life i design: The Podcast with Nicki Traikos

Welcome to Episode 25 of life I design, the Podcast!  I am all about reflecting and setting intentions especially at this time of year. Have a listen and I hope this episodes inspires you to sit with a journal and spend some time reflecting on the year that is coming to a close and set some fun goals and intentions for the new year! We are taking a break for the holidays and will be back in Januar...

Welcome to Episode 24 of life I design, the Podcast!  In this episode I am sharing one of biggest regrets as a multi-passionate creative and artist. Get your watercolour supplies out, grab your favourite bevvie and hit play! Try a new style of artmaking and share with me on Instagram by tagging me @lifeidesign and use the hashtage #lifeidesignartchallenge Some key links for you to have handy; I ha...

Welcome to Episode 23 of life I design, the Podcast!  This episode is all about the key items, tech, and art supplies that I have in my studio and are ones I recommend you to think about using or having in yours too! It's a fun one! Here's a link to my Amazon shop Lists where you can find some of these favorites https://www.amazon.com/shop/lifeidesign Get your watercolour supplies out, grab your f...

Welcome to Episode 22 of life I design, the Podcast!  In this episode I share something big that I learned while working on my book. It's the one thing that I believe fuels all creative practices. I hope you enjoy this one as I celebrate the one year anniversary of my book Watercolor Made Simple. Get your watercolour supplies out, grab your favourite bevvie and hit play! Some key links for you to...

Welcome to Episode 21 of life I design, the Podcast!  This episode is all about starting a daily painting routine. I share my best tips, mindset advice and ways to start a daily painting practice and how to make it easy! Get your watercolour supplies out, grab your favourite bevvie and hit play! Some key links for you to have handy; I have created a freebie to help you price your art because as ne...

Welcome to Episode 20 of life I design, the Podcast!  In this episode I am going chat about how to know if you are ready to sell your art or if your art is even good enough to sell! Get your watercolour supplies out, grab your favourite bevvie and hit play! Some key links for you to have handy; I have created a freebie to help you price your art because as new artists, pricing can sometimes be the...

Welcome to Episode 19 of life I design, the Podcast!  We are back! And with so much to share with you! Yes, there will be more art, creativity, advice and guidance along with some business in the mix too! This episode is just a short way of saying “Hey” and that you can expect to have more episodes come your way! Get your watercolour supplies out, grab your favourite bevvie and hit play! Some key...

Welcome to Episode 18 of life I design the podcast.  This episode is all about my advice from growing as an artist but the evolution of being an artist, and mindset and everything around that! Before we being getting into all of that, I have to share that this episode will be our last for this season - Season 1!  18 episodes and some great information so far! I’ve look at the episodes I’...

So excited to share more watercolor tips with you in this episode!  If you haven't tuned into episode 7 where I share my first round of watercolor tips, go ahead and listen to that one first! If you have some experience with watercolor painting and want to know what you can do to grow your skills, I'm sharing some of my favorite tips here! If you are new here, welcome and thank you for joinin...

You’ve spent years on a subject that you love. You’ve had success, experiences, good or bad and now you’re thinking about teaching others. I say go for it!! If it’s on your mind, you have real life experience with what you want to teach and you’re being called to share your passion, knowledge and ideas with others, then do it!! Welcome to episode 16 of life I design the podcast where I’m going to...

Ever stare at a blank page and feel apprehensive, or intimidated to start making marks on it? Maybe you cracked open a new journal and instead of just writing whatever comes to mind,  you close it and save it for something more meaningful or special. Or maybe you bought a new stretched canvas and it’s been sitting on the easel for months because you are unsure of how to approach your next mas...

In this episode I am sharing some of my favorite tried and tested tips to using Pinterest to market and grow your art biz!  I share everything from how to set up your profile and boards properly to what is hot on the Pinterest app at the moment! Click play and listen in to the epsiode. Follow me on Pinterest here https://www.pinterest.ca/nickitraikos Tools that I use and recommend in the epis...

In this Epsiode, lucky number 13, I am going to share with you my process for how I welcome in a new year, set goals, make intentional plans, and resolve to tweak and adjust. Whatever label you want to use, I am going to share with you the process of how I plan for the new year – it has changed dramatically over the years. I’ll tell you what worked, what didn’t work and why! I’ll also talk to you...

Episode 12 is here! I can't believe how quickly time has passed!!  This is our last episode for 2020 as we are taking a short break in December so we can plan more episode while taking a closer look at what you enjoyed most and what topics to cover more of!  So I hope you enjoy this episode and while we are on a break, maybe go back and revisit episodes that you may have missed, or re-li...

Episode 11 is going to inspire you to look at ways to create both passive and active income streams to sell your art and make money go from hobby to business! SO maybe you’re new to having a creative business, or perhaps you’ve been selling your art for a little while now and are working on ways to create a diverse stream of income. Regardless of where you are at, I’m sure you’ll be inspired to pi...

I'm so excited about this episode!!  I shared a lot of my personal story in episodes 1 and 2 of the podcast, so you may know this already, but up until I was 40, I was totally out of alignment of who I was! I also didn't even realize how far out of alignment I was until I became "in alignment" with my artistic spirit, creative nature and followed my passion for art.   In this episode, I'...

Episode 9 is all about creating a productive workspace at home so you can paint more, create more and enjoy your time spent on your craft.  I give you my best tips for how to be more productive after you've set up your perfect workspace and even how to approach your time creating to help with productivity!  Sharing all about making the space in our environment but also, looking inward to...

Episode 08 - This episode is a quick one that I hope inspires you to start diving into a new topic, passion, or area of interest! I'm sharing with you my passion for learning and my Top 3, easy ways to start learning something new today! You are never too young or too old to start.   Click play and have a listen.  Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an arti...

Episode 07 - In this episode I share with you some of my best watercolor tips to help you get started with watercolor painting! Beginning is often the hardest part so in this episode my goal is to arm you with encouragement and tips to help remove confusion and frustration around watercolors and getting started painting. If you are new to watercolors and need some direction as to how to get starte...

Episode 06 is all about art supplies! One of my favorite things to shop for aside from handbags and fashion jewellery!!! In this episode I'll share my philosophy around art supplies - yes, I'm very opinionated about art supplies - and what I can't live without! I'll cover supplies for calligraphy and lettering as well as watercolor painting and more.  Hit play and let's chat about art supplie...

Episode 05 is all about starting a home based creative business.  This is the first of many business episodes where I hope to inspire and teach you how to go from Hobby to Home Based business.  If you having been working on your art for a while and are wondering if your work is good enough to sell, or even how to get started with selling it, this quickie is for you! Click play and have a...

Episode number 04 is a bit of a retrospective on the eve of my 49th birthday.  I share more insight into my journey of starting life i design, lessons learned, and what the plans are for the next decade.   A little different than our regular episodes, but one that may inspire you to make a bucket list, try something new or dream bigger!  I hope you enjoy this one as I get a little p...

In Episode 03 of life i design - The Podcast, I am sharing with you my best advice and biggest tips for finding your artistic style.  Whether you are working as an artist, letterer or designer, my tips and takeaways will help guide you to finding your personal artistic style... even if you have a number of interests and work in a variety of mediums!  This episode is for you! Enjoy! Nicki...

Welcome to Epidsode 02 of life i design - The Podcast!  This second  episode is like that second pancake you make when you’re cooking up a batch of yummy, golden, fluffy pancakes! With each podcast we record and edit and upload, the better they get! In this episode, I'll give you my top 3 tips to finding your creative spark and creating joy as you do it!! Be sure to listen to get all the...

Welcome to Episode 01! ooooops! It's live and wasn't meant to be! In all transparency, this podcast is still a work in progress.  I didn't change the date that it was to be released so it is raw, needs to be re-edited, but it's live so I am going to roll with it!   I hope you enjoy my story, the life messages I've shared in the process, and the fact that life is messy, unedited, and...