life i design: The Podcast with Nicki Traikos – Details, episodes & analysis

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’ve created to-date and am really happy with what I’ve shared so far and now it’s time to plan the next season and what direction I want to go with not only topics, but even bringing in guests and having some great conversations.

I’m not sure what season 2 will look like yet, but I am open to any suggestions from you about what you’d like to hear more about so please do comment, email, and let me know your thoughts! Starting this podcast was a passion project of mine, and I’m just really happy to have been able to share my story and experience with you.

If you’ve been tuning in so far, thank you again for your time, attention and I hope that you've been inspired along the way to follow your creative passion and to be light and free with how you express your artistic side!

Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist, instructor and creative business owner.

I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all!

The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement!

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for blog posts, shop, current offerings;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Watercolors Made Simple https://www.watercolorsmadesimple.com for my newest class!

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 joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist, instructor and creative business owner.

I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all!

The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement!

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for blog posts, shop, current offerings;

My Newest Watercolor Class: https://www.watercolorsmadesimple.com/nicki-special Registration is now open

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes.

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 artist, instructor and creative business owner.

I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all! The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement!

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for art classes, shop, current offerings;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes;

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 started, make sure to download my free guide and checklist! Visit www.lifeidesign.com/watercolorpainting  to grab it!

Enjoy! Nicki

Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist, instructor and creative business owner.

I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all! The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement!

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for art classes, shop, current offerings;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes;

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 supplies!

Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist, instructor and creative business owner.

I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all! The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement!

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for blog posts, shop, current offerings;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes;

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 listen!

Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist, instructor and creative business owner. I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all! The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement!

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for blog posts, shop, current offerings;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes;

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 personal.

xNicki

Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist, instructor and creative business owner.

I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all! The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement!

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for blog posts, shop, current offerings;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes;

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

Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist, instructor and creative business owner. I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all! The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement!

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for blog posts, shop, current offerings;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes;

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 tips, inspiration and even make sure to download the freebie that I created for you over at www.lifeidesign.com/pocast and look for episode 02!

Let's get started shall we?!

Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist, instructor and creative business owner.

I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all!

The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement!

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for blog posts, shop, current offerings;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes.

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 still very beautiful! 

Happy first episode eeek!! 

Nicki x

Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist,  instructor and creative business owner.

I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all!

The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design!

I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my story with you here on episode one.

To learn more, please visit...

Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for blog posts, shop, current offerings;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social;

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials;

Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes;