How She Creates Podcast

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/

 

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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/

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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/

Lately I have been in a huge creative funk. I don't want to create and it's making me and the people around me miserable. So I decided to do a deep dive using my detective skills to figure out what's going on and how to fix the problem. I am sharing 20+ things for you to do when you feel your creative mojo sprinting out the door. I'm not talking the 'just take a nap' kind of tips, I'm talking how to do some soul searching and how to maintain your relationship with creativity long term. Plus, YOU shared your ideas! I asked for ideas on instagram and so many of you responded. So it's me plus about 20 of my closest instagram artists today sharing how to claw your way back to creative peace and joy!

For show notes and more info visit http://www.lauren-likes.com/creates-creative-burnout/

Pursuing big dreams is one of the greatest and scariest parts of being creatives. This week we are learning how Tanyalee realized and achieved a HUGE dream: creating a magazine. I am so excited to introduce you to Tanyalee and Brush Magazine, because this is truly the magazine of my own dreams. In this episode you’ll hear how the dream started, how Tanyalee carried it out and tips for how you can also pursue your own big goals. Plus there’s a giveaway (closed)!

Learn more and get all the show notes at http://www.lauren-likes.com/creates-brush-magazine/

Julie Marriott is our incredible artist and guest today. This conversation will show you that you too can be an artist. Julie not only paints colorful and lively florals but she emanates that same joy. Her thoughtfulness in her creative process is exactly what we all need when it comes to finding our style, following our process and making art we love. Listen in today as she shares her best strategies that you too can easily put to use to create art!

How She Creates Challenge

Take some time this week to think about what your process is when you create. Sit down and write it out step by step, follow it a few times to be sure it is correct. Then show us what your process is using the tag #howshecreates!

Create some creating rules to help you focus on and follow your own process and stick within your desired style. Share your rules with us on instagram using the tag #howshecreates.

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This week is one of, in my opinion, the best episodes in the history of How She Creates. Caylee and I are walking through a series of questions Caylee wrote to help you reflect on your year in terms of creativity and how to plan your creative goals for the upcoming year. We have a lot of in depth conversations about our own creative challenges and success, about how we define art, and what we are pursuing creatively in 2018. We would love to hear what your answers are to these questions. You can follow along with us and answer the questions or if you want them in a printable worksheet format, simply add your email in the shownotes to the grab the questions and journaling page.

http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ep-212-creative-reflections/

Today is a special episode! It’s just me and Im walking you through, in depth, how to choose, prepare, start, maintain and finish a big project well. I share my story and tips from completing the 100 Day Project this year and how you can complete your own project. This episode is SUPER practical and hopefully will help you be very successful in any project you do, no matter the size. This episode is actually a free lesson from my new course Stories From Here. Which is a course, based on my 100 Day Project, that helps you tell the story of where you live through photographs and stories. This can be a big project, so I want my students to be prepared to be successful at it and any other big project they tackle. To help you get started I have created a 5 day instagram challenge with prompts similar to the course prompts. 5 photography and 5 journaling prompts that will help you tell the story of your home, neighborhood and city. This is great practice for following through on a big challenge or project and a great sampling from the course. All you have to do is to sign up for my newsletter to get the challenge and participate by sharing your photos on instagram using the hashtag #storiesfromhereclass.

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