creative mentorship
Got a writing project, a research idea, thesis, or creative project rumbling around in your brain and looking for someone to dream, imagine, and brainstorm with?
I have three decades of experience working one-on-one with musicians, writers, and researchers in Canada and the UK, mentoring them in their journeys from concept through to performances, publications, and more.
I love it when ideas fizz and sparkle and pop and scatter and tangle, and I love pulling at threads to see where they’ll end up going.
I get excited when I hear about the kinds of things people are working on, and I enjoy brainstorming with folks, and working with them as they develop their creative and critical voices.
I offer a free 30-minute introductory play and get-to-know-you session, and packages of three or five 60-minute sessions (along with creative ‘homework’ to keep you going).
What people are saying:
“Sonja is an exceptional teacher …. [she] never dictates, but rather provides the groundwork for true experimentation and invention. The exploratory nature of my tuition with her has inspired some of my most creative and informed work.”
“[Sonja’s] insightful and creative suggestions regarding my research were always quite useful and she has consistently been supportive of my reaching further in my career, and taking chances in my work. My choice for my thesis research was rather unusual and she was one of the few people who supported my topic choice from the very beginning.”
“I truly could not have asked for a better mentor. You helped me fall in love with feminist theory, nudged me enough that I was able to find my passion”