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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.

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,...

Studios of Inspiration: Ruth Asawa
Post 3 from the Studios of Inspiration series. Today, we're going to dive into Ruth Asawa's studio! I think Ruth Asawa is one of the most...

Studios of Inspiration: Alice Neel
I kicked off this series with a tour of Tove Jonsson's incredible studio. This time, I wanted to get into the space of one of my all-time...

Studios of Inspiration: Tove Jansson
Post 1 from the Studios of Inspiration Series Let's kick off a new series today that I will call Studios of Inspiration. I love to peek...

Art Book Review: The Story of Art without Men by Katy Hessel
"I'll show you what a woman can do" ~ Artemisia Gentileschi, 1649 I am always reading a book, haunting the local used bookstores, and...

Creating Talismans of the Street
I create images in the form of paste-up drawings installed in my neighborhood depicting imagery drawn from dreams, symbolism, ancient...

How to Care for Artwork
Okay, so you've begun collecting from local artists at markets, shows, and galleries. You are happy to support these artists while adding...

How to Support Artists (without spending money!)
I wanted to make a quick list of ways you can support more local artists who are quietly working hard at their passion everyday. Not...

What Happens in the Brain When Looking at Art?
You get a link to an article instead of my time wasting attempt at paraphrading and making this information my own! Enjoy! (this is a...

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...

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...

This Week: Out of the Studio
Got outta the studio for some inspiration this week. I love to get out and see great artist's work. This week was a real treat because I...

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...

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!...

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...

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...

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