How She Creates Podcast

In this relaunching episode of Season 3 Lauren is sharing about the shifts that are happening in her life, creative business and podcast. Sometimes changes can feel like earthquakes in the moments, but when we look back on our story we see that these were actually only small, incremental shifts that make perfect sense in hindsight. Listen in to hear Lauren’s BIG NEWS, what’s next for her and you and be the first to hear about the new interview series that’s coming to How She Creates. Plus I tell the story about what happened when we bought a VW van from the 80's on eBay. For more info and show notes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates:-ep-305-making-shifts/

What are your big creative goals for 2019? Do you want to make art everyday? Use all your supplies + use them well? Publish your first book? Share your work in a gallery? Teach art courses? Finish a full art journal? Get Messy Art is here to help you do just that. We are making some changes and adding in some really incredible new features into our creative mentorship program that will help you live your life, make art inspired by it and embrace the mess. Listen in to get the full scoop on things like new courses! monthly themes! learning from more of our members! bootcamp! It's gonna be a good one y'all. Won't you join us and make a mess in 2019 with us? For full show notes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ep-304-meet-get-messy-2019/

Do you want to set creative goals for 2019 and actually achieve them? The key to making more + better art in 2019 is reflecting on what worked, what went well, what you loved and what you struggled with in 2018 and using this to help guide your future art + creativity. Listen in as Lauren and Caylee, for the 3rd year in a row, answer these questions to help them do just that. We share what worked for us, what didn’t and how we plan to grow as artists next year. Plus! We have a free 16 page workbook you can download and answer the questions yourself. Let’s make 2019 our most creative year yet together! For shownotes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ep-303-creative-goal-setting/

How does having purple carpet, a failed Etsy shop and 2 degrees in Social Work add up to me becoming a professional artist? Today's episode will tell you how. In this episode I am walking you through my creative story, from my childhood hobbies, to choosing a major, to starting a blog, to being broke and how a major career change to becoming a creative business owner all worked together to lead me to where I am today. If you like storytelling, this episode is perfect for you. I trace the threads of art, travel and teaching throughout my life's experiences to find that even when I didn't feel like an artist I was, in fact, living a creative lifestyle. For show notes visit: www.lauren-likes.com/podcast

Welcome to Season 3 of How She Creates! This season we are calling out everyone - from the plant ladies to the writers to the chefs to the meeting notes doodlers - to live a creative lifestyle. What does that even mean? How can simple tasks in your normal day to day life be an act of creativity? Want to feel like you showered in joy today? Listen in and get ready to go on a creative adventure this season. Let's get curious and go explore something. For shownotes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/podcast/ Follow Lauren at: https://www.instagram.com/laurenlikesblog/ Join Get Messy and commit to your creativity in 2019: https://getmessyartjournal.com/ Subscribe for weekly show updates at: http://lauren-likes.com/newsletter

I’m back! After 3 months off of taking time to process, travel and plan for next year I’m ready to share with you the Season 2 Finale episodes of How She Creates. In this episode I am recounting what was hard, what I accomplished, the 10 things I learned from my first year as a creative entrepreneur and how I plan to tackle my second year. I talk about the importance of collaborating with others, scheduling, setting goals + celebrating accomplishments and how to get what you want. Listen in to learn more and share your best advise with me on how you plan your days and stay focused. Add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog. If you love the show + creativity, please leave a review on iTunes! For full shownotes visit: www.lauren-likes.com/podcast

Do you have a PERFECT vision in your mind of what your artwork should look like? Are your crippled by fear because the real life translation of it might not match up? Today Lauren is walking you through how to work past that fear and start bringing your creative visions to life. Sign up for the newsletter here for more helpful creative essays each week. Add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog. If you love the show + creativity, please leave a review on iTunes! For full shownotes visit http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ep-225-bringing-your-vision-to-life/

How is your 100 Day Project going? Are you keeping up? What are you learning? What is working and what isn’t? Caylee and Lauren answer all these questions and more in this episode as we check in about 20 days into the project. We also share lots of great tips for you to help keep your project successful. Add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog. If you love the show + creativity, please leave a review on iTunes! For full shownotes visit http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-the-100-day-project-check-in/

Today we are talking with Isabela Tavares, professional costume designer and university professor about her creative process. Isabela shares so much wisdom on topics from dealing with criticism, collaborating, copying versus being inspired, gathering and translating inspiration and more. She shares about her experiences designing costumes for plays and television all over the world. This episode is a fascinating look behind the scenes of just how much creativity, work, thought and purpose goes into every aspect of a show and the people behind it. You will love learning more about this creative field, plus Isabela shares how you can use your own clothing and creative practices to add more meaning and depth into your every day life just by getting dressed each morning. Add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog. If you love the show + creativity, please leave a review on iTunes! For full show notes visit http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ep-223-costume-design/

Why is it important for you to take online courses as a creative person? How do you choose the right one for you? How do you actually get them done and learn from them? Caylee and I teach online creative classes, but more importantly we LOVE taking them. We're sharing our knowledge, from sitting on both sides, to help you get the most out of your creative classes and most importantly: MAKE STUFF. Add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog.   If you love the show + creativity, please leave a review on iTunes! For full shownotes visit http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-creative-classes/

This week documentary filmmaker Becky Beamer, who has worked for National Geographic, Smithsonian and more is here to tell us what it's like to travel to tell stories. She spends years and big money, planning, traveling, filming and editing stories that highlight the beauty in this world. She is a book artist herself, so she has a special interest in humanitarian craft work. This episode is such an inspiring one as we learn how to make a documentary interesting and compelling. Plus, Becky shares how you can document your own world and start telling your stories using the camera on your phone.  Add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog. Full show notes are at http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-documentary-filmmaking/   If you love the show + creativity, please leave a review on iTunes!

Documenting your life is so important, whether you have kids or not. And were not just talking about scrapbooking. In this episode of How She Creates, Caylee and Lauren share all the different ways they use art, photography, social media, journaling, scrapbooking and more to document and process their lives, emotions, memories and more. Add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog. For full show notes visit http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-how-to-document-your-life/

This week I’m having a really important conversation for all makers. I am tapping into the wisdom of Etsy guru Danielle Spurge in an attempt to help you decide if it’s time for you to take your creative hobby to the next level and turn it into a thriving creative business. She shares her creative story, how she grew her Etsy shop to sell over 4000 custom hand embroidered pieces and how she used her knowledge to transition to a business coach who helps makers create a successful online shop of their own. In this episode she shares her tips for knowing when its time to start your own creative business, what to do before listing your first item and how to continue to grow your creative business. Listen today and maybe find the push you need to list your first handmade item for sale! Add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog. For full show notes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-from-craft-hobby-to-business/

My husband and I like to go on walks each night and discuss our day. Recently we had an in depth discussion on the importance of progress, in our respective creative work, over final product. This was a conversation I knew I needed to bring to the podcast. This week my wise and talented husband is talking about his experience with playing the piano, his doctoral research into practice habits, and he is sharing some very helpful tips for making the most use of your creative work time. We talk all about how creating a routine can help your work be more effective, how to stay motivated when in the sludge of the long work hours it takes to accomplish a big, big goal and he debunks a popular creative myth. Plus I've added a new segmented called I'm Loving where I'll celebrate female artists and small businesses. Listen in to this fun and incredibly inspiring conversation today. Add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog. Shownotes: http://www.lauren-likes.com/creates-art-practice/ If you love the show + creativity, please leave a review on iTunes!

Today I am answering your creative questions! I cover a variety of topics including getting things done, the creative process and being an 'artist'. I talk about how to find time to create, what a typical day as an artist looks like, what to do if you don't like what you are creating, if you should hone in or diversify your skills, I share my creative story, how to call yourself an artist, what to do when people are jerks and I share my best advice for living a more creative life. This episode is full of wisdom, ideas, encouragement and direction. Listen and add your voice to the conversation using the tag #howshecreates and by following me on instagram @laurenlikesblog. If you love the show + creativity, please leave a review on iTunes! Get full show notes at http://www.lauren-likes.com/creates-creative-qs/