10 years ago, life i design was brought to life and it has been a whirlwind ever since. I started this creative space when I turned 40, and was so nervous to even call myself an artist at first!

Join me at the Sketchbook Party live online weekend creative retreat! I’ll be teaching a fun watercolor sketchbook spread and showing you what to do for an extra boost of creativity.

Here’s a tutorial sharing my opinion on watercolor pencils and the techniques on how I use them in my practice that would benefit everyone!

Each print is an original watercolor painting that is hand painted and re-printed onto 100 LB, beautifully textured, white cotton paper resembling an original watercolor painting. Read more here!

It’s finally Fall and I love taking inspiration from the season. As I look out my window now I can start to see beautiful, reds, oranges, and yellows all around.

I know what it's like to get overwhelmed with creative block and feel like I'm not being creative enough. There's so much to consider when painting on a blank canvas or blank page, but painting in a sketchbook has taken that pressure off.

Join me on September 20th, 2022 at 1:00 PM CST for this free online painting session. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite techniques using Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor brushes and watercolor paper to bring this piece of art (below) to life!

It’s my nature to be curious and want to dive deeper into learning something that has caught my attention. I am constantly reading, taking classes, and am genuinely curious about everything from art, to business, to food and nutrition, to self-improvement and especially spirituality to satisfy the woo-woo side of me!

I hosted a live watercolor sketchbook painting session for my Watercolors Made Simple students to help them with enjoy the art of practice & painting more. I've edited the session which started as an hour and a half long!!

I’m really excited to share this new Trace and Paint Nature Book with you! A reference book that you can use to trace line drawings of things like; butterflies, birds, moths, bugs and even includes a few blooms too!

Whether it’s botanicals, landscapes or even cool looking insects, nature always shows up in my art and is a theme in these new Limited Edition Art Prints I’ve been wanting to create and share for some time now!

Paint with Nicki Traikos of life i design with this free live class through Michaels sponsored by Winsor and Newton professional watercolor paints.

New watercolor notebooks and journals to inspire you to embrace every moment of creativity when it hits you!

Notice your watercolor paper warp and bend before it dries? Check out this tutorial for an easy fix!

Trace and Paint Botanicals printed book is now available on Amazon. Grab a copy for yourself and one for your friend and enjoy hours of painting together!

Abstracts Made Simple is here! Start feeling creative and inspired and fill a sketchbook with beautiful, unique, and vibrant abstracts!

We are excited to announce new private lessons and coaching sessions offered at life i design. Come check out what we have been cooking up!

A sunflower tutorial you can follow along to. My way of giving back and providing you with an outlet during these scary times.