~ There is a primal inborn need in a lot of women, to connect, to nurture each other and to feel like you are able to come, sit by the fire , make art and talk about the beingness of your day.

~ If I call for that need to be met with my inner voice of longing only another feminine voice seems to be able to answer that call

~ Here I would like to provide a space for women to be women, in each others company with nothing to prove and nothing to hide .. just being made welcome to explore their individuality through creative art expressions

~ Lets sit around the fire and make art and nurture our aching souls

Before joining Milliande Creativity Club for Women Community at http://www.milliande.ning.com please review our guidelines ...

~ A willingness to explore the creative arts viewed through the eye of your soul

~ Deep respect for the beauty and individuality of each woman who chooses to
share of herself and her artwork at our community

~ A love of life itself

~ An openess to reclaim your connection with the sacred feminine

~ A knowing that to create is your first and foremost birthright and that by
trusting your intuition you will know instinctively what to create and when
you do it will be the perfect time, always ...

~ The intent to share and participate with an open heart in our circle of women ...
to offer the gift of yourself into the pool of our community

Deep Respect
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~ to acknowledge another's feelings in relationship and interaction

~ to have a willingness to show consideration and appreciation

~ to offer consideration and courteous regard for the feelings of others

~ to self respect -to recognize and honor one's personal needs

~ to refrain from intruding upon or interfering with anothers' privacy

~ to treat another in the the way you would wish to be treated.

Ning Terms of Service
Ning Privacy Policy

~ with particular emphasis on the following areas pertaining to our community:

Ning Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act
Ning Guidelines advise that no children under the age of 13 are allowed to join any ning networks ... we therefore welcome young ladies of 13 and over that have parental consent to access our milliande.ning.com community , however I do not guarantee or undertake any responsibility for material available on the internet .

PLEASE NOTE: anyone under the age of 18 applying will be asked to provide a parental email contact address to which a letter of approval request will be sent. Upon receiving a signed parental consent disclaimer form ..young ladies are welcome to join our circle of women.

Advice for Parents on how to monitor their childrens activities
Ning Safety Advice

Freedom of Expression - Adult Content

~ as per ning guidelines http://www.milliande.ning.com is not a "Adult Social Network" ..we do not accept content that contains:

• Pornography or images of sexual acts
• Nudity intended to sexually arouse the viewer
• Graphic photos or videos
• Fetishes

~ However in accordance with ning guidelines milliande.ning.com does allow " Art containing some nudity " without it being the main focus of the community.

~ in our womens only community the exploration of the sacred feminine in the context of education and self exploration is encouraged .

permitted is:
~ artful nudity that is not intentionally erotic but revealed as on object of art
~ artworks exploring emotional expressions such as kissing,hugging ,embracing

not permitted:
~ no nudes of children are permitted in any artform
• Pornography
• any images of sexual acts
• Nudity intended to sexually arouse the viewer
• Graphic photos or videos
• Fetishes

~ exploring deeper subjects pertaining the honoring and artful exploration of female sexuality will be conducted in an "Over 18 Access" group only.

Promoting / Advertising Products & Services

please refrain from
~ sending unsolicited private messages / comments to other members with regards to advertising products and services ( regardless of whether they are art related or not)

~ as an active , participating member of the community you will be permitted to advertise your artworks for sale, art related products and services on your own personal "MY PAGE" space -- and in the subgroup " Sellers Secrets" ... all ART RELATED personal advertising is encouraged in this sub group on on your "my page" only !

~ sharing with kindred creative spirits
~ being welcomed in a nurturing community
~ pulling up a log to join our women's circle as we sit by the fire

You may join here

http://www.milliande.ning.com

Looking forward to getting to know you

... milliande
host of the milliande creativity club for women community