are you tending to your creative soil?
room available for rent, sliding scale membership, co-working sessions and more ✨
What does it look like to tend to your creative soil?
What does it mean to meet your creative self?
How are you pouring into your creative well?
What does it feel like to honour your creative process?
These are questions I was left with after this week’s meeting with our Artist’s Way Accountability Group.
Not imposing pressure on myself to reach a certain destination by a certain time.
Embracing the parts that create the whole.
Prioritising the process.
Being present in the journey.
These are the initial answers that I have found thus far.
My intentions to have a newsletter out every week have been deeply stifled by my own belief that they’re only worth sending out when there are (what I was considering to be) tangible offerings to give/ share.
There is so much going on behind the scenes but I feared that it would be a waste of your time to send you a soft(spaces) newsletter without information on available spaces for rent and/ or upcoming events/ gatherings to advertise. Without realising it, I had cornered myself and my process between a rock and a hard place. I was no longer present in the process because I was hellbent on presenting you with fully established products. I had allowed the pressures of “productivity”, “producing”, “business”, “doing doing doing” to cloud my vision. I have been self-imposing urgency to output and, in turn, have become detached from the process. I had lost the plot.
soft(spaces) is a manifestation of everlasting iterations of dreaming, wandering and planning—a journey. One with multiple routes, paths, pit stops & destinations. This week, I was reminded that sharing the process is vital. It’s a non-negotiable. These newsletters are not just to present you with end products. The purpose of these newsletters is to invite you into the process so you can walk the journey with us as we learn, grow and expand.
Thank you for joining us on this journey – I’m grateful to be walking it with you 💞
Now, let’s get to it!
✨ Room Available: April 15th Move-In!✨
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🌱 ABOUT OTU 🌱
OTU is a large bedroom in the 2 bedroom/ 1 bathroom apartment on the first floor of The soft(spaces) Clubhouse. This room has a queen-sized bed, two west-facing windows, a built in closet & 6-drawer dresser.
🏡 ABOUT THE APARTMENT 🏡
The 2 bedroom/ 1 bathroom apartment is on the first floor of The soft(spaces) Clubhouse, a 2-family Bronx townhome (zip code 10456), located less than 5 minutes from 127.5 acres of greenery (🌳 Crotona park 🌳), 0.7 miles from the 2/5 subway stop & within a 1 mile radius of multiple grocery stores, barber shops, hair salons, nail salons, 99c stores, corner stores, convenience stores, thrift stores, our local library, a medical center and more!
Interested in renting this space (or know someone who is)? 👀 Reach out to us!:
📱 Text us: +1 (516) 234-0844
📨 Email us: bubbles@softspaces.net
🌷 Connect with us on IG: (@)softspaces.
✨ New Membership Pricing! ✨
Moving to Patreon & Sliding Scale Memberships 💕
As you may (or may not?) know, in September of last year we were advised to adopt a membership framework in order to stay legally compliant with our language around inclusivity. Since then, it’s been a journey of trial and error with the different membership platforms/ systems. What we thought would take us a couple of months has taken us close to 6 and has hindered us from being able to fully execute our plans for membership intake.
Thankfully though, we have come up with a solution! —
In the upcoming weeks, we will officially begin onboarding soft(spaces) members via Patreon, so stay tuned!
We are also shifting our membership fees to a sliding scale model starting at $10/ month. Members can choose to contribute $10, $25, $50, $100, or $200 per month, based on their financial capacity.
Interested in becoming a member and/ or learning more about our ever-evolving membership perks? Visit softspaces.net/membershipinfo ✨
✨ Event Space Available For Rent! ✨
🪩 the 2nd floor lounge 🪩
Size: ~900 square feet
Amenities: 5G Wi-Fi, a full bathroom, full kitchen, spacious balcony, 10 seat dining table, conversation pit inspired group seating, photo/ video backdrop setup, projector, Bluetooth speaker & more!
Capacity: 40 people (max)
Types of events: Dinner parties, workshops, intimate gatherings, mixers, living room DJ sessions, film screenings, game nights, visual podcast recordings, jam sessions etc
Fee: • $50/hour* (residence-member pricing) • $100/ hour* (member pricing) • $150/hour* (non-member pricing) [*4 hour minimum]
Interested in renting this space?: Email us (bubbles@softspaces.net), text us (516 234 0844) or slide into our dms on IG (@softspaces)
✨Upcoming Offerings✨
In an effort to focus on some backend elements that we need to solidify (ie: moving over to Patreon, planning out our calendar for Spring/ Summer, coordinating collaborations), we are currently pausing our core programming until the Spring. Fret not though! We will still be offering space and hosting virtual gatherings (hey hey hello to everyone who came to our last Virtual Body Doubling session 😏).
📚 co-working sessions 📚
What: An intimate co-working space where you can get sh*t done.
When: Mondays - Thursdays, 10AM - 6PM and Fridays, 10AM - 4PM
Where: The 2nd Floor Lounge at The soft(spaces) Clubhouse
$$$: Free
How do I secure a spot?: Choose your date(s) & RSVP here
Whether you have a book to read, photos to edit, a grant to write or have a much needed nap to take, soft(spaces) co-working sessions are here to provide you with the space to get what you need to get done, done.
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✨ check your energy: it’s time to recharge ✨
This Saturday (Feb 08), I’m going to be a special guest at the Artists Recharge Virtual Retreat with The Artist to Artist Giveback Initiative!
Founded and hosted by Bobbie Riley, Artist to Artist is committed to providing resources that help creatives rebuild, and after a long and grueling start to the year, we knew the best way to add value was by creating a space to reset and realign.
Join us for Check Your Energy: Artists Recharge Virtual Retreat this Saturday at 11 AM EST—a donation-based experience designed to help you slow down, center yourself, and step back into your creative flow.
We’ll be guided by expert guests through:
⚡️ Meditation & Breathwork
⚡️ Affirmation Crafting
⚡️ Lesson: Body Language & Energy Input/Output
⚡️ A Panel Discussion on Recharging, Refocusing & Reigniting
Special Guests: @delinamedhin @tochifatima @downtownpepper
100% of donations will go to the Artist to Artist LA Fire Emergency Relief Fund.
Tap this link to RSVP & pour back into yourself!
✨ This Week’s Soft Reminder ✨
~ It’s time to grow outside of your comfort zone, sunshine ~
“A comfort zone is a beautiful place.
but nothing ever grows there.”
Want to reach out?:
📱 Text us: +1 (516) 234-0844
📨 Email us: bubbles@softspaces.net
🌷 Connect with us on IG: (@)softspaces.
✨ Visit us: softspaces.net
In the mean time, center your self-care and tend to your creative soil ✨
In softness and care,
tochi / your co-dreamer at soft(spaces) 💛