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 magic elusive 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 of having a magpie’s habit of collecting shiny things still prevails.

GOALS:

1) To update my website more often and consistently.

2) To spend more time on my artwork and myself – trying to change the world is a great idea but just because I think it is a great idea doesn’t mean others will.

3) To stop volunteering for committees etc. spontaneously – think long term (this kinda of goes with #2)

4) Remember a day is only 24hours not 36 or 72 – time management is not one of my traits let enough knowing what time of day it is or what day. My theory is this goes with being creative.