Unfurl a more creative life.

Studio Unfurl is a mentor-driven, travel-inspired creative community. An intimate, online space to cultivate your writing and sketching practices and learn artistic storytelling from experienced teachers, notable guests, and like-hearted, curious Unfurlers.

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Travel Art Glob

Explore your curiosity and creativity through the power of mentorship, community, and storytelling.

Your Mentors-in-Residence

Learn from accomplished mentors: storytellers and artists who inspire travel-minded creativity and exploration.

Lavinia Spalding, award-winning author, editor, and speaker

Colette Hannahan, painter, illustrator, and artist

Lavinia Spalding, award-winning author and editor, guiding students in a writing workshop in Nepal

Our mentors have been seen in:

AFAR, The San Francisco Chronicle, Tin House, Longreads, Ms, The New York Times, TEDx, Off Assignment, Hidden Compass, The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Frommers, The Best Women's Travel Writing, The Best Travel Writing, Solas Travel Writing Awards, and The Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards.
Lavinia Spalding, series editor, and Colette Hannahan, illustrator, of The Best Women's Travel Writing
“There’s nothing like travel to swing wide all the artistic channels”
— Lavinia Spalding

Your Year-long Community for Creative Growth

  • Creative Learning & Exploration

    Learn from experienced teachers through generative writing and art classes, inspiring guest conversations, interwoven Prompt Studios, pop-up classes, and community gatherings.

  • Mentorship & Feedback

    Grow and sustain your creative practice with guidance from your mentors, Lavinia and Colette, office hours, supportive peer feedback, and collaboration.

  • Community & Connection

    Connect and create with fellow Unfurlers through Unfurl-Ins, Open Mic-ros, community socials, occasional IRL gatherings, and our always-on WhatsApp community.

  • Personal Growth & Opportunity

    Grow your creative confidence through ongoing practice, insightful resources, accountability, and encouragement to share your voice and work with the wider world.

Hear From Our Unfurlers

  • “I love the positivity, commitment, and encouragement to write, share, and celebrate efforts.”

    Kimberley Lovato | Sausalito, California

  • “Growth, discovery, and the beauty of creating = Unfurl."

    Carmen Bellos | Valencia, Spain

  • “Being a member of Studio Unfurl has been a big part of my creative life.”

    Lisa Boise | Austin, Texas

  • “I'm so grateful for friends who have become family and the unwavering cheerleading.”

    Lisa VanderVeen | Mendham, New Jersey

  • "I’m profoundly grateful for this safe space that has helped me grow as both a writer and a person."

    Emma Morrell, Singapore

  • "I feel like I've grown so much as a writer, and I'm delighted to have discovered sketching and watercolor."

    Christa Jones | Winnipeg, Canada

  • "This remains one of the best decisions I have ever made for my creative growth."

    Ginger Tolman | Park City, Utah

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Unfurl creativity.

Join Studio Unfurl

Expand your creativity, ignite possibilities, and grow in unexpected ways. Join Studio Unfurl for a year-long adventure in writing, art, and community.