Stories, practices, and conversations for your whole creative life.
I’m Faye—a writer, artist, and creator of Library of Care.
I create spaces where people can nurture their whole creative life—one rooted in curiosity, practice, and story.
Creativity isn’t something we seek.
It’s a relationship worthy of our care.
I honor the creative person you are becoming through creative experiences and gatherings, curated resources, and Story Care Coaching for artists.
Your Whole Creative Life Grows Here
READ
In KEEPING CREATIVE TIME, find audio essays, interviews, reflections, and photography from my life as a writer exploring the practices that support becoming the creative person I want to be, with field notes from my creative community in Asheville, North Carolina.
Subscribe to read stories and conversations with me and other Asheville artists.
PRACTICE
Creativity grows through practice, not perfection. Explore workshops, seasonal gatherings, and shared experiences designed to bring renewed vitality to your creative life through community, connection, and stories.
Practice together with me and other creatives through workshops, experiences, and community sessions.
Sometimes one conversation can change the story you're living. Story Care Coaching offers a dedicated space to slow down, listen deeply, and cultivate a creative life that feels sustainable, meaningful, and wholly your own.
Explore your story with me through a 1:1 coaching relationship.
Perfect for creatives who are facing a major life transition, are a continual work-in-progress, or are starting a new project that needs a container of care.
GO DEEPER
About
J. Faye D’Avanza
J. Faye D’Avanza is a writer, artist, librarian, and creator of Library of Care, an evolving ecosystem of stories, conversations, and practices for your whole creative life. Through Story Care Coaching, community gatherings, workshops, and the Pop-Up Creative Questions Desk, she creates spaces where people can explore their relationship with creativity and discover what it might be asking of them.
Faye is a passionate believer that creativity isn't something we seek—it's a relationship worthy of our care. She writes in conversation with what it means to live a whole creative life in Keeping Creative Time on Substack
An Inward & Artward certified creative facilitator, certified book editor, and yoga teacher (RYT-200), Faye lives among the artists, tourists, trees, and mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, where she can often be found drinking a matcha latte, writing in the margins of her books, and engaging in meaningful conversations with people who care deeply.
A free introductory call with Faye to explore your writing and creative goals.
Faye loves connecting with and supporting:
writers, storytellers, artists, musicians, and makers
wellness and movement practitioners
creative entrepreneurs and facilitators
neurodivergent creative minds
mission-driven organizations and institutions in the arts, creative business, and cultural humanities
Past or Current Institutional Clients Include:
