
Living Olive & Oak
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- Why I Named My Shop Living Olive & OakIf you’ve ever wondered what an olive tree and an oak tree have to do with vintage nature illustrations, here’s the real answer. The olive tree is soft. It bends instead of fighting the wind. It’s been a symbol of peace and quiet abundance for thousands of years — something that feeds a family slowly,… Read more: Why I Named My Shop Living Olive & Oak
Hi, Im Tiffany!
I’m a wife, a mama, and a homeschool mom who genuinely doesn’t know what the hell I’m doing most days — I’m learning right alongside my kids. What I do know is I want them to fall in love with the world around them, not with a screen or a feed. I want them outside, immersed in it, curious about it. That’s a big part of why the prints exist in the first place.
I try to be as crunchy as I can within reason. I bake sourdough, I cook too much, and I’m always testing new recipes that lean a little healthier for my kids. I’ve also got a creative brain with nowhere to put all of it — which, if I’m honest, is the other real reason this shop exists.
Right now we’re in a small house on less than an acre, but getting land to actually homestead with my kids — to show them what that life looks like, not just talk about it — is the dream. We’re almost there.



