Tania Zaoui graduated from the Fine Arts School Duperre, where she studied textile design and began working in ceramics. She then became a teacher, working in various Art Schools. Currently, she works for magazines, publishers and events organizations and is the author of a number of culinary books. She has also published books on making porcelain decorations: Jewellery in Modelling Clay and Sweets in Modelling Clay.
She uses the pseudonym 'Paien' to showcase drawings and ceramics, which are naive, dreamlike and funny. Her Instagram account name is t.paien