Position
the words for what you do, sharp enough that the right people lean in.
1:1 AI Mentorship for Creatives
Eight weeks to an AI studio team that sounds exactly like you.
The Handwoven AI Method is a private, done-with-you mentorship for creative business owners. Over eight weeks we build your positioning, your voice, and a working set of AI tools that take the marketing off your plate — one unhurried piece at a time.
The noise
Every week there's a new tool, a new thread telling you you're already behind.
You didn't start a creative business to keep up with software. You've tried a little AI and it either felt like homework or handed back something so generic you could smell the robot. And the fear crept in: if I lean on this, will I lose the thing that made my work mine?
The turn
In fifteen years of teaching artists I learned this: you don't need more information.
You need someone building it with you until it works — and until it sounds like you on a good day.
Not a course you'll never finish. A calm, eight-week build, side by side, that leaves you with tools you'll use for years.
Why me
I'm Rita Chester — fiber artist, teacher for fifteen years.
I burned out on quilting when the fear of getting every seam right took the joy out of my hands. Wet felting brought it back, because there's room to be human in it.
I watched makers freeze up over AI the same way, so I built my own way through: studio assistants that write in my voice, handle my emails, plan my week. Now I install that same system into one artist's business at a time.
The offer
What we build
Six private 1:1 sessions over eight weeks, plus a check-in between each. Every session installs one tool and produces one finished piece of your business.
Voice
your writing voice, captured so every tool after this sounds like you.
Capture
a free offer and an opt-in page that turns visitors into subscribers.
Welcome
the email sequence that turns a new subscriber into someone who trusts you.
Sell
the sales page for your own core offer.
Sustain
an ongoing content engine and a weekly rhythm that holds after we're done.
What you walk away with
What you walk away with
- 1
A positioned business
and a one-line answer to "what do you do?"
- 2
A saved voice profile you own
so every tool sounds like you.
- 3
A live opt-in page and lead magnet
ready to turn visitors into subscribers.
- 4
A five-email welcome sequence
that builds trust without sounding like everyone else.
- 5
A finished sales page
for your own core offer.
- 6
A nine-post content grid and a weekly plan
so you never start from a blank page.
- 7
A working AI studio team
that keeps running after I leave.
For you if…
- You sell your own creative work — words, images, or things made by hand — and you want AI to lift the marketing without flattening your voice.
Not for you if…
- You want a hands-off agency to run everything.
- You're looking for a get-big-fast tactic.
- You don't want to be part of the build.
Founding offer
A small founding round: the whole Method at $600
It moves to $950 after these spots fill. Included: six private sessions, async check-ins, every tool installed in your voice, and your client folder of finished assets to keep.
Apply for a founding spotHonest, pre-launch
No borrowed testimonials
Fifteen years of teaching artists. A creative business I run on the exact system I'll build with you. A founding round priced low on purpose — because I'd rather earn your words than borrow someone else's.
How it works
Three simple steps
- 1
Apply
tell me about your work (2 minutes).
- 2
If it's a fit, reserve your start date
pay in full, or a 50% deposit with the balance before Session 3, via Stripe.
- 3
We book your six sessions and begin.
A few honest answers
Questions you may be carrying
The next step