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A shift from big darn-deal deal career to a creative life came slowly, following one of the hardest chapters of my life. Over the past thirty years, I earned a PhD in public policy and administration, founded non-profits, built a lasting national network of policy influencers, served a term in public office and on non-profit boards. All that good stuff is detailed on LinkedIn.
Through all those years, I’ve supported the arts as a patron and board member, but hadn't considered myself an artist. Most who know me recognized the creativity in my photography, in the kitchen, or in how I've designed my homes. But, marking up a canvas? Now that scared me!
Writing came more easily, and in 2020, I wrote a novel I had in me, a creative expression of a chapter of life that took me out at the knees. As I rise, I find myself bolder, more willing to take risks and stare down the limiting beliefs that kept me from living a creative life.
Early in 2022, I started painting. I now see the world through artist's eyes and find inspiration everywhere. I find as I paint, each creation, much like characters in a novel, begins to tell me what it most wants to be. In the end, every painting hold its story that's told through micro-blogs shared on Instagram (@suztach) and Facebook (@SuzTachArt). Follow to learn more about the stories in my art.
I am called Suzie by my family here in Minnesota. With mischief in my eyes and a head of curls the day I was born, or so the story goes, many said, “She looks like a Suzie!” Mom wanted a more formal name, so called me Suzanne. But the nick-name stuck, and if you are family, you probably still call me Suzie or Suz.
My college pals call me Sue. Though they try to adapt to Suzanne, really, I don’t mind. I’d been Sue since I started High School. Sue was the girl who played Calamity Jane in the summer play, in that red velvet dress with the shoulder that drooped and invited a whistle from the cast when I first walked on stage. Sue became the first in her family to graduate from college, then moved to L.A., where, over time Sue became Suzanne.
A grad school professor prompted the change, remarking, “Suzanne is such a lovely name, why not use it?” Suzanne came of age in that city of lights. I am now Suzanne to anyone who's met me since, including most of my career associates, and friends I've made since returning home to Minnesota, after 15 years away.
It’s confusing, sometimes, when those I love gather and call me by different names. Confusing to others, but I like the reminders of the family to which I belong, of the friends who grew to love me in those still awkward years, and of the woman I grew into. A story of growing up, then out, and coming home again.
And those last names? I've spent half my life explaining how the “ch” in Tacheny is a soft sound because it’s French. Like "Tash-ney" Then I met Doug Kubach. We married, Tacheny moved to the middle. Kubach is German, so a hard "ch," like the composer. "Ku-Bach." Now I explain both sounds, but that's okay because I like my initials so much I sign my art in them: STK.
When I lost my husband in 2018, some asked if I'd still keep his name. I readily said "Yes" because the Kubach's brought art into my life. One of Doug's many gifts was nurturing my inner artist. Had I not met him, I am not sure I'd be painting today.
My pronouns? She/hers work just fine, thanks!
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Suzanne Tacheny Kubach, Artist & Writer
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