Ep.14. Flourish in Your Creative Life with Kelly Herrick
For today’s episode, I’m joined by Kelly Herrick, a British contemporary landscape artist who helps people fall back in love with nature.
Kelly is also a guest teacher in Flourish: The Art of Creative Living and we talk about her guest teacher workshop. She’s a wonderful inspiration of someone who has bravely embraced creative living.
Kelly creates art and creative wellbeing events, is a creative strategist in an international design agency, and mum of two boys. In this episode we explore her personal creative living story, the power of letting go of old or outdated stories we carry about our creativity, she shares a peek into her creative wellbeing workshops in the woods, and she shares how mindfulness and flow in her creative practice help with managing stress, and lots more.
I absolutely loved recording this episode with Kelly. She is so full of life and fun and is overflowing with creative wisdom. I’m honoured to have her on the show and I’m so glad you are listening in to our chat. You’re in for a real treat. Let’s dive right in.
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In this episode you’ll hear Kelly share:
Her unusual up-bringing and how it influenced her art practice and painting style
How not prioritising creative exploration impacted her family and work life
Discovering her love of art and painting amidst a whole range of creative explorations
How the pandemic has brought a different perspective on scheduling & priorities
Consistently taking time to have a play
Carving out time for art despite family not understanding that boundary at first
Navigating creative shame, guilt and fear when putting your work into the world
The difference between gathering inspiration, and gathering comparisons
Believing your unique voice deserves to be heard
Practical and mindset tips to move through creative shame
Exploring watercolours and pens
Creative wellbeing workshops in the woods
How travel is integral to her creative practice
Creative living mindset and the power of story
The power of letting go of old or outdated stories we carry about our creativity
How mindfulness and flow in her creative practice helps with managing stress
Quieting the inner critic so that creativity and wisdom comes out
Creativity is just a series of decisions and making good decisions comes from trusting yourself
How creative living allows her to be more authentic
Shedding inherited voices and opinions
Expressing her creativity has allowed her to be more herself and feel powerful, strong and happy
Tips for finding a creative process you love
The value of noticing how creative you are already each day
Connect with Kelly Herrick
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You are invited to join us in our global, year-long creativity school Flourish: The Art of Creative Living here. And if you want to enjoy a taste of working with me, register for my free 7 Day Introductory Art of Creative Living course here.
Until next time, be gentle with yourself, nurture your creativity and follow your heart and I hope you have a lovely day ahead.
With my warmest wishes,
Nicola xx
PS. I’d love to know what you thought about this episode….please leave a comment below if anything stood out for you. And of course, you can always comment below to let me know about any other topics you’d like me to explore in the Art of Creative Living Podcast.
