connection thing. It is a systems thing. It is a community thing. It is a advocacy thing. It is a legacy thing. It is a contribution thing. It is a you thing. It is a me thing. It is a ! We aren't keeping up with the Joneses any more, nor hiding behind other leaders. You as your own leader is where the magic is. You are a bloody revolution my dear. Your unique way is not only a way to make a difference in your world, but build a new world whilst you are at it. " " See more
07.01.2022 Want to pinch a pot for our community program?! I have spots left for Saturday 10.15am
04.01.2022 I had my first little event where I offered the things I made with my two hands to friends and family to purchase..and it was SO lovely. I am still so chuffed that so much of what I have made is in a new home tonight grateful It was the most beautiful way to celebrate 6 months of playing with clay...and having a little event means you are extra motivated for cute details - I created little sets with crystals and dried flowers and even got my sew on and made some bags with material I picked up at Reverse Garbage - after I move this week I am diving in again to get making. Cannot wait to get muddy
04.01.2022 Waiting so patiently for the rest of the pieces that match this one to come home from the kiln....then I am a step closer to sharing these cute small batch ceramic collections with you all
04.01.2022 "Where leadership is heading in the here and now is about holding a BETTER story about other people, and a BETTER story about society and holding it in the strongest but lightest of ways so that others are compelled to not only step into it, but take on the inspiration as aspiration for themselves." P.S. The beach - Mudjimba to Marcoola to be super specific - is my soul filling, can't help but run into the ocean, inspiration dropping in every which way place. It is my place.... I often have to stop to riff and get it down (but getting better at not needing to 'capture it's and trust that it will come to me whenever I need it)...this pic is when ai did that, felt the need to upload immediately AND I had a spirulina glob in the crook of my mouth. That's me x a zillion haha...so I took these down and hadn't revisited them til this morning - that is where the excerpt above was pulled from. Progress over perfection is definitely my vibe but ACTUAL food on your face was my line in the sand See more
03.01.2022 A wee reminder that I thought that you may like too - living a peaceful and aligned, or a 'slow' is anything but passive. It is not a default state of 'nothingness'. , , , . Peace, joy and living in magic is not the absence of chaos, conflict and healing (though there is a lot less of that!)...it is a navigation system and c...hoices linked together moment to moment that create more moments of these lovely feels. , , . That, for me, is the magic of actively having choice in each moment. ?! Have the most beautiful day See more
02.01.2022 I am going to do a thing - it will be a bit online and a bit offline - but it will be the first time I offer my pieces for sale...on my 6 month clay anniversary! Sve the date, details to come x
01.01.2022 I am so grateful that my October workshops are super close to full - yay for word of mouth! I have opened up a CLAY PLAY session on October 31 from 10:30 til 1pm - I will be doing demos of vases and pots, but you are free to create anything you desire :) Your investment is $95 and the workshop includes clay, firings, and refreshments. Items can be picked up from Indigo Soul when ready (I'll text you) or posted to you for a small fee.... Send me a message if you are keen to get muddy or you can get your ticket here https://bit.ly/30iC40J
01.01.2022 Today I want to balance that post from yesterday with another way to look at your relationship with your ‘passions’. because it is ALSO very FUN + very POWERFUL to be able take something that you CARE ABOUT, and that you DESIRE and explore that through lots of different lenses, and what you care about and desire can change and grow along the way too. E.g. If you love moving your body, having so many modalities and innovation to play with to express that part of yourself is... amazing., Movement lights you up and you can go through phases of loving hard on barre, hiking a mountain a week, or on cross-fit, and then F45 and then laps at the pool..it is variety for your motivation and desire to play in. Scratching at an itch of desire and LOVING it. Or if you are passionate about nutrition, and that leads you down a path of where your food comes from, which inspires you to buy local and organic, and in doing so you start to see that removing plastic from your world is the next step, and that leads to a passion for the environment so you dive into some late night reading to learn more about living in harmony with nature and then you decide you want to live off grid with a cute little goat named Billy. That same passion for nutrition could have also taken you down a journey of movement, body image and mindful eating that leads to more mindfulness and connection with yourself. Can you see that it is coming from within, and nudges are follow? Can you see and feel that there is space, grace and consideration along that timeline? There is a an intention and presence to those journeys - more pleasure + delight less berating of self. There is a compelling kind of discipline + fortitude that holds it together and weaves through leaving powerful structuring and internal scaffolding as it lives and breathes. On the other hand there are two scenarios that sit at the other end of the spectrum The beautiful humans that never get out of the gates and are overcome with inertia of themselves in the wellness industry. The goal of nutrition and wellness to SUPPORT YOU TO CARRY ON TO DO WHAT YOU WANT IN YOUR LIFE becomes a distant dream CONTd IN COMMENTS
01.01.2022 Naw these little cuties. Blushed by the kiln! They are going to look SO cute with their wee arrangements ready to head to your home in a few weeks time
