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I'm Tiana Traffas and I'm an artist. I created this blog as a way to share my work and update you on upcoming shows or markets. I'll fill this space with studio tours, personal stories, in progress works, new series, some mistakes, and flow state musings.

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Studios of Inspiration: Louise Bourgeois

Post 5 in the Studios of Inspiration Series Today we will explore the home studio of Louise Bourgeois. Louise Bourgeois lived and worked...

Studios of Inspiration: Georgia O'Keeffe

"Someone else's vision will never be as good as your own vision of yourself. Live and die with it 'cause in the end it's all you have....

Performing Identity | Art as Resistance ☯️

"Women internalize the idea that they always need to be performing their identity for a public audience. That pressure starts in teendom,...

Midwest Music Fest Market

Who is excited for Midwest Music Fest?! I am excited to check out all the great bands performing. But first, I will be participating in...

A Sweet Saturday Art Market

Last Saturday's Art Market was great. There was the usual chaos that comes with outdoor markets. (and the unexpected chaos- a broken tent...

Artist Reception

On March 31st, from 5pm - 7pm, myself and two other local artists are having an artists reception for our work that was shown at Grounded...

Podcasts for Artists

A quick list of some of my favorite art podcasts. I can't listen to podcasts while I draw or paint. I need music for that. I need to tap...

For Fucks Sake! AI art sucks.

"The precise role of the artist, then, is to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through that vast forest, so that we will not, in all...

Art Games

Yeah, we've all played Pictionary or maybe even sculpted playdough for a game of Cranium, but I'm going to introduce you to something you...

Mural Project

My preferred surface is paper. I love to paint or draw and paper is great for the multi media work I normally do. I can cut, sew, and...

Why You Should Buy Art from Working Artists

In honor of Small Buisness Saturday (Nov 26th) and Artist Sunday (The Sunday after Thanksgiving) lets shop small buisness and support...

Coloring Book

I am so excited to share my coloring book! I put a lot of hard work into it: researching, illustrating the old fashioned way (pen on...

Why I Wanted to Be an Artist

I've always been an artist. "Artist" was my first badge, my first label, and my first taste of a sense of identity. I can't really...

This Week In & Out of the Studio

A quick round up of some recent inspirations, studio activity, and news! I have been sketching and making small works recently. Mostly in...

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