Based in the Pacific Northwest since 1999, Brazilian-born Tininha Silva has been applying her creative approach to traditional crafts since 2018.  Her tapestries and installation pieces are inspired by the abundance of organic forms found within and along the shores of the Salish Sea and forests of the Olympic Peninsula.

Through her creations, Tininha strives to evoke, manifest, and recreate “feelings” elicited by immersion in nature.  She sees her practice as an intuitive way of interpreting nature and her surroundings.  “Through my work I am effectively communicating without words. I like that the work itself conveys emotions and messages.”