Frayed Around The Edges
Buy Handmade - Buy Local - Learn To Create
Ingrid Tiffe
Ingrid Tiffe has found her niche in life since moving to a historical red brick house in beautiful Napanee. She shares her space with partner Darren, daughter Isadora and her dogs Bratwurst and Kafka. Ingrid has a background in fashion and natural therapies, both these affect her daily life. She tries to live her life in an environmentally conscious way, thus her fondness for using previously enjoyed items in her artwork.
On A More Personal Note:
Presently I am kept busy chasing after a little girl. Her approach to life and the discoveries she makes everyday have affected many aspects of my own life. I find
I am using brighter colours more often and much of my work is on a smaller scale. Smaller things are easier to quickly get out of the reach of little fingers. Most
days I enjoy being a mother but not always. My love of fabrics, textures and finding new uses for things are still a large part of my art. Maybe someday that elusive
magic talent of focusing on one thing will be mine. Right now I am using acrylics, inks, fabrics, beads & bijoux, lots of handstitching, packaging (such as coffee
bags, candy bags, goldfish cracker bags etc) in my work. I am making little dents in my stashes of goodies that have been collected. The tendency to collect shiny things
still prevails.
IsaTe’s Designs is the moniker of my creations. It is a play on my name and my daughter’s. This line of altered haute coutre, household items and toys for young and old are fun and functional, repurposed and recycled.
Frayed Around The Edges is the name of the retail space I share with a friend located in Downtown Napanee. Our credo is Buy Local, Buy Handmade or Learn to Create. Everything is created by us excluding the variety of supplies we carry.
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