life i design: The Podcast

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

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 than

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 p

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 appr

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 recom

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!

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

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 yo

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

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, l