Welcome to Your New Creative Path
Howdy, I’m Aaron Embrey, creative guide, design educator, explorer of the in-between, and “identity architect” for heart-led creators & artists.
This space is for dreamers with day jobs, bridge-builders, misfit makers, and meaning-seekers...
Especially, If you’ve ever felt like you didn’t quite fit the mold... WELCOME! ✨
If you’re here, you’re probably standing at a threshold of change...
✨ Beginning again?
✨ Feeling a shift? Needing a change?
✨ Sitting in the beautiful, bewildering in-between?
Whether you’re navigating a big life (or career) transition, reclaiming your creative voice, or in the messy middle of building a more aligned brand, you’re in the right place!
You’re not here to fit in.
You’re here to create something that only YOU can...
Wherever you are, there’s a creative path for you.
Let’s find your next, new step, together...
Choose Your Creative Adventure...
Not sure where to begin?
Explore one of the wild, creative paths below:
The Wild Start
For beginners starting from scratch, returners, & creatives in the process of rebuilding...
If you’re waking up a dormant creative life, or stepping into design, storytelling, or self-expression for the first time, this path is for you...
It’s simple, friendly, practical, and identity-first.
Perfect if you’re needing:
- to reconnect with your creative voice
- to learn design skills in an easy, accessible way
- a soft place to land as you start building your new identity
- low-cost workshops, free guides, and impactful tools that feel supportive, not overwhelming
Explore beginner workshops, guides, and YouTube lessons.
The Wild Becoming
For creators ready to step into their next chapter...
If you’re feeling a shift inside, a new season arriving, a deeper truth igniting, a more aligned identity calling you to take a step into the unknown...
this is Where your work becomes an expression of who you’re becoming. Where creative clarity meets real creative action.
Perfect if you’re looking:
- to reconnect with your creative voice
- to learn design skills in an accessible way
- for a safe space to grow as you start building your new creative identity
- for next-level workshops, guidance, and tools that feel supportive (but not overwhelming) 🙂
Explore the Wild Becoming mentorship container and start your next chapter with elevated support.
The Wild In-between
For the liminal space between beginning & arriving.
Support for your unique creative process of evolving...
The middle is messy, magical, and (sometimes) misunderstood...
This is for creators navigating transitions, excavations, and identity shifts.
Comfort & guidance for the compost stage (before the bloom or harvest). If you’re here, you don’t need a course or a coach right away...
This is for when you need:
- Real resonance
- Raw reflections
- Creative sparks!
Join The Unfolding where I share honest reflections, creative tools, and gentle guidance for and from the in-between.
A Spark to help you start
(Free Creative Tool for You!)
The Creative Identity Compass is a great entry point into your next, new creative chapter...
It’s a simple, powerful device to help you reconnect with who you are as a creative human person.
friendly. Clarifying. Low pressure.
This will help orient you and give you a clear place to start...
GET YOUR FREE CREATIVE GUIDEBOOK
For when you’re not sure where to begin...
Start with the Creative Identity Compass!
It’s a free, soulful tool to help you reconnect with your unique voice, uncover your vision, and gently, start mapping your creative path ahead.
Includes a printable guide to help you clarify your creative identity and next steps.
WHAT I DO AND
Why It Matters
I’ve spent over 25 years designing brands, mentoring students, and teaching other creators how to make things that feel more like home...
Today, my work blends:
- creative direction
- identity and personal storytelling
- design literacy
- spiritual insight
- Human Design + Gene Keys wisdom
- and decades of lived experience as a queer, trans creative human person, perpetually navigating reinvention
My mission is to help you unlock your own, unique visual voice, reclaim your creative courage, & start doing work that feels more aligned, alive, & deeply yours.
Kind Words
from Other Creative Humans
“Aaron has been generous with his time and talent and forever patient with me. Once you discuss your hopes and dreams... he can help make that happen.”
ARTIST
More Ways to Work Together
Creative Identity Sessions (1:1) — clarity, direction, momentum
Zine Lab Workshops — identity through art-making
Making Magic (5-Day Creativity Camp) — spark your creative ritual
Branding & Design Support (select projects only)
Choose Your Creative Adventure...
Not sure where to begin?
Explore the wild, creative paths below:
The Wild Start
For beginners starting from scratch, returners, & creatives in the process of rebuilding...
If you’re waking up a dormant creative life, or stepping into human design, graphic design, storytelling, or self-expression for the first time, this path is for you...
It’s simple, friendly, practical, & identity-foward.
Perfect if you’re needing:
- to reconnect with your creative voice
- to learn design skills in an easy, accessible way
- a soft place to land as you start building your new identity
- low-cost workshops, free guides, and impactful tools that feel supportive, not overwhelming
Explore beginner workshops, guides, and YouTube lessons.
The Wild Becoming
For creators ready to step into their next chapter...
If you’re feeling a shift inside, a new season arriving, a deeper truth igniting, a more aligned identity calling you to take a step into the unknown...
this is Where your work becomes an expression of who you’re becoming. Where creative clarity meets real creative action.
Perfect if you’re looking:
- to reconnect with your creative voice
- to learn design skills in an accessible way
- for a safe space to grow as you start building your new creative identity
- for next-level workshops, guidance, and tools that feel supportive (but not overwhelming) 🙂
Explore the Wild Becoming mentorship container and start your next chapter with elevated support.
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