Our longest-running guest is back for another encouraging episode. This week Amy Maricle is reminding us to slow down, take a deep breath, and spend time making our art. We chat about her new book, Draw Yourself Calm, her advice for when we can’t quite slow down enough to focus, and about the upcoming Radiant Art Retreat where she will be taking us through her Drawing Closer To Nature retreat. Get shownotes here: www.lauren-likes.com/blog-1/how-she-creates-606-draw-yourself-calm Get info on the Radiant Art Retreat: https://lauren-likes.com/florala-nature-retreat

Should you turn that creative hobby that everyone constantly says "you should sale that!" about into a business? That's the question Etsy experts + artists Katie and Taylor Smith from Shop Studio Sisters answer in this episode! Shownotes: http://www.lauren-likes.com/blog-1/how-she-creates-605-hobby-vs-business Check out Katie + Taylors Etsy Course: https://studiosisters.teachable.com/p/dream-create-sell?affcode=852380_t_p1chie Get the info for the Radiant Art Retreat: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6250611757d9b15fd00f8139

Let's talk setting creative goals for your summer! Get Shownotes here: Register for Capture + Create with code HOWSHECREATES: https://lauren-likes.com/blog-1/how-she-creates-604-summer-goals https://capturecreate.teachery.co/capture-create-sales-page

Is there any better experience than walking into an Anthropologie and soaking up the droves of inspiration that cover every wall, product, and window display? Today, Erika Lavinia, Senior Display Director of Anthropologie shares the behind the scenes of what it’s like to be an artist at one of the most creative stores, how to accomplish GIANT creative projects, how to hold your ideas loosely to let them grow, how to put less pressure on the creative process and so much more! This episode is packed with wisdom, encouragement, inspiration, and peeks behind the curtain….Plus! This episode is a part of my How She Creates Good series where I highlight people who are using their creativity to create good in the world. Erika shares about how Anthro is using art + window displays to advocate for sustainability and supporting our pollinators! For shownotes + links visit: https://lauren-likes.com/blog-1/how-she-creates-603-anthropologie Sign up to get more info on the next Radiant Art Retreat https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6250611757d9b15fd00f8139

Maybe you have been experimenting with finding your creative style and you just arent sure what to call it yet? You can’t really define it, but ‘you know it when you see it’. Today, Im going to break down exactly how to define and give a name to your creative style, why you need to do this, and help you get into that oh so desire ‘flow state’ when creating. Don’t forget to download the PDF guide to finding your creative style below! Get Shownotes + the PDG Guide Here: lauren-likes.com/blog-1/how-she-creates-602-a-guide-to-defining-your-creative-style Watching: Physical (on Apple+) Listening: Wide Open Spaces Radio (on Spotify) Reading: The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek (on Scribd, read free for 2 months here https://www.scribd.com/g/4ah8he ) Loving: Olive & June Nail kits (Get 20% off here https://lauren-likes.com/olive ) Shop my courses: https://lauren-likes-courses.teachery.co/courses/lauren-likes-courses Shop Etsy (use code howshecreates for 10% off!): https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenLikesArt

Welcome to season 6 of How She Creates!! Im thrilled to be back for another season of creative chats, growth, and making new friends. Today Im sharing a little life update - where are we headed next?!, Im sharing 8 tips for how to find your creative style, and 4 things Im loving lately. Listen in and let’s get this crafty party started! Don’t forget to download the PDF guide to finding your creative style below! Show Notes: Click here to download the free guide + journaling questions for finding your creative style: https://lauren-likes.com/blog-1/how-she-creates-601-a-guide-to-finding-your-creative-style Watching: Justified (on Hulu) Listening: The A Beautiful Mess Podcast https://abeautifulmess.com/category/podcast/ Reading: Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance https://amzn.to/3Gy0mrw Loving: Get $50 off HungryRoot here https://www.hungryroot.com/r/XGUG8R0G Shop my courses: https://lauren-likes-courses.teachery.co/courses/lauren-likes-courses Shop Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenLikesArt

Does creating for other people affect your creativity? How can you nurture your own creative process and style, while also creating custom work for others? In this episode brand designer, hand letterer, and artist, Kercia, chats with me about how the influence of clients (and even Instagram) affects our creative work. We chat about creative routines, prioritizing our own creative voices, how the input from others affect our work, and lots of creative musings - as always! See the show notes here: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-how-others-affect-our-creative-work-with-kercia-janhow-others-affect-our-creative-work-with-kercia-jane-ep-513/ Shop Lauren's Etsy on Black Friday: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenLikesArt Sign up for free weekly creative challenges: www.lauren-likes.com/newsletter

Curious about how someone decides to leave everything they know and move to a new country? Listen in! Im telling the story of our move to Korea and then to the UAE + how Stories From Here came to be. Ill also share what I've learned along the way from telling these stories and hopefully you can use these lessons to jumpstart your own creative processes! Use code HOWSHECREATES TO join Stories From Here for 10% off: http://courses.lauren-likes.com/ordinary-gratitude/ Registration closes October 23, 2021 For shownotes: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-my-expat-story-what-i-learned-from-telling-stories-ep-512/ To join my newsletter with weekly creative challenges: https://lauren-likes.com/newsletter

This episode is like a coffee chat between two serial creatives. Lauren and Emily talk all things creative process and mindset. We talk about our struggles, our joys, how we view our creativity and our creations + the ideas around all of it. We share what we wish people understood about creativity, creative people, and their own creative process. Full of wisdom and encouragement, this is the perfect episode that will make you feel like you're creating and chatting with artist friends. For show notes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-creative-truths-with-emily-thompson-episode-511/ Sign up for Lauren's free photography webinar series: https://lauren-likes.com/newsletter

Today's guest is an expert when it comes to helping others nurture their creativity. Nicole is full of wisdom and grace for curiously creative who are looking to find the creative gems hidden inside themselves. In this episode, she shares her own story of the struggles to find her own creative success, exercises you can do to find your creative purpose, and a whole lot more. Thank you so much to this week sponsor Wireframe. Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/wireframe?sid=podcast.howshecreates For shownotes and links visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-finding-your-creative-purpose-with-nicole-stevenson-of-dear-handmade-life-ep-510/

Have you ever struggled to help your partner understand your hobby? This is the number 1 struggle people share with me in their creative journey - lack of support and encouragement for their creative endeavors. I asked Life Design experts, Carlos and Susanne Hidalgo, to share the story of their relationship in today's episode. They open up about their struggles to define their own identities separately and as a couple, the death of their marriage, how they resurrected it and have designed a life of adventure and joy together. They share loving advice for supporting yourself and your partner through your creative journeys and encourage you to create your own Life Design. For more info visit the show notes here: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-relationships-hobbies-how-to-design-a-life-of-support-fun-together-ep-509/ Thank you to Wireframe for supporting this episode! Listen today by searching Wireframe in your podcast player or here: https://link.chtbl.com/wireframe?sid=podcast.howshecreates