A little touch of art

Hello! There are many things that I enjoy in life and on my page you shall find some of those things. I reblog things that catch my eye and make me really look at it and ask questions and I really like to post my own thoughts and links to my blog as well as my art work.

[tiffanythielke]

It’s been a little bit since I’ve posted anything. The last couple weeks have been really rough. Last Wednesday I started cycle 9, round 1, my overall 17th chemo infusion, and it kicked my ass so much that I woke up in a whole new year 😂. I started getting a fever on Friday and basically went to bed and woke up at some point on Monday feeling a bit better, and then felt a lot better yesterday, just in time for another round of chemo today. It’s hard to spend the days between chemo feeling so crummy and missing out on so much to finally start feeling normal just in time for another round. Today was round 2 of cycle 19 and my 18th overall chemo infusion. I’m really hoping this one doesn’t hit as hard as the last one, but honestly, it probably will. This is hard treatment and, unfortunately, I have a lot of things going against me in this fight. But what I focus on is that the chemo is working, the cancer isn’t spreading, and my body is tolerating it well enough to keep on going. My only plan for this year is to live and enjoy life as much as I can because that’s all I have control over right now, even that is somewhat controlled by cancer’s side effects, but I’m excited for what I have planned so far for this new year and hope to have some more energy for art posts soon! I hope everyone enjoys each day as much as you can because you have no idea what is in store for tomorrow. I wish you all a very happy 2023!!! Im going to make the most of it, I hope you do too! #happynewyear2023 #happynewyear #cancersucks #cancer #pancreaticcancer #livingwithcancer #fargomoorhead #mnartist #artist #tltart #alittletouchofart (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnAxpWZJ6Ue/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

It was a very long night in the ER last night due to a fever. I’ve never seen the ER as crazy as it was and felt really bad for all the nurses and doctors working. They were literally running around for a couple hours with people coding and some really upset patients yelling, cursing, and throwing things. I felt like we were in an episode of the ER television series because everything going on just seemed so crazy. Had it not been so crazy we wouldn’t have had to be there so long so it’s a good thing Rob brought something to keep himself entertained. I was surprised that they didn’t start any fluids while we were there. But we started a course of antibiotics and Benadryl, since my body hates all antibiotics, and then I got to go home. I am happy to be home snuggling with my little girl. Hopefully this fever will go away and I’ll be feeling better in no time 🤞🏼😊 I Hope you are all having a good weekend!! #cancersucks #pancreaticcancer #chemofever #cancerfighter #pancreaticcancersucks (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClcEHzmJp2M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

Today was such a great day and I’m so thankful for so many things. I’m thankful that I was able to spend time with family and felt pretty good today for the first time in weeks. Being with family really helped. I’m thankful for each day I wake up, my amazing team of doctors and nurses that are helping me get through this third and unfortunate cancer journey. Most of all, I’m thankful for everyone in my life who makes me feel loved and special. Last night I worried I would miss family time today due to a fever, and I’ve missed plenty of holidays due to cancer in the past and I didn’t want to repeat that again, and I’m so happy it worked out! I do wish I would have kept my original plan and spent the next couple days with my wonderfully wacky twin, but I was too worried about the fever I had last night and that it would come back, but at least I’ll see her on Saturday still. I hope you all had a wonderful day full of things to be thankful for, but I also know that holidays can be hard for some. I’m thinking of you and sending you love. #cancersucks #pancreaticcancer #cancer #pancreaticcancersucks #thankful #tltarts #artist #mnartist #alittletouchofart (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClXzuWIOFx2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

November is #pancreaticcancerawarenessmonth and I’m wearing purple for myself. Today was round 2 of cycle 7 and my 14th overall chemo session. The past week has been difficult with steady low grade fevers since Wednesday last week and then Saturday night through Monday night with several higher fevers over the 100.4 threshold of needing to visit the ER. However, my stubborn self didn’t want to go to the ER since I didn’t want to miss thanksgiving and the ER tends to admit me to the hospital when I go in. So I chanced it. Tuesday I had a mild fever, otherwise I was all ready to head to the ER, I didn’t get a fever today, and my counts were still okay to receive chemo this afternoon. I talked to one of my doctors before getting chemo to let them know about the fevers and they still okayed me for chemo (I’m trying not to have to push chemo back so I can keep my chemo free week for Christmas). If I felt worse or the Tylenol did help the fever then I would have gone into the ER because I’m not that stupid. I do listen to my body and my body was telling me that the ER docs would just ask me why I was there like they usually do. This isn’t my first or second rodeo dealing with chemo fevers and I never would have questioned going to the ER for a fever during leukemia, but there’s a little bit more leeway with this cancer, not much, but more than leukemia. I also wasn’t neutropenic but will be after this last round so I know that if I get a fever over 100.4 then I have to go in because my immune system will be too low to fight off whatever is causing the fever. My fingers are crossed that a fever doesn’t creep up tonight or in the next couple days so I can spend some time with family. After this last round today my oxygen levels are a bit low, hence why I’m wearing my oxygen while snuggled up in bed (for those new here, I usually only have to wear it while moving around) and I’m hoping it’s just because I’m tired. 🤞🏼🤞🏼 I hope you all have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving 🦃 #cancersucks #pancreaticcancer #stage4cancer #metastaticcancer #tltart #mnartist #artistsoninstagram #artist #chronicillness #fargomoorhead (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClVNdNPuTHO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

Today was round one of cycle #7 and my overall 12th round of chemotherapy to fight this non-curable, stage 4, metastatic pancreatic cancer. Due to increased neuropathy (numbness and tingling in my hands and feet) the doctors reduced the Abraxine dosage by half to see if that improves the neuropathy. The numbness and tingling in my fingers has been annoying mostly because it’s been keeping me from being able to hold a pen, pencil, paintbrush, or anything, with out dropping it. It is also hard to control it since sometimes there’s no feeling in my fingers, or because the tingling is kind of painful since it feels like little pinpricks when something touches my skin. Im hopeful that reducing the dosage helps, but it also makes me nervous to reduce a drug that is helping to keep the cancer from spreading or growing. But I trust my doctors since they are amazing and if we need to slowly increase the dose back up, then we will. We also are trying some new pain management hoping to get the pain more under control for longer periods since that has been an issue the last week. Hopefully post chemo is good this week so I can enjoy the very eventful weekend and then that next week chemo goes session also goes well so I can enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends! Also, isn’t my blanket amazing?! It was made for me by a very amazing women filled my my favorite colors, shapes (stars), and animal (elephant), and so full of love and prayers during and after chemo treatments. 💜💜 #cancersucks #pancreaticcancer #alittletouchofart #tltart #chemo #chemotherapy #cancer #fargomoorhead #mnartist (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCf3HppyMw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

Day 11 Inktober - I know, it’s day 25, but at this point I’m just having fun doing the different prompts when I am feeling up for it and have time and energy. There is nothing wrong with taking your time. 😊 For this prompt I decided to combine #Inkwood prompt “Moon” with #artsnacksink prompt “Rose” . I liked my pencil shading in the moon more since inking the moon got a little crazy with my dog demanding my attention, but I love how the roses turned out. What do you think? . #inktober2022 #inktober #rose #moon #ink #mnartist #alittletouchofart #tltart #tlt #art #artistsoninstagram #artist #artoninstagram #fargomoorhead #fabercastell #ohuhu (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkKS5TeN5VI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

Here’s my #Inktober2022 setup as well as a few #inktober pieces that I haven’t shared yet. It’s not as crazy as past years since I really reduced the materials I was using this year to help challenge myself and haven’t spent a lot of time at my desk. I was going to use all the supplies from my first ever @artsnacks Inktober box, but life had another plan. I haven’t had a whole lot of energy and chemo fevers make things harder to stay on top of things so I’ve just been doing my best at getting drawings done when I can and most of them have been done on the road, or in the hospital until recently. I’m hoping to be able to use this setup for a little bit, but in all honesty, it will probably move to my bed. Lol. But I can’t wait for my week off chemo to hopefully have more energy to get more drawings done and eventually use more supplies from my #artsnacks boxes! What do your Inktober setups look like this year? #tltart #alittletouchofart #tiffanylynnarts #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #artoninstagram #inktober2022 #inkwoodchallenge2022 #peachtober22 #fabercastellpittartistpen #ohuhufineliners #mnartist #fargomoorhead (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjq0kthJPoT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

#Inkwood prompts by @dreadpiratebri day 2 “crystal”. Who doesn’t want a little crystal garden? #inktober #inktober2022 #fabercastellpittartistpen #zigcocoiropen #mnartist #artist #art #ink #fargomoorhead #inkart #alittletouchofart #tltart #TLT (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjN9bG0unjb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

Happy #inktober2022 @artsnacks day 1 prompt “match”. I really narrowed down my supplies for this one and just used my Ohuhu fine liners and the Faber Castell Pitt pens from artsnacks Inktober box. The first two days of October have me traveling and busy so I only brought a few supplies with me and I really love these Faber Castell pens! I might just stick with these supplies because they were so much fun and different for me to use, but we shall see. I do want to incorporate the Liquitex acrylic ink in turquoise that I also got from the Inktober box so I may add that as background color. We shall see! Who else is doing Inktober and excited?! #mnartist #fargomoorhead #alittletouchofart #tltart #art #artist #artoninstagram #artistoninstagram #inktober #artsnacks (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjLZQ1tuRHF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

Wednesday, 8/31, I went in for my 2nd round of chemo of cycle 4, overall it’s the 8th chemo session, and after finishing I loaded up my car and hit the road for a five day trip with my twin and two other friends. It was such a great trip and I had so much fun exploring Colorado. The views are just so breathtaking and photos really don’t do it justice. Here are some pictures s from the first part of the road trip. We drove to Colorado Springs to start and explored Manitou Springs and Garden of the Gods the first full day. Day 2 we headed into the mountains on our way to Breckenridge. More to come with More photos. . #roadtrip #tltart #artist #cancersucks #mnartist #cancercantstopme #fargomoorhead #pancreaticcancer #coloradoroadtrip #bucketlistadventures (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiOfxQWuMP4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

What a great surprise to a rough week. Someone amazing sent me some fun mail, an #artsnacks box. I LOVE artsnacks but had to cancel my subscription because cancer is expensive and I have a couple fun bucket list type trips coming up, so this was such an amazing gift to receive. . Yesterday was supposed to be chemo day but due to low blood counts it had to be postponed to next week if my counts go back up. The downside of this is that I will then have chemo right before heading out on a road trip with some friends, which makes me nervous. However, after today, I know it was a good thing I didn’t have chemo yesterday since it’s been a rough health day. . #cancersucks #pancreaticcancer #mnartist #artist #tltart #alittletouchofart #fargomoorhead (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chs3QVdpOfR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

Tomorrow I start my fourth chemo cycle. Each cycle is three weeks; two weeks of chemo and one one week off. However, this will only be my sixth infusion instead of my eighth because two cycles had to only be one week of chemo due to covid exposure and fun vacations. Since I have unlimited amounts of chemo, missing a round here and there won’t hurt, which is great because I have a lot of life to enjoy still. I’m super excited for a couple trips I have coming up in September and I can’t wait to share them with you all as well. . For now, remember to enjoy life, because you never know how much time you have to really live. . #cancersucks #artisttouch #alittletouchofart #art #letteringart #artoninstagram #artist #TLT #TLTart #fargomoorhead #mnartist #artistoninstagram #livingwithcancer #pancreaticcancer (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChVElv5JVgI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

As life changes, so will the content found on this page. In the past this has been my art page where I can share all my fun projects with you, but now it is going to also include my cancer journey so you can follow along if you’d like. But I appreciate each and every one of you! My friends and family are amazing and such a great support system that will help me get through this. So here we go for a third time to kick cancers butt! #cancersucks #cancersurvivor #pancreaticcancer #alittletouchofart #mnartist #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #fargomoorhead #tltart #cancerbuttkicker #cancerfighter (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cebz-eYJTwm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tiffanythielke]

Happy Friday! It is a very cold and windy day. Is anyone else sick of winter yet? I didn’t finish the whole page in my sketchbook, but here’s some of a watercolor pattern design. I didn’t like it while I was working on it so I stopped. Now I kind of like it and added it to my Facebook banner. Anyone have fun plans this weekend? . #alittletouchofart #tltart #mnartist #watercolor #watercolorpainting #artistsoninstagram #art #watercolorsketchbook #watercolorart #fargomoorhead (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ2iY7kpuil/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tiffanythielke]

Happy #inktober2021 Anyone else wondering how it is already October? This year has gone by so fast. I haven’t been following any tober prompts this year since life is a tad crazy, but I thought I would share something for the season. This one was done on #procreate using some various ink default brushes. I am hoping to do a couple more inky drawings, maybe some more digital ones, but I have a few projects I’m trying to get done so no promises. . I hope you are all staying safe and healthy! . #inktober #art #artistsoninstagram #artoninstagram #tltart #alittletouchofart #procreateart #fargomoorhead #mnartist (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVPXKqFA2Cp/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tiffanythielke]

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Metallic watercolors are so beautiful and also so hard to capture their beauty in a photo. . #alittletouchofart #tltart #tlt #art #artist #watercolor #watercolorpainting #metallicwatercolor #sketchbook #artoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #mnartist #fargomoorhead (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRCf-AxhT23/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tiffanythielke]

Metallic watercolors are so much fun to work with. I absolutely love this piece! . #alittletouchofart #tltart #tltarts #mnartist #artist #art #watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #artistoninstagram #artoninstagram #sketchbook #sketchbookpage (at Moorhead, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQrwR40B3KL/?utm_medium=tumblr