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Creative Overflow with Jenny KiehnSetting Up Your Environment to Support Your Art - Part 1This is a podcast about how to find time and space when you think there isn't any. There is always time and space for creativity, you just have to use your creativity to find it. I start out by telling the story about how I rearranged my family's schedule this summer to support my painting, then I went way back to how I rearranged my life to make art when I had a full time job, started a family, and ultimately had four little kids in five years. If you're willing to rearrange things...2025-07-2128 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnFine Tuning with ManifestationHave you ever been on the right path for you and then wandered off? Yeah, it happens all the time right? Best case scenario you go down a rabbit hole, hopefully learn something, then come up and realize you need to center yourself to get back on the track. Or worse, you get really frustrated and blocked. Or much worse, you get caught up in what other people think you should do and spend lots of time chasing the wrong thing. What if there was an easier way? What if you could meet obstacles...2025-07-1818 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnHow to Navigate the Highs and Lows of Your Dream BusinessIn this episode, I talk about how to navigate the highs and lows you experience when building a business you are passionate about. This is such an important episode! The more you desire for your dream to come true, the more it hurts when you get a setback or when you notice how far you are from your goal. That's why it's incredibly important to put routines in place that steady you. In this episode I explain some things that help you get through the struggles when you have...2025-07-1126 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnHow Gracefully Pivot To What You WantIn this episode I talk about how to gracefully integrate new positive behaviors in your life - it is a process! I share my challenges with reorganizing my lifestyle to get enough rest. I also share the biggest takeaway I have learned in my recent study of Abraham Hicks - how to pivot away from what you don't want and toward what you do want. This is absolute gold and is already working for me beautifully. I think it's the key to turning your life around. If you enjoyed this episode, definitely tune in...2025-07-0418 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnWhy Rest Unlocks your Greatest PotentialWhen I went on holiday last week, I had an epiphany while I was relaxing in the water. The gentle waves were so soothing and I thought "Why do I even bother having a hectic life at all?" Connecting deeply to myself over the holiday has helped me understand why rest is vital to work in a profound way. My approach to painting has totally changed, my management of my family has hugely improved, and I am realizing that I have much more potential than I ever knew.There is something about deeply relaxing...2025-06-2722 minCreative Overflow with Jenny Kiehn10 Lessons I've Learned as a Professional ArtistIn this episode I talk about 10 lessons I've learned as a professional artist. Most of them I learned through mistakes, so you'll hear some of those stories! Here is the list:1) Only make a business around art that you really love to do and find easy on some level. Otherwise you will grow to hate it.2) Creativity and making art has to come first. Then work on business, but keep it around a 50/50 split between the two.3) The business is supposed to be fun and energizing. As soon as it...2025-06-2024 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnWhy Self Connection is Vital to Marketing Your ArtIn this episode, I talk about why self connection is vital to marketing your art. As artists we pour our hearts and souls into our work. Because our work comes from the deepest parts of ourselves, we also have to come from that same place to promote our work properly. Authenticity is everything.However, there are so many fears that come into play! In this episode I break down how to handle those fears and how to stoke the engine that makes you into a magnet for your perfect audience.2025-06-1321 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnArt Above Everything with Stephanie Elizondo GriestThis week I've had the brilliant, courageous Stephanie Elizondo Griest on the podcast to talk about her new book "Art Above Everything." In it she explores how women sacrifice for their artwork and whether or not it's worth it. Stephanie interviewed over 70 women around the world who have moved mountains for their art. Some of them are in some of the harshest conditions imaginable and yet they still make time, space, and gather resources to create. Many of them do this with a desire to do good in the world and have make a huge positive impact. Stephanie has...2025-06-061h 25Creative Overflow with Jenny KiehnAdvice for Artists Who Want to Turn ProThis is my advice for anyone who wants to become a professional artist. It’s for people of any age - just be clear, it is never too late!!In this episode I talk about six main points:Get Mindset Support - being an entrepreneur for a business you are passionate about is such a journey!! You are going to grow like crazy, so it’s time to get some mindset support to help you navigate the high’s and low’s.Get clear on why you want to be an artist. Be...2025-05-3025 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnHow to Manage FearIn this episode I talk about how to manage fear so you can keep stepping out of your comfort zone to chase your dreams.We talk about what to do when fear feels really large and it's taking over. We talk about how to regulate your nervous system so you can feel grounded again. Then, we talk about how to flip the script on fear and see it's coming as a positive sign. Ultimately, we learn how to put it in it's proper place so we can get on and do the scary thing...2025-05-2322 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnHow to be a Thought Leader in Your FamilyIn this episode, I explain how to be a thought leader in your family. As artists, we often have dreams that other family members might not believe in. How do you go about creating a family dynamic to support your creativity? It's not what you think and I explain it all in detail. I've used this with my husband, my children and my parents and it has made such a difference. Take this and run with it!!If you find this advice works for you, email me and let me know! We'll celebrate together!2025-05-1621 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnThe Message Behind My ArtIn this episode, I explain the message behind my sky paintings. I paint skies because they remind me of the deep peace and expansion I experience during meditation, when enjoying nature, and when I am deep in the flow of painting. In these moments I am focused and present, but the whole world opens up and I feel connected to something much larger and more infinite. I also talk about four ways to create this sense of peace in your life:1) Changing Your Environment2) Changes to your Habits or Routine2025-05-0928 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnHow to Stop OverthinkingOverthinking is one of the biggest roadblocks to creativity and getting going with your business. In this episode, I share my tactics for letting go of overthinking in my own creative practice and business. I reference loads of wonderful people including Cathy Heller, Susie Moore, Ira Glass, Robin Sharma, Steven Pressfield, Sarah Blakely, etc. More than anything, just know that clarity follows action. You act, receive feedback, and then iterate. Start messy and under think it. Both in making art and doing business, this is the only way forward. You can do it! Just...2025-05-0228 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnManifesting with EaseThis episode includes my number one tip for manifesting things in your life with ease. I also explain what manifesting is, easy ways to start, and told a story of how I used this tip to manifest a life changing trip and meet my husband. You can also use this tip to make almost anything in your life more fun, so the payoff is immediate.CORRECTION: In the podcast I recommended an interview, but it turns out it's not been published publicly. Here is a link to another interview between Cathy Heller and Susie Moore which is...2025-04-2523 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnSelf Compassion as a Means for GrowthSelf compassion is the most underrated skill of any I know of. It is the means of stepping back, gaining perspective, switching into problem solving mode, and encouraging yourself just the way you would for a friend. In this episode I talk about my own experience with self compassion in art, motherhood, and as a business owner. I also tell a story of how self compassion for myself in art school became a bridge to one of my greatest manifestations.I also read an excerpt from Rhyder Carroll's book "The Bullet Journal Method." There is some true...2025-04-1828 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnGetting Around Blocks and Staying Out of Your Comfort ZoneIn this episode, I explain a really easy way to get around blocks which I recently learned from the incredible Susie Moore. It has inspired me so much that I've already used it to help several people in my life this week, one of them being my son in his golf match last night! As I was walking around the course, I also thought about how similar golf is to working alone in your studio. Both practices are an inside game. So much is determined by the mindset you approach it with. I also talk about the sweet spot...2025-04-1115 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnCreating from a Point of PassionI started recording right after a morning of excellent painting and mindset content consumption, then a lovely walk in the sunshine with my dog. I love, love, love listening to mindset content while I paint. It just unlocks two really important parts of my mind and allows everything to flow so well. I was so overwhelmed with joy that I rushed into my studio right after the walk and recorded this podcast. In it I talk about leaning into what feels easy to naturally allow your creativity to flourish. I coach you to believe that if you aren't in...2025-04-0420 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnNurturing the Seed of CreativityIn this Episode I talk about how everyone has the seed of creativity within them and everyone has the potential to be an artist. The key is to nurture it for long enough for it to develop it's root system. I tell lots of stories of my own challenges with nurturing this seed in myself despite full time jobs, kids, etc. I also give tips for how you can nurture your own creativity. Recommended Reading:1. Art Nurture by Court McCracken - this wonderful book goes into detail about nurturing...2025-03-2832 minCreative Overflow with Jenny KiehnMy Story with AbundanceIn the first episode, I explain that I'm doing this podcast to spread a mindset of abundance in the world. This will benefit anyone, but it will particularly benefit creative people because I tell the story through the lens of my creative life. I tell the story of:how my mindset work paved the way for my current artwork and success.what led me to start to paint skies in Sept 2022 (I was a sculptor and photographer before that!) how I started my meditation practice and the limiting belief I had to overcome...2025-03-2521 min
Grief Observed PodcastEpisode 39 Grief Conversations with Artist JennyMy guest today is Jenny Kiehn. She is an artist in Asheville, NC.
Her webpage is: https://jennykiehn.com
Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennykiehnart
Her Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JennyKiehnArt/
Her Art Booth can be found at Marquee at 36 Foundy St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you would like to be on the podcast, please contact me at griefobservedpodcast@gmail.com.
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Make Life Fun36. Positive Action Now. Jenny KiehnToday on the Make Life Fun Show we had Jenny Kiehn. Jenny is a momma and an artist. She is here today to give us quick and practical actionable steps that we can take to drastically improve our lives.
Jenny Kiehn is an artist on a mission to help women create spaces that make them feel comforted, inspired and support their personal growth. When she’s not doing that, she’s usually trying to convince her four lively children to jump in a swimming hole with her. Get one of her heartening prints for free (just a small...2022-07-1400 min