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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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Sheela na gig

Happy Sheela na gig Feast's Day from me and a few of my Sheelas! Listen: Sheela Na Gig by P.J. Harvey Learn: https://www.theguardian.com/...

My Favorite Books for Reference and Inspiration

I love a good book! My bookshelf is full of books that inspire my art and I thought I would share them. All of these books are either...

Sapphic Art on View

I have a new series displayed at Grounded Cafe in La Crosse this month of March! This series of work explores the intersections of...

In the Studio

This week in the studio: -Sketching -working on more firgure drawings for my Sapphic Series -Writing artist statements -Dropping off work...

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...

My Interview with Vacant

This is from my interview with the Vacant Museum. The original post is from 2021 and was featured on their blog. Wisconsin-based artist...

Happy Winter Solstice

As the darkness closes in, and the snow drifts down to the frozen ground, my art-making slows. I focus on crafting for loved ones. Making...

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...

Hand Painted Cards

I love mail. I love getting letters and writing letters. I love to receive a handwritten note in my mailbox. I have many notes and...

The Perfect Christmas Gift

In a culture of free two day shipping, fast fashion, endless trend cycles, and a constant need for the newest thing, personalized art is...

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...

Feminism and the Body in My Art

This is a transcript from a recent audio journal entry, although it has been edited because like, I can't stop saying "like." *forehead...

Studio Thoughts

• • • This week in the studio I've been marinating on some open calls, framing finished work, and making quick scribble sketches to...

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...

Auric Forms

This series of works explores the intersections of sensuality, orgasm, feminism, and the body through soft sapphic images. Depicting...

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...

Art Market

I am so excited to be a part of the Second Saturday Art Market this September 10th! Swing by to see me (and many other local artists)...

Mother & Child

Meditating on the mother and child. In family dynamics. In life. In art. In cultural perception. In grief. In love. Two portraits. One is...

This Week...

Getting inspired & doing markets. Sketching, dreaming, & commission work. Blasting my music and dancing in the studio while I work.

Tiana Traffas Art Pop-Up!

I'm going to do an art pop-up at Natty West! I will have work from the "Tea Drawings" series and I may even do some live drawing or...

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