Tianna grew up with muses in her immediate context - her father an artist who works with metals, and her grandmother who had mastered the craft of sewing. From a young age, she used to watch her father create sculptures and art pieces from scrap metal, and began to put together outfits for her dolls from the scraps at her grandmother’s sewing bench. She later learnt that there was a term for this - upcycling - taking what one has, whether in pristine condition or not, and creating something completely new out of it. Fringe is a result of Tianna finding her niche, and it has worked to her benefit. It has become regular practice for friends and clients to hand over a bag of clothes, asking her to “Fringe them.” Humbly on the rise, Tianna also runs a community space from her Studio, as her way of giving back to the community that helped build her.