TaDa! Art Studio a passion of Whitney Tewahade

Being a woman in business is hard work, but one woman in Chadron is handling it well and her name is Whitney Tewahade, the owner at TaD-Da! Art Studio, and a very skillful quilter. She mostly makes quilts and puts them up for display at the college for other students to look at. Her artwork is mostly centered around quilting. 

Mrs. Tewahade started quilting as her passion at a 4-H club in Wyoming. She then took her talent to Chadron and is now running her own art studio. Being an artist for her means being creative and inspiring other people around the world to become great artists. She enjoys being an artist because it is “fun to be able to have a job be a passion to you."

A typical day for Mrs. Tewahade would be going to work at 10 AM to make her quilts on her long arm sewing machine. Then, in the afternoons, she teaches young kids pottery and other art forms. Her (own) children come to work with her, and they usually help her with her sewing or teaching. Her family supports her business as well. Her husband, Mr. Tewahade, frames the quilts. Leila, her oldest daughter, works on the Ta-Da Quilt Shop website, which is linked here: http://www.tadaquiltshop.com/

What inspired Mrs. Tewahade to become an artist is that she always enjoyed art from other artists and decided to pursue that dream of becoming an artist. But, she also said that becoming an artist has some pros and cons. The pro at becoming a successful artist is that you get to do something that you love, and that you enjoy doing. The con is that you have to be self-motivated to do your tasks everyday. You also have to know your schedule and remember to bring any unfinished work home.

Mrs. Tewahade named her art studio Ta-Da! because “that’s what children say when they have created artwork.” Whenever a child creates artwork and shares it with others, it makes them feel good about themselves, said Tewahade. “It also makes liking and creating artwork a passion for the child. Sharing artwork to other people and children is important because that gives them inspiration if they want art to be a part of their career or for when they want to take an art class in college,” said Tewahade.

She runs the Ta-Da! Art Studio herself, along with her friends and her children. They work together to keep the business up and running. She has worked at her Art 

Studio for ten years. “This Art Studio,” as she says, “is attractive to everyone of all ages. There is no age limit for creativity. Anyone can create their own original artwork and sell them.” 

Her advice for someone who wants to become an artist is, “Don’t be shy about sharing your work. The more you create, the more you’ll be involved in making successful artwork.”