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Hi Creative Friend!

As the seasons shift, I love to step back, reset, and reimagine my creative practice. This month, I’m inspired by woven stories—threads of memory, color, and texture coming together to create something new.

WOVEN HERstories FREE collage sheet

​This collage captures the tones and textures of my WOVEN HERstories Paint Collection. I built it using my SWATCH STUDIO Card Prompt, a playful exercise that helps me choose colors, motifs, and textures to guide my next collection.

This particular piece captures the warm, layered tones of WOVEN HERstories: rich ochres, deep reds, and teal greens, intertwined with metallic textures that evoke heirloom quilts and handwoven fabrics.

I designed this digitally in Adobe Firefly, Canva & Procreate, but the process started with sketchbook explorations and pigment swatches from my studio table. It’s a reminder that your creative vision doesn’t have to be linear—every scrap of color and texture tells part of your story.

I’ll be sharing more about this creative practice inside of Ideation PLAYground this fall!

How to Use:

• Print this collage sheet and cut out sections for inspiration.
• Use the blocks of color as swatch cards to plan your next palette.
• Layer it into your sketchbook or glue it into a creative journal as a starting point for your September theme.

Your Challenge:

​✨ Free Collage Download: Print this collage sheet and use it as a spark in your journal or sketchbook!

Paint Launch Highlights:

🎨 WOVEN HERstories Pre-Orders almost sold out!!

• ​🌿 NEW Mini Collection Drop – A small-batch palette for sketchbook explorations.
• 🔥 VIP Collector’s Boxes – Almost Gone! – Grab yours while supplies last. → Shop the Paint Collections​

September Studio Calendar:

Here are the LIVE events happening in September!!! If you are a member of #tracibautistaCOLOR paint subscriptions, Ideation PLAYground, or purchased a recent collection you’ll receive an email with an invitation to join the LIVE workshop sessions.

PLUS my entire community is welcome to join me for a FREE AI Exploration Day!!

9/10 - WILD TERRAIN Paint & Swatch Workshop: Explore the adventurous palette + sketchbook prompts featuring the landscape inspired colors.

9/12 - Pigment Bars Wax Workshop Layer, melt, and create texture with handmade pigment bars.

9/16 - AI Exploration Day A FREE LIVE event open to the public - Learn to use AI as a creative collaborator.

9/18 - Artist Style Guidebook - Inside of Ideation PLAYground, you’ll get access to this quarters creative sprint and workshop. A guided, step-by-step journey inside Ideation PLAYground to define your creative identity, color language, and signature style. Includes Notion dashboard & downloadable resources, AI-powered exercises, and weekly prompts to help you create your personalized Visual Style Reference Guide.

Studio Storyboard Flash Sale:

Ready to map your next creative collection or project?

Studio Storyboard is a step-by-step guide to building a cohesive body of work, with exercises to help you uncover themes, color palettes, and story-driven inspiration. PLUS when you register by the 5th, you’ll get access to a Studio Storyboard review.

Here’s to a vibrant season ahead filled with story, color, and inspiration.

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With creativity and color...

Artfully, xo Traci Bautista 💞 Founder, #tracibautistaCOLOR

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