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Colleen Tiefenthal

Fiber, Multimedia, Painting, Public Art, Sculpture / Installation, Visual / Media

Art brings creativity, imagination, and beauty into everyday life. My work is created in hopes of bringing joy and inspiration to those who view and own it.

About the Artist

I enjoy creating mixed media pieces from found, natural, and upcycled items. I paint with acrylics as well as gouache and watercolor. I also work with fiber to create traditional wool rug hooking pieces. I was trained in illustration and advertising and my work has a strong illustrative feel. Creating art is my passion and sharing that passion with others either through them experiencing my art or when I share my knowledge through instruction is so fulfilling.

Colleen Tiefenthal website BeachNutStudio

Featured Work

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Acrylic paint and acrylic mediums were used on a wood substrate to mimic the look of stained glass. The work features wildlife indigenous to the area, the bald eagle, and the snowy egret. This piece along with 4 companion works are on permanent display in the banquet hall in the North East VFW.
A traditional wool rug hooked rug created using hand-dyed wool on linen. The design depicts a daily scene in early Elkton, established in 1787. Fishing and wheat crops, the daily wash on the line outside the log cabin, a view of the Elk River in the background where a ship sails by. The design uses many traditional techniques and motifs. The piece is on display in Elkton at the Historical Society.
This outdoor mural depicts a garden scene highlighting Maryland. The checkerspot butterfly, Baltimore oriole, diamondback terrapin, white oak, and black-eyed susans are all Maryland state items. The other plants and flowers are found in the garden behind the building where the piece is permanently installed, the Cecil County Arts Council building in downtown Eklton, for public display.
This mixed media piece was created from cast-off materials - shipping boxes, old books, scrapbook paper, beads etc. The roof can be removed to view inside where a paper clay bird watches over her precious eggs. Various symbology is present in the piece. On the back of the pieces is a night sky with a bird constellation. There is a removable stand (not shown) made from a tree limb where a poem about birds is inscribed.
This acrylic painting on canvas has an attached wooden panel. The hinges used to attach the panel are canvas. The panel lifts to reveal an additional image of a nest and a poem about family.
Acrylic on canvas of a monarch butterfly on foliage.