HeyJaredMake Art ~ Be Happy
Begin Again with Lynn Hardin, creator of Make Art~Be Happy, is a podcast for women who want a gentle, consistent art practice. Honest stories, prompts, and encouragement to keep creating—no guilt, no pressure. lynnhardin.substack.com
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The Mark You Almost Make (opens the original)
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Your voice isn't a finished destination, it's the ongoing conversation between you and the work. In this episode I tell the story of one honest mark on a napkin and what it revealed about an artist who, beneath sixty years of beautiful work, was still waiting for permission. It's about the difference between making something beautiful and making something honest, and the mark you almost make but talk yourself out of. The newest round of The Practice is now open if you want to build an art practi
The Quiet Promises You Break to Yourself (opens the original)
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You keep your word to everyone. Your kids, your husband, your friends, the people at church who somehow got your number. But that painting you stopped doing, the walk you keep meaning to take, the book with the bookmark stuck on page 12 since spring? This episode is about the promises you only ever make to yourself, and why those became the ones it feels safe to drop. This isn’t about guilt, and it isn’t about discipline. If you follow through for everyone else, you have plenty of discipline. Yo
The work is fine. And you feel nothing standing in front of it. (opens the original)
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There is a kind of stuck that does not look like stuck. It looks like competence. You are making, you are finishing things, the proportions are right and the color is handled, and anyone looking would say it is pretty good. And then you stand in front of it and feel almost nothing, because you know something they do not. It is correct and empty. It looks like art, and it does not feel like yours. This episode is about that flatness, why it is not a skill problem, and the five-minute practice tha
Why You’re Tired and the Gentle Way Back to Your Art (opens the original)
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What if your exhaustion isn’t coming from doing too much, but from giving yourself away before your day even begins? In this episode, Lynn explores a different way of thinking about creative energy. She challenges the belief that we simply need more sleep, better routines, or more discipline. Instead, she reveals why so many creative women feel empty before they ever sit down to paint, write, or make something that belongs to them. Then she shares a simple practice she calls The Five Minute Brid
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