WHO IS SHE?

SUSAN TIFFEE FORE IS A VISUAL ARTIST AND DESIGNER BASED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. “TIFFEE” BEGAN AS AN EXPLORATION IN CREATIVE SELF BRANDING, AND GREW OUT OF A DESIRE TO HONOR A HERITAGE OF SKILLED LABOR THAT HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN SUBJUGATED TO THE DOMESTIC OR "FEMININE" REALM. NAMED AFTER THE ARTIST'S LATE PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, WHOSE NAMESAKE SHE PROUDLY BEARS, TIFFEE IS AN ARTIST BRAND THAT CELEBRATES INDIVIDUALITY AND SUBVERSION WHILE EXPRESSING THEMES OF LOSS, REDEMPTION, RECOVERY, AND INDULGENCE. BY IMPOSING MODERN COMPOSITIONS ON OLD-WORLD PRACTICES LIKE KNIT AND CROCHET, TIFFEE MAKES PIECES THAT ARE AT ONCE FUNCTIONAL AND UNIQUELY BEAUTIFUL.