Tetyana Zelyanovska moved from Ukraine in 2019 and she has tried to keep Ukrainian traditions alive in her family ever since. She was given a tapestry loom by a neighbor and taught herself some basics of tapestry weaving. She likes to make things by hand and has passion to continue to learn traditional Ukrainian weaving on a horizontal loom. She believes in promoting Ukrainian culture in any art form – she is also invested in practicing Petrykivka painting, teaches Ukrainian language classes, and organizes an annual Ukrainian Vertep (Christmas play with Ukrainian carols). She shares, “After the war in my country started, traditional art has kept me more connected with my homeland and my people." Zelyanovska was a 2024 TAAP Apprentice under Tetyana Horner.