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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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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...

Studio Re-Fresh

We recently reorganized the art studio and got around to some long-awaited projects! I am so happy and I'm feeling really inspired! I now...

Sculpture Meets Craft: Fairy House

I am a visual artist working primarily on paper, but I like to get my hands dirty and do something more sculptural from time to time....

Movies for Artsy Kids

This is post 4 in the Artist/Mother Tips for Creative Kids Series. In my opinion, as an artist and a mother, movies are a great way for...

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...

Toys for Creative Kids

This is post 3 from the Artist/Mother Tips for Creative Kids Series. I am starting to realize that I have a bit of a series going here!...

How to Inspire Creativity in Kids

This is post 2 from the Artist/Mother Tips for Creative Kids Series. As an artist and mother, to one creative kid, I have learned these...

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...

Children's Books for Creative Families

This is post 1 of the Artist/Mother Tips for Creative Kids Series. As an Artist-Mother, and avid reader, I have high standards when it...

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...

The Best Art Advice I Have Ever Received

So often great advice can go unappreciated. Words may or may not land depending on the ear they're spoken into. But leading by example is...

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